When I was young in the 1950s and early 60s it was just assumed that ‘progress’ was leading us toward a life of more and more leisure and that work was going to get easier and easier. Actually, it didn’t […]
Culture
The New Suburbs, a Plane Ride Away
Does anyone air-commute from Phoenix to LA or OC? I”ll bet they do! Read: “The New Suburbs, a Plane Ride Away” by Nick Wingfield via WSJ.com.
Would the Beach Boys be Considered Country Today
While my wife and I were on a road trip recently, we had a rented car where we had not taken the time to learn how to operate the Sirius XM satellite radio system. So we had a country station […]
Girls Beat Boys: And Some Reasons Why Everyone Has to Have a Job Now
A lot of the gap between genders can be blamed on the fact that technology has made a lot of jobs physically easier and mentally harder. Women are still on the average physically weaker, so now a lot more jobs […]
An Even Better Butts Solution
I have long been an advocate that smokers should carry a little bag, like dog walkers, to clean up after themselves. But I saw an even better idea on a comment thread recently. That, like with bottles and cans, a […]
Northern Country Music
Anyone who judged American history by its popular vocal music would get the impression that the South had won the Civil War [perhaps freeing the slaves in the process, but] if you count both blacks and whites dominating the scene. […]
Down With Downhill Skiing
California’s most popular winter sport exposed! Related: “Down With Downhill Skiing!” at The Daily Beast
What “Luck of The Irish?”
This is a time of the year when the phrase “luck of the Irish” is often heard. What “luck”? Except for the golden age before 1171 AD, and the “Celtic Tiger” years from 1990 to 2007, I would not wish […]
Prudes at Dinner, Gluttons in Bed
Apropos of my post more than a month ago on New Year’s Resolutions (attached to refresh your memory) I just found a column by George Will on a similar theme. It seems to me that the words “sin” and “sinful” […]
Padding? Or Something Reality?
There was a recent discussion in the Wall Street Journal about why a flight from Los Angeles to New York, which takes six hours under ideal conditions, should be scheduled at seven hours. Some wonder whether this practice is ethical. […]