Those readers who know me well know that I appreciate the finer things of life. My career affords me and my family a certain (high) level of luxury—a level of luxury that we have come to regard as something to which we are entitled, rather than something we enjoy from time to time. That said, … Read more
I’ve been enjoying this all day. Here is Peggy Noonan’s lyrical description of Obama at his post-election press conference, at which he did not exude humility and compromise: His detachment is so great, it is even from himself. As he spoke, he seemed to be narrating from a remove. It was like hearing the audiobook … Read more
Looks like we’ll be turning the heat on tomorrow. I had lunch with one of my favorite high school teachers yesterday. She is even more charming, witty, and insightful than I remember, and she looks like she’s aged about six months in the 22 years since I’ve seen her. What a delight our visit was! … Read more