Auld Lang Syne

I know you know the song—at least some of it, anyway, if you’re like me—but what do you know of its origins?  I didn’t know much.  Peggy Noonan’s piece is educational. New Year’s Eve feels a little more arbitrary to me every year.  Any pressure to be doing something fabulous has been totally absent for … Read more

Thursday miscellanea #118

“Kill the bastards!” Nathan exclaimed, playing video games yesterday.  Oops.  It was so earnestly and innocently delivered, it was hard not to laugh, and I did.  We had a little talk about it, and he understands that’s not a word to say.  (I’m still counting my blessings.  I was two years younger than he is … Read more

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