It’s that time. Again. Christmas, Chanukah, and whatever other holiday might suit your diverse fancies are all coming up sooner than you think. For example, Chanukah begins at sundown tomorrow night. So I’m encouraging you to feel their hot panting … Continue reading →
Wow. Photos from the amazing collection of the Arabia Steamboat Museum in Kansas City, which displays artifacts found almost perfectly preserved in a steamboat that sunk in the Mississippi about 160 years ago. [Hat tip: Maetenloch at Ace’s.]
Continue reading →But why was no photo provided?: Tiny women carry amazingly large luggage, twice their eighty-pound weight. Sort of like fleas or ants.
Continue reading →Today is Black Friday, which means not only that you might be eating some turkey leftovers, but that it’s now only about a month to Christmas. It also means there are sales at Amazon, and that if you click on … Continue reading →
I happen to like Thanksgiving. Always have. It’s a holiday for anyone and everyone in this country—except, of course, people who hate turkey. There are quite a few of those curmudgeonly folks, but I’m happy to report I’m not one … Continue reading →
Canada joins the liberal leaders of the US and much of Europe and plans to go ahead with the admission of many thousands of Syrian refugees: Canada plans to fly in 900 Syrian refugees a day as of next month, … Continue reading →
[BUMPED UP] It’s that time. Again. It’s almost Thanksgiving. And that means that Christmas, Chanukah, and whatever other holiday might suit your diverse fancies are all coming up sooner than you think. So I’m encouraging you to feel their hot … Continue reading →
…but the fingerprints were real.
Continue reading →There are so many things to read about the Paris attacks, so many of them worth reading, that I feel as though I’m in a race. But I also need to get away from my computer, so right now I’ll … Continue reading →
I’ve been away from a computer till now. I’ll be catching up on the details of today’s horrific news in Paris. Will this be a wakeup call for Europe? You can discuss it all here.
Continue reading →The undercard is debating right now. My first observation is that Fox Business News shines compared to CNBC, the moderators of the last debate. Of course, it’s not hard to shine compared to CNBC, which covered itself with shame. But … Continue reading →
…there’s always the dog video. I especially like the first bit, of the dog in the car. On the other hand, the dog climbing the ladder towards the end makes me very nervous:
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