There is a rumor going around that a Maître d’ in a restaurant in New York refused to seat the Bush twins, telling them that the restaurant would be full for the next four years. I have to admit, I thought “right on” when I first read that. I’ve had a minor comeuppance, however. The [...]
Since I just quoted a Montréal blog, and list now three in my sidebar, I thought I should post a little something as to why. In June I went to Montréal for a wedding and fell in love with the city for several reasons. First, I am bilingual, more or less. In California, this is [...]
Vu d’ici posts “10 reasons why blogging is good for you,” and acknowledges that, while blogging is a very public (and mildly if not sometimes very exhibitionistic) act, it is also personal and introspective. Her first reason, letting the world know about you, gets to the exhibitionist part. However, three of her reasons get directly [...]
A new site is trying to get progressives to remind everyone, especially the media, that many progressive issues are “moral issues.” So much of the post-election hoopla has been arguing that the election was about “values,” that somehow a very narrow concept of Christian “morality” defined the results. That particular segment of the Right likes [...]
The BBC has published a good obituary for a controversial man.