It’s Cyber Monday at Amazon
Actually, it’s Cyber Monday week, which sounds a bit like an oxymoron. Take a look. And please, please, use the neo-neocon portal for your holiday gifts, or at any old time of year. Thanks so much!
Continue reading →Actually, it’s Cyber Monday week, which sounds a bit like an oxymoron. Take a look. And please, please, use the neo-neocon portal for your holiday gifts, or at any old time of year. Thanks so much!
Continue reading →In the wake of the recent spate of sexual offense allegations, “credible” and “credibly” are the latest buzzwords. Just as an example, take this Politico piece, which is by a former Bush speechwriter named Matt Latimer [emphasis mine]: In the … Continue reading →
Things are different in Zimbabwe—for now: For 37 years, it was the official newspaper of Robert Mugabe. Then, this month, the staff of the Zimbabwe Herald got an impossible assignment: They would have to cover the downfall of their benefactor. … Continue reading →
Bot says, “Do you have a spam problem?” Nice of you to ask. Actually, spam comments wax and wane in mysterious fashion. For a couple of years there I was getting about 10,000 a day. Yes, you read that right: … Continue reading →
If you think you’re a woman, and are taking the correct hormones, now you can even compete in weightlifting as a woman: Laurel Hubbard has been named to the New Zealand women’s weightlifting team for the Commonwealth Games, sparking controversy … Continue reading →
It’s been clear for a long time that boys do worse than girls in school these days. This is true for all socioeconomic levels and all races, but there are differences in the degree of the gap, depending on circumstances: … Continue reading →
[BUMPED UP] Christmas, Chanukah, and whatever other holiday might suit your diverse fancies are all coming up sooner than you think. So I’m encouraging you to feel their hot panting breaths on your necks. If you care to solve your … Continue reading →
Today’s a travel day for me. I’m returning from my Thanksgiving holiday, and plan to be home this evening and post something new then. So till then…keep enjoying your weekend!
Continue reading →I must confess I’m not a chihuahua fan, although I’m a dog fan. This one is so especially little and skinny it looks almost fetal. But watch how good it is at getting its needs met:
Continue reading →There’s been a terrible terrorist attack in Egypt: Egyptian state news agency MENA is reporting that the death toll from an attack on a mosque in the volatile northern Sinai Peninsula has risen to 235 people killed. The attack appeared … Continue reading →
Representative Joe Barton has learned a few facts of which everyone should be aware (read the link to understand what I’m talking about). The first is that anyone over the age of thirty—certainly anyone over the age of forty—should never … Continue reading →
There wasn’t a single political discussion at my family’s Thanksgiving celebration yesterday. For me that’s a big relief, because my experience is that such things never, never, never lead to anything good. Did I eat too much yesterday? You betcha, … Continue reading →