Beautiful day
I’ve been out most of this beautiful day, and now I’m going to take a pizza over to my mother’s. So I’ll just say see you tomorrow, with Part IV–the final one in the series, I think.
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Chayefsky: ahead of his times?
The Anchoress recently watched a video of the 1976 film “Network,” written by Paddy Chayefsky. She found the movie’s satire to be strangely prescient, featuring TV networks that would do nearly anything to make a buck, including suck up to … Continue reading →
Slight delay
Apologies. I got delayed by some personal matters both yesterday and today (some of them pleasant, fortunately), as well as by the fact that I may have bitten off a bit more than I can chew with my plans for … Continue reading →
Spamming 101
Note to spammers– Never a good way to begin an email: Before I introduce myself, I wish to inform you that this letter is not a hoax mail and I urge you to treat it serious.
Continue reading →Tony Blair: the defining moment that was 9/11
Maybe this isn’t exactly and precisely an example of a changed mind. But it’s an excellent description of that moment of insight and clarity that comes with a watershed event whose significance can’t be denied (for some, at least). Tony … Continue reading →
More on McCarthy and the Washington Post
This NBC News article, about the firing of CIA officer Mary McCarthy for leaking to Washington Post reporter Dana Priest, mentions an interesting tidbit or two. It seems that McCarthy had flunked a polygraph test earlier when queried. This, of … Continue reading →
Testing
Testing
Continue reading →The Euston Manifesto
A group of bloggers and others on the Left have recently composed, signed, and disseminated this document, known as “The Euston Manifesto.” Prominent blogger and Marxist professor Norman Geras was highly involved in the writing of the Manifesto, and has … Continue reading →
Happy Easter!!
Happy Easter to all my celebratory Christian readers, and to all those who just enjoy the holiday as well! One year when my son was little, I spent the week prior to Easter blowing out eggs and dying them. Now … Continue reading →
Maybe they should have named him Methusaleh instead of Cheetah
That’s one rugged chimp. And artistic, too: (Via Stephen Green, Vodkapundit).
Continue reading →Move along; no terror connection here
This article by Stephen F. Hayes in the Weekly Standard discusses the links between Saddam Hussein’s regime and worldwide Islamicist terrorism revealed in some of the recently declassified Iraqi documents: The Saddam Fedayeen also took part in the regime’s domestic … Continue reading →
Election in Italy: another close one
I see a trend here, although it’s not one I claim to understand: the Italian election is another cliff-hanger, too close to form a clear majority and give a clear mandate: Final results showed Prodi’s alliance taking control of the … Continue reading →