Unsurprisingly
A new allegation against Roman Polanski. An allegation is not a conviction, but he’s behaving true to form. He has not expressed any remorse and has his publicists and hangers-on telling the world how victimized he is. I’m sure he believes it. He has other history with underage girls, so it remains to be seen [...]
Sen. Whitehouse Hosts Community Dinner at Cranston Senior Center
For those who want to talk to Sen. Whitehouse and learn more about government assistance for recovery from the flooding, here is the information on the community dinner in Cranston this Sunday, May 16: Ever since the severe flooding occurred in March, I have been visiting the hardest hit areas, and working with local, state, [...]
Glorious Colonial Past
Pope Benedict was in Portugal urging the Portuguese to recall their glorious past of spreading Catholicism across the world. Anyone else see what’s wrong with this picture?
Chess Master
At this point in time, it’s not clear whether Elena Kagan will be confirmed to the Supreme Court. I am excited by the idea of three women on the Court. We are a majority of the population, but to get 1/3 representation would be historic. Having read the Nets, and listening to NPR as I [...]
Do You Need That Purple Pill?
Just a quick one before work, so you’ll have to follow the link and check this out for yourself. I see a lot of patients on a med called ‘proton-pump inhibitor’ that is used for heartburn. I suspect that it is often prescribed for a symptom or problem, and then never discontinued. Shockingly, there are [...]
There Goes the Neighborhood
I seen on the internets that young whites are fleeing the suburbs for the cities. I fled the ‘burbs thirty years ago. You can’t find a decent cup of coffee there and you have to drive all day for everything. Oh, the humanity. Tom Sgouros could probably give a brilliant analysis but I will offer [...]
A Gift of Peace for Mother’s Day
Langston Hughes asked in his famous poem if a dream deferred would ‘crust and sugar over like a syrupy sweet’. Have you bought your mother a box of candy and a card yet? How about a Congress of Women negotiating world peace? She’d like that. Americans can trace this occasion back to the years after [...]
You Know You’re Having A Bad Day When…
Just when I thought that nothing particularly interesting occurs out here in Western Massachusetts, I ran across the following news item: Woman Runs Down Lord Jesus Christ in Massachusetts Street The victim has probably forgiven the woman who ran him down in a Northampton crosswalk, but police haven’t. Police say a Pittsfield woman has been [...]
Lazy Wife
Lazy wife that I am, I decide to let the Hot Wok make our dinner. Working wife that I am, I decide we can afford it. Now I am presented with three choices. Drive six blocks to get it, call for delivery, or be carbon-neutral and grab one of the re-usable grocery bags to haul [...]
Blue-State Family Values
I thought that same-sex marriage had the power to make loving heterosexual marriages explode. Like– You visit Massachusetts and see Ralph in the cold light of secular humanism. ‘Alice’ you say to yourself, ‘you can do better. It’s time to take a walk on the wild side.’ Incredibly, studies show this is not the case. [...]
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