Kevin and the gang at Wizbang are once again presenting the Weblog Awards, and as usual, they have done a very impressive job pulling it all together. This thing sort of slipped by my radar this year (okay, I’m not the most observant of girls when I’m on painkillers), and if I am reading correctly, then today is the last day to nominate your favorite blogs in one of any number of categories. This year, the Wizbang folks have smartly... Read more
Last night my husband and I were privileged to attend a recital by a great artist, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, as she makes her way through the great concert halls of the world in a “goodbye” tour before retirement. She looked and sounded gorgeous and when she first stepped out and began the recitative to Die ihr des unermesslichen Weltalls (You, who Revere the Creator of the Boundless Universe) in the great Carnegie Hall, I thought, “outside, the world is... Read more
Thanks kindly for enduring my ummm, bloopiness the other day. I thought about taking down that post but my Li’l Bro Thom liked it and told me to keep it up. “It’s half ‘put up yer dukes’ and half ‘oh, look at the pretty kitty!'” This is why I am not much of a drinker, and never used drugs. One glass of wine makes me giddy. A little muscle relaxant and well…do you know, I had the most amazing day... Read more
I’ve written before about Ann Coulter’s untamed mouth and how she manages to weaken her own arguments (and cause relentless misunderstanding and hardship for “her side”) with her undisciplined “let me be caustic, free-wheeling and outrageous” schtick. I don’t understand other people’s adoration of the woman. To me she has always been a partly exploded roman candle whose remaining gunpowder has seemed at risk to imminent blast, leaving a trail of destruction behind her. Her delayed, back-up blast seems to... Read more
ADDENDUM**Take prescribed medicines only as prescribed.** Sigh. Well. So, my back has been bothering me and making it difficult to sit for any length of time, and moving around has also been a pain. No major problem. I did begin a new exercise regime, though, and that plus another situation and my muscles are spasming. Spasm.ming… My muscles are in spasm. My back. Oh, the pain. But muscle relaxants are nice. I mentioned to the doctor that the low dose... Read more
Blogging is light and email and comment moderation are also backed up, sorry – am just stepping in for a break in a full day of medical appointments and will try to catch up this evening. Sorry for any inconvenience. Those of you emailing and inquiring as to my health, thank you; no, there is nothing serious going on – my “day of appointments” was merely the usual monitoring/upkeep and today I had a family function to organize. Will hopefully... Read more
(Via Instapundit.) He gets it. Al Gore understands Iraq’s connection to terrorism and Saddam’s murderous ambitions. He gets the connection between Iraq and the Achille Lauro! He really, really hates Iraq and Saddam. He’s aware of the dangers of Iraqi interests in nuclear weapons! Al Gore gets the danger of Saddam Hussein! Or, he did, once upon a time. Watch the tape, before it is taken down. As I have said before: …it was the policy of the United States... Read more
Yes, that’s an oil spot on the driveway, a basketball hoop on the bad garage, a doghouse in the back w/ dog, and a swing on the big tree. I draw bad. Based on the drawing and the 10 answers they gave this is a summary of their personality: Your house tells the world that you ought to be a leader. You are a freedom lover and a strong person. You are shy and reserved. If you’ve drawn a cross... Read more
My turn from left to right began with the Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas debacle, and Captain Ed does a great job of demonstrating in this post exactly how despicable and underhanded was the behavior of the left in that circumstance. Ed has been writing about Clarence Thomas for several days now, and all of his posts are worth reading, but do read that first one I’ve linked to, because I remember watching that exchange and becoming more and more frustrated by... Read more
A real quick round-up as I am doing the paying work today, and will later this evening be updating the bookshelf: Btw, the Steel Cut Oatmeal is unbelievably addictive and good. We’re winning in Iraq, finally, because the Iraqis want us to. Perhaps they are finally shaking off the effects of 40 years of tyranny. This is good. Quick question: Is this really how politics were played years ago, to overwhelmingly pass a war-funding bill – one with an attached... Read more
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