Saturday, September 2, 2017

Millers Falls Hand Drill No. 1, Before and After a Paint Job

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Hand tool woodworkers are periodically confronted with a dilemma:  either the tool you want is no longer in production, or, if it is once a...
Thursday, July 6, 2017

Republican vs. Democrat: A Longer Perspective

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My wife and I recently acquired an antique sideboard.   The surfaces are made of walnut, and the interior woods are yellow pine and tulip p...
Tuesday, May 16, 2017

The Need for Revision in James' The Ambassadors

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Henry James’ The Ambassadors may well be the world’s worst-written great novel.  His prose calls out for for an editor with a red pencil. ...
Friday, March 31, 2017

An Army Flying Instructor Hoist with His Own Petard

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In his memoir, Burning the Days (1997), James Salter gives a wonderful example of an action backfiring on its initiator.  A flying instructo...
Friday, February 10, 2017

You Have to Laugh: Voter Fraud

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We all know that the Democrats fraudulently rigged the vote for the presidency, right?  That's why Hillary beat Trump in the popular vot...
Sunday, January 15, 2017

Spinach Pasta with Fresh Spinach and Gorgonzola Sauce

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I live in the Northeast, and when the temperature goes below freezing, I start to think about pasta with gorgonzola sauce. This is not a dis...
Thursday, January 12, 2017

How Long, O Lord? Trump's Delay in Releasing His Tax Returns

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Gail Collins has a good comment in her January 11, 2017, Op-Ed piece in the New York Times , "Trump, Sex and Lots of Whining." R...