You can see the videos all over the internet: foreign visitors for the World Cup, enjoying the US – especially the food, the free refills on soda, and the friendliness. You can read a description here, and YouTube is filled … Continue reading →
Yesterday was the summer solstice.
Continue reading →(1) I haven’t written yet about Obama’s much-critiqued presidential center. But it’s about what you’d expect: the most expensive ever. I’m not a big fan of the presidential center/library concept anyway; we used to do just fine without them. See … Continue reading →
The show must go on:
Continue reading →(1) Trump turned 80 on Sunday. Whatever you may think of him, he’s doing pretty darn well physically for 80. USA Today marks the occasion with an article purporting to say “what happens to your body at 80.” Bodies age … Continue reading →
Have people gone stark raving mad?:
Continue reading →Though shalt not covet is one of the Ten Commandments. When I was young I didn’t quite understand what “covet” meant, although later on it was explained to me that it had to do with envy. It didn’t occur to … Continue reading →