At work, I’ve managed to catch up (pretty much) on the really big projects that have been filling my plate for, oh, the last two years … and for the last few days have been able to do some of the things I should do daily but rarely actually get to. Most notably, I’ve been …

Some people have expressed great surprise that this week’s revelation of Mark Felt as the real Deep Throat has gone unnoticed on my blog. Fair enough. Yes, I’m a journalist by training and to my core … but what you might not know is that, when I was a graduate teaching assistant and (later) adjunct …

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!