Writing, for me, without Facebook, is something like feeling the “mental tickle” of an observation that might do someone some good — something that will make them laugh, or cry, or experience righteous anger — and then finding the best way to say it: you know, you writers, how it goes, make the words count,..
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Film, Television, Sex, Music, Literature, Pop
Death to the New Normal For Americans who have watched “emergency” field hospitals being taken down and mercy ships leaving port without having treated any Commie Flu patients — for people capable of balancing health risks against quality of life — the “new normal” is looking something like a slow, ultra-hygienic and managed death —..
Songs played in the Hawk’s Head Tavern at Riley’s Farm http://www.rileysfarm.com “Over the Hills and Far Away” Music of the Courage Tavern Freeman House, Kathy von Arx, David Leslie Thomas, Angela Shaddix (more…)
Good science lands the plane, bad science takes the credit.. In a decidedly more optimistic and productive world, (a few months ago), I purchased a fantastic new drone called the Mavic 2 Pro which makes taking aerial video absurdly easy — even for someone with questionable hand-eye coordination like myself. The science behind it is..
I hate to say it, but.. I really wish I didn’t have to feel vindicated, but even if you are a high level manager at a big corporate outfit, even if you have worked passionately in the private sector and you know the value of free markets, competition, and capitalism, even if you run a..
A friend of mine who lives in Dana Point is fretting that the beaches today look like the 4th of July. Too many people are enjoying themselves. Here on Riley’s Farm, we experienced a HUGE increase in walk-on sales — folks who were not wearing masks, not afraid to shake hands, not afraid to walk..
Most of the law enforcement officers I know are fantastic people, but it may be time to remind a few of them: THIS is not the right use of your time. If you get orders to arrest people simply going about their lives, screw up your courage, and go get a rapist, or a murderer,..
Are you a free thinker? Think again.. I have a friend on Facebook who obviously reads a great deal of history, and he posts some terribly challenging facts from time to time. It doesn’t matter which characters from the past you revere, whether its Martin Luther or Martin Luther King, Malcolm X or Malcolm Muggeridge,..
Our Case Against Claremont (And A Few Other Districts) Explained.. Some of you have requested background on our case. Here’s where you can study up.. My appearance on the Mike Huckabee Show.. My summary of the case at American Greatness.. The National Review comes to my defense.. Michelle Mears-Gerst at Politichicks wrote a great..
Unable to Sleep Christmas Eve Starting at about age three, I never got a second of sleep on Christmas Eve, pondering all the loot that would be in the living room the next morning. In my defense, my dad always made Christmas morning look like a department store showroom. Each of the six kids could count..