So I went to see New Moon on Sunday—and, as I expected, enjoyed it very much. I had read the books; enjoyed them immensely; and had decided to disregard the considerable barrage of negativity some folks were hurling at the movie.  

Glad I did.

There were som… Read full post »

Yesterday, in another blog, I posted a few pictures of Lea, Sheepdog, Joe Nation and our hero at the Frying Pan in New York City. I often refer to the Pan as a little bit of Paradise on Earth because it is such a delight.

Today, Nancy and… Read full post »

The lovely Lea Lane was in town…and several of us met at the Frying Pan for some chat…and a few drinks.

Here is a photo of the Sheepdog (Andy), Lea, me, and Joe Nation (Jonathan).

And then we have a broad view of the pier… Read full post »

Okay…I gotta step up and do my best to fill in for Juliet and Knightwriter…and thems some very big shoes to fill!

From the New York Times....breaking news:

Norm Coleman, the Republican incumbent, has conceded to the
Democrat Al Franken in the contested Senate race in
Minnesota, ending a seven-month battle over the seat. Earlier
Tuesday afternoon, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled
unanimously that Mr. F… Read full post »

In a Mark Wilson thread bemoaning some of the moves Barak Obama is making (and some of the moves he is NOT making)…I responded to what I considered a humorous line.

Mark had written:  Worse, he has broken some promises that he made.

My wise-ass reto… Read full post »

Folks, 

I’ve seen several blogs and threads lately devoted to the situation over in Iran…and most of them seem to advocate having Barak Obama get us involved in the matter in some way—even if just by advocating at the United Nations for some kind of action.

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 Nancy and I saw “The Taking Of Pelham 123” last night…and we both enjoyed it to the max.  

It was a bit over-the-top in spots…and stretched reality quite a bit…but it was top-flight entertainment…with above acting jobs by Jo… Read full post »

I received a personal message today that disturbed me a bit. I will not in any way divulge the sender of the message, but I want to share the message (couple of messages, actually) and ask for comments from OS.

  The first message read: 

“You should jusy go,… Read full post »

Yup, my good buddy Dennis Loo is so happy, you can almost see the broad smile on his face in the words he typed.

He’s got another excuse to trash Barak Obama…and that is like a huge helping of ice cream covered in sliced strawberries for Denny.

The excuse… Read full post »

I have been arguing that the “delete” function should be removed from OS…that deleting posts is a form of censorship.

I am going to do an about-face on the issue.

During the last several days, the subject has been discussed by several people whose opinions I re… Read full post »

Incandescent has an excellent thread going on the issue of deletions of remarks from blogs and threads on OS.  It is a "Hall of Shame" for people who delete comments from opponents in blogs and threads. I hope you stop by to read it. Here is a link:

http://open.salon.com/blog/i… Read full post »

And at the same time…trashing the Obama administration and Obama’s decisions.

But what else is new.

Here, let me give Dennis' blog some publicity.

http://open.salon.com/blog/dennis_loo/2009/06/02/the_dod_obamas_cover-up_of_torture_photos_goes_on

&n… Read full post »

Nancy and I went to see the new Star Trek movie last night…and we both enjoyed it immensely.

The action started during the first five seconds…and didn’t end until the credits.

Just seeing the early years of some of our favorite fictional characters was a… Read full post »

I have been counseling giving Obama more time and space than some here in OS seem willing to do…particularly on the issue of prosecutions for the torture done by our people.

In a response to this issue in another blog (its an excellent one by Hontonoshijin, visit here) I bro/… Read full post »

The progressives trashing Barak Obama keep talking about “defending the constitution.” They are willing to go to the mattresses to “defend the constitution. They are anxious to throw Obama under the bus so that they can show just how principled they are.

Fact is, w… Read full post »

I just visited a thread by Behind Blue Eyes...in which she, Dennis Loo and the usual suspects were pilloring Barak Obama for the difficult decisions he is making.

I sometimes let my anger with these people get the better of me...and I end up just mentioning how much I… Read full post »

Continuing the saga of protests from Catholics because President Obama was invited to speak at Notre Dame!

Catholics “believe” that every human has an immortal soul…and that after death, the soul goes either to Heaven to spend a bliss filled eternity in t… Read full post »

The new mantra of the American Left is:

We can be every bit as much a bunch of self-absorbed, narrow-minded, petty, myopically focused jerks as the American Right…

…and don’t you dare suggest that we can’t!

In fact, they are so determined to prove tha… Read full post »

( Today, May 14^th is the 11th anniversary of Frank Sinatra’s death. This is a personal remembrance.) 

     The voice was unmistakable even though he was speaking rather than singing. He was saying, “Excuse me, sir. Sir!”

     I tur… Read full post »

And the liberals are doing what is expected of them...eating their young.

I absolutely abhor American conservatism...but my revulsion with the American left is reaching new depths.

Obama was advised by field commanders that releasing the photos...which will add nothing of appreciab… Read full post »

Dennis and I have been having a disagreement in one of his blogs.

Dennis has been savaging Barak Obama on a number of accounts…but primarily because Obama appears to be putting off consideration of prosecuting people from the Bush administration because of the torture… Read full post »

...conservatives from the American right...

...or liberals from the American left???

My opinion is that the left, by eating their young in public they way they are, really deserves the title.

They are putting more effort into the job.

Yup, in my opinion, with friends like… Read full post »