When I first went to see him, I telephoned P. G. Wodehouse and asked for directions from New York to his house on Long Island. He merely chuckled, as if I had asked him to compare Euclid with Einstein or attempt some other laughably impossible task. “Oh, I can’t tell you that,” he said. “I don’t have a clue.”
From P. G. Wodehouse, The Art of Fiction No. 60Interviewed by Gerald Clarke — The Paris Review
Mike Schilling
Mike has been a software engineer far longer than he would like to admit. He has strong opinions on baseball, software, science fiction, comedy, contract bridge, and European history, any of which he's willing to share with almost no prompting whatsoever.
Thanks to your generosity, we were able to upgrade our service plan. Hopefully this will help us address some of our performance issues.
on Joe Biden Agrees that Some People *DO* Deserve the Death PenaltyHey, remember the CEO who got shot the other day? Are you aware of the sentiment behind the folks wh… on Joe Biden Agrees that Some People *DO* Deserve the Death PenaltyNassar didn't get killed. He survived and is still down in the Florida federal penitentiary (I think…
on Joe Biden Agrees that Some People *DO* Deserve the Death PenaltyOh, and I guess I should point the difference between 'getting the thing you can practically get' vs… on Joe Biden Agrees that Some People *DO* Deserve the Death PenaltyBiden just pulled a similar move. No he didn't, for a very simple reason: Democrats, unlike Republic… on Open Mic for the week of 12/23/2024For some reason he failed to include "independents". Is there a chart that includes "independents"?…
on Open Mic for the week of 12/23/2024This is interesting: https://jabberwocking.com/americans-have-not-lost-trust-in-the-media-republican…
on Joe Biden Agrees that Some People *DO* Deserve the Death PenaltyCue the famous H.L. Mencken quotation. on Joe Biden Agrees that Some People *DO* Deserve the Death PenaltyI think you think we disagree. I don't think we do. I was responding to InMD's question about what t… on Joe Biden Agrees that Some People *DO* Deserve the Death PenaltyIn the abortion debate, the hardcore pro-lifers tend to make an argument that takes the form "aborti… on Joe Biden Agrees that Some People *DO* Deserve the Death PenaltyBecause it's not a utilitarian argument, and it hasn't been for a while. (Additionally, the "unknown…
Even on Christmas Somebody is Always Taking the Joy Out of Life
December 23, 2024
December 22, 2024
Youngsters Make Merry at Evanston Country Club Christmas Party
December 21, 2024
December 20, 2024
on Joe Biden Agrees that Some People *DO* Deserve the Death Penalty
on Joe Biden Agrees that Some People *DO* Deserve the Death Penalty on Joe Biden Agrees that Some People *DO* Deserve the Death Penalty on Joe Biden Agrees that Some People *DO* Deserve the Death Penalty
on Open Mic for the week of 12/23/2024 on Open Mic for the week of 12/23/2024 on Joe Biden Agrees that Some People *DO* Deserve the Death Penalty on From Tablet Mag: Rapid-Onset Political Enlightenment
on From Tablet Mag: Rapid-Onset Political Enlightenment
on From Tablet Mag: Rapid-Onset Political Enlightenment on Open Mic for the week of 12/23/2024
on Joe Biden Agrees that Some People *DO* Deserve the Death Penalty on Joe Biden Agrees that Some People *DO* Deserve the Death Penalty
on Joe Biden Agrees that Some People *DO* Deserve the Death Penalty on Joe Biden Agrees that Some People *DO* Deserve the Death Penalty
I didn’t know P.G. Wodehouse was a Lawn Guylander! The durnedest people come from that fabulous not-quite-emerald-maybe-zirconia isle.Report
Well, I assume he didn’t come from there, but lived there.Report
He spent much of his (long, long) life there. Because of the internment camp broadcasts, he was persona non grata in the UK after WWII, and moved to the US permanently.Report
Just checked. Southampton. Not a bad place for exile.Report
That was a fun read, good find.Report
I know I was writing stories when I was five. I don’t remember what I did before that. Just loafed, I suppose.
All those years, just wasted time…
Nice interview. Thanks for sharing.Report