The answer: very very little. The US Mail (sans packages, which will continue Saturday delivery) has come down to being a bill collector and the deliverer of advertising. The first is equivalent to the proverbial “bearer of bad tidings,” and … Continue reading →
…I liked this guy. It was a sad and terrible day when this happened; remember?
Continue reading →…bloody cold in New England today. I knew it before I even glanced at the weather report. How did I know? Well, it got quite warm in my place. When it gets really really cold outside, even though I keep … Continue reading →
Found this at Ace’s, and I simply had to, had to, had to put it here:
Continue reading →…that the word “apocalypse” has featured in the last two posts (the title of this one, and the title of the Rubin article linked in this one). Dearie me. Or perhaps: dreary me.
Continue reading →…to ask this question: Me? A quiet night. Ordinarily I’m not a keen New Year’s eve reveler, although if some wonderful revels presented themselves, I wouldn’t say no.
Continue reading →What’s the difference between: Mohameed Morsi… …and David Mamet? Rectangular glasses versus round. [Hat tip: commenter David Guaspari.]
Continue reading →On Christmas Day—blog? I’d rather have grog, Or maybe eggnog, Then go walk the dog. Or watch a Yule Log, And eat like a hog, Then go for a jog. Blogging’s a bog. My mind’s in a fog, Or maybe … Continue reading →
Enough of this sorrow and pain—now for something completely different, something for the holidays. Those of you who’ve read this blog for a long time are probably familiar with the following old family recipe, which I’ve posted here before. But … Continue reading →
Rice regretfully withdraws her name from contention for Secretary of State, having been foully and unfairly wronged by the evil, racist, misogynist Republicans. Ace has already written pretty much what I have to say on the matter. And now that … Continue reading →
Here’s a good summary of the lousy position the Republicans in Congress are in vis a vis the so-called fiscal cliff. To make a long story short: between Scylla and Charybdis. However, I’m partial to the suggestion that Republicans in … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I’ll be bumping this up to the top every now and then through the holidays, just as a reminder.] How’s that for shameless self-promotion? In the process of writing this post I realized that once again it’s November. It’s … Continue reading →