I have previously written about the water tower cross in Whiteville, Tennessee three times: here, here, and here. The story is pretty much over now. On August 8, 2012, the Freedom From Religion Foundation and the town of Whiteville settled… Continue Reading
Twitter users! You have been monitored! For your potty mouths, at that! And the data is in. Scientifically analyzed and presented in easy-to-understand graphic representations. The uncontested winner of use of the word which is euphemized on these pages as… Continue Reading
Northwest sockeye salmon with Washington sweet corn. Heirloom tomatoes. New-potato gnocchi. Roasted peaches with an oat-and-almond crumble. Cocktails, and then wine. No, that’s not what was served for dinner in Casa Likko last night, although I wish it was. It’s… Continue Reading
Of all the tactics available to the Republican party to overcome the 12-point gender gap,* this would be… one of them. UPDATE: A tweet from Ross Douthat suggests that it was supposed to be a joke, or at least retconned that way. NRO… Continue Reading
When I read this article by Mark Adomanis in Forbes online, I find myself a bit confused. Adomanis mantains that there is a significant strain of American conservatism that looks at l’affaire d’Pussy Riot in Russia and doesn’t get past the fact that the… Continue Reading
Once upon a time about a year ago, a man who had been elected to the United States Congress went to Israel and he had ma-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ybe a little too much to drink and then he went skinny dipping in a big lake… Continue Reading
I feel cruel seeing my dog sleeping, whimpering and shaking while she dreams of something she fears. I want to comfort and love her, to assure her that it’s all okay, her people are here and will protect her, there… Continue Reading
If Tim Howard didn’t get Man of the Match for his brilliant late-game saves, he was robbed. The U.S. Men’s National Team won in Mexico for the first time in 75 years tonight. Go Team America!* * Truth be told,… Continue Reading
United States of America (44). Switzerland (13). Canada (12). Spain (11). Italy (9*). Germany (9). Finland, France, and Sweden (8 each). Austria and Japan (6 each). Hungary and the Netherlands (5 each). Great Britain (4*). Argentina, Norway, Russia, Turkey (4… Continue Reading
I’ve not had a real television in the house for several years. Mrs. Likko banished television when, way back when we were still living in Tennessee, we had a shameful run-in with Iron Chef on a work night. “No, let’s watch the… Continue Reading