Dear Donald: Please pardon Martha!
The logic is impeccable.
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North Korea and South Korea, together again
Well, the optics are certainly good. The reality is probably something quite different, although I couldn’t tell you what it is. But there is no reason to trust anything that Kim does. However, I can tell you one thing: if … Continue reading →
The computer gremlins have a sense of humor
In the post telling you about my TurboTax woes, I mentioned that I ended up doing my taxes as I always have so far—by hand. And today I mailed them off, with hours to spare. Way ahead of time, by … Continue reading →
Doing a 180 on NIMBY in LA and Seattle
The city of Los Angeles is hoping that some people will say YIMBY—“Yes! In my backyard!”—to the homeless, for pay: In August, the county Board of Supervisors approved a $550,000 pilot program to build a handful of small backyard houses, … Continue reading →
Dershowitz has more to say on Cohen
Worth watching:
Continue reading →Hope this brightens your day
It did mine: I love dachshunds. Always have.
Continue reading →It’s snowing
It’s April 6, and it’s snowing in many parts of New England. It will melt soon though, right?
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In all the recent flurry here on the blog about the 3-day crash and then my efforts to locate a developer to help me with the transition to the new site, I forget something very important—to once again offer my … Continue reading →
Happy Easter!
[NOTE: This is a repost from Easters past. But it still works for me.] Happy Easter to all my celebratory Christian readers, and to all those who just enjoy the holiday as well! One year when my son was little, … Continue reading →
On blacks, whites, income, and families
Recently there was a lot of talk about a study comparing the incomes in adulthood of black men and women to their white counterparts who grew up in similar economic circumstances. Here were the basic findings: …[B]lack boys are much … Continue reading →
Bankruptcies caused by medical bills are not common
Actually, they appear to be rare, as a recent study has indicated. But one of the reasons for passing Obamacare was the idea pushed by the liberal/left (including and especially Elizabeth Warren) that medical bills were an enormous driver of … Continue reading →
The Ides
I just noticed that today is the Ides of March: Shakespeare (in “Julius Caesar”—“Beware the Ides of March”) may be the reason why the line is famous today, but the Ides of March — a date on the Roman calendar … Continue reading →