"The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter." —Mark Twain
I thought the fix was in, that Democrats in congress wouldn’t pass health care reform. But they did. Nancy Pelosi, you go! Have you considered running for president some day? Toward the end, the Republican refrain was that passing HCR would hurt Democrats. But you know what? Everyone loves a winner, and right now congressional […]
I recently set up a news feed to follow reports of book banning, challenges, and censorship. This is a roundup of current book banning news from the USA: Good news for kids who’ve been missing Captain Underpants Why they’re still freaking over Catcher in the Rye RIP Bruce Roberts, a champion of banned books Come […]
. . . from our weekend with the kids and grandchildren in Las Vegas (click to enlarge): But that’s not all! Here are a few more (click to enlarge): Top row, left to right: Donna & Beth coaching Polly in the kitchen Quentin & Taylor (OMG Taylor’s 5′ 10″ & still growing) Bottom row, left […]
During our weekend visit with the kids in Las Vegas, my son Gregory and I once again checked out a pair of BMW motorcycles. We did the same thing last year (when we rode an R1200RT and an R1200 GS). This year we rode a K1200GT and another R1200GS. Neither of us had ridden the […]
Unconnected thoughts and observations which don’t rate separate blog posts, but when aggregated together might amount to something: We’re in Las Vegas, visiting the kids. Gregory’s birthday was the 10th; Polly’s is the 16th. Of course we’re spending time with our grandson Quentin, too, and campaigning to have his parents send him down to Tucson […]
Document 1: Warrant in the Case of John Alden’s Toyota Camry To the Constable of Salem, Essex Ss Whereas Complaint hath been made unto us John Hathorne & Jonathan Corwin Esq’rs by severall persons of Salem Village that Cap’t John Alden of Boston’s Toyota Camry [that she] is guilty of Witchcraft in cruelly tortureing & […]
Thank god! Since when do colds last a month? Didn’t they used to be over in, like, two weeks? Maybe I’m just older and weaker. Maybe the common cold has evolved into something more sinister. Either way, I’m happy to be getting back to normal. It helps that it’s also a beautiful day in Tucson. […]
Sorry for the lack of bloggage this past week. An awful sore throat has robbed me of the will to do pretty much anything. But today I can swallow without wincing. Light at the end of the tunnel! Non-essential filler follows (so the text will at least equal the graphic in size): Today’s the first […]