Like a hunk on a wire

Okay, so: take the cost of a new grill (plus two hours to put the thing together), add a container of propane, stir in a grill cover and a set of grill tools and top with a 14 oz steak… and soon, your dinner cost  [more...]

The former dictator Idi Amin has died in a Saudi Arabian hospital. Here is a man who killed up to 400,000 people, plunged Uganda into chaos, and “disgusted the entire civilized world.” And yet, I chuckle  [more...]

In the crossfire: Jann is a computer programmer currently residing in San Francisco, California. We were a couple once, back in the 20th century. He’s sometimes reactionary, sometimes right, sometimes libertarian  [more...]