Jim Leff's Slog

The seminal Facebook posting follows. I posted it in reply to comments after my latest attempt to offer a sharp point drew, as always, nothi...

For younger people, pain is usually sudden and galvanizing. Your body is supposed to "just work", so pain is aberrational. A dange...

Given the MAGA movement's insistence that Mueller's report exonerated Trump, why is he not being commemorated by them as a hero? Wh...

I've struck upon the ideal framing for aging: Try to squeeze all the toothpaste out of the tube. That's it. Don't complicate...

Many of the deepest and most persistent mysteries of the human world resolve with baffling ease if you simply back up an inch before proceed...

I had misgivings about posting yesterday's essay about sharpening comprehension and intuition via winnowing. An epidemic has arisen o...

I'm reposting this from May 2025. It's not just a whimsical reflection, or some sort of allegory. And it's not really about musi...

Reactions to Trump's call for help to secure Strait of Hormuz: JAPAN Japan does not currently plan to dispatch naval vessels to e...

A restaurateur is doing great work at steep odds into a headwind with inadequate support in a poor economy with loads and loads of potential...

When I left CNET/Chowhound, I gave myself a couple months of yoga, meditation, and self-indulgent relaxation on a cozy porch in an idyllic v...