Le Guin
(I had intended to be out and about by now, but sadly, the train that Mary Anne was on broke...
Religion
The members of my immediate group at work have known for a while that I don't drink alcohol, don't usually...
Lawrence of Arabia
I've been meaning to see Lawrence of Arabia for years, but what with one thing and another never did 'til...
More gender stats
It's the end of June, so it's time once again for some stats on submissions by author gender. Approximately 1250...
Safire on Lawrence decision
I've long had mixed feelings about William Safire, but I think his latest column ("The Bedroom Door") is pretty good....
Hepburn films
I don't have time for a thorough retrospective. But a few highlights: The Lion in Winter: Superb writing and excellent...
R.I.P., K.H.
Katharine Hepburn died today at age 96. I suppose it was inevitable. But still distressing....
Bloody Mary and the Blue Lady
Aha! I'd lost track of this fascinating article, "Myths Over Miami" [URL corrected/updated in 2009], published in '97 in the...
Mainline weaving operations
I know, I know, I have too much work to do to be sitting here journalling. But one last item...
Sic transit gloria bloggy
I needed some lorem ipsum filler text for a page layout at work the other day. I knew there were...
An Iron in his own stead
A lot of Nigerian 419 scammers use the phrase "perfected modalities." I have no idea what it means, but it...
Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle
Kam and I went to get tickets to see L'Auberge Espagnole last night, but the people at the theatre where...