Recent content by Barbara Manatee

I think it was done now because of all the new and sordid revelations (with probably more to come). The media and public were not going to let go of Andrew emailing Epstein that he's eager to "play some more soon" or Fergie calling him a dear supreme friend. Charles had to act now or Andrew was...

Prince no more - His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew. Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. His lease on Royal Lodge has, to date, provided him with legal protection to continue in residence. Formal...

Ordered or paid off - Andrew would never give up anything just because it is the right thing to do.

I haven't listened to Susan Stamberg in years but I can hear her voice still. She was responsible for a lot of 'sit in the car in the driveway to hear the end of the story' moments.

It would be bad because it would blur the line between private business and state business and that invites if not actual corruption and conflict of interest, than definitely the appearance of it. If the Sussexes ask a corporation to work with them when they're out, is the company going to feel...

The problem wasn't living part time in the U.S. (though the logistics of that would have been very messy), the issue was using that time to pursue commercial ventures.

Fergie and Andrew sure know how to make every bad situation worse. It's remarkable that Beatrice and Eugenie are both so level-headed (or discreet).

Nice! That pull through maneuver is fun.

Oh dear, that is seriously not her color. About the renters - apparently they were moved to "equal or better" cottages nearby. Moving is a bother regardless, but it sounds like it worked out well for them.

Big news? Green Bay says hold my beer and cheese curds - Micah Parsons trade grades: Packers get this generation's Reggie White; Cowboys' franchise set back for years :40beers:

Angry and heartsick. Again.

I know Lovell is most famous for Apollo 13, but I am thinking of Apollo 8 and that incredible Earthrise photograph. 'They went to explore the moon and instead they discovered the earth.' Seeing it still makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up. Good night, from all of us on the good Earth.

RIP to the brilliant Tom Lehrer.

All the services at the North Rim are clustered together. The gas station/camp store/campground and lodge/cabins/visitor center were all within about a mile and half of one another. Sadly, I think it is likely they're all gone.

Clearly it was a bad call not to put out the initial fire. But they absolutely tried to protect the lodge when the fire blew up. Unfortunately there was a chlorine gas leak when the water treatment plant caught fire, which meant they had to pull back the crews and couldn't air drop fire retardant.