I’m going home today. According to the Amtrak website, my train is sold out. That should be…interesting. And, as luck would have it, this appears in today’s NY Times, entitled “Acela, built to be rail’s savior, bedevils Amtrak at every … Continue reading →
The MSN headline did what it’s supposed to do–it certainly caught my eye: “Escapee elephants visit Seoul restaurant.” The article has a few wonderful details. There were six elephants in all; one elephant bolted during their daily parade outside a … Continue reading →
Viewed at Roger Simon’s–the following headstone seems to have inspired me to poetry. Please forgive me; I must obey my muse. Technology gallops apace, Computers, hybrids, men in space. So, now there’s a headstone That’s shaped like a cellphone To … Continue reading →
What’s wrong with this picture (anti-Japan protests in China, via the NY Times)? It still seems strange to see mass protests in China at all, post-Tiananmen–even ones such as this, apparently organized by the government for its own murky purposes. … Continue reading →
Well, I’m here in NY, at my brother’s. And I’m happy to report that Amtrak is much improved, despite the lack of fancy high-speed Acelas. The milk train doesn’t stop anywhere anymore; even the slower train wasn’t so very slow, … Continue reading →
…why, oh why, did this have to happen on the weekend I was planning to take the Acela to NY for the very first time? Amtrak, oh Amtrak. I keep hoping it will be improved from the last time I … Continue reading →
I’ve been checking every now and then, hoping to see a new post–and, sure enough, Vietpundit‘s back! None the worse for wear, I trust. One of my first blogger friends/helpers, Vietpundit has an unusual and interesting history and perspective. You … Continue reading →
…by publishing this column. (Well, perhaps that’s an exaggeration–but, unfortunately, not by much.)
Continue reading →I’ve been trying to write Part 4 of the “mind is a difficult thing to change” series (see right sidebar for links to the earlier parts), and it’s been slow going, much slower than the others. I’m pretty sure it’s … Continue reading →
Ann Althouse points out that, in today’s Guardian, Saddam is reported as having been “upset” by watching the news that Talabani was selected as the new President of Iraq. The Iraqi human rights minister is quoted as having told Reuters: … Continue reading →
It’s very close to the second anniversary of the fall of Saddam, and the news is good. Very very good. For this anniversary season, I think it only fitting that Iraq has just elected Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani to be … Continue reading →
Those of you who don’t blog are probably unaware of the frustrations inherent lately in using blogger. Blogger, the free service that is kind enough to host this blog and so many others (all of the ones with “blogspot” in … Continue reading →