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CommentaryCommentary

Things are looking up, sez President

Whaddya know? President Obama is talking up the economy. Based on a drop in the official unemployment rate to just below 10% (9.7%, to be exact), the president said today that “we are climbing out of the huge hole that we found ourselves in.” Of-course, one can’t miss the knock at the previous administration even [...]

Posted on February 5th, 2010

On the State of the Union

I’ve been a pretty light Twitter user, all in all, but last night I decided to try “live tweeting” President Obama’s State of the Union speech, for the fun of it. And I figured I may as well recycle all of those stunning bon mots for this little piece on the subject today.
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Posted on January 28th, 2010
ReviewsReviews

Follow the light: The heart in Bob Dylan’s Christmas

(Warning: Contains spoilers for those who still believe in Santa Claus)
Bob Dylan’s album Christmas In The Heart struck me both strongly and delightfully upon the very first listen, and it continues to strike me that way after many further spins. However, rather than try to make a grand case here as to why others [...]

Posted on December 21st, 2009
Canine InterestCanine Interest

Labrador Retriever insists, “I didn’t know it was loaded”

In Los Banos, California, last Saturday, a hunter waded into the water to retrieve his decoy ducks and almost found himself in Davy Jones’ Locker. (Well, alright: the bottom of a pond hardly qualifies as Davy Jones’ Locker, but I just love the expression and would like to see it return to common usage — [...]

Posted on February 3rd, 2010
ShortsShorts

Warm Feeling

An apt cartoon from Ben Lansing in this, the winter of our discontent.

(More at BenLansing.com)

Posted on February 8th, 2010