I was just listening to MSNBC out of corner of my ear, and I heard that there is some sort of Barbie controversy brewing. Apparently, people are upset that Barbie suddenly has tattoos. To which I resp… more →
Cocking A Snook Too!westlinntutor wrote 3 months ago: True story: At the dawn of the computer age, when I was in tenth grade, all of our essays for Englis … more →
westlinntutor wrote 3 months ago: As the new school year quickly approaches, so, too, do many of the back-to-school expenses. There ar … more →
penguindust wrote 7 months ago: I was just listening to MSNBC out of corner of my ear, and I heard that there is some sort of Barbie … more →
penguindust wrote 7 months ago: The greatest satirists of our age I haven’t blogged in a long time. The Rick Steves thing does … more →
penguindust wrote 1 year ago: My dad is a pretty cool guy. He’s dapper, charming, and polite to a fault. He comes from hardy … more →
penguindust wrote 2 years ago: As I think I’ve explained before, I read my local college newspaper in order that I might be a … more →
penguindust wrote 2 years ago: Here is what I don’t understand: why is Martin Luther King, Jr. heralded as the first leader o … more →
penguindust wrote 2 years ago: When their kids had problems, my grandparents’ generation had a cheap and easy solution: “get over i … more →
penguindust wrote 2 years ago: There’s a little girl who lives next door to me, about 5, and fully capable of walking and tal … more →
penguindust wrote 2 years ago: I don’t try to be brilliant, it just comes to me. So I wasn’t surprised when, without ev … more →
penguindust wrote 2 years ago: Children love symmetry, adore things in pairs. Anything good can automatically be made (in a mathema … more →
penguindust wrote 2 years ago: As I’m going to assume none of you knows, I have been nominated for a prize, although I am not … more →
penguindust wrote 2 years ago: Standing in line at a fancy grocery store, I spotted a display (among many). EXTRA EXTRA VIRGIN OLIV … more →
JJ wrote 3 years ago: Alert! Alert! Contrary to previous reports, Innocence and Naïveté are alive and they occupy a colleg … more →