"The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter." —Mark Twain
If America is richer, why are its families so much less secure? Must reading, by Peter Gosselin of the Los Angeles Times. Working Americans falling through gaping holes in the net. Something’s wrong, and addressing it piecemeal – Social Security, health insurance, wages, pension plans – isn’t going to fix it. Thanks to the Washington […]
All weekend I’ve been troubled by a stitch in my side. Feels like a horse kicked my left kidney. Saturday, I laid trail for my Hash House Harrier group. The stitch was unpleasant, but I walked it off after the first mile and apart from some stiffness I felt okay. Sunday was horrible, though – […]
Neglecting the weblog again. Not particularly following the news, so I don’t have much to say. Donna’s back east with a sick relative, and I’m holding down the fort alone. No big deal: feed (and clean up after) myself, two cats, and a bird; work (and how!); paint a couple of doors; service and wash […]
For the past two years I’ve written a regular column and occasional articles for Asia-Pacific Harrier, an English-language hashing magazine edited and published by a friend in Bangkok. So far, the magazine hasn’t made a profit and I’m writing for free, as are the other contributors. So here’s my question: does this make me a […]
This is the kind of article that gets my blood up. Until I think about it. Then I sink into despair. Think it’s bad that 36% of the U.S. high school students in this survey think newspapers should get government approval of stories before publishing? I think it’s worse than that. I think 36% of […]
In 1972, one photograph played a key role in turning Americans against the war in Vietnam. And now there’s this, from Tal Afar, Iraq: Our soldiers shot this girl’s family at a traffic checkpoint. She was the only survivor. Did our troops intend to do evil? Of course not. But evil was done, and this photograph […]
Come the revolution, every comrade will have a blog! All of a sudden, everyone is taking blogging – and bloggers – seriously. Especially the Medium Lobster. Well, there’s no danger of this blogger taking himself seriously. Happy New Year!
Drudge links to a WorldNetDaily article headlined “Rumsfeld says 9-11 plane ‘shot down’ in Pennsylvania.” Here’s what Rumsfeld actually said: “I think all of us have a sense if we imagine the kind of world we would face if the people who bombed the mess hall in Mosul, or the people who did the bombing […]