2021 archive
See Straws. Grasp. 0
The editorial board of the Las Vegas Sun, is, methinks, unduly optimistic.
Signs of the Times, Reprise 0
While we’re on the subject . . . .
Signs of the Times 0
In a larger article over the (frankly, ginned up and phony) fuss over critical race theory, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Bill Torpy includes this observation, almost as an aside:
The last time I looked at the sign, perhaps a year ago, it had changed to the “War for Southern Independence.”
I suppose that’s progress.
Follow the link for the rest.
Vaccine Nation 0
Sam’s guest, an immunologist, discusses how vaccines work.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Resolve differences related to incidences on your highways and byways with politeness.
Recommended Listening 0
The Amazing Adventures of Letitia Carberry, by Mary Roberts Rinehart.
This book is an absolute hoot! When I look at the picture of Rinehart in the Wikipedia article, a very properly encorseted lady of the early 20th century, I would not imagine her capable of penning such a delightfully farcical and irreverent mystery story.
But I am a victim of my own preconceptions.
She was, and she did.
About Those Chickens 0
Sometimes they do, indeed, come home to roost.
Devolution 0
A former Republican–one who once held a leadership position in his local committee–looks with dismay at what has happened to his party. A nugget; follow the link for his evidence.
A quibble: I think the change started several decades earlier than he suggests. It took time for the rot to take root and spread before its fruit fully ripened and burst into view.
Origins (of COVID) Issue 0
David talks with pandemic response expert Dr. Ashish Jha about how the COVID pandemic may have started and about the likelihood of the “lab leak” theory. (Spoiler alert: not very likely.)
Abominable 0
Who the hell comes up with these ideas?