Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
Picking up where I left off: Anybody who has read this blog for more than a month or two knows that, while I appreciate all of our armed forces, I have a special spot in my heart for the Marines. I therefore really, really liked what One Marine had to
Continue readingTonight is the first night of Passover. I cannot say it any better than my 11 year old nephew did, so I pass on to you his thoughts: Passover is an important holiday because it reminds us to appreciate our liberty. Liberty is not to be afraid to express oneself
Continue readingIt’s been way too long since I gave myself the pleasure of a visit to the blogs I list in my own blogroll. As always, I urge you to do the same, since there are so many good sites visited there. Here’s a sampling of some of the interesting reading
Continue readingSin taxes: the unusually high taxes we impose against disfavored activities in the hope that, if the activity becomes way too expensive, people will think twice about engaging in that particular sin. Cigarettes and alcohol are the two major targets of sin taxes. In California, in 1998, California voters passed
Continue readingI’ve been writing this post for over three hours now, with an unending stream of interruptions. Some days are just like that. I started out my morning cleaning my already very clean car. I’m not a car cleaning obsessive by any means. However, today is the day the inspection company
Continue readingToday is the 102nd anniversary of the Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. Nature celebrated this anniversary in style, by visiting a bone-shaker on the American Midwest. I found it an amusing coincidence, especially since nobody seems to have gotten hurt in today’s reminder that the earth is never still. UPDATE:
Continue readingMy readership today is off by almost 70%. Have any of you had problems getting to this blog today?
Continue readingOkay, you really can’t smell this one (see my prior post), but I can tell you that it stinks. It’s not that this man has no shame. It’s that he has absolutely no moral compass.
Continue readingI was thinking this morning about some of life’s nicer smells. I’ve got a few in the house today: Fresh strawberries Roses from a grateful client A clean, sleepy, sun-warmed dog A new car Chocolate Expensive shampoo Freesias Lilacs Plum blossoms Orange blossoms A bar of soap from a wonderful
Continue readingI’m sure it’s irritating for you to post a comment that is perfectly innocuous, only to have it held in the moderation queue. This apparently occurs because Askimet has a list of words it looks for that are commonly associated with spam. The problem is that Askimet doesn’t distinguish too
Continue readingThis is a very nice small town story: A mother and duckling were reunited Sunday after Corte Madera firefighters devised a handmade scoop and rescued the baby duck from a storm drain near the post office on Pixley Avenue.Corte Madera Fire Department battalion chief Pete Davis said the duckling rescue
Continue readingA friend of mine is doing a bathroom remodel and is contemplating something called a “steam shower.” He asked if I knew people who had one and, if I did, what they thought of it. I’ve actually never even heard of a steam shower, let alone met someone who has
Continue readingAs I was driving my daughter to a play date today, I found myself on a 35 mile an hour road leading to two freeway on-ramps (one north, one south), stuck behind three bicyclists going 5 miles an hour. Immediately to my right were (a) a bike lane and (b)
Continue readingIt’s been aeons since I’ve been tagged with a meme, but Laer, at Cheat-Seeking Missiles got me, and he got me with a really good one. I’ll let him do the intro, especially because it will take you to a delightful post he did earlier: Talk about a funny go-around.
Continue readingNot quite ready to blog yet, but feeling ready to write — so I consider this post throat-clearing, a forum for idle thoughts. Is it possible to have jet lag if you’re still in the same time zone? I feel as tired today as if I have jet lag, even
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