This chainmail joke has made the rounds at least three times --- that's the number of times we received it, Maud was the last to send it...

From Lokfire's brilliant site Hollywood hates me , here's another reblog: Lately, I've noticed a local business has a sign on...

Previously , George W. Bush has retired, and a change of heart. Events ensue, involving John Yoo , professor at Berkeley law school and auth...

Not a walking stick (around 15:30 today) Update: we sent the link of this post to a few friends with a mistaken allsion to walking stic...

The book “Behind the candelabra: My life with Liberace” appeared in 1988 and had a good title and a co-author. The movie-idea came to Steven...

..is the title of a new book by Mark Leibovitch, chief correspondent of the NYT Magazine, about Washington DC.  Welcome to the land of no...

The view on August 8, around 10:30 AM

"Just sayin'!" (This is not Michael, OK. He was roaming sites for gay cruises and came across this picture. By the way, h...

"Green eyes, you say, you mean the novel ?" (Artwork by Bob Bienpensant based on a photo by MalosoHDP on DeviantArt ; this...

Emma Thompson recommended it as compulsory literature for all politicians. You is deliberate done hurt the child's feelins It'...

This is us, folks, look at this picture, this is us... ...no, it's Sacha, actually, who sent this picture and writes: "Maybe j...

...yesterday evening... ...and this morning... ...from our chalet into the (Valais) valley.

Previously --- well, basically we fell in love with Alex.  That's actually the most important thing. But other events interfere, and th...

Finally, finally, four weeks of preparations are over, it almost feels like the trials and tribulations of a Wagner opera production, the pr...

Lokfire writes on her famous blog Hollywood hates me : Yea! I just saw a movie! It was the new Star Trek movie, which I'm glad I didn...

6:02 AM Yes, we're back in France, folks, since May 4, in fact, and I haven't posted since, out of sheer exhaustion. We'll ...

...you want me to read a novel called Green Eyes ? (Artwork by Bob Bienpensant after an original by Hatnapper )