David L. Carlton
@dcarlton.bsky.social
Helen Brown (now of ABC Sacred Harp fame) is also a major figure in the modern West Gallery revival.
January 4, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Helen Brown (now of ABC Sacred Harp fame) is also a major figure in the modern West Gallery revival.
So, *one* sentence tacked on at the end is the entirety of what Schumer has to say? Do you have similar contempt for the rest of the statement, or are you simply going to pretend it doesn't exist?
January 3, 2026 at 8:05 PM
So, *one* sentence tacked on at the end is the entirety of what Schumer has to say? Do you have similar contempt for the rest of the statement, or are you simply going to pretend it doesn't exist?
Does "What's your birthday?" count? I've gotten that a lot from medical personnel. Aced it every time.
January 3, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Does "What's your birthday?" count? I've gotten that a lot from medical personnel. Aced it every time.
I'm on blood thinners, and bruise easily. I'm nearly 78. What's the big deal? I think there are more serious things to worry about with DJT.
January 1, 2026 at 11:54 PM
I'm on blood thinners, and bruise easily. I'm nearly 78. What's the big deal? I think there are more serious things to worry about with DJT.
Probably seven-shape, though.
December 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Probably seven-shape, though.
Every male of his (and my) age had heard of Brigitte Bardot.
December 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Every male of his (and my) age had heard of Brigitte Bardot.
How hollow? He can sue--and even if/when he loses in court, he's still succeeded in harassing and hurting people with less money than he has. He's done this for decades.
December 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
How hollow? He can sue--and even if/when he loses in court, he's still succeeded in harassing and hurting people with less money than he has. He's done this for decades.
Really? The butchering of Nashville got a lot of play at the time of the TN-7 special election. I suspect that gerrymandering in a single state gets less national play when it involves a single second-tier city like Nashville, Austin, or SLC. Virtually none for what was done to Charleston in SC.
December 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Really? The butchering of Nashville got a lot of play at the time of the TN-7 special election. I suspect that gerrymandering in a single state gets less national play when it involves a single second-tier city like Nashville, Austin, or SLC. Virtually none for what was done to Charleston in SC.
Universities are federations. When I was in harness as a history prof, I had a mission. My colleagues in the hard sciences also had missions, but they were quite different; they were subcontractors, pulling in revenue and using it to rent space and employ help to do their research.
December 14, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Universities are federations. When I was in harness as a history prof, I had a mission. My colleagues in the hard sciences also had missions, but they were quite different; they were subcontractors, pulling in revenue and using it to rent space and employ help to do their research.
Warren Buffett likes to say that his unique talent for allocating capital would be useless in an LDC.
December 14, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Warren Buffett likes to say that his unique talent for allocating capital would be useless in an LDC.
By far--1994, the Haymarket on the West End in London--the original production of Tom Stoppard's *Arcadia.* Thirty-one years later and it still haunts me.
December 13, 2025 at 2:48 AM
By far--1994, the Haymarket on the West End in London--the original production of Tom Stoppard's *Arcadia.* Thirty-one years later and it still haunts me.
Why celebrate? If Trump dies, Vance will be worse--all the malevolence without the senility.
December 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Why celebrate? If Trump dies, Vance will be worse--all the malevolence without the senility.
And your problem with Gerson, Dias, and Pulliam-Bailey is--what exactly? That non-evangelicals find them worth reading?
December 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
And your problem with Gerson, Dias, and Pulliam-Bailey is--what exactly? That non-evangelicals find them worth reading?
Moving the Cup games to red states won't work because the cities they'd have to site them in are mostly blue as well.
December 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Moving the Cup games to red states won't work because the cities they'd have to site them in are mostly blue as well.
Oops--wrong numbers! In fact, turnout was almost *identical* to 2022--in a special election! Makes a huge difference!
December 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Oops--wrong numbers! In fact, turnout was almost *identical* to 2022--in a special election! Makes a huge difference!
Oops--wrong numbers! In fact, turnout was almost *identical* to 2022--in a special election! Makes a huge difference!
December 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Oops--wrong numbers! In fact, turnout was almost *identical* to 2022--in a special election! Makes a huge difference!
Turnout, though, was only 11% of 2022 turnout. A big GOTV drive in Nashville was the major factor in cutting the GOP margin, but will count for much less when state and federal offices are on the ballot.
December 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Turnout, though, was only 11% of 2022 turnout. A big GOTV drive in Nashville was the major factor in cutting the GOP margin, but will count for much less when state and federal offices are on the ballot.
It's good that she improved the Dem vote across all the counties, but she mainly excelled with her GOTV campaign in Nashville. I've never seen anything like it--canvassers blanketing my neighborhood. Maybe a waste of resources, though--my neighborhood is affluent and leftish--we vote anyway!
December 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It's good that she improved the Dem vote across all the counties, but she mainly excelled with her GOTV campaign in Nashville. I've never seen anything like it--canvassers blanketing my neighborhood. Maybe a waste of resources, though--my neighborhood is affluent and leftish--we vote anyway!
Frigid day, with biting wind. Belmont U. polling place had moderate traffic in safe Behn neighborhood. Weather probably works against Van Epps, but may depress Black turnout.
December 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Frigid day, with biting wind. Belmont U. polling place had moderate traffic in safe Behn neighborhood. Weather probably works against Van Epps, but may depress Black turnout.
Walked down the street to cast my ballot at Belmont U. Frigid with biting wind. No line, but moderate traffic at the polling place. No Van Epps signs (they'd be wasted here). Behn canvassers blanketed the neighborhood--an odd use of resources in an affluent left-leaning district.
December 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Walked down the street to cast my ballot at Belmont U. Frigid with biting wind. No line, but moderate traffic at the polling place. No Van Epps signs (they'd be wasted here). Behn canvassers blanketed the neighborhood--an odd use of resources in an affluent left-leaning district.
That said, I confess that my PHEV emissions are above expectations. Most of my *days* are in EV mode, but most of my *miles* come on road trips. Still awaiting the range and infrastructure tipping point for full EV for my long-distance driving.
December 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
That said, I confess that my PHEV emissions are above expectations. Most of my *days* are in EV mode, but most of my *miles* come on road trips. Still awaiting the range and infrastructure tipping point for full EV for my long-distance driving.
Note how many of those studies are from Europe, where badly designed incentives encourage companies to buy them as fleet cars for their employees and reimburse them for gas but not electricity. Owner-operators generally *buy* them for the EV capability; why spend the extra money if not?
December 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Note how many of those studies are from Europe, where badly designed incentives encourage companies to buy them as fleet cars for their employees and reimburse them for gas but not electricity. Owner-operators generally *buy* them for the EV capability; why spend the extra money if not?
Less stupid than having two cars, one for short distances and one for long distances. One car for both--*that's* the purpose.
December 1, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Less stupid than having two cars, one for short distances and one for long distances. One car for both--*that's* the purpose.
Depends on infrastructure. In the city with home charging EVs are perfect--but I take long road trips into remote parts of the rural South where chargers are nonexistent. I'm hoping to move to a full EV, but I need good infrastructure and a minimum range of 400 mi. Coming, but not there yet.
December 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Depends on infrastructure. In the city with home charging EVs are perfect--but I take long road trips into remote parts of the rural South where chargers are nonexistent. I'm hoping to move to a full EV, but I need good infrastructure and a minimum range of 400 mi. Coming, but not there yet.