Saturday, August 28, 2004


Elsewhere
Dear Vanessa -- * Lynn Sislo's "Ten Things I Have Learned About Blogging," here, is oh-so-true, right-on, and tone-perfect. My... posted by Michael at August 28, 2004 | perma-link | (13) comments

Friday, August 27, 2004


The Renaissance
Dear Vanessa -- I just finished reading two compact histories of the Renaissance, William Henry Hudson's The Story of the... posted by Michael at August 27, 2004 | perma-link | (16) comments

Moviemaking and Food
Dear Vanessa -- I enjoy keeping up with American Cinematographer, the monthly magazine of the American Society of Cinematographers. I... posted by Michael at August 27, 2004 | perma-link | (4) comments

Thursday, August 26, 2004


TV Colors
Dear Vanessa -- I've always found the colors displayed by TVs appallingly crass; they're as imprecise and crude as the... posted by Michael at August 26, 2004 | perma-link | (7) comments

Image Management
Dear Vanessa -- Digi-photo news: I've been playing with Google's Picasa software for image management, here. It's iPhoto for Windows,... posted by Michael at August 26, 2004 | perma-link | (2) comments

Elsewhere
Dear Vanessa -- * One of my favorite Teaching Company lecture series is the very enlightening American Religious History, by... posted by Michael at August 26, 2004 | perma-link | (11) comments

Wednesday, August 25, 2004


Six Packs
Dear Vanessa -- Does this ad take you as aback as it does me? If I read this ad right,... posted by Michael at August 25, 2004 | perma-link | (21) comments

Leaf-Blowers and Economism
Dear Vanessa -- Economics depends on measurement -- yet doesn't confining yourself to what's measurable necessarily bias what's being discussed?... posted by Michael at August 25, 2004 | perma-link | (8) comments

Gals and Art
Dear Vanessa For fear of feminist wrath, I've never before ventured these thoughts in public, so they may be a... posted by Michael at August 25, 2004 | perma-link | (13) comments

Middle Age
Dear Vanessa -- What's news out your way? The Wife and I have been somehow kicking back and keeping busy... posted by Michael at August 25, 2004 | perma-link | (9) comments

Tuesday, August 24, 2004


"Paving America"
Dear Vanessa -- Recently I've been enjoying a History Channel series called Modern Marvels. Have you run across it? Unfancily-presented... posted by Michael at August 24, 2004 | perma-link | (26) comments

Friday, August 20, 2004


"Mildred Pierce"
Dear Vanessa -- James M. Cain What with spending my summer vacation weeks far from computers, I've been doing more... posted by Michael at August 20, 2004 | perma-link | (16) comments

More Politics
Dear Vanessa -- Hot diggity: here's more support for my election-season theme that the real battle isn't between Repubs and... posted by Michael at August 20, 2004 | perma-link | (3) comments

Elsewhere
Dear Vanessa -- * Yahmdallah has no reservations about recommending the DVD "An Evening with Kevin Smith," here. * I'm... posted by Michael at August 20, 2004 | perma-link | (5) comments

Thursday, August 19, 2004


Women and Food, Cont.
Dear Vanessa -- At the local gourmet-food superstore a short while ago, I noticed something I've often noticed before: Women... posted by Michael at August 19, 2004 | perma-link | (14) comments

Wednesday, August 18, 2004


Elsewhere
Dear Vanessa -- * Polly Frost's latest stories feature eroticism, horror, and satire -- sounds pretty tasty, as well as... posted by Michael at August 18, 2004 | perma-link | (22) comments

The Harlem Globetrotters
Dear Vanessa -- Thanks to Steve Sailer (here) for pointing out this fab FoxNews visit (here) with basketball legend Daryl... posted by Michael at August 18, 2004 | perma-link | (0) comments

Samuelson on Marketing and Politics
Dear Vanessa -- My wee contribution to the election debate this year is to try to get a few people... posted by Michael at August 18, 2004 | perma-link | (19) comments

Watching as a buff...
Dear Michael, Sorry for my long absence; I've been reading along but apparently afflicted with blog block. I wondered, as... posted by Vanessa at August 18, 2004 | perma-link | (3) comments

Monday, August 16, 2004


"Unlawful Entry" and Commentary Tracks
Dear Vanessa -- How have you reponded to directors’ commentary tracks on DVDs of movies? Until last night, I hadn’t... posted by Michael at August 16, 2004 | perma-link | (18) comments

Saturday, August 14, 2004


Julia Child
Dear Vanessa -- I was very sorry to learn that the great Julia Child died today. She was 91, and... posted by Michael at August 14, 2004 | perma-link | (4) comments

Sunday, August 8, 2004


Donate to Steve
Dear Vanessa -- Blogsurfin' fans of Steve Sailer's will want to make like me and contribute to his current fund-raising... posted by Michael at August 8, 2004 | perma-link | (1) comments

Wednesday, August 4, 2004


Mellowman
Dear Vanessa -- I'm vacationing on the Left Coast, where I'm doing my best to let sun, surf, and white... posted by Michael at August 4, 2004 | perma-link | (6) comments

Tuesday, August 3, 2004


Fat Facts
Dear Vanessa -- Thanks to the Web, I've cut 'way back on magazine and newspaper consumption. But when I fly,... posted by Michael at August 3, 2004 | perma-link | (23) comments