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Miss Marple,
My grandmother (Sadie references her at one point) was a contemporary of G S-P, and grew up on a farm outside the Limberlost. Sadie's my daughter, and we had many Midwest literary road trips when she was at the University of Chicago.
Commented Jan 26, 2022 on Let's Go TB12 at JustOneMinute
Let's Go TB12
OK, here in the 3rd quarter the LA Rams have just kicked an extra point to go up 27-3 over the Tampa Bay Bradys. If the Rams had any respect for the game they have gone for the 2 point conversion. Then Brady could deliver 28-3 II and the Hollywood ending fans (like me!) would be thrilled.
Miss Marple,
I think this discussion of The Girl of the Limberlost might interest you!
https://www.lostladiesoflit.com/podcast/71-gene-stratton-porter-a-girl-of-the-limberlost-with-sadie-stein
Commented Jan 26, 2022 on Let's Go TB12 at JustOneMinute
Let's Go TB12
OK, here in the 3rd quarter the LA Rams have just kicked an extra point to go up 27-3 over the Tampa Bay Bradys. If the Rams had any respect for the game they have gone for the 2 point conversion. Then Brady could deliver 28-3 II and the Hollywood ending fans (like me!) would be thrilled.
SBW,
Harry thanks you for your kind reaction. The new book ("Will Tripp Goes Hollywood") is out today!
Been trying to get your contact info --always hit or miss on the threads, for me!
Commented Jun 28, 2021 on Barr Dumps On Trump - Stop The Steal Or Cut The Crap at JustOneMinute
Barr Dumps On Trump - Stop The Steal Or Cut The Crap
Former AG Barr is interviewed by Jonathan Karl for The Atlantic on Trump's claims of election fraud. Donald Trump is a man consumed with grievance against people he believes have betrayed him, but few betrayals have enraged him more than what his attorney general did to him. To Trump, the unkind...
SBW: Could you repost your contact info? Thanks!
Commented Jun 23, 2021 on Save The Filibuster! at JustOneMinute
Save The Filibuster!
Sen. KSyn argues that the filibuster promotes bipartisan buy-in and leads to longer lasting legislations. She does not mention the ten years of scuffling over the ACA as an example of the perils of cram-down lawmaking. But she should have! Long time readers may take a dim view of Matt Yglesias, ...
Yes, Jack, let's do that. So glad Frederick had a terrific year.
Commented Jun 21, 2021 on Happy Father's Day All! at JustOneMinute
Happy Father's Day All!
Away we go. Ross Douthat praises Biden for ignoring the crazies in his own party and dealing with Russia sensibly. Which he describes as Trump with better optics and a friendlier press. Do you remember four years of 'Trump is Putin's stooge"? Many do not! Now comes Biden, making moves in Russia...
Jack: Will do! Any chance you will be out here at any point? It's unbelievably hellish, so I guess unlikely. We now have a Gucci,
Balenciaga , and other such shops where ice cream parlors and cobblers once served useful functions. Can't go home, Tom W.
And thanks to all for THEIR thanks. Yours is especially touching, Ig! Harry feels so strongly that laughter (at the Left) is the best medicine, and that the Right has ceded way too much to the crummy side. Mock them. Laugh at them. They can't take it.
Ta!
Commented Jun 21, 2021 on Happy Father's Day All! at JustOneMinute
Happy Father's Day All!
Away we go. Ross Douthat praises Biden for ignoring the crazies in his own party and dealing with Russia sensibly. Which he describes as Trump with better optics and a friendlier press. Do you remember four years of 'Trump is Putin's stooge"? Many do not! Now comes Biden, making moves in Russia...
Clarice, I'll pass that on to Harry!
Narciso, Harry has written a second Will Tripp book (Frau was a huge fan of the first one, "Will Tripp, Pissed-Off Attorney at Law"). This one is "Will Tripp Goes Hollywood" and is a bunch of fun while making Breitbart's serious point that "politics is downstream from culture." Roger Kimball calls it "a masterpiece!" The Captain liked it, too!
Commented Jun 21, 2021 on Happy Father's Day All! at JustOneMinute
Happy Father's Day All!
Away we go. Ross Douthat praises Biden for ignoring the crazies in his own party and dealing with Russia sensibly. Which he describes as Trump with better optics and a friendlier press. Do you remember four years of 'Trump is Putin's stooge"? Many do not! Now comes Biden, making moves in Russia...
Merry Christmas to everyone at JOM!
Commented Dec 25, 2020 on More Pardons at JustOneMinute
More Pardons
Trump pardons more people. Bold faced names incude Manafort, Stone and Jared Kushner's dad.
Well, I guess Hitler does have my ass, since I have not read a paper, nor watched TV, nor gone on line (much!) since November 6th.
However! Thinking tonight about First Ladies I admire.
