Category: Bits and Pieces

What do you bet that the French will discover it takes more energy to turn the thing on and off for a five minute interval than to simply leave the darn thing lit?

In the late 1970s, California experienced a drought severe enough to require water rationing. I found that a very traumatizing experience, perhaps because it reminded me that, no matter how sophisticated we become, we are nothing without water. Now, as California faces its 5th driest January since 1850, I’m starting

Burt Prelutsky explains that the hysteria about oil prices is nothing more than that — hysteria. While the NY Times gives us a relaxed (indeed) enjoyable short little history about Sundance’s growth, Brent Bozell reminds us just how sleazy the Sundance product is. Gay partners with children are attending workshops

I’ve been invited to join the Watcher’s Council, at Watcher of Weasels! I’ll be joining an august company, since the following thoughtful, erudite and interesting bloggers are already members: Watcher of Weasels The Sundries Shack The Education Wonks Right Wing Nut House The Glittering Eye Rhymes With Right Done With

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There may be some of you wondering why I was completely silent about the President’s State of the Union Speech.

Condi Rice was talking national policy and warfare, when Boxer attacked her for not having children. Everyone, including major media outlets, went into an orgy of analysis about how Condi’s non-parent status affected her decision-making. Would you like to know about a story where the main character’s childlessness might be

If you want to know what the question was that led to my answer in the post title, please read James Lewis’s American Thinker article.

At American Thinker, Seth Cooper has written a very thoughtful article about the bestiality issue that’s now working it’s way through the PC crowd (helped by a new film at Sundance). I have to admit that I can never think of the bestiality debate without thinking about famed “ethicist” Peter

Almost a year ago, I wrote an American Thinker column praising small town America — or at least the modern suburban life that passes for old-time small town America — as an exceptionally friendly, connected way to live. That column was just based on my personal observations as an ex-city

I’m an indifferent cook but, as I’ve blogged once before, I make a very, very good chicken soup. Good as it is, I didn’t use to make it very often because of the incredible mess. After it had simmered for several hours, the chicken had fallen completely apart, with edible

I’m in the midst of doing a rush edit on a brief that has to get to the publisher tomorrow morning.

In his later portraits, and in so many caricatures, Napoleon is shown with his hand tucked in his jacket, holding his stomach. Turns out he may have had a good reason for doing so. Modern research indicates that those who autopsied Napoleon immediately after his death were right — he

I am getting a whole bunch of hits from a blog called “Ihmissuhteet ja tasa-arvo,” since that blog linked to a post I wrote about women’s lib having caused men to cease feeling protective towards women.