Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
Today: Richard the Lionheart, South Carolina secedes, the Louisiana Purchase, Vespasian, Hitler, Sacagawea, Christmas Music, And More . . . Holidays and Observances on December 20 Feast of Santo Domingo of Silos, an 11th century Spanish shepherd who became a monk and a priest. After being driven out of Navarre,
Continue readingI’m sitting here trying to think deep thoughts, but my brain is as shallow as a side-walk puddle after a light rain. Depth eludes me. I spent the day shopping, an activity I hate, but that my mother loves, that my children need, and that my empty refrigerator demanded. I
Continue readingA companion piece for the Betty Hutton video, since it’s another song about dancing: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9LnVFkicmg[/youtube]
Continue reading[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHed0_utrXU[/youtube]
Continue readingBlago’s crimes notwithstanding (which are spectacular but strangely banal given (a) that they’re normative for Chicago and (b) that they, thank God, don’t involve bloodshed), nothing piques my interest this morning and I’ve got a pile of (paying) projects awaiting me. Meanwhile, I thought you’d enjoy this novelty number from
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