Last night, well, early this morning really, a strange idea came to me. We were talking in the 3rd cafe of the night about BTers we’d met and not met. About meetups that we’d been to and had to miss....
Read MoreMythmother directed my attention to an editorial in the LA Times by JOSHUA MURAVCHIK, at the American Enterprise Institute. This editorial cries out for a bit of rhetorical analysis. Allow me to take a stab at it. Muravchik...
Read More[update]See additional chart below. The Scottish branch of my family was unified against two groups: Catholics, or as they were called, “the Bloody Papists,” and the Scottish Episcopal Church, “as good as...
Read MoreThe week ended with a bang in my humble schoolroom. One little darling lost the glow-in-the-dark superball she earned for her behavior last week. She was in tears and angrily accused everyone nearby of stealing it. This...
Read MoreMany members of the netroots community have been angry, upset, or uncertain about Jim Webb of VA. His record is not what you expect from a Democratic Senator. He is an Annapolis Grad and a former Marine. He was Secretary of the...
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