Some of the most amazing architectural spaces of the last century were American train stations — many of which were torn down to make room for some souless modern piece of dreck. For example, read this and weep: Demolished! 11 Beautiful Train Stations That Fell To The Wrecking Ball (And The Crappy Stuff Built In […]
It’s the Bluejay Crisis of 2009. Day 1. We’ve known for several weeks that we had a pair of nesting bluejays in the back yard. As of today, however, any person (or dog) that ventured out the back door was subjected to screechy dive bombing about the head and shoulders. Eventually, we deduced the cause […]
My Dad will be 80 tomorrow. In the morning we’ll all load up and make the three-and-a-half hour drive into the hills of southeastern Oklahoma to the ancestral home to join the celebration. Dad and Mom will have every one one of their 10 grandchildren with them at church Sunday morning–an increasingly difficult feat to […]
Jonah Goldberg on the betrayal and death of the free enterprise system: Et Tu, Big Business? The coup de grâce of capitalism’s murder is at the hands of its most successful child. My school years validated! Researchers discover the value of daydreaming. A Wandering Mind Heads Straight Toward Insight:Researchers Map the Anatomy of the Brain’s […]
From the Wall Street Journal: Girl “Accidentally” Gets 56 Tattoos on Her Face Let’s go to the video . . .
Hot, with astonishing levels of humidity this weekend. Last night the air was thicker than a taxi driver’s accent. On cue, we developed an A/C problem today. Help is on the way first thing in the morning. Speaking of technologies on which I’ve become utterly dependent . . . Last Friday morning my MacBook refused […]
I wrote the previous post right before turning in last night. As I was drifting off, I was reminded of a wonderful quote by William F. Buckley about the cluelessness of smart people. He famously said: I would rather be governed by the first 2,000 names in the Boston phone book than by the faculty […]
Get comfortable. I feel an essay coming on. Actually, this one has been germinating for a couple of weeks . . . ever since I saw a flurry of discussion last week about a study published in the journal of the National Institute of Education titled, “Conservatism and Cognitive Ability.” I know you will be […]
A bunch of billionaires got together in New York the other day to discuss the world’s problems. Apparently in the minds of these oligarchs, our biggest problem is too many people. Seriously. As the Times of London described it: SOME of America’s leading billionaires have met secretly to consider how their wealth could be used […]
