Rounding out the unexpected week of shoe posts, Turkish shoemaker Ramazan Baydan is making hay while the sun shines. From sundayszaman.com.
The Bush shoe is now in high demand in many countries around the world, including the United States and Britain, and in neighboring Muslim countries. “We have received orders for thousands of pairs of this [...]

I recall a conversation I had with a friend a while ago. My friend was perturbed that I called Hugo Chavez a “nut job” and also my critique of Jimmy Carter for attempting to be diplomatic with said “nut job”. He wasn’t really defending Chavez too strongly. His point was that Chavez controls a lot [...]

What a weird day.
First this, from Rush Limbaugh about running into, of all people, Bill Clinton at a steakhouse.
There was no tension about any of this. It was a good time, and I enjoyed it. I enjoyed it — especially when I looked over and I saw the former president intently chatting up the woman [...]