Dog Days, Blog Days, Great Articles Instead

It's the middle of August, and most people don't know what to do with themselves. August is a downtime for many. Everyone I know is in a bit of a funk these days, and I am no exception. The Hombres went a little El Whacko over the past few days as we had our first official three day stretch of Forcing It. We shall persevere. August will end. Our brains and groove will kick in again, as they always do.

In the meantime, for today, I will rely on professionals to provide both hysterical and unbelievably profound thoughts.

From today's New York Times (a must read every Sunday):

One of the most profound essays I've read in quite some time. And what do you know, it's by a guy that just wrote a book, which means my reading pile may get one louder.

And from the same Op-Ed page, a righteously funny essay by Calvin Trillin.

You probably have to register your email address to read these online, but it doesn't cost you to do that. I'm tempted to just keep linking NYTimes articles, because they are far more interesting than what the Hombres have offered lately.

So it goes.