My Little Problem

Last week I decided to make good on my desire to read Masefield’s The Box of Delights, and whistled up a copy courtesy of my local library. But I did not pay close enough attention to the edition I was reserving, even after I received the copy I reserved. It wasn’t until morning coffee several [...]

That’s When I Reach For My Revolver

Wow. Ignorance abounds, even in ‘liberal’ New England:

Students at New Rochelle School High School are going to find it difficult to complete their next assignment: comparing the film adaptation of “Girl, Interrupted” to the best-selling book. In the book, Kaysen recounts her confinement at a Massachussets mental hospital in the 1960′s.”

And why is [...]

Dollar Bill

Change: getting the government you deserve, and getting it good and hard.

I am still undecided as to how to cast my vote, and I suppose some might find that astonishing at this date. Me, I’m having trouble figuring out who will cause the least damage. Who do I loathe the least?

The Hammer Song

Politics as usual?

Runnin’ Out Of Fools

I very rarely, hardly ever mention politics here… but it sure is nice to see I’m not the only one who looks askance at the nonsense coming out of Michelle Obama’s mouth.

Trouble in Mind

There’s all sorts of things going on these days to which I can hardly bear to pay attention. First we have the Oscar nominations, which I will do my level best to ignore. Not because I have a blessed thing against the Oscars in general, but I simply can’t see my way to enduring a [...]

Asking For It

This….

Spending on the state’s landmark health insurance initiative would rise by more than $400 million next year, representing one of the largest increases in the $28.2 billion state budget the governor proposed yesterday.

The biggest driver of the cost increase is projected growth in the number of people signing up for state-subsidized insurance, which [...]