While you were sleeping the sun slipped over the equator and it became Spring at 5:37 AM EDT, astronomically speaking. Huh? There’s a difference somewhere? Yup. According to the good old Farmer’s Almanac, it’s been Spring since March 1, meteorologically speaking. Q: Does Spring Begin on March 1 or on the Equinox? A: Well, both. …
March 2021 archive
Mar 20 2021
NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament 2021: Round of 64 Day 2 – Afternoon
By the end of the day half the teams that started on Thursday will be headed home, half will be moving on to the next round. There were a few upsets as teams seeded higher beat the expected winner: ek hornbeck would have been happy, #11 Syracuse literally wiped the court with #6 San Diego …
Mar 20 2021
Cartnoon
Cleopatra’s Needle (New York City) Cleopatra’s Needle in New York City is one of three similarly named Egyptian obelisks. It was erected in Central Park, west of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, on January 22, 1881. It was secured in May 1877 by judge Elbert E. Farman, the United States Consul General at …
Mar 20 2021
The Breakfast Club (Smell Like Dirt)
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 …
Mar 19 2021
Late Night Today
Late Night Today is for our readers who can’t stay awake to watch the shows. Everyone deserves a good laugh. The Daily Show with Trevor Noah has been preempted by the NCAA Men’s Tournament The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Detective McGrowl On Why You Shouldn’t Smoke Weed His argument has no flaws. No. 45’s …
Mar 19 2021
NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament 2021: Round of 64 Day 1 – Evening
Tonight’s games include one of ek hornbeck‘s favorite teams, Syracuse, since he went to college there. It’s kind of one of mine, too, because I was born there. My family left when I was an infant and I’ve only been back when I drove through on my way to Canada. Time Network Seed School …
Mar 19 2021
Russian Oligarch Pulls Plug On Moscow Mitch
Back in 2019, then Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked a bill to keep sanctions in place on Russia’s largest aluminum producer. In January, as the Senate debated whether to permit the Trump administration to lift sanctions on Russia’s largest aluminum producer, two men with millions of dollars riding on the outcome met for dinner …
Mar 19 2021
Cartnoon
You must watch Georgia’s Democratic freshman Senator Raphael Warnack’s first Senate speech. It’s that inspiring. ?Standing OVATION! ? SENATOR Raphael Warnock’s TRIUMPHANT First Floor speech Give a preacher a microphone, and watch them make it plain! Senator Raphael Warnock move the entire Senate chambers to a standing ovation after his first floor speech in which …
Mar 19 2021
NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament 2019: Round of 64 Day 1 – Afternoon
Last night the Play-ins for the East and West Divisions that will start tomorrow finished with a couple of tight games and one that went to OT. West #16 Norfolk State (16 – 7) 54 – Appalachian State (17 – 12) 53 #11 Witchita State (16 – 5} 52 – #11 Drake ((25 – 4) …
Mar 19 2021
The Breakfast Club (Implementing Ideas)
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 …
Mar 18 2021
Late Night Today
Late Night Today is for our readers who can’t stay awake to watch the shows. Everyone deserves a good laugh. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Please Stay Home This St. Patrick’s Day With any luck, this is the last time we’ll have to wear green on zoom The Answer Is Simple Yet Strangely Difficult: …
Mar 18 2021
NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament 2021: Play Ins Day 1
It’s been two years since the NCAA held its Basketball Tournament and ek hornbeck is no longer with us to work his html magic for posts to keep up with all the games, men’s and women’s. It is now left to me and I hate html, plus I still have a full time job. The …