Weasel words.
“Once learned, such truths cannot be unlearned, they can only be stubbornly denied.”
July 24, 2020 · Leave a comment
Red String.
“…on yet another level I am horrified by the tension that comes with seeing one too many coincidences; having read and remembered one too many familiar stories.”
July 20, 2020 · Leave a comment
Questionable choices and dictionary definitions.
“I come back to this quote now and again — not verbatim, just the operative tones and phrases of it.”
April 27, 2020 · Leave a comment
Crisis modes.
“How?” we ask. “Why? Have you not seen and heard this buffoon?”
March 26, 2020 · Leave a comment
Marathons, baseball games, and the ends of operas.
Things begun; things not yet over.
February 12, 2020 · Leave a comment
Optical illusions.
On a criminal president’s celebration of criminal justice reform.
February 2, 2020 · Leave a comment
Legacies left behind.
Of honors undeserved and honors yet to be given.
January 20, 2020 · Leave a comment
Material witness.
An illustrative example on the questions of hearsay and firsthand accounts.
November 15, 2019 · Leave a comment
