The More Loving One W.H. Auden Looking up at the stars, I know quite well That, for all they care, I can go to hell, But on earth indifferen...

Get Some, Colonel: I met Allen West when I was in D.C. last with Jimbo, and entirely by accident. He was most gracious. It is refreshing to...

"What Happens in Vagueness Stays in Vagueness." One of the better titles for an article I have seen recently adorns this piece fr...

Simulations: An interesting claim from The American Prospect : I eventually got the hang of The Sims, the best-selling computer game in hist...

A Solution Appears: Gatewaypundit is following this madness in Wisconsin , where legislators friendly to the public sector unions have fled ...

The Forfeit: What an interesting story : On Thursday, a girl won a match at the most historic high school state wrestling tournament in the ...

Fake? This has to be fake, right? But it's very well done.

Apologies From Dubai. Nir Rosen: ‘I Feel Like Shrinking Now’ - FishbowlDC To paraphrase Jacques Chiraq: "He missed a good opportunity t...

Rock and Rockabilly: Joel reminds us that rock and country music have a certain connection. We can make that plainer with a few examples. J...

Parade Day The preparations for the annual fire department fund-raiser are marginally less crazy this year, because our friend/neighbor/assi...

Popping the Question In keeping with today's "Plug Maggie's Farm" theme, here's an article they linked this morning a...

Down on Maggie's Farm I do like the Maggie's Farm site, and since they made an open appeal today to their readers for more exposure...

I Don't Want A Pickle: Yeah. So I took the motorcycle up to Tallulah gorge . It was like that. The late winter wind was strong enough ...

Rock & Roll: There was a recent discussion about whether rock and roll music was inherently degrading; and of course it mostly is. There...

A Novel Concept -- Or, Perhaps, One From the Sagas: The proposed law : 22-16-34. Homicide is justifiable if committed by any person while re...

Kitty Rescue Those of you who aren't sentimental about cats will suspect this is played for laughs, especially considering the portento...

A Reason to Consider Apple: In general I avoid anything with an "i-" in front of it; but this sounds worthwhile for those of you ...

Smoked Oyster Dip Family Recipe 8 oz. cream cheese 1 T lemon juice 2 t onion, grated 2 t horseradish 1/4 t Liquid Barbecue Smoke 3 drops tab...

Oyster Pie by Emeril Lagasse Updated: We used a modified Alton Brown pie crust; this will make enough dough for one pie with a top and botto...

Oysters with Cilantro-Chili Sauce by Terry Thompson-Anderson, Texas on a Plate 2 oysters, on the half-shell 6 large garlic cloves, minced 3 ...