This, gentle readers, is a new low. I’ve written posts for this blog on planes and on trains, and now I’m writing this one in an automobile. A moving automobile. Which means I’m probably going to york all over the computer. So please excuse any spots or stains you might see as you read on. [...]
Not a lot of time, so I”m going to present this weekend’s explanation in chart form. But first, an explanation. I was amazed by what I read in this article the other day. Without realizing it, I’d kind of assumed that doctors might be less likely than the general public to request heroic measures, but [...]
I was all set to write an interesting post this weekend, and then my eight-year-old demanded asked me to get her breakfast for her. (Odd that she isn’t capable of pouring a bowl of cereal and adding milk to it, although she is perfectly capable of getting the Sun Chips and the Cheesy Poofs out.) [...]
How is television like religion? It isn’t. Although both have been described as “the opiate of the masses.” When I was growing up, all my friends were growing up in either Jewish or Christian households. All my friends who went to shul were, without exception, appalled at the idea of the collection plate. (“It’s like [...]
Earlier this week, I watched the first episode of a British drama series called State of Play. Right from the start, it was clear that this was a serious, high-quality production. Earlier than that, but still this week, I had been part of two separate discussions, one in person and one in on an online [...]
With all the recent hazzerai about possible cancellation and subsequent renewal, The Simpsons has been a frequent topic of conversation recently. While having dinner with some friends, I was amazed to find out that they didn’t know the story of how The Simpsons came about. Like everyone else in the world, these friends are younger [...]
We’re nearly a week into December, but I’m still spewing Thanksgiving-prompted ideas out here. What can I say? There just aren’t that many ideas to be had, and you people aren’t helping by making suggestions the way you should. This one, though, seemed to be a sign from above, if there were such things. Not [...]
This morning my alarm went off at 5:00. I was in the car at 5:45. It’s now 6:30, and all I want to do is go back to bed. Instead, I’m on a train. My daughter is sitting next to me, reading about Samantha who lived in 1905. But all I want to do is [...]
We were having dinner with some friends the other night— Well, they were the parents of one of my daughter’s friends. I don’t actually have any friends, as any of you who know me can attest. But anyway, I told a very amusing story about an incident that occurred at my workplace many, many years [...]