This one goes out to The Captain:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-qvPsVxEgI
Mood tonight: Holy Moly.
Commented Nov 20, 2020 on Running The Double-Reverse at JustOneMinute
Running The Double-Reverse
Two Republicans initially voted AGAINST certifying the controversial election tallies in Wayne County, Michigan. This would have kept Detroit-area votes off the board and created a narrow pathway to a Trump victory in MI. Wild, right? Under enormous pressure (presumably including death threats) ...
Belay that last post.
Can't figure out how to get the Brigette Bardot version of this wonderful song to post, but, believe me, it's worth the search!
Commented Nov 10, 2020 on Tom Brady, What?!? at JustOneMinute
Tom Brady, What?!?
What did I see last night? Brady and the Bucs were ghastly. OH, YEAH: Very encouraging news on the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine trials: Pfizer, BioNTech say Covid vaccine is more than 90% effective—‘great day for science and humanity’ The Stalemate Rally continues! Dow futures surge more than 1,700 p...
OK. Scratch that crummy Jane Birkin version of Je T'aime!
Onward and upward!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3Fa4lOQfbA
See you all later.
Commented Nov 10, 2020 on Tom Brady, What?!? at JustOneMinute
Tom Brady, What?!?
What did I see last night? Brady and the Bucs were ghastly. OH, YEAH: Very encouraging news on the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine trials: Pfizer, BioNTech say Covid vaccine is more than 90% effective—‘great day for science and humanity’ The Stalemate Rally continues! Dow futures surge more than 1,700 p...
Guess I'll book-end my music posts, but God knows why. Prefer the BB version of this ditty!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3Fa4lOQfbA
Clearly, everything's getting to me.
Commented Nov 10, 2020 on Tom Brady, What?!? at JustOneMinute
Tom Brady, What?!?
What did I see last night? Brady and the Bucs were ghastly. OH, YEAH: Very encouraging news on the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine trials: Pfizer, BioNTech say Covid vaccine is more than 90% effective—‘great day for science and humanity’ The Stalemate Rally continues! Dow futures surge more than 1,700 p...
Clearly didn't preview this video before my earlier post. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=mel+torme+comin+home+baby&view=detail&mid=ADCA054505EF03E756D7ADCA054505EF03E756D7&FORM=VIRE0&ru=%2fsearch%3fq%3dmel%2btorme%2bcomin%2bhome%2bbaby%26qs%3dSC%26pq%3dmel%2btorme%2bcoming%26sk%3dAS1SC1%26sc%3d8-16%26cvid%3dD8BD33CABFD04771B2DB15EBA9DA78BF%26FORM%3dQBRE%26sp%3d3
Commented Nov 10, 2020 on Tom Brady, What?!? at JustOneMinute
Tom Brady, What?!?
What did I see last night? Brady and the Bucs were ghastly. OH, YEAH: Very encouraging news on the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine trials: Pfizer, BioNTech say Covid vaccine is more than 90% effective—‘great day for science and humanity’ The Stalemate Rally continues! Dow futures surge more than 1,700 p...
Hey JOM confreres! Checking in -- since this is my only news source. And! Listening to Simone Dinnerstein and ... others whom I won't reveal because I'm just too damn emotionally fragile to be reviled by my musical superiors. Yet, who can resist "Je t'aime" in any iteration or "Coming Home Baby by Mel Torme? Not me.
A bientot Amis.
Commented Nov 9, 2020 on Tom Brady, What?!? at JustOneMinute
Tom Brady, What?!?
What did I see last night? Brady and the Bucs were ghastly. OH, YEAH: Very encouraging news on the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine trials: Pfizer, BioNTech say Covid vaccine is more than 90% effective—‘great day for science and humanity’ The Stalemate Rally continues! Dow futures surge more than 1,700 p...
Yes, Captain, I am days older than you. Bow before my superior maturity.
Commented Nov 7, 2020 on The Center Holds! at JustOneMinute
The Center Holds!
The Blue Wave Good-Bye wipes out - losing House seats, failing to flip the Senate and getting shut out at the statehouse level was not quite how the Dems drew it up. From the WaPo: “We need to not ever use the word ‘socialist’ or ‘socialism’ ever again. . . . We lost good members because of that...
Rich, what's the deal with all the slash stuff????
Commented Nov 7, 2020 on The Center Holds! at JustOneMinute
The Center Holds!
The Blue Wave Good-Bye wipes out - losing House seats, failing to flip the Senate and getting shut out at the statehouse level was not quite how the Dems drew it up. From the WaPo: “We need to not ever use the word ‘socialist’ or ‘socialism’ ever again. . . . We lost good members because of that...
CH: Absolutely loved The Moviegoer when I first read it, a zillion years ago.
Commented Nov 7, 2020 on The Center Holds! at JustOneMinute
The Center Holds!
