Lick Your Pets

Lick Your Pets

Earlier this morning I read the following:  “Did you know that dogs and cats, perhaps because their fur blocks their skin’s ability to absorb sunlight and produce Vitamin D, secrete an oil that converts to Vitamin D when exposed to sunlight? It then...
Speaks for lots and lots

Speaks for lots and lots

“Lamar speaks for lots and lots of us.” — Ben Sasse, US Senator from Nebraska The Lamar in the above statement is Lamar Alexander, Senator from Tennessee. Known to Senate fanboys as Mitch McConnell’s “best friend” in the Senate, Alexander is also recognizable for his...
Melville: His World & Work

Melville: His World & Work

A simple glance at the title of Andrew Delbanco’s Melville: His World & Work, should be enough to give even the least perceptive reader a clue about the subject being considered. Most everyone knows Melville as the author of Moby-Dick, a book so...
A Perfect Conversation

A Perfect Conversation

Deep State looked across the desk at Mitchell, the couples counselor he and the President had decided to see. His relationship with Don-Don had been rocky for some time now. They fought constantly and had even begun to disagree about which Fox program to listen to...
Against the Center

Against the Center

If you’ve read anything about the recent Democratic debates—or worse, are one of those sadomasochists whose quest for naughtiness compelled you to watch them—it’s likely you’ve noticed a major theme: Centrism. The word’s meaning should be fairly obvious, as is the...