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Thefirst time I saw Caitlin Clark, I got a very strong impression that she was unspoiled. I got the impression that she cared about basketball, cared about her teammates, and hardly at… Read More
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2024-04-10 13:48
Kiri was a good friend, who died recently.My wife and I traveled to towns near Pittsburgh, to attend his Celebration of Life, put together by his family. He left behind three devastate… Read More
2024-04-09 18:45
I'm diabetic (Type 2), but I found that most of the things I have to worry about are things that everybody should worry about. In the long run, high blood sugar (essentially the defini… Read More
2024-04-07 15:46
In the culture I come from, a lot of humor is of the putdown variety. This morning, I realized that a lot of this comes to us from witty people who have been admired for a century!This… Read More
2024-04-05 17:32
In the absence of other information, we have to assume that the political inclination of any person is a considered choice, based on objective and reasonable choices. But my prejudices… Read More
2024-03-29 15:11
Though I'm a firm atheist, and I don't believe in the divinity of Jesus of Nazareth, my belief in the historicity of Jesus is a little difficult to shake off, and perhaps not necessary to do… Read More
2024-03-26 21:41
Today I want to head in a new direction. My readers may not know that, until I was 26, I grew up in a Third World country. In contrast to the prejudiced views of certain people… Read More
2024-03-18 19:53
The Trump family has decided to infuse new blood into the GOP political machine. What will happen? Will they get to paint their headquarters in gold, or go into bankruptcy? … Read More
2024-03-18 01:35
Well, Kate and I just got back from the funeral service for a recently deceased close friend. The funeral service was held in a small Evangelical church. A little into
the servi… Read More
2024-02-13 23:58
This is wonderful advice, all the more poignant for coming from Richard P. Feinman. Some of you are cautious about whose advice you take—only to be expected after so much gasligh… Read More
2024-02-07 15:01
The problems with immigration are closely tied to our attitudes towards social welfare.Politically, people's attitudes towards social welfare are numerous, ranging from "We don't need any so… Read More
2024-02-02 21:03
There's a lot of evidence to believe that those who work in the area of guiding young people through the process of gender transitioning—getting ready for a sex change—have been… Read More
2024-01-22 16:11
The last few days I have been thinking about what sort of example have I been setting for the people around me?If I had lots of kids, that's one way a person could expect to have a large inf… Read More
2024-01-17 22:11
Donald Trump was, and continues to be, a pain in the a$$. Many trumpees claim to believe him (though sometimes they qualify their belief by saying "He tells the truth in a certain sens… Read More
2024-01-10 20:13
That was the headline of a New Yorker article just this morning. Apparently school attendance was bad during the COVID pandemic (assume even after adjustment for school closings), but… Read More
2024-01-08 20:46
Most everyone knows that the hit musical (and movie from around 1964) was based on one of George Bernard Shaw's famous plays, Pygmalion. I was thinking about the words of Higgins, comm… Read More
2024-01-01 17:43
Last April, I put up a long post about my mother, Kamala Philips, on our companion blog—Archie's Archives. She was a musical powerhouse, and a lot of what I remember of her… Read More
2023-12-24 20:32
The tea I'm most familiar with is cut black tea. This is often put into tea bags, and you can make either hot tea with it, or iced tea. Hot tea is lightened with a little milk, o… Read More
2023-12-24 20:03
I have been a staunch Beatles fan for close to 67 years! I have been an ardent fan of each of the Beatles for most of these years, but most definitely a John Lennon fan since he was de… Read More
2023-12-17 21:19
Recently, Hamas, an organization that is constituted of the most anti-Israel members of the Palestinian population, launched an attack on Israeli civilians—on October 7th—which i… Read More
2023-12-03 21:57
Well, today Katie decided it was the best day to put up decorative Christmas-type lights! Two of my close friends died, but I guess these sorts of decorations should not be left undone… Read More
2023-11-25 18:25
This isn't a new idea for me; over the years I've made numerous starts on one, but never continued with them. I want to write a cookbook for people—mainly guys—who have neve… Read More
2023-11-08 15:24
Have you noticed how bright people are often easily bored?Well, there are lots of problems with this statement, one of which is that there really isn't an (1) objective, (2) reliable and con… Read More
2023-10-12 01:03
There are all sorts of people reading these blogs, and it's quite possible that some of them might feel picked on by this particular post. On the other hand, some of them might feel a… Read More
2023-09-15 22:24
