Month: December 2005

24 Hour Self-Service Diner Welcome newcomers! Please introduce yourself Come on in! Coffee & Tea under the window, platters of treats on every table Newspapers are in their regular spot next to the door Please recommend (and...

Chanukah, the Jewish festival of lights.  This year it coincides with Christmas, starting at sundown on December 25th. (Note: Some who have read my occasional tirades against organized religion (like here.) might find this...

My pal Norma who lives in California — of course — just sent me this: THE SAUCY SECRETS OF NO.1 YULETIDE CAROL An author who claims to have found the real meaning behind one of Britain’s most famous carols says...

As I was cleaning my refrigerator and carting out trash, I had C-Span2 on in the background (C-Span2 turns into BookTV every weekend) … George Weigel droned on about the Pope and bemoaned the absence of a Biblical presence...

Welcome newcomers! Please introduce yourself Come on in! Coffee & Tea under the window, platters of treats on every table Newspapers are in their regular spot next to the door Please recommend (and unrecommend the...