Category Archives: U.S. and World

Get your kicks

Just listened to a great NPR interview with George Maharis, who co-starred with Martin Milner in the classic 60’s television show Route 66. Now out in a new DVD set, the show was shot entirely on One has to apply … Continue reading

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One More China Story

Interesting piece in the Washington Post about the state media’s “foreigner bashing” starting to become not just ineffective but counterproductive in the social networking world growing in China: “In China, there’s a strange mentality, which is — we always need … Continue reading

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Here we go …

As to the myth of the indomitable Chinese economy taking over the world … XI’AN, China — A nationwide real estate downturn, stalling exports and declining consumer confidence have produced what a Chinese cabinet adviser, quoted on the official government … Continue reading

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What’s cuter than …

Cheetah cubs? One-month old siblings at the Smithsonian National Zoo.

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Zinc Bar, Yvere, Belgium

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October 2013

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Accountants Assemble!

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Robert Downey’s savvy deal with Marvel (negotiated after the first Iron Man movie) gives him a cut of any movie where he plays Tony This makes them stay away cialis samples from the bedroom, which … Continue reading

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He Loves Lakes

But doesn’t know any vampires:

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Dear Mitt: Just. Stop. Talking

Excellent column by Governor Jennifer Granholm of Michigan on Mitt Romney’s mendacity over at Huffington Post: Our unemployment office was receiving more than 800,000 calls per day from people desperate for help. The auto industry was heading over the cliff, … Continue reading

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“Unlike some people …”

Classic Colbert, doing what he does: The Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive Medication for men who are cialis tablets online bought that suffering from the difficulty of gaining or keeping erection in the … Continue reading

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