Lionel Deimel’s Web Log

I noted in my last post that I was reading Parable of the Sower  by Octavia E. Butler. Having finished that rather dark volume, I have gone ...

This afternoon, I listened to an interview with Palestinian poet and essayist Mosab Abu Toha on Fresh Air . Apparently, his literary credent...

I watched the vice-presidential debate Tuesday night to the bitter end. The debate was disappointing in that JD Vance managed to impersonate...

Longtime readers know that the niggardly use of commas is a pet peeve of mine. Today, I received my November issue of Trains . As usual, I t...

A lot is wrong in this country, and the outcome of the November election has the potential to make matters considerably worse. Many factors ...

It has been irritating to listen to voters interviewed about their reactions to Tuesday’s debate who complain about what Kamala Harris didn’...

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris participated in a presidential debate hosted by ABC News last night. The overwhelming consensus is that Harri...

 I watched the interview of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz on CNN last night at 9 pm. The experience was unsatisfying. I mistakenly assumed that...

Every now and then, the pronunciation of a word drives me crazy. This post describes some of my current peeves. Let me begin with a very sim...

The Democratic convention begins today. Now is a good time to suggest the policies I would like to see announced this week. Since I’m not an...

The U.S. Constitution is a remarkable document and one that is often praised. It is far from perfect, however, and its imperfections have be...

I have added a new page of designs to the section of my Web site on curve-stitch designs. These new designs are based on drawing parabolas ...

Although it seems as though the 2024 presidential election has been going on for a long time, we don’t even know the names of all the major ...

This paragraph led off a story from The Times of Israel  a few days ago: Responding to the ICJ [International Court of Justice] ruling that...

I was driving from Clifton Springs to Geneva yesterday when I heard on the radio that President Biden had decided to end his re-election bid...

President Biden held a news conference tonight at the conclusion of the NATO meeting in Washington, D.C. He faced reporters for about an hou...

The picture above was taken at sunset from the solarium of the Spa Apartments. I have taken to going upstairs as the sun sets to enjoy the e...

 President Biden was interviewed earlier today by George Stephanopoulos, and the 22-minute unedited interchange was broadcast on ABC Televis...

In light of Joe Biden’s appalling performance in the June 27 debate, Democrats are struggling with whether Biden should remain the party’s s...

Given the Supreme Court’s immunity decision today, it looks as though Biden can have a Seal Team assassinate Donald Trump. As long as the pl...