Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
I wrote a post about Rick Rescorla some years ago. He was one of the true heroes of 9/11 — his foresight, quick-thinking and heroism enabled him to save almost 3000 lives on that terrible day, although he gave up his own in the process. Today, the Daily Mail, a
Continue readingI feel like a very bad mother. I’ve introduced my kids to . . . Bee Gees: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrUAMvd9cyQ[/youtube] Tony Orlando and Dawn: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjqBhZj_37U[/youtube] Abba: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-crgQGdpZR0[/youtube] And they like it. I’m expecting a knock on the door from CPS any minute now for abusing children with 1970s music. My kids have
Continue readingDoes it get better than this, from 1953’s Kiss Me Kate? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRPYQaBpTAQ[/youtube] The dancers are Ann Miller, Bob Fosse, Bobby Van, Tommy Rall, Carol Haney and Jeanne Coyne. The music and lyrics are Cole Porter’s.
Continue readingJane Fonda is back in the news today, with a British tabloid reporting on Fonda’s one big regret in life: she didn’t sleep with Che. Actually, the whole thing is a bit more nuanced than that. The Daily Mail report looks at Fonda’s life in the 1970s. (A previous story
Continue readingFlash mob perfection: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrEk06XXaAw[/youtube] It’s hard to imagine any piece of music better suited to the dynamics of a musical flash mob. Hat tip: Power Line
Continue readingSometimes the matched sets just write themselves. Both of the articles I’m quoting here are from England. The first in our set is an article saying that town councils across England are being told that they need to reinstate actual playgrounds. The current versions, which are the kid equivalent of
Continue readingDo you remember your first serious Internet moments, back in the early 1990s? Someone was explaining these primitive experiences to a few imaginative youngsters, and we got this, the original, unaired 24 pilot:
Continue readingWhen I was a little girl, one of my favorite Disney rides was Monsanto’s Journey Through Inner Space. Although it was plowed down to make room for Space Mountain Star Tours, you can revisit it here. It’s cheesier than I remember, but I love the enthusiasm about the miracles of
Continue readingDo you feel the need to be depressed today? You do? Good, because I’ve got just the thing for you (h/t Ricochet): [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEtBcBDgkKA[/youtube] Bottom line: it’s the end of the world as we know it, and no matter who we elect (Obama or someone else), it’s not going to matter.
Continue readingAs I suspected, things were not as they seemed — or, more importantly, as the women claimed. Here’s the follow-up for you, if you’re interested.
Continue readingFive years after Gilad Shalit was kidnapped, a period during which he has been completely invisible and denied any access to humanitarian agencies, a small handful of American Muslims has finally decided to say something: The Aug. 26 letter’s 11 signatories include the two Muslim members of Congress — Reps.
Continue readingKeith Koffler thinks that Obama is gaming the GOP. He posits that Obama isn’t inept; he is, instead, crazy like a fox. What do you think?
Continue readingAt the PTA meeting, we got to meet many of the people in the school administration. They all lined up at the front of the room and, one after the other, they introduced themselves. Most were women. A few were men. One of the men was quite amazingly handsome, sort
Continue readingLast night was back-to-school night at my daughter’s new high school. I was deeply impressed. The facility is beautiful; the classrooms are clean, bright and well-maintained; the teachers are engaging; the test scores are over-the-top; and the expensive extras (fancy computers, lab equipment, etc.) are all in place. My daughter
Continue readingPedophilia is an up and coming subject, as pedophiles strive to become mainstream. In an article about Dr. Earl Bradley, a convicted pedophile, Fay Voshell makes an incredibly important point: Dr. Bradley’s behavior is illustrative of the sort of things a pedophile does to his victims, including sometimes killing the
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