[BUMPED UP] Labor Day is the bookend on the opposite end of summer from its holiday beginning, Memorial Day. July Fourth is its early peak, with the promise of many long light-filled days ahead. But Labor Day is summer’s last … Continue reading →
Here’s a wonderful story of a 13-year-old boy’s calm courage, and the love between a father and son. As the father says: We had a pretty solid relationship with each other before this happened,” Finlayson said, “but it’s definitely concrete … Continue reading →
It turns out that most of the women on the Ashley Madison site didn’t exist. So the men were paying for the fantasy of an affair, and the vast majority of the men on the site—who had their identities revealed … Continue reading →
There’s so much news and so many good articles I thought I’d do a short roundup. Here’s a piece further elucidating the treaty vs. executive agreement argument on the Iran deal. The gist of it is that although it is … Continue reading →
This is quite a headline, and quite a story: “Unarmed US Marines foil suspected terrorist attack onboard high-speed train between Amsterdam and Paris after they take down Kalashnikov-wielding Moroccan gunman known to intelligence services” A group of unarmed US Marines … Continue reading →
Much bigger than you thought. Or at least, it’s much bigger than I thought. How big? This big: I don’t know how well you can see what’s inside the map, but it’s the US, most of Europe, China, India, and … Continue reading →
I had a post on Carly Fiorina today, and so here’s one on Hillary Clinton. Equal time. it occurs to me that Hillary’s got some very odd fashion tastes. Now, I know it’s hard to grow older in the public … Continue reading →
Another show I sometimes watch, especially late at night while at my computer, is “Forensic Files.” Each episode is short, only a half-hour. But it’s amazing the tales they manage to tell in just 30 minutes, minus quite a few … Continue reading →
There have been no special announcements today regarding the Iran talks, at least as I type these words. But there are such deeply ominous rumblings that I feel I must start a new thread, because reports since yesterday are that … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →Try this. If you’re sensitive to the f-word, avoid it. But I especially love the way the narrator manages to get the tone of voice exactly right. When I went through my many years of chronic pain, I had a … Continue reading →
In line with our recent discussions on forgiveness, what it means and how and when it should be given, I came across this story today: A former SS officer known as the “bookkeeper of Auschwitz” and a woman who survived … Continue reading →