Category: Bits and Pieces

I had the luxury of a little time this morning, and actually read all my favorite web sites.  I have to get to work now, but thought that, before I sign off, I’d share my favorite links with you, plus a few comments of my own. You know a Democratic

A friend sent me a link with pictures and thumbnail sketches of celebrities who are conservatives.  Some I knew, some were a surprise.  As for all of them, I wish they had more heft amongst the younger generation.

Time is flying wildly out of my control.  To my chagrin, I just realized that had forgotten to post last week’s Watcher’s Council results.  Still, better late than never so, without further ado, here they are: Winning Council Submissions First place with 2 1/3 points! – Joshuapundit – The Message

What a rare pleasure it is to like an actor on screen and admire him off screen.  With Gary Sinise one gets to do just that.  Andrew Breitbart explains at length how Sinise has given of himself over and over and over to support American troops.  While the American media

I wrote a rant that I intended to post here but, because it developed into a minor political polemic, I offered it to Thomas Lifson, who was kind enough to publish it: *************************************************** I frequently bemoan the fact that my children are extraordinarily selfish, in a way that my peers

I’ve decided that those Victorian women who took to the couch in faints were on to something.  No one in my family thinks it at all noteworthy (or helpworthy) that today I’ve cleaned the whole house, washed and folded three loads of laundry, gone grocery shopping, cooked dinner for four,

I tend to be a purist, and prefer original versions to remakes.  Sometimes, though, things just keep getting better.  For example, compare the 1929 version of “Singing in the Rain” (with a crazy ark in the background) to Gene Kelly’s iconic performance in 1952.  First, the 1929 version, which I

This will start your weekend off with a great laugh.

A picture is worth 2,215 words.

I went to my second conservative party in one week, and again had just a lovely time.  The company was delightful and I didn’t have to censor myself.  I heard there, though, the same thing I heard at the other party and that I read on the internet:  (a) December

Can you watch this: Embedded video from <a href=”http://www.cnn.com/video” mce_href=”http://www.cnn.com/video”>CNN Video</a> Without being remind of this? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1DEG6BWgp0[/youtube] UPDATE:  Although I missed it, a friend who was listening to Rush today called me to tell me that Rush made the same connection.  Do you think he’s reading my blog, or could