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A coffee table not likely to flow with my wife’s decorating plans.
Month: June 2007
Readers Digest, May 1961—Part 2
On page 37 we find the above declaration over an article by Hanson W. Baldwin. It’s easy to forget that Muslim radicals didn’t invent the use of hostage taking as a instrument of low-instensity warfare.  When this article was published, Hanson had already been the Naval Editor for the New York Times for almost 20 […]
Uncle Ross Passed Away Today
I just got the news. He was a few months shy of his 99th birthday. Uncle Ross was not my uncle, but rather the uncle of my father-in-law. He was a fascinating, chatty presence at a few Thanksgiving dinners in recent years. I didn’t know him well. To be honest, I don’t think I’ve ever heard his last name. The […]
Readers Digest, May 1961—Part 1
Why am I live-blogging a 46-year-old copy of Reader’s Digest? For the long answer, see the previous post. The short answer? “Because nobody has any danged historical perspective anymore.” Besides, the niche is wide open. I pretty much own the old-Reader’s-Digest-live-blogging position. So here goes. When this copy of Reader’s Digest (“Articles of Lasting Interest” it says on the cover) hit the grocery […]
Back from “the Lakehouse”. . .
. . .and I need a haircut. I actually needed a haircut before I left for the lake five days ago. Now I really need a haircut. And when a bald man needs a haircut bad, well, it’s not good. There is much I love about the lakehouse, but best thing of all is the […]
A Missive From a Rural McDonalds
Sorry for the sparse bloggage over the last few days dear friend. Since Thursday night I’ve been at “the lakehouse”—a wonderfully situated place owned by the grandfather of the wife of a brother-in-law. It is in rural Southeastern Oklahama, about 20 miles from where I grew up. The aforementioned brother-in-law and wife are kind enough […]
An Important Book at a Pivotal Time
First, full disclosure. . . Stephen Mansfield is a dear friend. But that doesn’t mean I’m exaggerating when I say that his new book deserves the attention of every individual that cares about the future of our nation. Ten Tortured Words: How the Founding Fathers Tried to Protect Religion in America . . . and […]
Leaked—Rosie O’Donnell’s Monday “To Do” List
Found  outside a New Jersey Taco Mayo. . . TO DO  1. ___ Find that scrawny b**** E.H.. Kill & Eat 2. ___ Become 4th Dixie Chick (mandolin lessons!) 3. ___ TrumpDump! (Drive by Trump’s house. Poop on lawn. again) 4. ___ Look like crap. (get someone to video it) 5. ___ Check Daily Kos, Dem. Und., comment threads for fresh […]