Our Editor mentioned to me that one of our most-searched posts ever in recent times has been The World's Largest House - other than searches for "Farm Porn."
Adjustable beds. Not cheap, but good fun. h/t, Mousin'
Smoking is good for your memory and concentration. h/t, Theo. I would say it's essential.
Budweiser sold to Belgians. OK with me. I don't drink their watery brew anyway. I do own their stock, however.
What to do about Zimbabwe. Q&O. Nothing we can do. Sometimes one just has to admit that you can't do anything about it.
What Obama wanted, or wants, in the Middle East
There's a brilliant idea. Let the kids vote. I think they would vote for free candy. It is a Dem approach, isn't it?
Dems search their souls (and votes) about drilling for oil. Singleton
Is free speech a dying American quirk?
There is no fight against cancer. If it wants to kill you, it will. Everybody dies. Carpe diem.
The diminishing returns of political pandering. Reason
His own gay identity, at 15. What can I say?
Sweden: Always insane.
Blame for Baltimore's rot
Not a joke: To Iraq with Chuck Hagel
Derbyshire, re Obama:
His instinctive liberalism aside, Wonder Boy doesn't strike me as any more vain, stupid, or dishonest than your average politician. He does, though, strike me as awfully lightweight — the lightest-weight of any major Presidential contender I can recall. We have interns round the office with deeper life experience than Obama. Heck, I've had goldfish with deeper life experience than Obama. JFK at least had a boat sunk under him.
Photo of a stalwart Maggie's Farmer courtesy of Theo.