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Nov 07 2017
So, What Is ‘Fake News’?
First, I want to assure you that anything you read on this site, from this author, is fake, no matter how seemingly reputable and well documented the source (The New York Times, Washington Post, Politico, CNN, MSNBC) even if it is accompanied by video or sound recordings and a transcript because, who are you going …
Nov 05 2017
Really?
Pelosi: Impeaching Trump ‘not someplace that I think we should go’ By CRISTIANO LIMA, Politico 11/05/2017 House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that even if Democrats were to retake control of the House in the 2018 elections, pushing for impeachment proceedings of President Donald Trump would not be one of their legislative priorities. “It’s …
Nov 04 2017
How Is This Still A Thing?
I’m talking about Daylight Savings Time of course and of the ridiculous things we do it is a constant and consistent high scorer in a game that like Golf is about how low you can go. Not that I’m any prize when it comes to punctuality, I’ve acquired an unfortunate reputation that is mostly undeserved …
Nov 03 2017
Bell Peppers
You don’t live to be 120+ years old (mid 30s in 1926, do the math) without being extremely fortunate which is a word we will return to. While it is easy to claim good genetics (Richard and Emily are still kicking too and more ornery than ever) the truth is that my health is not …
Nov 02 2017
Remember, Remember The 4th Of November…
Gunpowder Treason and Plot. Hey, in England it’s a big deal and I won’t claim to give any but the most biased and counterfactual summary (oh, and it’s shallow and superficial too). After Henry VIII and his daughter Elizabeth (a virgin by reputation, certainly unmarried and childless by law, filthy minded Walter Raleigh smokers shut …
Nov 01 2017
About That Tax Cut
Look, a tax cut for, as Lambert terms them, squillionaires is a bad idea on its face for many reasons (none of which are that it adds to the National Debt or Budget Deficits). $4,000 (and that’s just the average, most people get less than nothing) may seem like a lot if you express it …
Oct 31 2017
Drow
Non-canonical(and therefore heretical) the single Proper Noun designates the collective also (He is Drow. Many Drow approach.) This is hardly ever good news since they are elves and also evil (at best neutral) and have all the racial Attributes and Weapon Bonuses attending as well as additional facility with their signature hand held crossbows and …
Oct 31 2017
Indictments Night
I get all of my news from comedians. Otherwise I’d need therapy twice a day. Have You Gone Nose Blind? It’s all Hillary’s fault. Honest. Remember, she’s intimately linked with Rick and Morty’s Szechuan Sauce scandal! The Champagne of Special Councils Festivus for the rest of us
Oct 29 2017
Lowercase “l”
While I am a trained historian (ask me about those Tang Dynasty horses, I dare you. It wasn’t even their main deal, they liked landscapes aka mountain/water paintings or shanshui) I’ve studied other subjects and had other jobs. Who hires a Historian anyway? On the old manual Royals at my journalism school (yes, I worked …
Oct 28 2017
Cold Open
The Climate Change World Series John Tarleton, The Indypendent Oct 27, 2017 Conservatives don’t like when political issues intrude into their sports spectacles — unless it involves ostentatious displays of veneration for the U.S. military — but climate change appears determined to make its presence felt by both players and fans during this year’s Fall …
Oct 27 2017
Oh Brave New World…
that has such people in it (The Tempest, V, i). If you type 1+2+3 into your iPhone’s calculator on iOS 11, you probably won’t get 6 By Mike Murphy, Quartz 10/27/17 If you’ve upgraded your iPhone’s operating system to iOS 11, try this: Go to the calculator app and quickly type 1+2+3. You likely won’t …