I'm trying to understand why we are so hell-bent on trying alleged Fort Hood shooter, Nadal Hasan, with terrorism.  Other than because he is Muslim.

I say this not because I have sympathy for Hasan (I do not, other than the sympathy I feel for any human being so out of… Read full post »

I have decided to become my town's resident crank, writing weekly letters to my local paper.   My first letter, written in response to the gun-toting Town Hollers, was too long.  If I want the paper to publish my letter, I have to rant in <200 words.  So, when I got… Read full post »

I love Thanksgiving.  I love the food, the gathering of the family (for one day), the curious blend of piety and secularism, and the simple focus of the holiday:  Eat.  Be thankful for the food.  Share it.

I have been hosting Thanksgiving dinner for years, since grad school (when… Read full post »