https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/08/25/in-the-cusp/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 01:47:34 -0400<![CDATA[I am sitting here in the Calgary Airport on the brink of ending my vacation. In fact, my vacation is over, unless you consider a plane ride home to be en vacance, which the sane man or woman does not. My time away wasn&#8217;t long but I think I connected (briefly) with the capacity to enjoy myself. But the world intervenes, as it does for the neurosurgeon protagonist Dr. Perowne of Ian McEwan&#8217;s Saturday, a novel I am half way through and will undoutedly finish on the plane.]]>Fri, 25 Aug 2006 15:12:06 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2006/08/25/in-the-cusp-n212913