Born in 1893, she was the eldest. Eldest sons assumed their family’s fortunes — however plush or mean they may be — but an eldest daughter assumed only responsibility, even if she grew up in a town bearing her surname on its sign. She left school after the eighth grade, discarding academic promise in favor … [more]
Vote like your life depends on it!
1-November-2012 by 1 Comment
I posted a tiny, white-hot rant on Facebook today, and it seemed to hit a nerve. My little temper tantrum read like this: “Sorry if this offends, but: Those of you voting for candidates I respect, thank you. Full stop. Those of you voting for candidates with whom I disagree (probably vociferously), you have my … [more]
Things men should know
8-October-2012 by 12 Comments
For my stepson, on the imminent occasion of his moving out into the world: Here are a few things that men told me when I was young (and which I ignored), beside a few that I had to learn on my own (several times, in most cases). No matter who you are, or what you … [more]
Collectivists of Convenience
21-September-2012 by 4 Comments
Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly Folks who subsist on greed gotta lie Ca-an’t stop Lovin’ that Rand o’ mine! Of course you know that Rep. Paul D. Ryan is currently the running mate of Gov. Willard “Mitt” Romney, who is contending to be President of the United States, technically considered the highest office in … [more]
Honey Badger doesn’t care!
18-September-2012 by 7 Comments
It’s hardly atypical for politicians in our beautifully constitutional republic to dispense with uncooperative swathes of the electorate, but it’s wildly unusual for a candidate to let as many DGAFs** attract public notice as Gov. Willard “Mitt” Romney has. He’s transformed himself from a pasty, banal, say-nothing flip-flopper into the archetypal Honey Badger, a creature … [more]
Dialing 9-1-1
11-September-2012 by 5 Comments
Some of us are tired of rehashing September 11, 2001. “It’s been more than a decade,” some say, “why can’t you just let it go?” There are, after all, so many things to be concerned about. People die every day, and in a country of nearly 300 million souls, even the death of 3,000 at … [more]
Heirloom china
7-September-2012 by 1 Comment
So there’s a meme going around (as memes will do), poking fun at Mitt Romney’s new campaign button. It apparently reads “Believe in America” on its face, and has “MADE IN CHINA” stamped into the back. I have no idea whether this is true. So many scurrilous things are mumbled about national candidates these days. … [more]
Off to college
3-August-2012 by 4 Comments
Look at the stars Look how they shine for you And everything you do Yeah they were all yellow… –Coldplay, Yellow So that’s it, then. All those years, you knew it was coming but you never quite thought it was here; never quite imagined that you’d really be packing the last boxes, doing that final … [more]
"Jack Lewis takes the overall literary crown with his new book...there’s a lot more to Lewis’s work than what it feels like to ride motorcycles.” — Ultimate Motorcycling
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