inkbluesky

my last room 

At least for now this is the room I want to have when I retire. It’s clean minimalist without being cold. The wood (recycled I hope) and the muted bluish-green gives it a warm atmosphere. I like that almost everything I need is within a few steps.

Chicken or The first painting I ever paid money for I don’t actually own, though it’s hanging in my living room. Let me explain. 

A slightly existential story about art.

Why neo-conservatives are like warts,  Neoconservatives — exposed, scorned, but still in control

At a time when most Americans have recognized that this war is a disaster and want to withdraw, this group of radical warriors continues to insist not only that the invasion of Iraq was the right thing to do, but that we need more of it — more troops, more fighting, more threats, less diplomacy, less concern for world opinion, more regime change, more wars.