The boys are gone. Richard has moved downtown, Russell has left for Poughkeepsie, and they have left behind — socks. Lots and lots of socks. In so doing, they have inadvertently given me a new quest: to find a match for every orphaned male sock in the house. This is an ideal quest. It is [...]
Archive for August 25th, 2009
Sock Quest
Posted in Family, Humor, tagged clothing, Family, Humor, socks on August 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Lockerbie Bomber: The Fallout Continues
Posted in crime, World, tagged Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, Lockerbie bombing, Nuremberg, Rudolf Hess, Scotland, terrorism on August 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s an update on the Scottish decision to release Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, the terrorist convicted of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. Great Britain’s Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has finally addressed the issue after being quiet for some time, and he has drawn criticism both for his delay in commenting and the substance of [...]
Drug-Addled
Posted in America, tagged America, drugs, Health care, medicine, Michael Jackson on August 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The latest story about the circumstances of Michael Jackson’s death is sad, but also symptomatic of how modern medical practices often seem to be extraordinarily reliant on prescribing drugs as the cure for every ill. The amount of medication Jackson apparently received is astonishing. Can’t sleep? We’ll give you a drug, and if that doesn’t [...]
