Happy Independence Day

“It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more. You will think me … Read more

Obamacare employer mandate postponed until after the ’14 election

Another platter of candy and ice cream for everyone!  (Vegetables later.) Apparently by executive fiat, the Obama administration is postponing the Obamacare employer mandate by one year. As reported here, this rather unfortunate (for the Obama administration) development was probably meant to be dribbled out this evening, so that some substantial percentage of it would … Read more

Oliver, 2004-2013

Oliver died this morning.  We think he was 9.  He was an adult cat when we adopted him, so we can’t tell for sure. Oliver was the first cat I ever loved.  I think part of that was that he was the first cat who ever chose me.  (That’s him hanging out in my study, … Read more

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