Who says kids have gone soft?
As you can plainly see, they’re still pretty tough in New England:
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The new blog: move imminent!
I know, I know–I’ve been saying I’m going to move for a long time now. But it really should be happening very soon–perhaps even tomorrow. This is the URL of the new blog. Please bookmark it, if you haven’t already. … Continue reading →
Impending move to new URL
[I’m going to keep putting this post at the top of the page until I actually make the move.] Here is the URL of the soon-to-be-unveiled new home of my blog. It’s getting closer to being ready.
Continue reading →Words to the wise
I had Chinese food for lunch, and this was my fortune: Wise men learn more from fools than fools learn from the wise. Which may actually have been one of the deeper fortune cookies I’ve ever gotten.
Continue reading →Podcast: the Squad takes on the Presidency
In honor of Presidents Day (or President’s Day, or perhaps Presidents’ Day), the Sanity Squad yaks it up about good Presidents and bad, and the office itself. We also discuss the recent terrorist train bombing in India. Please join me, … Continue reading →
Caution on troll-feeding
It’s tedious work to prepare the new blog, and I don’t have a lot of spare time to devote to it. I believe it will be ready in a few days, however. In the meantime, I would like to reiterate … Continue reading →
Teflon Don at Acute Politics: a blogger worth noticing
I came across the writing of milblogger Teflon Don via Pajamas Media, and I’ve added him to my blogroll. I strongly urge you to take a look at his blog Acute Politics. There are many excellent milbloggers, but there’s something … Continue reading →
Tell your friends in the service about this
Here’s a website that might interest you if you’re serving in the military, or know anyone who is. It’s for military personnel to register an official appeal to Congress called a redress. Here’s the text he/she can sign on to, … Continue reading →
Beware post-Vietnam syndrome
This is certainly interesting (hat tip: Pajamas Media): a warning to the Democrats not to repeat their errors in Vietnam in the mid-70s. And just as interesting is the fact that it was written by Lawrence J. Haas, former communications … Continue reading →
Sanity Squad podcast: election creep
Isn’t it a bit early for the 2008 Presidential election? Maybe, but it’s not too early for Siggy, Shrink, Dr. Sanity, and myself to say how we feel about the whole thing, as well as what we think of the … Continue reading →
Yesterday’s winter scene
Kids resisting the siren call of the computer: The cold snap has been long enough that the pond is frozen, and that means it’s ice hockey time. Around here, even the two-year-olds know how to skate.
Continue reading →Getting Feith: Emily Litella, ace reporter for the WaPo, says “never mind”
Last night I was in the middle of preparing a piece about the Washington Post article that described the Pentagon’s sharp criticism of Douglas Feith for giving too much credence to some faulty prewar intelligence reports of a connection between … Continue reading →