The James Webb Space Telescope There's recently been a lot of excitement about the images coming in from the so-called JWST, the latest telescope sent out by NASA and the JPL, and commentato… Read More
2023-08-15 17:23
The picture some analysts paint of those who have followed Trump ardently for the last decade or so, is of hardworking, conservative people, mostly rural, who do not like the educated elite… Read More
2023-07-10 20:58
Yeah, we watched it. We thought it was good, but we're not mainstream types, and we tend to like oddball things. We both like Harrison Ford, after all, he invented the motor car… Read More
2023-07-01 23:19
There's no such person. Let me explain.Suppose we have a collection of points on a line, and we had a direction on that line that corresponded to "better", and the opposite direction c… Read More
2023-07-01 00:33
Yes, that's right; the post I intended to put here went into Archie's Archives. Please pop over there and get it. I should move it over, but it's 8:32 at night, and it has been a… Read More
2023-06-01 01:49
I'm reading in the news, and seeing on YouTube, etc, that the United Methodist Church (UMC for short) is undergoing great organizational disruption.It's been decades since I left the church… Read More
2023-05-23 11:12
I just noticed today that the post on 'Kim's Game' had been left incomplete, and terminated abruptly in the middle of a sentence. I fixed this Read More
2023-05-11 18:17
Gene Sprechini, 1952--2023, was one of my closest friends. He died last week, after a painful illness. He leaves behind a wonderful family: a loving and beautiful wife, at least… Read More
2023-03-19 23:25
Presently we have two dogs: a 90-pound 'boxador', a boxer crossed with a Chocolate Lab; and a 30-pound sort of terrier mutt. The larger dog is a perfect gentleman: he doesn't go throug… Read More
2023-03-07 15:33
[I will provide links for these that point to recordings on YouTube later; I'm writing this on my phone, which isn't 'smart' enough to make it easy to paste URLs.]The first is the fina… Read More
2023-03-06 02:19
A lot of the time, I found myself teaching topics In loved, to a mix of (1) students who did not want to learn the stuff---or did not want to have it presented the way I was presenting it, a… Read More
2023-01-05 17:06
Recently, on Facebook, someone remembered Anne Frank, and how she affected some, and right away, others were quick to criticize those who chose either side of the discussion.I read A. F.'s d… Read More
2022-12-07 14:48
One of the hardest things for anyone who does not believe in an afterlife, is to console someone who is bereaved. What are we to tell them?-------- God has called your loved one, to be… Read More
2022-10-16 16:32
Long ago, when I retired, I met with the advisor the retirement company assigned to me, to decide what to do with my retirement savings. (My employer and I had been giving them a littl… Read More
2022-10-12 16:26
Continuing a pattern that has really never worked for me, I'm writing about something I don't know anything about. Why should I change now?Like lots of other retirees, I am living off… Read More
2022-09-28 21:57
The words we use in America (or the USA, or just the US, if you insist) are in a deplorable state. I'm old, and my days is almost done, as Enid Blyton would say, so my level of concern… Read More
2022-09-25 18:07
I read the book Profiles in Ignorance. It was tough going because it really wasn't a laugh a minute; it was a groan a second.The followers of trump may have felt that they elected him… Read More
2022-09-14 16:54
In the last century, John Lennon of the Beatles got a lot of hate when he said that they (The Beatles) were more popular than Jesus Christ. It may have been true, based on the statisti… Read More
2022-08-30 17:26
When I was young, I signed up for Boy Scouts. At that time--and possibly even now; I'm out of touch with them--a lot of the early skills taught in Bit Scouts meetings were based on the… Read More
2022-08-08 20:47
A beautiful face is a wonderful thing for anyone to have. An amazing voice would be great, as well. What about a glowing smile?ONJ had all three! I would say---at the risk… Read More
2022-08-03 15:30
When I was growing up, the equality of women was not something that was taken for granted, either by men or by women.Make no mistake; there were plenty of enlightened men who believed in som… Read More
2022-07-19 13:43
These days I spend a lot of time reading. It so happens that I was reading a passage about a meal, and now I'm hungry for pasta! It's only 8 in the morning, and I'm craving Fettu… Read More
2022-06-04 13:48
First off: is the plural of 'paradox' simply 'paradoxes', or 'paradoci'? (Or is a paradox better than one dox, and already plural?)Ok, here's the conundrum, and it's a serious issue.&n&hell…Read More
2021-09-24 13:49
I had vowed (in a manner of speaking) to be patient with the Alt-Right. It is so easy to be annoyed with their lack of substance, their disregard for the health of the very old, the ve… Read More
2021-08-29 17:12
[When reading what follows, bear in mind that I do not write from first hand knowledge, or even third-hand knowledge. Read, for instance, https://www.u4.no/publications/corruption-in-a… Read More
2021-08-14 01:31
