The things we do for love

Okay, slightly misleading title, but the damn song is in my head and has been since last night so I had to inflict it upon you, gentle reader. Like walking in the rain and the snow When there’s nowhere to go And you’re feelin’ like a part of you is dying And you’re looking for […]

Kid talk

Last night at dinner came an interesting conversation with my oldest. He was asking, as he often does, about Foreign Affairs: Son: “So, will Badam Sudain ever hurt us?” Parent: “No, honey, he’s in jail and will stay there a long time.” Son: “But that’s up to the judge, right?” Parent: “The judge said he […]

Jokers

“I guess the people I feel worst for are Carter and Ford. Because they have to be watching all this thinking, we’re not getting that.” —Jon Stewart, on media coverage of Ronald Reagan’s death “The head of the CIA, George Tenet, resigned last week. He didn’t want to resign, but when you don’t have any […]