Big cities are not exactly my favorite kinds of places — I’m pretty much a country bumpkin at heart. There are many things about big cities...

I will be working away from home (in San Francisco) this week. I’m not sure what this will mean for blogging, but my guess is that it will ...

Via Tammy Bruce : Just wanted to write to you and tell you another story about an experience we had over here. As you know, I asked ...

The rightmost photo is Mt. St. Helens; the leftmost is Mt. McKinley (Denali). As usual, click on the photo for a larger version. From Jim M...

This is the third of a series of posts on the formative events in my life. Search for “formative events” to see all of them. If you could so...

Hat tip to my friend Tom B. The Philosophy of Dogs The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue. — A...

Most of the time, spam emails just tick me off. My email address is public enough that it has been discovered by just about every purveyor ...

This is the second of an intended series of posts on the formative events in my life. Search for “formative events” to see all of them. It’...

Intro Every adult can look back at their life and identify some key events that determined the path their life has taken. These are what I’...

Sat down to read the news (online, of course) with my morning cup of (wonderful Pannikin) coffee this morning, and the first thing I read wa...

Simply amazing !

Hat tip: Jim M. Question: What is the truest definition of Globalization? Answer: Princess Diana’s death. Question: How come? Answer: An Eng...

A friend emailed me commenting about finding something he posted on the Web long ago: I never imagined that it would still be available 10+ ...

Forty-two years ago today, on June 6, 1944, the largest military operation ever attempted unfolded on the beaches of Normany, France. Hundr...

When I saw Martin Feldstein’s name on this article I read it with some interest — after all, Mr. Feldstein is a famous and well-respected ec...

Sixty-four years ago today, the naval battle now known as “The Battle of Midway Island” commenced. It lasted for four long days: From the U...

Geek alert! If you’re not a Javascript/Web developer, skip quickly to the next post — that will minimize the pain. If you are a Javascript...

Miki (our rambuctious little field spaniel puppy) and I were just playing in our living room. He decided that my right thumb was a chew toy...