How is it possible that someone who was so likeable and so inspiring while running for president could, day by day, be so unlikable and so uninspiring as president? That’s Ruben Navarrette, who is no GOP apologist, in an editorial today on CNN.com. The piece includes an occasional conciliatory snippet, but for the most part, … Read more
I’ve been hugely and uncharacteristically sloppy in keeping up with our household filing, so of course this is the time of year that the devil calls such in. I hope to get on top of the mountain by the end of the weekend. Well, we’re two thirds of the way through Obama’s vaunted first 100 … Read more
So I stayed home today to make sure someone was here when the Sears repairman showed up to have a look at our treadmill, for which we purchased an extended warranty. He arrived about 7:45 this evening, so I torched the leave for nothing. This is not his fault. I quite liked him, actually. He … Read more