I once mentioned Nevada Barr as an author whose books I thought might be good. Since that 2007 entry, I’ve read all of her Anna Pigeon books, including the latest, Borderline. Barr is a former National Parks Ranger, and Anna is one as well. She’s an appealing character. Anyway, Ms. Barr, much to my surprise …
I’ve been watching The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, the latest documentary from Ken Burns on PBS. Anyone who watches is going to be enthralled by the photography; that’s a given. But what’s been fascinating to me is the number of heroes whose names I’ve never heard. Guys like Senator John Conness, R-Ca, who: . …
Update: That was as painless a shot as I’ve ever gotten. I barely noticed the stab. Well, not really. I have an appointment this morning at Kaiser to get the annual flu shot (not the swine flu H1N1 shot). Apparently it’s a freebie; I don’t have to pay the $25 for a visit to the …
There’s no disappointment quite like watching your All Star closer give up four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning after you’d gone up three runs in the top of the same inning. There’s at least one more day to wait before the Dodgers clinch the NL West division title. Oh well, it could …
I’ve never been to Venice; in fact, I’ve barely been to Italy. One day driving around Lake Como on an American Express tour bus in 1984 hardly counts as a visit to the country. Thanks to mystery author Donna Leon, however, I now feel I know a little about living in a centuries-old city built …
If you watch The News Hour on Friday nights, you know that David Brooks and Mark Shields usually appear to do a brief “this week in politics” segment. Brooks’s contribution is often just a regurgitation of his Friday column at the NYT. This week’s edition is here. In it, he advocates going “all-in” to defeat …
Most days we have nothing in particular going on, but today! At 9:30am, a carpenter arrived to check creaking joists below the bathtub. At 10:00am, a hairdresser arrived to cut Mom’s hair. At 10:30am I had a dental appointment 12 miles away. I need a nap.
According to Rep. Steve King (R-IA), gay marriage leads to socialism. Can the rest of us Steves sue this clown for defamation of our name?
Downtrodden Health Insurance companies, that is. Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell
I?m beginning to hear ?Leaving would send the wrong message? from the political-military complex. If your message is more important than your mission, you shouldn?t be attempting the mission.