The Blue Wave Good-Bye wipes out - losing House seats, failing to flip the Senate and getting shut out at the statehouse level was not quite how the Dems drew it up. From the WaPo: “We need to not ever use the word ‘socialist’ or ‘socialism’ ever again. . . . We lost good members because of that...
Addendum to my valued friends Porch and Captain: I thought JOM was my safe space!
Commented Nov 7, 2020 on The Center Holds! at JustOneMinute
The Center Holds!
The Blue Wave Good-Bye wipes out - losing House seats, failing to flip the Senate and getting shut out at the statehouse level was not quite how the Dems drew it up. From the WaPo: “We need to not ever use the word ‘socialist’ or ‘socialism’ ever again. . . . We lost good members because of that...
Well, gosh guys, thanks for mocking my REM post!!! :-(
East Hampton erupted into a madhouse of cheers and honking and other aggressive unpleasantness when Biden was declared Prez by our media overlords.
My only news source is dipping in here every 12 hours. Otherwise, we are on total blackout. Harry has retreated to reading about WW ll and Nazis (his default comfort zone), while I have thrust myself headlong into Star Trek fan fiction. Chacon a son gout!
It's really crummy living in a blue hell.
Commented Nov 7, 2020 on The Center Holds! at JustOneMinute
The Center Holds!
The Blue Wave Good-Bye wipes out - losing House seats, failing to flip the Senate and getting shut out at the statehouse level was not quite how the Dems drew it up. From the WaPo: “We need to not ever use the word ‘socialist’ or ‘socialism’ ever again. . . . We lost good members because of that...
Well, Captain -- you're probably right. Yet!!! Insert appropriate emoji here.
Commented Nov 7, 2020 on The Center Holds! at JustOneMinute
The Center Holds!
The Blue Wave Good-Bye wipes out - losing House seats, failing to flip the Senate and getting shut out at the statehouse level was not quite how the Dems drew it up. From the WaPo: “We need to not ever use the word ‘socialist’ or ‘socialism’ ever again. . . . We lost good members because of that...
Current state of mind:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0GFRcFm-aY
Commented Nov 7, 2020 on The Center Holds! at JustOneMinute
The Center Holds!
The Blue Wave Good-Bye wipes out - losing House seats, failing to flip the Senate and getting shut out at the statehouse level was not quite how the Dems drew it up. From the WaPo: “We need to not ever use the word ‘socialist’ or ‘socialism’ ever again. . . . We lost good members because of that...
My sentiments: Don't know how to make this into a more presentable meme:
https://makeameme.org/meme/the-people-have-bo7ptk
Caveat: The people have not really spoken, have they?
Commented Nov 7, 2020 on The Center Holds! at JustOneMinute
The Center Holds!
The Blue Wave Good-Bye wipes out - losing House seats, failing to flip the Senate and getting shut out at the statehouse level was not quite how the Dems drew it up. From the WaPo: “We need to not ever use the word ‘socialist’ or ‘socialism’ ever again. . . . We lost good members because of that...
Years ago, sports writer Ray Robinson was co-authoring a bio of Tim McCarver, the Cardinal's former catcher. McCarver was covering the 86 World Series, and Robinson was in the broadcasting booth with him. Things looked terrible for the Mets and Robinson had totally given up, moaning and conceding defeat. When the Mets pulled it out, McCarver turned to Robinson and said, "Hitler would have had your ass."
Know this is true, because Robinson called my husband the next day and said, "Do you think that was anti-semitic?" (Robinson is Jewish.)
Anyway, "Hitler would have had your ass," is a catch-phrase in our house for premature, hand-wringing negativity.
Today's my birthday and I'm NOT giving Hitler my ass!
Commented Nov 4, 2020 on Interesting 2016 Vibe Developing at JustOneMinute
Interesting 2016 Vibe Developing
The Biden Blowout seems to be off the menu. The NY Times is NOT doing their National Needle, which freaked out Democrats in 2016 as it swung inexorably from a 90% chance for Hillary to a 100% chance for Trump. This year there are too many problems due to huge absentee voting. However, they have ...
@Jack 3:42. "But any parade from Seaford to Montauk is a fool's errand."
Happened two weeks ago, Jack, and went right past our house. It was fantastic and lasted several hours. The freak-out was high in East Hampton. Letter-writers to The Star quivering with rage. Loved every minute of it!
Commented Nov 2, 2020 on Sunday Action! at JustOneMinute
Sunday Action!
Here we go, Falling Back like nobody's business!
Your little grandson is in my prayers, Rocco. All of you are.
Commented Oct 16, 2020 on On Distant Shores at JustOneMinute
On Distant Shores
Europe is headed back into the COVID tumbler despite a dearth of Texans, Floridians and MAGA hats. Lockdown fatigue, over-optimism and mask skepticism seem to have international appeal.
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