Author Archives: nick

Watching Roger Federer play tennis will make you a better person. There is a Buddhist serenity in the economy of his movement that is mildly contagious. For days after watching one of his matches, a little bit of the way … Continue reading →

Back in the 60’s and 70’s, I dropped out of the system, and I took my family with me. In 1976 I took my wife and two children to live in a commune, where my other two children were born. … Continue reading →

There’s a brilliant article by Rex Hammock over at rexblog.com entitled How Apple will change everything about Podcasting, #2 — How much could Howard Stern make podcasting via iTunes vs. broadcasting via Sirius?. The world of podcasting is about to … Continue reading →

Well, I agree with David Brooks that the real enemy is not Newsweek, but rather Islam (Uh, I mean bad Islam, not good Islam), but the problem is, the main weapon in our enemy’s arsenal is precisely the kind of … Continue reading →

In commemoration of V-E Day, I am posting a poem my father, a B-24 pilot, wrote during WWII. I think it is a great example of the innocence, idealism, and toughness of the young people who made the sacrifices that … Continue reading →

This guy is so funny I can hardly stand it. System Requirements to appreciate his humor, however, are rather severe. One must be some kind of obsessive blogosphere political junkie, and a conservative one at that, to dig this stuff. … Continue reading →

Very interesting debate going on over at frontpagemag.com, between David Horowitz and Jacob Heilbrunn, about how much of a threat the left is to American security. Couple of excerpts: JH: The surprising thing might be how little opposition there has … Continue reading →

I have to agree with Harcamone about the Hitchens-Taranto duel. I read the Hitchens piece and thought it was great cuz it’s more or less where I’m at. Then later I saw the Taranto piece and read it, and it … Continue reading →

We had a fun time at the blognashville dinner last night. You can see a picture of the dinner here (scroll down). Here’s a picture I took just outside the restaurant:

This great article by Christopher Hitchens, Why I’m Rooting Against the Religious Right, prompted the following exchange between me and my brother, after I sent him the link with a note saying, “You gotta love this article”. Hitchens begins with … Continue reading →