Danica Patrick is a better racer than Richard Petty is an elder statesman

I’m not going to say much about Richard Petty’s latest comments on Danica Patrick. I respect Petty’s life and career, and I wish he’d remain above this sort of fray. If Danica Patrick were without racing skill, I would not be a fan. (Granted I enjoyed watching her much more in IndyCar. I like speed.) … Read more

Ten reasonable things we will never hear in Obama’s State of the Union

I gave some thought to live-blogging tonight’s State of the Union address on Twitter, but decided to pass. I could write it, frankly. Our esteemed president is relentlessly predictable. I expect zero surprises. What would surprise me, though? Hmmm… “By any reasonable measure, the Affordable Care Act is a failure. I look forward to working … Read more

An email exchange with my respected elders

I thought I might work on a couple of longer posts today in and around cooking and watching football. I wasn’t expecting to publish anything. But sometimes posts write themselves. Below is an email exchange I’ve had this weekend with a couple of family members (anonymized as Respected Elder #1 and Respected Elder #2). There … Read more

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