My most recent post was on the subject of bumper stickers (or, rather, bumper sticker). In one of those blogosphere coincidences that aren’t really all that coincidental–after all, there’s a finite number of subjects on which mostly-political bloggers opine–the always-interesting … Continue reading →
[This is a repeat of an old post.] I’ve been visiting New York City, the place where I grew up. I decide to take a walk to the Promenade in Brooklyn Heights, never having been there before. When you approach … Continue reading →
[This is a repeat of an old post.] I was thinking about memorable Fourth of Julys (Fourths of July?), and the first thing that came to mind was this: Fans of the movie “The Great Escape” (and I must confess … Continue reading →
Busy day, having fun, no time to blog, see you tomorrow!
Continue reading →After a certain amount of research and thought, I have decided to institute the simplest possible change to the blog. I have now closed Blogger comments and installed Haloscan. It shouldn’t be too difficult to use; I think the instructions … Continue reading →
[Construction has begun #1] Last night I was up late, working. I went to bed very late, fully expecting to sleep in; I didn’t have any early commitments. Ah, but the best laid schemes…. I was awakened at around 7 … Continue reading →
My “technical advisor” has started work on the changes to the blog, since the nuts and bolts of this type of thing is not my forte. It will take a while, probably as much as a week, but I wanted … Continue reading →
Cassandra at Tigerhawk speculates on how the NY Times, in its infinite wisdom, decides for us what is newsworthy and what is not.
Continue reading →The Anchoress has an excellent roundup of posts about the recent publications by the NY Times of security leaks. The Anchoress asks whether the Times “is trying to force a legal confrontation”¦are they actively trying to have members of the … Continue reading →
Those of you who read this blog regularly have no doubt noticed that trolls have virtually taken over many of the comment threads. You’ve also probably seen me state that a reordering of the blog is going to be occurring … Continue reading →
If you’ve ever had a yen to hear my voice, now’s your chance. Here’s an interview I did for “Blog Week in Review” at Pajamas Media. I was in illustrious company, at least in blogosphere terms: Austin Bay is the … Continue reading →
There are those who remain convinced that prewar intelligence was not incorrect–that Saddam was still cranking out WMDs prior to the war, and that these weapons are hidden somewhere and could be found if a proper search were ever to … Continue reading →