Category Archives: The Culture

What to eat on St. Patrick’s Day?

Posted on March 15, 2024 by Stella

This ^^^ is what I am eating on St. Patrick’s Day! The traditional favorite is accompanied by root veggies and cabbage. My mother called that a “boiled dinner”, and she also made it with ham, as well as corned beef. … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Holidays, Recipes, The Culture, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Don’t wreck your car during the eclipse (and other advice)

Posted on March 14, 2024 by Stella

First of all, if you decide to just stay home, there will be extensive television and cyber coverage: NASA is geared up to cover the eclipse online. Viewers around the world will be provided a wealth of images captured before, … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Hobbies & General Interest, The Culture, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Is Spring almost here?

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Stella

Have you ever noticed that one sunny day when you are driving or walking down your street there seems to be a green haze in the air, as the leaves unfurl? Even though you have been waiting and watching for … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Gardening, Poetry, The Culture, Uncategorized | 7 Comments

The Hypocrisy of the Leftists

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Stella

I know some of you probably don’t like Meghan Kelly, but she hits a home run (or many home runs) in the first 15 minutes of her show yesterday. You can watch the rest (an interview with Andrew Klavan) if … Continue reading →

Posted in 2024 Presidential Race, Hypocrisy, Media, Politics, The Culture | 2 Comments

The Legacy of Andrew Breitbart

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Stella

It is hard to believe that Andrew Breitbart has been dead for twelve years. He died suddenly on March 1, 2012. In 2016, I wrote: Today is the 4th anniversary of the death of Andrew Breitbart. Andrew has been quoted … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatism, Politics, The Culture | 2 Comments

Tucker: America Is Following in China’s Footsteps. Here’s How We Stop It.

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Stella

In the summer of 2020, many observers noticed strong parallels between the George Floyd movement and China’s 20th-century Cultural Revolution.  Public humiliations? Check. Societal atonements? Each had that, too. Both America’s BLM awakening and China’s Maoism revival sent their countries … Continue reading →

Posted in Communism, government corruption, Propaganda, The Culture, Tucker Carlson | 1 Comment

The Full Charles Murray: Race and IQ, Government Welfare, and Crime

Posted on February 27, 2024 by Stella

This guy is remarkably intelligent – and hated by the left, of course. Charles Alan Murray, born January 8, 1943, is an American political scientist. He is the W.H. Brady Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a think tank in … Continue reading →

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Words, Terms and Slang learned from British Television

Posted on February 26, 2024 by Stella

Bringing back an oldie (from 2016). What are your favorites? Two additions (also from Downton Abbey) are: Mumsy – drab or dowdy; unfashionable. h’aporth – As in “you daft h’aporth”. Half penny worth. A silly or foolish person.   I … Continue reading →

Posted in Hobbies & General Interest, Humor, The Culture, Uncategorized | 5 Comments

What can be done about mass shootings?

Posted on February 15, 2024 by Stella

When I was growing up in the 1950’s and 1960’s, people owned guns, yet we didn’t have the mass shootings that occur all too often now . Seems to me that it’s the culture, not the weapon. This person says … Continue reading →

Posted in Amendment 2, Crime, Terrorism, The Culture, Uncategorized | 7 Comments

What is Love?

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Stella

A repeat – I hope you don’t mind! On this feast of St. Valentine, my thoughts are not quiet. It seems as if the evil that is manifest in the happenings of these days is pressing against the screen that … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, History, Holidays, Nostalgia, Religion, The Culture, Uncategorized | 10 Comments