If I’m not into a book by page 80, I put it down and walk away. I used to keep slogging out of some misguided sense of duty, but screw that. I read less than I ever have, and I don’t want to spend the time on something that hasn’t engaged me. If I’m not … Read more
ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) — A NASA astronaut was arrested Monday on battery and attempted kidnapping charges after allegedly trying to subdue a romantic rival with pepper spray and abduct her from a parking lot at Orlando International Airport, police said. Further quoting the CNN story: Navy Capt. Lisa Marie Nowak, who flew her first space … Read more
Today, or yesterday, or probably both, someone meeting exceedingly narrow current “standards” of attractiveness, and perhaps with a fair bit of money, but almost certainly exhibiting little or no real talent, behaved in a way sufficiently rude and/or crude that were the perpetrator a friend or coworker, some degree of anger or even temporary ostracism … Read more