“Oldflyer” has a question: I presume everyone saw the picture of the lovely Duchess of Cambridge’s dress blowing up and revealing her perfectly formed posterior. Now, I am quite old and not up to date, but someone please elighten me. … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →The story “The Man Without a Country” used to be standard reading matter for seventh graders. In fact, it was the first “real” book—as opposed to those tedious Dick and Jane readers—that I ever was assigned to read in school. … Continue reading →
A roundup of news: The 9/11 museum has finally opened, and Peggy Noonan most definitely approves. I’m planning to see it next time I’m in New York. Now, that’s a commencement speech. Europeans’ growing disillusionment with the EU and the … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post. It was written while my mother was still alive.] Okay, who are these three dark beauties? A hint: one of them is the very first picture you’ve ever seen on this … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post.] [UPDATE: I see that Russia has revived its Mayday parade, first time since 1991. Why am I unsurprised?] Today is Mayday. As a child I was confused by the wildly differing … Continue reading →
…will be happy to hear that UCLA has rejected a three million dollar donation from Donald Sterling for kidney research. People are falling all over themselves to show how righteous they are by shunning Sterling and everything he ever touched. … Continue reading →
…the definitive post on the Sterling brouhaha.
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Continue reading →Can’t wait to hear the rest: In my opinion, a more sound approach to the problem of pigs But does the bot mean the problem faced by pigs, or the problem caused by pigs?
Continue reading →Here’s an interesting poll on the subject: Over the past decade, Americans have clustered into three broad groups on global warming. The largest, currently describing 39% of U.S. adults, are what can be termed “Concerned Believers” — those who attribute … Continue reading →