Why Can’t Every Day Be Like Easter?
Some aspects of Easter are worth exporting to other parts of the year Although it usually gets overshadowed by “Blue Christmas” in yuletide radio rotation, I still enjoy … Read more
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A Blanket of PR to Make You Want to Hug a Drone
Rand Paul’s wasn’t filibustering just to hear himself drone on In a recent senatorial dustup, Sen. John McCain called Republican colleague Rand Paul one of “the wacko birds” … Read more
Needed: A Break From Pollsters
A poll on pollsters would no doubt reveal people hate polls According to a Politico story titled “GOP Looks For Answers,” the National Republican Congressional Committee is taking … Read more
Lost Journal: Early Planning for a Super Career
Journal entry: May 7, 1976 (age 7) — Early Planning for a Super Career Adults seem to think that career planning is on the mind of the average grade-schooler. … Read more
Obama’s Charmingly Offensive Road Tour
‘Grand Bargain’ turning into ‘Shady Transaction’ for Obama Thankfully the current revival of President Obama’s Charm Offensive is not a theatrical production, because the reviews are decidedly mixed. … Read more
“The Dow” Versus “The Doug”
Doug Jones doesn’t relate much to Dow Jones “It’s a sign,” exclaims a February Associated Press story — a sign that our economy is “healing.” “It signals that … Read more
Confessions of a Cursing Librarian
Even mild-mannered librarians have their limits I recently strained a tendon in my foot, which made walking extremely painful. My podiatrist suggested a cortisone shot. “This will hurt,“ … Read more
AIDS & Penises: The Dudes Doth Protest Too Much, Methinks
Call it a-few-inches-below-your-navel-gazing: Protesting male circumcision in Africa to battle a very real AIDS crisis In Reykjavik, Iceland there is the Icelandic Phallological Museum, which boasts the world’s … Read more
Lost Journal: Happy St. Patrick’s Month!
Journal entry: March 2, 2002 (age 32) — St. Patrick’s Month This week a friend from college called me, and at some point in the conversation he asked … Read more
Baby Boomers See the Bright Sides of Extreme Maturity
Focus on the upside, Boomers: We’re not old, we’re vintage Some fancy-dancy public-policy think-tank just released a brand-new study that speculates the legion of aging baby boomers will … Read more
