College football is not far away and I am pumped and ready. I am having a hard time deciding when I would like Ohio State to lose their first game. Right off the bat with Washington? That would put an end to this repeat and undefeated streak talk. But with Rick “liar liar pants on [...]
Just thought I would check in and say hello from Hillsdale Michigan. In that ironic way that funerals do, the circumstances has brought a lot of family and friends together. I have been able to spend time with cousins and nieces that I haven’t seen for a long time. Even my dogs have been able [...]
I really thought I would totally stay away from The Blogosphere and attend to the death of my grandmother. But instead what I have found is that I need the distraction and the feedback. It is weird how much blogging is weaved into my life and the way I think. It is a habit now [...]
On Thursday July 24 I noted in these pages the hypocrisy inherent in Sam Tanenhaus’ critique of Ann Coulter: But the irony is that in bemoaning the actions of Coulter, Tanenhaus paints with exactly the same brush . . . Coulter takes today’s looney left and paints everyone with that large brush, Tanenhaus is really [...]
Given the events of this weekend (see entry below), I am, not suprisingly, reflecting on life. I just picked up the Switchfoot album The Beautiful Letdown and so their songs have been running through my head. I hope to do a full fledged review soon but let me leave you with these lyrics: Meant to [...]
Last summer I posted about my convoluted feelings surrounding the potential death of my grandmother. Her health held out for a lot longer than we had originally imagined but this morning she passed away. I am not sure I have worked out all the emotions and thoughts that were present last year, but I am [...]
I have grown weary of Sam Tanenhaus. Which is too bad because I started out a big fan. I really enjoyed his Whittaker Chambers biography, and I have been looking forward to his biography of William F. Buckley, Jr., but his journalism leaves something to be desired. Apparently, he is the type who takes conservatives [...]
The City of New York is sending me spam. Specifically a link to this page: New York City – Top 10 Reasons. Question: Is this really the way to get tourists to visit? By sending them annoying spam? I can’t imagine this really helps their reputation and encourages visits. Hey honey look at this interesting [...]