What’s Coming this Week
A few things: Victoria Day on May 23, Towel Day on May 25, and (hallelujah!) the final week of what is, nominally, the Johnny-Depp-versus-Amber-Heard defamation trial but what is, actually, an egregious mash-up of the worst aspects of celebrity culture and cable-TV obnoxiousness.
Video Memory of the Week
Posted: 2022 May 21
Photo Memory of the Week
Music of the Week
Version with lyrics chosen to compensate for the general mush-mouth-ed-ness of the singer. Or maybe my ears are just getting old . . .
Posted: 2022 May 20
Words of the Week
"A watched pot has never delivered such excitement." - Joe Ray
Source: Wired, 2022 May 13Posted: 2022 May 20
Tweet of the Week
What an interesting coincidence that the people who believe Western civilization is uniquely terrible turned out to be uniquely terrible at running Western civilization
— Michael Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) May 20, 2022
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Tag Archives: History
Hold My Beer and Farewell Best Beloved
History in the making. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, Through History, Through the Calendar
Tagged History, Word Play
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Going in Style
How did you spend your week? Continue reading
Only So Many Days
The big take-away? What’s with that glaring gap in 1952? Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, New Perspectives, Through History
Tagged Attitudes, History, Miscellany
6 Comments
The Unexpected Gift
“The unexpected gift at the unexpected moment.” – Sean Connery, “Finding Forrester” Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, You are Here
Tagged Community, Family, History
8 Comments
The Last Time
A question for all time, and our times. Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Policy, Sports and Exercise, Thinking Broadly, Through History
Tagged Citizenship, Critical Thinking, History, Sports
4 Comments
For Those Wondering
Lessons from history. OK, facts, at least. Continue reading
Avocado’s Number
It’s never too late to embark on a scientific career. I mean, how hard can it be? Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Through History
Tagged History, Science
18 Comments
Which is Worse?
Old jokes and new learnings. Continue reading
Glory Or
From Alfred to George to Mehitabel: Give ’em hell. Or words to that effect. Continue reading