Miscellaneous

Random Stuff I took the four eldest to see Unstoppable Tuesday night. I highly recommend the movie for a parent that wants to spend a fun 100 minutes with his boys. It's not a great movie, but it's intense, action-packed, and just a little violent. And

Autobiographical Corner Is there any metropolitan area more pathetic that Detroit? I attended a conference yesterday in Dearborn, at its crown jewel hotel, the Hyatt [http://dearborn.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp]. One of the sessions dealt with legal issues surrounding Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking. The speaker

Sundry Mondry Interesting: At high-end stores such as Neiman Marcus and Tiffany, shoppers are demonstrating confidence and spending with vigour. At the other end of the retail spectrum, consumers are cautious amid economic uncertainties, denting the earnings of groups such as Walmart [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/78e785dc-b3b2-11df-81aa-00144feabdc0.

Zsa Zsa and Otha A sex symbol and married nine times . . . but apparently Catholic. I'm rooting for Zsa Zsa in this, her final trip. "Gabor, a fixture in Hollywood for six decades, asked that a priest read her the last rites on Sunday [http://omg.yahoo.com/

Sundry Mondry Drudge headlines from Sunday afternoon: "Lavish Obama vacation in time of economic turmoil raises eyebrows..." "BAKER: 'Leaves taxpayers with hefty bill'... "While president preaches sacrifice, his family frolics in Spain...". Overall, such headlines strike me as unseemly. The cost of the

Happy 4th! Well, Happy 4th Observance! The banks, courthouses, and post office are closed, so it's a holiday. Consistent with past practice, blogging will be light today. * * * * * * * Something different: Great whites seen off the Northeast coast [http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/local_news/coast-guard-shark-warning-for-northeast-20100702-akd] . Let's

Miscellany Monday Happy Summer. Enjoy the longest day of the year. * * * * * * * I love historical ancedotes, and this is one of the better ones I've heard recently: "Apocryphal story about Enrique Fermi, probably about other professors as well: student comes into Fermi's office, surprised to see

Horror in Different Forms Old ads like this one crack me up. * * * * * * * "FDA: 'Female Viagra' falls short [http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9GCIV4O0&show_article=1]." Well, yeah. They don't have penises. * * * * * * * What would we do without scientific studies? "In

Stream of Consciousness I had a nice surprise yesterday morning. The morning Mass was being said for my father's soul. I dutifully went, planning to join the half-dozen or so regulars in the pews. I walked into the church during the opening hymn and saw Marie and The