Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
I’ve got ten minutes before I have to leave. Let’s see what I can do with it: In Iran, the fashion police aren’t a few mean girls and guys who say snarky things about people who’s clothes don’t measure up to their aesthetic standards. They are, instead, actual police who
Continue readingAn unexpected errand is calling me out of the house in a few minutes. Until then, some quick links: Harvard is now mandating that all students entering its Kennedy school of government must take an official class telling the whites that they’re unduly privileged and everyone else that they’re victims
Continue readingI’ve been a good girl today. I paid bills, cleaned the kitchen, set up appointments for various family members to do various activities, cleared some more stuff out of my in-boxes, and generally did not waste time. Now, though, I’m ready to sit back and “waste” some time by sharing
Continue readingI’m still clearing out the inbox, but I’ve also got some current stuff in here, so I consider this a round-up. I’ll just dive in, with the stuff presented here in pretty random order: Last Sunday, a New York Times op-ed addressed “Why People Don’t Donate Their Kidneys.” Sally Satel,
Continue readingAs I do on a regular basis, I let my inbox reach heroic proportions before, in a panic, I realized that I’d better take care of it because it would only get worse. And as always happens, I found a bunch of gems hiding in there. Some are a bit
Continue readingI’m working on a post, but I’m not quite there yet. Until then, consider this space yours.
Continue readingToday was not one of my more productive days when it comes to writing. However, I don’t regret it too much because I did something wonderfully fun. I’m almost embarrassed to tell you about it because I know you’ll be jealous, but . . . well, I have to boast:
Continue readingLooking at the headlines lately, I have the feeling we’re at a tipping point in America. I’ve had this feeling before, and it’s been an icky feeling, because my concern was that the slippery slope we were about to slide down would land America in the ditch. Now, though, I
Continue readingI’m off to the Travis Air Force Base Open House. I’ll tell you about it when I get back. In the meantime, I’m happy to report that my mother got excellent medical care and is overcoming her pneumonia really well. She feels fine and is still in the hospital only
Continue readingI’ve learned never to go visit my mom in the hospital first thing in the morning. It’s a busy time for nurses and a bad time for my mother, so I’m invariably in the way. I will be heading off soon, though, to find out how she’s doing. Before I
Continue readingMy mom suddenly went from her normal slightly loopy to very confused. It may be something as simple as a bladder infection (a common cause of confusion in the elderly) or it could be something more complicated. At her age, one expects things to happen so, while I’m concerned, I’m
Continue readingTo President Obama, the American military isn’t about defending America against her enemies. After all, why would he want to do that? Our chickens are coming home to roost and we deserve what’s coming to us. Instead, per Obama, our American military is all about addressing victim identity within America’s
Continue readingSorry for the silence today. I had some bills to pay this morning, and then I took my mother out for lunch and shopping. Normally, I would come home from such an outing a nervous wreck. Today, though, my oldest best friend in the world, whom I’ve known since I
Continue readingI’m soon heading to yet another appointment intended to keep my musculoskeletal system from disintegrating entirely. I’m hoping to be functional again by September or October, but it sure seems a long ways away. Anyway, before I go, these are for you (and let me know if you have anything
Continue readingSaturdays just slip away from me. Now you see ’em, now you don’t. Suddenly, it’s 1:30, and I’ve accomplished nothing more than making another batch of haroset, which I’m trying to eat in lieu of ice cream. There are things, though, that I’d like to share with you: The first
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