wrote 1 month ago: HAVING the proverbial bad penny turn up is already inauspicious, but when the bad penny in circulati … more →
wrote 2 months ago: 一言居士 - A person who has something to say about everything Why are there so many people here? Importa … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Spotted this rather interesting display on a recent Sunday morning in Harlem. Looks like quite a par … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Marry, sir, they have committed false report; moreover, they have spoken untruths; secondarily, they … more →
wrote 3 months ago: “I have a lot to say,” said the fish, “but my mouth is full of water.” - Geo … more →
wrote 5 months ago: The press is so powerful in its image-making role that it can make a criminal look like he’s the vic … more →
wrote 5 months ago: IT’S not a good sign when the Japanese government lifts a PR strategy from Cracker Jack. Reade … more →
wrote 8 months ago: A semi-occasional commenter who chose the name Peace Tax for his latest note wrote: I am convinced t … more →
wrote 9 months ago: IF YOU had trouble wrapping your head around the concept of “designer jeans”, wait until you read th … more →
wrote 9 months ago: A few nights ago, we went through our typical bedtime routine with Will. Bath. Wrap like a burrito t … more →
wrote 9 months ago: JAPANESE festivals can be more fun that a barrel of monkeys ripped on fermented fruit, but a Taiwane … more →
wrote 9 months ago: THAT won’t be an idle question after you read this article in the Weekly Standard: Last month … more →
wrote 9 months ago: THE Nagata-cho Deep Throat column in the 13 August edition of the weekly Shukan Gendai reports that … more →
wrote 10 months ago: READER Camphortree wrote in this week to suggest that incipient Alzheimer’s was one possible e … more →
wrote 10 months ago: THE Canadians scored a hat trick even though hockey season hasn’t begun yet. As the News Canad … more →
wrote 10 months ago: THE STORY is old enough to have curdled, but it’s news to me. MSNBC-Reuters reported in June: … more →
wrote 10 months ago: REUTERS reports that South Korean scientists have created a dog that glows: South Korean scientists … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Today was our Munchkins first day of summer camp. Come August, he will be starting pre-school, so we … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Did you know that Roosters were mean? I sure as hell didn’t. But I definitely do now. I can o … more →