Vive Le Quatorze Juillet! (An Annual Tradition) Arise, children of the Fatherland, The day of glory has arrived! Against us of the tyranny The bloody banner is raised, The bloody banner is raised, Do you hear, in the countryside, The roar of those ferocious soldiers? They’re coming right into your arms To slit the throats …
July 2020 archive
Jul 14 2020
The Breakfast Club (Indispensible Duty)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:00am (ET) (or …
Jul 13 2020
Elvis’ Grave
I must admit his musical charms are lost on me except as parody and this story may seem a bit macabre falling on the heels as it does of the announcement of the death of his only Grandson at the age of 27, presumably of suicide. But it’s not really about Elvis at all, outside …
Jul 13 2020
Pondering the Pundits
Pondering the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news media and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on …
Jul 13 2020
Pottersville
C’mon, It’s A Wonderful Life. Clarence? Zuzu’s Petals? Buffalo Gal? You can hardly have missed it, before A Christmas Story it ran 24/7 from Thanksgiving to Boxing Day. It’s a bigger problem than you think. Not only are arrears due in a lump at the expiration of the moratorium, but they’re mostly uncollectable so valuations …
Jul 13 2020
The Breakfast Club (Party of Principle)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:00am (ET) (or …
Jul 12 2020
Mueller Speaks
Which he never does. Weak Tea if you ask me. Roger Stone remains a convicted felon, and rightly so By Robert S. Mueller III, Washington Post July 11, 2020 The work of the special counsel’s office — its report, indictments, guilty pleas and convictions — should speak for itself. But I feel compelled to respond …
Jul 12 2020
No Sports?
2019 Women’s NCAA Water Polo Championship: Stanford v. USC 2019 Men’s NCAA Water Polo Championship: Stanford v. Pacific
Jul 12 2020
The Breakfast Club (Cold Pizza)
AP’s Today in History for July 12 Julius Caesar born; Walter Mondale taps Geraldine Ferraro as the first woman to run on a major party ticket for the White House; Boris Yeltsin quits the Soviet Communist Party; Oscar Hammerstein born. Breakfast Tune Hide Head Blues (banjo cover) Something to think about, Breakfast News & Blogs …
Jul 12 2020
Pondering the Pundits: Sunday Preview Edition
Pondering the Pundits: Sunday Preview Edition” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. On Sunday mornings …