Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
I meant to post this yesterday, but time got away from me: many, many, many congratulations to the Marines and their Afghan allies for the Marjah victory. I never doubted that they would win, but I certainly understood that each Marine and Afghan soldier faced the risk that he would
Continue readingWhen my daughter heard this recording on XM’s 40s radio, her comment was, “I’m really sorry I don’t live in an age of romantic love songs.” It’s not the best song in the world, but it certainly exemplifies a lost romance when it comes to music. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWEP-3BkTFw[/youtube]
Continue readingMy keyboard is still recovering from the tea I sprayed over it quite liberally after reading this one. Occasional guffaws and giggles keep leaking out of me as I contemplate the pitfalls of accepting freely offered advice given over the internet.
Continue readingSome months ago, I read and enjoyed Michael Sragow’s fine Victor Fleming: An American Movie Master. It’s clear from the book that, as a director, Fleming was the last of a dying breed — a gentleman in Hollywood and, of course, a truly great director, responsible for such classics as
Continue readingI truly intended to fisk algore’s op-ed at the New York Times, in which he explains why global warming is still so important that the world should continue its task of turning him into the first green-based billionaire. I was foiled, however, by the fact that I couldn’t step giggling
Continue readingSeveral years ago, when Bush Derangement Syndrome was at its peak, I tackled the “he’s got his finger on the button and he’s going to blow up the world” meme that anti-war activists were so shrilly screaming. I pointed out that there was no evidence whatsoever to indicate that George
Continue readingFrom Taxi: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvn-tBeLpCk[/youtube] I’ll note only that, when I watched the show, the actors seemed so old, and now they look so young.
Continue readingThis is a more mature Slim, singing “I Remember You” at a slower, richer pace than in the last video I posted of the same singer, same song, with an absolutely stunned Andy Kaufman (at 1:25) drinking in the beauty of Slim’s performance: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH64weKPF60[/youtube] And here’s the original recording, from
Continue readingRemember when I suggested a double blind, with Arabs/Muslims wiping out the Hamas operative in Dubai, and then trying to make it look like a clumsy Mossad operation? I may have been on to something.
Continue readingI missed last week’s Watcher’s vote, as I was out of town, but I still took the time to read the wonderful submissions when I got the chance. This week’s submissions were equally good. Here, in one action packed post are the winners for the past two rounds of voting.
Continue readingFinally, Israel lashes back . . . at the misrepresentations in the European media. Anyone who speaks Hebrew, French or Spanish, will have a huge advantage over me when it comes to appreciating the videos at that site. To learn more about the ad campaign if you don’t speak those
Continue readingI can say without exaggeration that I’m a pretty smart person. Not brilliant, but definitely a long-tail on that part of the bell curve dedicated to higher IQs. I used to think this mattered tremendously. The older I get, though, the less impressed I am by my own intelligence or
Continue readingThe British, who represent what America will be in 20 years if Obama-stuff continues unchecked, are being offered a way out. Daniel Hannan, the brilliant British conservative speaker, is hosting a Tea Party. Here are details. So far, fewer than 100 people are scheduled to show but that doesn’t mean
Continue readingThere are some things that seem immutable, right until a collapse that, in 20/20 hindsight, seemed inevitable. Just think of the Iranian Revolution, the Fall of the Berlin wall and . . . the SEIU? For some time, the Service Employees International Union has appeared to be a permanent fixture
Continue readingOne of the main problems with medical costs is insurance itself. My son had oral surgery today (tied to orthodontic stuff). The cost was horrific. I didn’t think about it twice. Aside from the fact that the oral surgeon came highly recommended (and it was my son under the knife,
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