Here’s something I found on my brother Tom’s blog posted August 13. Don’t worry: Despite where you think the story is going, it is not depressing. Well, actually, one piece of the story is depressing, or maybe the right word … Continue reading
According to a CNN report yesterday, 9-11 first responders — the police, firefighters, and other emergency personnel who rushed to ground zero in the immediate aftermath of the attacks — will not be able to attend this year’s observance of … Continue reading
This is getting less and less funny and almost painfully embarrassing. Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann began a rally in Spartanburg SC earlier today by saying, “Before we get started, let’s all say ‘Happy Birthday’ to Elvis Presley today.” Actually, today … Continue reading
From what I hear from people who read it a lot more often than I do, The Washington Post, did a less-than-excellent job reporting on the debt ceiling mess when it was still an issue. But a week and a … Continue reading
As I wrote last night, Warren Buffett objects to paying a substantially lower overall tax rate than most middle-class Americans, including his own staff. (See his op-ed from Sunday’s New York Times here.) Lately, a number of Republicans from that … Continue reading
As I’m sure you know, investor Warren Buffett is one of the richest people in the world (the third richest, in fact, according the Forbes’ list from March). Yesterday’s New York Times published on op-ed piece by Buffett that begins … Continue reading
Kevin Drum has written a brief piece on Rick Perry to explain why he doesn’t think Perry can win the Republican nomination for president. It’s also useful as an overview of the less appealing aspects of Perry’s politics and character … Continue reading
Jon Stewart has a brilliant piece here showing Megyn Kelly’s take on various family-friendly programs before and after going on her own maternity leave: The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook … Continue reading
Bill Cosby used to do a routine about his shop teacher’s effort to figure out who had done something bad. No one would confess, so the shop teacher started explaining that the action in question proved the culprit had a … Continue reading
Here are a couple of interesting short segments about the language Esperanto broadcast on British television programs in the last few years. First, Arthur Smith has a short segment on The One Show: And here Kelly Clarkson learns some Esperanto … Continue reading