Paul Krugman on Obama and the progressive backlash. I don’t disagree with it, because it tracks with my own thinking over the past eighteen months.
Author Archives: Allyn
On The Writer’s Almanac
The Writer’s Almanac. It’s a public radio program distributed by American Public Media that appears on some NPR stations. Garrison Keillor spends about five minutes reading poetry, talking about interesting facts about the day in history, talking about writers who were born and died on the day in question. I like the program. But IContinue reading “On The Writer’s Almanac”
On Health Care Reform and the Debate
Can we invoke Godwin’s Law on the protestors railing against health care reform? We have cases such as these: A woman in Massachusetts compares reform to Nazism and holds up a sign of President Obama with a Hitler-esque mustache, prompting Representative Barney Frank to ask her what world she lives in and compare speaking withContinue reading “On Health Care Reform and the Debate”
On Unnecessary Remakes
Dear Robert Zemekis, I have two words for you about this new movie of yours. Fuck you. Signed, A Beatles fan
On Clouds Outside the Window
Wow, that cloud looks like a dragon! There’s its head, bent toward me on a narrow neck, and there’s its body, and there’s the wings, and there’s the tail slinking around. 🙂 Also, Elbow has 30 to 40 songs they’ll work on for their fifth album. Okay, okay, the BBC’s headline overstates it — theyContinue reading “On Clouds Outside the Window”
On Catching Up on Merlin
And now, I am caught up on Merlin. Sunday night, NBC broadcast two episodes. However, I had no idea that they were showing two episodes. I just assumed that Merlin was on in its regular slot at 8 o’clock, and so I settled in to watch “The Labyrinth of Gedref.” Then, I found out laterContinue reading “On Catching Up on Merlin”
On Going to See Elbow
So, almost two weeks ago, I went to see Elbow in concert. Elbow, for people coming late to my life, is the Mancunian band who won the Mercury Prize last year for their fourth album, The Seldom Seen Kid, followed by two Ivor Novello Awards for “One Day Like This” and “Grounds for Divorce.” TheirContinue reading “On Going to See Elbow”
On a Different Look
After vowing that I would not redesign my website, I’ve gone and redesigned my website. More, after never having paid for a theme — because there’s a veritable wealth of free WordPress themes out there — I bought a premium theme. Well, technically, I joined the Elegant Themes theme club, which gave me access toContinue reading “On a Different Look”
On Dreams and Memes
The good thing about writing out to-do lists at work? It’s when you get done with the day, and there’s still a lot of time left to goof off. 🙂 My last hour was spent following the Cubs’ slaughter of the Pirates at Wrigley, which reached a point where it simply wasn’t fun anymore. So,Continue reading “On Dreams and Memes”
On the Thursday View
However did it get to be Thursday? Oh, that’s right. Work. This is the week that all the publications go to press. I’ve been occasionally stressed, always busy. To my surprise, I worked a regular day yesterday; usually, on the Wednesday of this week each month, I work late, until seven, sometimes eight, occasionally nine.Continue reading “On the Thursday View”