Eartha Kitt

I now know an important fact about my cordless phone: the battery lasts for about 3 hours of constant talk time. Last night I talked for four hours with B — for that is how he shall be known henceforth — and  [more...]

Can you imagine a world where George W. Bush didn’t slime his way into the Texas Governor’s mansion? A world where instead Ann Richards went all the way to the White House, with her sharp tongue and give  [more...]

What’s your carbon footprint? The average is 15,000 pounds per year of carbon dioxide, the main contributor to global warming. Mine turns out to be 9,500, smaller than average — but still, larger than  [more...]