Something for Sunday Morning

"Joy is not something we can order up. Joy is the fruit of love." P.A. Reggio

No Blogging Saturday

"President-elect Barack Obama said Friday it was a high priority to work on policies to help the stricken US auto industry adjust to the economic crisis." [http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=081107200048.pozqkcp1&show_article=1] Ah yes, and a federal infusion of cash

Brews You Can Use

A reader sends along this nifty little story: Top 5 Beer Tours [http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/travel/stories/2008/11/02/STEP02.ART_ART_11-02-08_F1_6BBNJ86.html?sid=101] . Excerpt: "Newport Storm brewery, in Middletown, R.I., near Newport, might be in the smallest

Sale

Well, I've finally done it. I've assembled a host of back issues of Touchstone and Gilbert Magazine for disposal. I hate to do it, but my study (which is large) is running out of storage space. Something had to go. Still, I hate to throw away

From the Notebooks

You ever a commit a horrible crime in your nocturnal dreams? Something severe, like murder? It happens to me frequently. Funny thing is, the dream doesn't center on commission, but rather on the after-effects: the complete disconnect between what the crime means for my life. The wholly-

Acceptance Speech

Text [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20081105/pl_ynews/ynews_pl137?full]. Remarkably gracious, which has been his style all along. I've admired it the entire election. I've never encountered a politician that I like/dislike so much. The way he speaks, the way he

Ballot Initiatives

If you're interested in various state ballot initiatives, this is the best current round-up I've seen [http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=353318].

The Hangover

Well, a fine mess we've gotten ourselves into. The only good news: The Democrats won't get 60 seats in the Senate. But they still have a shot at 59. With even 56, they'll have enough Republicans cave in to break filibusters. So what will

Election Tuesday

I don't hold out much hope for McCain, but he has made up a remarkable amount of ground these recently. According to the Yahoo Election page, at least three states have turned red in the past three days, and McCain has closed the gap considerably in many key

From the Notebooks. Feature Essay

The Social Law My son and daughter are teenagers. The prospect brings back one recurring memory: my teenage years. And it's more than a little disconcerting. I wasn't a bad teenager, but I did things that would simply be unacceptable today. I'm referring primarily