With my newborn son now home from the hospital, I have a whole litany of excuses for not posting, updating the blog. So, no time for big discussion-generating topics from me right now but still no excuse to let this space go stale for the next 18 years.

Two items:

One, for those fans of Morrissey/The Smiths, a recent article in Slate that explores what's compelling about the man.

Two, a request for a list of your top 5 or 10 songs with the word baby in the title. Again, not thought-provoking but topical.

For what it's worth, I think worst baby-titled song could be this: