Lionel Deimel’s Web Log

I was very upset by the recent announcement that Netflix was terminating its DVD delivery service this fall. I first joined Netflix when all...

I often post graphics on Facebook that never appear here on my blog. What appears below began as a Facebook post. I thought others might wan...

I am tired of hearing Trump and his minions complain that the various investigations of the former president—and now at least one actual ind...

Today was the first day of sunny, 70-degree weather in Clifton Springs since I moved here in November. I had to go outside just after noon a...

 Major League Baseball begins a new season today. And the season begins with new rules intended to increase scoring and get games over with ...

 

Like many people, I suspect, I am frustrated by Donald Trump’s unconstitutional behavior as president and his outrageous behavior as a civil...

The Federal Reserve took control of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on Friday. Depositors were immediately reassured that insured deposits would b...

No, I am not interested in the insane pronouncements by a reputed government insider that has ensorcelled weak-minded so-called conservative...

It is supremely ironic that the Republican Party insists that it is the party of freedom, whereas its policies are mostly those that limit f...

I frequently watch movies on disk. (No, I’m not a troglodyte who doesn’t know how to stream content. Many of the films I want to watch, part...

I heard a phrase on NPR this morning I have never heard before: “adolescent women.” Why not “adolescent girls” or “adolescent females,” I th...

I read something that Congressman Jamie Raskin said and wanted to express my approval of his having said it. He complained about Republicans...

I began making curve-stitch designs in junior high school, having been introduced to them by my math teacher, Mrs. Eunice Williams. I quickl...

I am tired of both politicians and journalists speaking of proposed law changes as “reform.” GOP lawmakers want to “reform” Social Security,...

A while ago, I was reading a story of some sort. A few paragraphs into it, I ran into the phrase “they said.” They who? I wondered, as I had...

When I moved to Clifton Springs, New York, I was happy to discover that there was an Episcopal Church hardly more than a block away. I have ...

I’m not a fan of quiz shows generally, but I regularly watch Jeopardy!  This particular program requires knowledge—often arcane knowledge—im...

Moving to a new town requires finding new sources of goods and services—doctors, mechanics, food stores, clothing stores, etc. Yesterday, I ...

For quite some time, I couldn’t update my Web site,  Lionel Deimel’s Farrago . Because of this, I couldn’t keep the table of contents for Li...