Category Archives: Politics
The Versies
I’ve never met Susan, writer of the Coming East blog, but she has graciously included me in a circle of bloggers to whom she’s conferring a Versatile Blogger Award. Being that, like Susan, this is the first blogging award I’ve received, I’ll … Continue reading
Y’all come
We all form impressions of the places we visit, based on how we’re treated by the locals. There are many stereotypes: New Yorkers are impatient and rude. Parisians are snooty. Washingtonians are self-important blow-hards. Based on my experience, with only the … Continue reading
100 proof pure poison
It doesn’t matter how often or how extensively we clean our house. We still uncover the oddest things and collections of things under the layers of dust that have been accumulating for 20 years. Oh, the things we find in bags, bowls, bins, … Continue reading
Filed under Hearth and Home, Politics, Reading
Mission possible
Last night, as my husband and I were about to turn off the TV and the lights, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer broke in to the end of a program we were watching about Alzheimer’s Disease. At 10:30 p.m., President Obama would … Continue reading
Anchor away
It looks pretty certain that Katie Couric will be stepping down as anchor of CBS Evening News. I have mixed feelings about this. Not that anyone asked. I was a latecomer to the Katie Couric fan club, but am a … Continue reading
Filed under Movies, Television and Radio, News, Politics
Part of a complete breakfast
There was terrific news yesterday that Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is regaining her ability to speak. This is a huge leap of progress given the severity of her injuries. The news warmed my heart. It seems we aren’t getting updates … Continue reading
Fill in the blank pages
Last fall, the electronic news organization Politico started a little parlor game in which people take turns predicting sentences from yet-to-be-released books. It started with Bob Woodward’s Obama’s Wars. At lunch one day, a table of Washington insiders took guesses … Continue reading
Filed under Movies, Television and Radio, News, Politics, Reading
Date night
If you haven’t been following the lead up to tonight’s State of the Union address, or “SOTU” as inside-the-Beltway rags call it, something remarkable and history-making is about to happen. Rather than being separated into sections, Republicans and Democrats have … Continue reading
Sargent at peace
Sometimes the smallest and simplest memories are the ones we carry most closely. Hearing news of the death of Sargent Shriver brings to mind a sweet memory of a moment I’ll never forget. In 1994, I was volunteering for a … Continue reading
Filed under Family and Friends, In Memoriam, News, Politics
A[n] honorary language convention
A few days ago, a reader asked me to address the subject of indefinite articles preceding words beginning with the letter “h.” I reviewed my understanding of the rules pertaining to the subject and set it aside pending consultation of … Continue reading
Filed under All Things Wordish, Politics, Travel
