Last week’s trivia question was all about documentary filmmakers — particularly, my favorite, one Errol Morris. Morris’s work spans several decades and includes most recently the hit profile of Robert McNamara, “The Fog of War.” As a filmmaker, Morris has an unmistakeable style; watch two or three of his documentaries and try to ignore his …

I heard about a new German film, “The Ninth Day,” on NPR this morning (you can listen to the story, too!). After having missed “Downfall” in the theaters because I let myself be talked into holding off so I could see it with other people (which never happened — UGH), I will not be dissuaded …

So, it’s 3 p.m. on the Tuesday when the AC repair company — a full nine days after we reported AC trouble — was scheduled to show up between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. And AC man *JUST* showed up. He’s crawling around in the attic now, thank goodness, and my great hope is that …

While driving back from San Antonio yesterday, we were listening to a song that had a line that went something like this: “What they need to understand is that life doesn’t end at birth.” That really made me think about President Bush’s insistence that he’s committed to creating a culture of life … but that …

Slate has an excellent primer on what constitutes torture in the US military today. Very well researched and presented. Put on your reading glasses!

I know many of you’ve probably seen or heard about this, but I hadn’t until just now, when my friend Tommy send me a URL with this note: “Why, oh why God did I not think of this! He’s extorted over 28K and counting.” My two favorite parts of the Web site? The recipe section …

Today at lunch, I decided to try a little post-trauma Taco Cabana experiment … because I believe traumatic experiences should be overwritten with positive ones as quickly as possible. Today’s research question: Is it the case that, as Daniel suggests, all Dallas-area Taco Cabanas have declined, or is the one nearest to our house (the …

I thought this personals ad from a woman in DC (part of the “Best of Craigslist” collection) was brilliant. And except for the five-mile run thing, I totally agree!

Daniel makes little secret of the fact that, after spending some time in San Antonio helping his dad renovate their old house, which included daily breakfasts at Taco Cabana, he holds the Cabana in very high esteem. Whenever we trek to San Antonio, in fact, it’s generally the case that we have to go by …

Granted, I cheered as loudly as anyone else when I saw Jon Stewart beating up on Crossfire — the show and its hosts. Still, I had so wanted to experience being in the studio audience at my alma mater this summer when I’m out for a visit. Bummer. 🙁 —– Original Message —– From: Crossfire …