It’s hard to break old habits. With all the fun things we can do just sitting around the house, it’s not an easy thing to…
You can find ANYTHING on the Internet. Really.
Posted on 0 commentWhen I was 5, my family went to West Virginia on vacation. We took a ride on the then-new Cass Scenic Railroad. I bought a…
One of my favorite SF books.
Posted on 0 commentFlow My Tears, the Policeman Said by Philip K. Dick My rating: 5 of 5 stars It is quite fashionable, here in 2013, to say…
Dead Pope John Paul II to be made a saint.
Posted on 0 commentThis is such a travesty of justice that it beggars words sufficient for description. Untold numbers of children cried out in prayer, some perhaps even…
The only film of Annette Hanshaw.
Posted on 0 commentI’m putting this here because, well, it’s MY blog and I love this music.
Not the death of the Voting Rights Act
Posted on 0 commentSomebody on scotusblog.com was just talking about the “historic” nature of the decision on the Voting Rights Act. The headline on HuffPo says “Supremes Gut…
The 2nd Amendment
Posted on 1 commentNot many people in America give a shit about anything but continuing to live more or less as they did yesterday in America. And that’s…
Supreme Court rules in favor of Donald Rumsfeld.
Posted on 0 commentThe whole point of the suit was to show that Rumsfeld had, in fact, given orders for torture. That his subordinates engaged in it is…
Measuring America
Posted on 0 commentMeasuring America: How an Untamed Wilderness Shaped the United States and Fulfilled the Promise of Democracy by Linklater Andro My rating: 5 of 5 stars…
The Spy I Never Voted For.
Posted on 0 commentRight wing and left have something in common: loathing the latest NSA revelations of spying.