A theme I’ve been hitting for months (indeed, since before the election) is that the government is simply spending far too much money — for the very good reason that “too much” means “more than is collected in taxes, by… Continue Reading
Ken at Popehat has found an absolutely fascinating piece of information — the White House bills the President for his food. Not for state dinners, but for regular meals he and his family eat, he gets to pay out of… Continue Reading
Our friend the LACMA curator invited us to join a group of foodies who have irregular, rotating themed potlucks. Go back and read that again — from time to time (although not with any regular timing) they meet at someone’s… Continue Reading
Since The Wife and I got a new dishwasher, we’ve been using the dishwasher a whole lot more. I don’t think it’s a function of our staying in and cooking more. We’re simply more willing to use the new dishwasher… Continue Reading
Can we agree, at the threhshold of this post, that calculus is an immensely significant area of knowledge? It enables us to build bridges, send astronauts into space, and generate electricity by splitting atoms. I don’t pretend to understand calculus… Continue Reading
From Way of the Woo. I won’t repeat the joke here, go there and read it. If you don’t get it, that’s probably a good thing, now that I think about it.
Before being elected, Barack Obama said that he’d rather give up smoking than his BlackBerry. He’s addicted to it. Uses it all the time to keep up on news, e-mail his friends and family, and make phone calls. You know,… Continue Reading
“A strong dollar is in America’s national interest,” says Treasury Secretary-Designate Timothy Geithner. Yes, but what exactly are we going to do about that? Apparently something, and that something is allegedly going to be done against China. Geithner also praises… Continue Reading
New York Governor David Paterson has, apparently, nominated U.S. Representative Kirsten Gillibrand to succeed to the Senate seat vacated by Secretary of State Hilary Clinton. It seems that Caroline Kennedy had some tax and not-precisely-documented household help problems. Representative Gillibrand… Continue Reading
Great news from the entertainment industry: Fox and Warner have settled their dispute, and Watchmen will be released on schedule. This lawyer is unsurprised — there’s too much money at stake for them to not release the movie. They probably… Continue Reading