Monthly Archives: June 2011

I don’t know how much I will be blogging the next two months.  I am enmeshed (embroiled? Immersed?) in a big project for the non-profit I volunteer for. Also, and I am just going to throw this out there, if … Continue reading →

Not only is this post the second hit on Google for “children ardent for some desperate glory,” this post is the second hit for “Little known American heroes.”  I can’t help but believing that a lot of the traffic is … Continue reading →

[This WILL contain spoilers.  A lot of them. You have been warned. Short review: Two thumbs up.  Four stars.  I plan to see it again, which makes it among the better Allen movies for me.] When he is on his … Continue reading →

[Thinking is] what a great many people think they are doing when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.  William James So, after my sniping about musicals made from non-musical movies*,  I took a look at my iTunes. Ahem, I may … Continue reading →

I really have no interest in seeing the musical version of Sister Act.  Really.  Partially because I liked the original, and this version has neither Whoopi Goldberg nor Kathy Najimi, and partially because it is a “moviecal.” (I have mentioned … Continue reading →

For those of us who talk to ourselves (not to mention the nagging voices in our heads), the evolution of Bluetooth and other hands-free cellular technology has been a godsend.  People see us alone in our cars talking earnestly, and … Continue reading →

At some point, you will be able to write a coherent, intelligent analysis of the Supreme Court’s decision in Wal-Mart v. Dukes.  You will be able to discuss what Congress needs to do to make class certification of discrimination claims … Continue reading →

 [This is the inspiration for this post.  She did a much better job than I did.] In Night Watch,  Sam Vimes observe that it wasn’t that he wished he knew then what he knows now, more that he wishes he … Continue reading →

I just believe in quality control.  I reread former posts to check for typos, misplaced and repetitive words, and incorrect grammar and capitalization.  I then make corrections. My Tony post had a lot of errors. I am embarrassed. You know, … Continue reading →

I am so so sorry.  Without thinking,  I included a major spoiler in my review of Stephen Sondheim’s Company. I will try and be more careful next time.  I would blame it on the lack of caffeine, but I think … Continue reading →

[EDITED TO ADD:  It has been pointed out to me that I included a MAJOR SPOILER at the end of this review.  Oops.  I’m sorry.] I have written about my passion for the work of Stephen Sondheim. Last Thursday, I … Continue reading →

  One way to know that all your teenage or twenty-something kids are home for the summer is when the household blows through four gallons of milk and a gallon of orange juice in five days. Not to mention bread, … Continue reading →

The 65th Annual Tony Awards was held on Sunday. As usual, it continues to be the most amusing and best-written award show that the television viewing public is subjected to. Like the Super Bowl, almost everyone watches the Oscars, even … Continue reading →

This is serious.  These men clearly do not understand what they have done and how many people they have hurt.  How could they? They have appropriated the right to talk of an experience they have never and will never experience.  … Continue reading →

Having had an exchange in FaceBook earlier with a friend about, of all things, professional basketball and splitting infinitives (don’t worry, it made sense in context), I am having to resist the urge to either a) review my entire blog … Continue reading →