To The Manner Born

My Grandfather's House Mitchelstown, Cnty Cork In honor of the Saint's day, it may be a good time to check in on the Irish in Americ...

Several gentle readers have commented on the drawing which graces my header. It's by Tommy Kane . I wish I could say it was surfeit of a...

Beware the Ides of March. I'm uncertain whether this works for women, but I'm game, and for you and science I'll give it a go, a...

Please note that I am in no way making sport with our friends and allies in Japan, it's just that some things are too hard to ignore. Ha...

As long as BB's serves up softballs I gotta swing. Jim Bob's dad instructed us early that if you don't take advantage of idiots...

It's only natural that a man would want his dog to exude a certain flair, a point of view, a dogly elegance. Freud would have a field da...

It's hard to imagine that when television was in its infancy, Andy Griffith, AKA Opie's pop, Sheriff Andy Taylor began his performin...

I never knew from StoryCorps until last evening when I saw this video. "Danny Perasa and his wife, Annie, came to StoryCorps to recount...

Raise your hand, if after your New Years resolution to drop a few pounds went south, you now secretly plan to include a weight loss nudge in...

Bruegel-The Fight between Carnival and Lent In western Christian churches, today marks the beginning of Lent, a season of fasting, reflectio...

I was surprised by those who wrote asking about Mardi Gras. I presumed everyone knew, but in Protestant Europe it's now mostly celebrat...

In his book, The Best of Plimpton , George writes about his ideal retirement. "Every once in a while I wonder vaguely what I will do ve...

Once upon a time, I asked if the I Hate Men Network (Lifetime) had women working there. I had taken offence at an airing of Pride and Prej...

Should you be fortunate enough to find yourself in Kansas City this spring, you may want to plan a side trip to Union Station (across the st...

I've written before that I do not hold with visible monograms on men's shirts. To me, it's a very short step from wearing a nam...

via AP There has been a rash of WWI veteran news lately. Two weeks ago, Florence Green , the sole surviving female WWI veteran turned 110. S...

Today we celebrate the birthday of National Living Treasure, Mr. Tom Wolfe . If you are unfamiliar with his writing, you are missing a snaps...

Why name a month for the god of war? Blame the Romans. For most of recorded history March was the first month of the calendar year. Romans b...

American college basketball is a sport where how the team plays during the season is mostly meaningless except for Las Vegas bookmakers. Th...

PIG!!!!!!!!!! Go ahead and shout it, I've been called worse. Today even. I've nothing against the pretty young things, but there...