Category: Bits and Pieces

I didn’t watch the Grammys.  Haven’t in years.  But one news report caught my eye.  Apparently, they were pairing up new acts with old and all went well until they got to the rappers.  By the time the censors got done with their act, it was, so the story said,

That silly American Idol song, Pants on the Ground, actually has a worthwhile message.  All these young men parading around trying to look like ganstas or prison inmates or whatever really are just “Looking’ like a fool with your pants on the ground.”  It reminded me of a young fellow

I was thinking about famous people I have known and I’ve concluded that the answer is . . . I don’t know any famous people.  I know intelligent people, hard working people, kind people, loving people, high class and low class people, blue collar and white collar people, gay and

Enjoy the picture and appreciate the explanation that goes with it.  Both are good.

It’s been a crazy day. I got off to a slow start this morning, since I’ve got a muscle problem in my neck and shoulder region that’s painful and that’s pinched a nerve. I took a muscle relaxant at bedtime, which definitely helped the pain and reduced the spasm, but

Why all the fuss about Obama’s criticism of the Supreme Court?  He’s following in a proud tradition.  I’m reminded of Jackson’s classic line, “Mr Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it [some accounts add “if he can”].”  At least Obama hasn’t threatened to pack the Court.

Heard a report on CBS radio today about Obama’s meeting with the Republicans.  According to the report Obama did everything but feed the hungry Republicans from a basket of loaves and fishes.  Figured you folks could give me a reality check.  How did the President do and how did the Republicans

My head hurts so bad it’s the only thing I can think about.  Anybody have any good headache remedies?

I was chatting with my son the other day about music.  He didn’t much like mine (50 years of pop/light rock from the Beatles to Nickleback) because, he said, it was too “radio friendly.”  He then played me the most listened to song on his IPOD, by a guy who

In a round of emails, some friends and I were musing about Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs.  As you know, he has become hostile to many on the right whom he once called his friends.  Omri Ceren, who blogs at the wonderful Mere Rhetoric noted that, while we may

As the American civil rights movement took hold in the 50s, 60s, and 70s, overt expressions of racism all but disappeared from public view.  Rather than celebrating their victory over racism, the academics and activists of the time found a new target — institutional racism.  Since whites controlled the institutions,

It has been my experience that conservative husbands are more appreciative and respectful of their wives than liberal ones.  Bookworm has made similar comments to me.  I believe this is because conservatives on balance take marriage more seriously than liberals, treating it as more of a covenant than a mere

One mom, six kids. The hostility, screaming and tantrums were appalling. The kids were even worse. I haven’t seen my computer in hours. I’m now on my iPhone at a bean bag store. The kids (just my two, finally) are in hog heaven. I’m sneezing. Since I clearly can’t comment

Saw another bumber sticker the other day:  DON’T BLAME ME, I VOTED FOR PALIN.  It actually took me a beat to notice — no mention of McCain.