Originally there was the hoof. Even to primitive man, this meal, in all its varieties— goat, deer, buffalo, and all its close relatives, sloth claw, mammoth nail, and, of course, monkey toes—had to be a difficult chew.  Read On »

If I could interject, I’d like to say, don’t second-guess yourself. All this refinement and revision is what got my buddies in the State Department in trouble over those Benghazi talking points.  Read On »

The number of middle-aged people committing suicide is on an upswing, beating car accidents for the first time since some morbid actuary started comparing suicide to car accidents. There may be some gray area regarding people who commit suicide by crashing their cars, but I’m assuming that’s been factored in.  Read On »

Pop quiz! How many wars are we currently engaged in? You could justify an answer of one, two, or more, depending on your definitions. If you hesitated, you’d also be able to justify your hesitation, but you shouldn’t, because people should solidly know how many wars their country is in.  Read On »

The word “really” doesn’t really mean anything. Does it mean “very much” or “kind of”? It’s kind of hard to tell these days. It’s very ambiguous. It really is.  Read On »

Obey traffic rules. That means stay on the right side. There are rumors that in Europe or England, people drive on the left side of the road. Don’t believe this hoax. Stay to the right.  Read On »

Having defeated the Republicans in the court of public opinion, but at an impasse in direct negotiations, Obama has gone back to what he does best: negotiating with imaginary Republicans, as if that caucus has reasonable members.  Read On »

Amazon buys Goodreads. Is this simple Kindlergy™ or is it an Orwellian nightmare? Will all roads lead to Rome, and all links to Amazon? Is an innocent social network for the literary minded being data-mined for sinister purposes, or is this the next logical step for a scrappy Internet start-up?  Read On »

In honor of Twitter’s 7th birthday.  Read On »