Category: Bits and Pieces

DQ here.  In a comment to another post, Charles Martel says we are in a “depression economy” and that Obama is prolonging the depression.  I’d be interested to know how Bookwormroom readers define “depression” (and “recession” for that matter) and whether they agree we are in one.  Also, if we

The T/A Travel Center in Denton, Texas, learned that you don’t forget to fly the flag on Memorial Day.  (Go here for more about one veteran’s self-help approach to fixing that problem.)

I’ve never thought of myself as a libertarian.  Instead, I would characterize myself as a conservative with libertarian tendencies.  Why the distinction?  Because viscerally I viewed libertarians as fringe nutcases and because intellectually I did not, and do not, like libertarian foreign policy, especially when it comes to Israel. Watching

DQ here.  I’ve been reading about the financial problems in Greece, and Europe generally, for a while.  The problems there are, after all, the ones we will face in America one day soon.   I’m struck, though, by the use of two key words: Stimulus — The effort to spend your way out

DQ here.  Recently, I had a chance to attend a luncheon in which awards were made for the Federal Employee of the Year in various categories.  Most of the program was what you would expect.  The ceremony began with the presentation of the colors and one of the finest renditions

I always enjoy vintage cards when I note the holidays here at Bookworm Room.  This time, we’re going back . . . back . . . back to WWII. Happy Mother’s Day!

My dog is perfect, so she didn’t really eat anything today that she shouldn’t have eaten.  Nevertheless, when it came to desk work (blogging, bills, research, etc.), I didn’t do squat today.  Here’s my excuse.  Today I: Exercised (that was my pleasure): 1 hour Drove to my Mom’s to pick

Please let me know if you are noticing any difference in your RSS feed.  Thanks.

I’m very glad I posted my little whine about the drop in readership, because I heard from a number of you about the RSS feed not working.  (Some of you had even told me before that post, but I needed a critical mass before I could start putting two and

Sometimes, as you all know, I have really good days in terms of hits.  There was the never-to-be-forgotten Rush mention; there are the occasional, and always appreciated, Instalanches; and the periodic nods from other big sites, all of which send lots of traffic my way. And then, peculiarly, after I

Several years ago — in 2007, to be precise — at one of the kid’s sporting events, I met a very nice man.  Since we were stuck out in the boondocks for the day, we talked.  I learned that he and his wife had just filed for divorce. Divorce is

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