Category Archives: Miscellaneous

You really must watch this one: In this wonderful video, Ms. Pelosi calls a questioner gently onto the carpet for referring to the Affordable Care Act as “ObamaCare”, and then goes on to repeat the word “Affordable” about five or … Continue reading →

Alaa Wardi is an Iranian muscian based in Saudi Arabia.  He makes some of the best a capella works around.  Many in Engllish and Arabic, but here’s a new offering in French (with a bit of an Arabic flavor in … Continue reading →

As I said in my earlier post, I tried to get some standard publisher to take on my sister-in-law’s book, but nobody was interested.  I let the matter lie until just recently when I became aware that self-publishing had matured … Continue reading →

A long time ago, in 1980, I got lucky and married a very fine woman who made my subsequent life more fulfilled than I ever imagined it could be. Not long after I became acquainted with her, I found out … Continue reading →

I am currently working on a project with a deadline in my day job, and I am having fun with it. Well, mostly. There was this little problem I was having that was beginning to make me quite frustrated. And … Continue reading →

First of all, I am an Anglophile.  Which, for those of you who have mislaid your dictionaries, means that I like British stuff. I even lived there for almost three years once!  Love the place, and would like to visit … Continue reading →

Jenna Wortham of the New York Times seems to think that new technology should be cheap enough for poor people to afford it. My first question is: Why? Headlines are not normally created by the journalist, but are apportioned by … Continue reading →

It’s not news that Barack Obama has won a second term.  Now comes the flexibility that he told the Russians about. Just watch.  Either nothing will happen or way more than you ever thought.  And I predict that at the … Continue reading →

A little late on this one.  My sis sent me the link, but I missed seeing it until this morning. Just watch: