As I was returning home from an errand this morning, I met on the road a man driving a utility tractor with a front end loader attachment. We are surrounded by farmland, so this is hardly unusual. I’ll see three quarters of the 2009 John Deere catalog between now and Thanksgiving. What was unusual, however, … Read more
Is it AIG’s substantial quarterly loss? Or is it more federal funds for them? Will you stop talking yet, Mr. President? Please? Will you stop rescuing us for just a moment? Please? Can you please find it in yourself to stop town-halling and backyarding and joint-addressing and web-siting and Q&Aing and YouTubing and just shut … Read more
If you haven’t known me for at least 15 years, you wouldn’t believe how much better I am at not sweating the small stuff than I used to be. Recently more than one person has actually hung the word “easygoing” on me. (I shall now pause so that the aforementioned long acquaintees have a chance … Read more