March is a problematic month for me, being one of those two or three in the year in which anniversaries and memories--those both deleriously joyous and desperately sad--seem to congregate and coalesce in an inescapable, and sometimes overwhelming, swarm. My granddaughter's birthday. Our dinner of grace and the death of Mr. Right's first wife. "Fifteen… Continue reading Just a Daughter’s Memories: Nigeria 1959
Month: March 2022
Dear Amy Schumer (whoever you are)…
I was saddened to read this morning that you are “still triggered and traumatized” over Will Smith’s behavior on Oscar night. (Apparently –whoever you are–you’re important enough that the mere utterance of such absurd drama queenery causes media folks to snap to attention and report it.) So sorry that you’ve been victimized this way, and that… Continue reading Dear Amy Schumer (whoever you are)…
Dammit Jim, I’m a Supreme Court Nominee, Not a Biologist!
It works, doesn't it?
Dear Elon Musk
Today I received an email from Starlink. As follows: Due to excessive levels of inflation, the price of the Starlink kit is increasing from $499 to $549 for deposit holders, and $599 for all new orders, effective today. In addition, the Starlink monthly service price will increase from $99 to $110. The sole purpose of these… Continue reading Dear Elon Musk
A Meditation on Russian Birds Brides and the Men Who Love Want Them
I don't know how many of you follow Bari Weiss, but I find her to be pretty insightful. She's an extraordinarily bright and accomplished woman with a fascinating and--as the children like to say--'impactful' life, who's best known today only for her most recent high-profile move in which she resigned from the New York Times… Continue reading A Meditation on Russian Birds Brides and the Men Who Love Want Them
The Simple Things
More than five years ago (November 2016, just before the election), I wrote this post on Ricochet. I've not posted it here yet, but today I do. A headline in today's Telegraph: "A Shell Crushed the Family Next Door." Memories. For Ukraine. And the glory of the simple things. I spent several hours this… Continue reading The Simple Things
Amazing Grace–A Lenten Post
During a British conference on comparative religions, experts from around the world were discussing whether any one belief was unique to the Christian faith. They began eliminating possibilities. Incarnation? Other religions had different versions of gods appearing in human form. Resurrection? Again, other religions had accounts of return from death. The debate went on for… Continue reading Amazing Grace–A Lenten Post
Wut? Tom Brady is Back??!
No better example of what I dubbed, many years ago, "Leaving as Performance Art" in history. It checks all the boxes: Do well over the course of years with a particular set of groupies. Leave on poor terms, find another set of groupies, and do well again. Get fed up because, not enough appreciation, and… Continue reading Wut? Tom Brady is Back??!
Hot Stuff: “Something,” or perhaps I mean “It”
Sheesh, Dame Shirley. Put a sock in it, please. I was quite critical of Shirley Bassey's Goldfinger performance at the 2013 Academy Awards, although it received much affirmation from the critics at the time. As did her last night's performance of Diamonds are Forever at the BAFTAs. But I'd really rather remember her as she was,… Continue reading Hot Stuff: “Something,” or perhaps I mean “It”
Trouble in Paradise
Many decades ago (college actually, so about five) I had a friend who'd blurt out this phrase anytime something which had been going--to all appearances--rather swimmingly suddenly went sideways. Sometimes it was a relationship dust-up. Sometimes it was a class in which he'd been doing rather well, and then--suddenly--he wasn't. Or a job he'd liked,… Continue reading Trouble in Paradise