Diet Mountain Dew. Of course, I refer to the original formula, and I’ve been over it at some length. Raisins, Rice & Rye. I’m pretty apathetic about raisin bran, but this stuff totally rocked. The flakes stayed crispy, and they had a lot of flavor. My gustatory memory for this is stronger than just about … Read more
This morning Holman Jenkins has a marvelous piece on the Obama presidency vs. the Carter presidency, particularly with regard to how each man went about trying to reach his goals. You want to know what a disaster our esteemed president is? How about a reasonable essay from a historically right-leaning editorial board speaking favorably of … Read more
I hope that means that I’m about halfway through my life, as opposed to two-thirds. That feels like a reasonable guess as to the difference between keeping healthy habits and allowing myself to regress. Occasionally I think about things like how old my dad was when things in his life happened. Mom’s been gone for … Read more