When it comes to foreign wars, I am a complete outsider. Of course, I have opinions. But I know little or nothing of the so-called "calculations" that the generals in the Pentago… Read More
2021-07-27 14:18
Many of us have realized that the Republican Party has begun to fragment over the last few years. (So have the Democrats, but the Dems, at least, are more in tune with the conventional… Read More
2021-07-25 15:53
Why people consider politics as something dirty is because there are two aspects to it.The first is to get into City Council, or the State House of Representatives, or Congress, or the Senat… Read More
2021-07-11 16:54
Well.How is everyone? I don't expect you to answer that, but I thought I'll start out on a less egocentric note than seems natural to me. (You have to expect that bloggers, by th… Read More
2021-06-26 22:20
Yesterday and today are the days of Homemade Days, an annual festival that takes place in Brandon Park, close to where we live. On the face of it, it's just a neighborhood festival for… Read More
2021-06-01 20:31
I'm going to talk about all sorts of things, and if I lose track of what I'm saying, my apologies in advance!Five years before Obama arrived in the Senate, nobody would have thought seriousl… Read More
2021-05-24 15:14
So, most people seldom give a thought to the psychology of a browser. (Maybe we should call it the Spychology, for obvious reasons.)My browser is Firefox von Mozilla. A while ago… Read More
2021-05-11 13:16
Back in the dawn of computers, the number of people using computers were very few. This handful knew all about computers. Some decades later, they were able to do miraculous thin… Read More
2021-04-30 16:55
This is a 3-part post, and I worry that the title may not fit on the page.Biden After 100 DaysI saw a lot of Biden's--distanced--address to Congress. There was not a lot of surprises… Read More
2021-04-16 16:06
I did not have the courage to put on the post title exactly what I wanted to write about, which is: the attitude of 'Liberals' towards 'Conservatives', or more specifically, the attitudes of… Read More
2021-04-13 01:55
First off, in Minnesota they had brought the policeman who was responsible for George Floyd's death to trial. I don't know how that is going, but I will leave that to Minnesota to deal… Read More
2021-04-12 21:58
Well, guess what.My daughter, who lives in Tucson, AZ, has decided to have a Podcast. The easiest way to do this is to set it up in our Archie's Archives Blog, and provide links to the… Read More
2021-03-05 23:03
Actually, her name is Lola, because—you guessed it—whatever she wants, she gets. She is a snow-white little long-haired American Short-hair, which means she’s just a… Read More
2021-02-20 17:12
Hi there!I suppose no one who has my level of cooking experience (namely moderate) has a right to break into the Blogging About Cooking racket. I should check with my Board of Director… Read More
2021-02-12 21:56
Dear Friends:I normally write these blog posts in a stream-of-consciousness way; sometimes that comes out making a lot of sense to my readers, other times it does not. Today’s topic&m&hell…Read More
2021-01-22 18:17
My fears for this Inauguration were not realized---except for one, which cannot be verified yet---and Joe Biden takes the oath of office without much fanfare. There certainly were lots… Read More
2021-01-09 18:19
Well, I have been watching the gruesome circus on the Mall, and I’m horrified, but more at why the usual security forces were not able to hold the fort. They’re awfully goo… Read More
2020-12-29 16:28
Dear Friends,I'm beginning to realize that the vast majority of US citizens do not like to get any unsolicited advice, or even solicited advice. As my stepson says, half in fun, Don't… Read More
2020-12-14 18:24
I keep worrying about whether I am showing a face that is too obnoxiously cheerful, because so many of our fellow-citizens (and, very likely, so many of your actual neighbors) are probably d… Read More
2020-12-03 14:08
I'm planning to write about Hansel und Gretel by Humperdick in our companion Blog. Arch Read More
2020-11-22 18:30
First of all, here's wishing everyone a happy Thanksgiving! I'm going to keep doing this, because I'll probably forget that I have done it already.There are many things that Trump has… Read More
2020-11-19 16:42
I know that something must be written about this, but I don’t know exactly what.At the time I write this, Mr. Trump appears to have backed away from believing that he had won the elect… Read More
2020-11-03 12:51
One problem that early voters have had, I'm just guessing, is that they have already cast their ballots, and do not have the opportunity to discharge some of their tension by voting on Elect… Read More
2020-11-01 23:24
All these last several weeks, some folks—whose main occupation seems to be thinking about the political situation—have been driving themselves distracted, worrying about what the… Read More
2020-10-15 17:56
The major spreading events, over the year, have all to do with: Celebrations. Business celebrations, birthdays, Sweet Sixteen parties, etc.Some people just have to celebrate. We… Read More
2020-10-13 14:41
The American Dream is different for different people. For people like Trump, it looks very much like: you stumble on a money pit, and then you sit back while the shekels roll in, and s… Read More
