In the past several days, I've seen a couple of unusual TV ads for a new generation of Volkswagen. They start by referring -- quite frankly -- to the huge scandal of the company "fudging" their pollution-control standards. A weird way to sell me a car ( Read more... )

It's a holiday weekend, but somehow NOT the usual relaxed "kicking off the summer" Memorial Day. And I regret to tell you why this is so: Trumpsky is in full campaign mode, actively causing trouble in a half-dozen areas ( Read more... )

I'm rereading a favorite book, about a famed Brit bisexual woman named Vita Sackville-West, written by Victoria Glendinning. It came out (pun intended) in 1983 ( Read more... )

The Susan Sarandon item I just posted is from "welcometosarahsworld" -- a new tumblr (to me, anyhow) that I like very much. Sarah calls herself "just another tall girl" (which happens to describe Yours Truly, too). Here're three nice reblogs from her ( Read more... )

Whew! This Saturday evening brings to a close our holiday season here in Washington. We had another couple here for dinner and a little bridge (oh, and -- of no small consequence -- watching on TV the town's NFL team beat the Philly Eagles to get themselves into the division playoffs). For our friends and us (we go back almost 30 years) the evening ( Read more... )

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