I think this finally brings the 2008 election cycle to a close. I’ve grown resigned to this idea of this for a while now. It will become a reality soon. Doesn’t mean I like it. Not that I ever disliked… Continue Reading
When I let my blog reader utility go unused for more than 24 hours, the number of posts from the many blogs I read — some political, some related to cooking, some of friends and family, some legal, some historical,… Continue Reading
I would have liked to have been a fountain of bubbly energy and enthusiasm for The Wife’s birthday tonight. But I had little energy left over after an all-over-the-place day at the office. I hope that a bunch of gifts… Continue Reading
I don’t like doing evictions. I don’t dislike everything about them, but they are time-consuming, and they expose me to a lot of disagreeable people — some tenants, some landlords, and occasionally, disagreeable attorneys. Every once in a while, like… Continue Reading
Cooking “from scratch” means, to me at least, that you begin with flour and uncut meats and vegetables. Other people seem to use different definitions of this phrase, which confuses me. I don’t think you need to grind and pack… Continue Reading
Kids these days, having grown up used to digitial music players that weigh less than four ounces and can be concealed in the palm of a child’s hand, probably don’t realize that technology had to go through a lot of… Continue Reading
A cruise of Real Clear Politics this morning revealed videos six hit advertisements from moveon.org — aimed at Dianne Feinstein, Ben Nelson, Blanche Lincoln, Mary Landrieu, Mark Pryor, and Tom Carper. What all of these politicians have in common is… Continue Reading
That picture is from this morning’s AP headline feed. Notice: 1. The dateline for the story is in London, which is the capital of the United Kingdom. 2. The picture is of the Petronas Towers. Which are in Kuala Lumpur,… Continue Reading
Celebrity deaths are strange events. Some people act like someone close them has died, they go into mourning or participate in massive displays of love for the dead celebrity. This makes so little sense to me that I cannot even… Continue Reading
From the writeup of the Brazil-South Africa match in the Confederation Cup today: Spurred on by the deafening buzz of their delighted fans’ vuvuzelas, South Africa unsettled Brazil with a frantic, hustling game of quick challenges and tight defense. Normally,… Continue Reading