2020-10-06 14:11
For those of you who have found it too wearying to work out the ins and outs of US politics, here is a good opportunity to straighten out those kinks in your reasoning.Bear in mind, though… Read More
2020-09-30 13:39
Most of those who forced themselves to watch the debate were nursing headaches. I had decided to skip it, and my sanity was preserved as a result.Many analysts (how can they keep… Read More
2020-09-29 15:54
This debate should be watched only by those who are willing to change their minds.Let's see. It is possible that Trump will do just a fantastic job. It is likely that Biden will… Read More
2020-09-28 13:07
Young Ruth Bader GinsburgWhile I was living my life, Ruth Bader Ginsburg quietly died.As anticipated, Trump* and McConnel** have combined to set in motion filling the vacancy in the Supreme… Read More
2020-09-23 17:24
Ever since I wrote that post on Socialism, I have been worried, thinking that anti-socialism folks would see their worst fears confirmed. Though I am certainly in favor of Health Care… Read More
2020-09-13 19:17
The US is full of former Socialists. Actually, they're Socialists, but not rabidly socialist; the main reason they have (or had) given up on socialism, is because there was such… Read More
2020-09-10 19:25
[First published 2020/9/10] As I reported recently, some people are not satisfied with non-violent protests. (They say that Whites take no notice of them.)Looting, destroying pro… Read More
2020-08-28 15:16
[This post is initially being written on 2020/08/28. That's for reference, in the unlikely event that someone reads it weeks or months later, when some of the background assumptions mi… Read More
2020-08-25 20:32
If you live long enough, you find yourself bombarded with how inadequate your moral compass has been. Your ethics were all wrong. Sooner or later, someone is going to point out a… Read More
2020-08-20 03:31
Have you noticed how so many conservatives are uncomfortable with atheists, or downright hostile to them, or anything in-between? What is going on with that? Atheists are clearly not v… Read More
2020-08-18 14:12
My wife and I were talking, and she was expressing severe doubts about how interesting it would be to watch the 2020 Democratic Convention on TV, like we usually watch political conventions… Read More
2020-07-31 14:50
Well, as Hardy never said to Laurel, this is quite a pickle we’re in.
The main pickle, in my humble opinion, is what to do with the kids. They need to be kept out from underfoo… Read More
2020-07-29 15:52
Many months ago, Mr. Joe Biden, the Democrat nominee apparent for President, promised to choose a woman for his vice president. When the dust settles down, I feel confident that he wil… Read More
2020-07-27 13:44
Nixon. Nixon resigned in the middle of his term, which Gerald Ford finished out, having pardoned Nixon for his crimes.
Carter. Jimmy Carter campaigned against Jerry Ford, and… Read More
2020-07-25 18:26
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Nixon resigned in the middle of his term, and Gerald Ford finished
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Jimmy Carter campaigned against Jerry
Fo… Read More
2020-07-17 16:56
People love to describe America, and Americans. We ourselves love to do this, and so does the rest of the world. Why is this?
Because, as everything becomes more complicated, w… Read More
2020-07-06 17:18
There’s a lot of hate going round these days; in fact, “hate” has become a sort of cross between a technical term, and a rhetorical weapon in the last several decades.&nbs&helli…Read More
2020-06-26 17:07
In the spirit of The Butler Did It, there is a French saying: Look for the woman. Very French: to blame everything on women.
A similar motif is Follow the Money, in the area of major… Read More
2020-06-21 14:05
In my mail this morning, I received a link to this article: I'm not a Dad, but I Rock Like One, brilliantly written by Lindsay Zoladz. (With a name like that, she's gotta be good.)
You… Read More
2020-06-15 20:28
It looks very much as though our fellow-citizens need to eat a lot of fish (i.e. become a lot smarter) if the pandemic news is to become at all better.
Some people find staying indoors ver… Read More
2020-06-10 18:19
One of the problems we have with persuading our friends to think rationally is all or nothing thinking.
I'm as guilty of it as anyone, but again: there we go, sometimes I'm guilty of it, m… Read More
2020-06-07 14:09
Of silly statements from the white house. We’re being “led” by someone who would probably never pass 9th grade composition. Or even 5th grade speaking in front… Read More
2020-06-03 15:27
2020-05-31 17:36
We first have to talk about the George Floyd killing in Minnesota, and the riots that followed. Accurate information is difficult to get, but I have yet to see any reason for why this… Read More
2020-05-26 16:18
Well, readers, I hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day, and suitably distanced yourselves from those crazy, hyper-enthusiastic people who may have tried to affectionately involve you in vari… Read More
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