The Persistence of (False) Memory (Updated)
I don’t know how you all feel about re-watching things on TV, but we do a lot of it.
SA In the Shiggy
This morning I looked up shiggy in the Urban Dictionary. Turns out I was pretty close.
Full Blast to … Crickets
The difference I speak of is the level of noise in our house, which has gone from Fast & Furious in Dolby Surround Sound to distant birds chirping in trees on the far side of an alpine meadow.
Too Much Bang for the Buck
How many armed homeowners, hearing strange noises late at night, have wound up killing or maiming their own children and spouses? I bet more than a few.
You Can’t Read That!
You Can’t Read That! is a periodic post about book banning. YCRT! features news and opinion roundups, commentary, history, and reviews.
You Can’t Read That! Banned Book Review: We Are the Ants
“We Are the Ants” came to my attention via a news item from Texas, where a parent is demanding it be removed from a high school library.
Institutional Inertia
My suspicion, all along, has been that the leaked documents are assessments of military capabilities and key government/military leaders prepared by military attachés attached to American embassies overseas. Gathering that kind of intel and reporting on it is a key part of any attaché’s job — ours and theirs.
Memorabilia & Narrow Escapes
I can’t get all righteous over some rich asshole’s collection of Nazi memorabilia.