“No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” –Murrow Last night, S. & I went to a preview of Good Night, and Good Luck, George Clooney’s biopic of Edward R. Murrow, defender of truth, justice,… more ›

Who knew you could buy this kind of stuff at Amazon.com?!?! And in case you can’t think of a reason to use these items, here’s a list by Annie Sprinkle entitled “101 Uses for Sex.” Explore. And enjoy! And another… more ›

Yiddish hopeless, doomed Let this be the first attempt to make Yiddish the official language of the Internet. I mean why should everyone have to 1/2 learn broken English when Yiddish lends itself much more nicely to global communication? It’s… more ›

The Catholic Church’s latest witch hunt (or if you prefer, inquisition (or perhaps crusade)) against homosexuals in the seminaries has got me thinking about when I lived in Poland and Ukraine all those years ago. I remember how strange I… more ›

Today is the 14th birthday of the most important female in my life: Clover Leaf. Happy birthday, Mama Cat! more ›

And now 5 good tunes to listen to: Audio #1Audio #2Audio #3Audio #4Audio #5 more ›

Here are some “blind” online images that I wanted to share. I hope you enjoy. If you want more information about any of them or why I put them here, just ask. Image #1Image #2Image #3Image #4Image #5 more ›

Our president is scheduled to address the nation tonight from the former city of New Orleans. Surely somewhere in his address he will repeat his the-buck-stops-here sentiment. But the more I think about his apology, the more worthless & futile… more ›

That’s right, baby: You don’t have to live like a refugee! Particularly if living like a refugee means you and your extended family are holed up in a one-bedroom apartment across the hallway with 2 huge dogs. It’s not that… more ›

Latin for “let it stand.” The legal principle of deferring to previous judicial precedents. The confirmation of Judge John Roberts seems so far to be primarily a debate between keeping the law as it is and overturning legal decisions (as… more ›