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Dec 26 2016
Boxing Day
Boxing Day. On the day after Christmas… In feudal times the lord of the manor would give boxes of practical goods such as cloth, grains, and tools to the serfs who lived on his land. Many years ago on the day after Christmas servants would carry boxes to their employers when they arrived for their …
Dec 25 2016
More Movies!
Because, like, who has time for content? A Muppet Family Christmas Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Frosty the Snowman
Dec 24 2016
Marley was dead.
Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge’s name was good upon ‘Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Marley was as dead …
Dec 24 2016
An Economics Documentary
Nothing to see here and who knows how long it will stay up. Download now if you care. I’ll not be updating because it’s a fool’s game.
Dec 23 2016
Cranberry Canes
Hey, I’m doing last minute scrambling, why aren’t you? Seriously, these are a little late but not impossibly so if you get a wiggle on. This year our guest list is small and we’ve gone another direction for “friendship” gifts so there’s no urgency. But they are holiday tradition at my house, I enjoy them …
Dec 22 2016
Fake News: Part 4
While admittedly some Internet posts deserve the term “Fake News” and many fantasies of the Legacy Media likewise, the phenomena I am addressing in these pieces is the tendency to label anything that does not conform to Neo Liberal Establishment norms- “Fake News”. Ed Schultz, liberal talk radio icon, got fired by MSNBC for being …
Dec 21 2016
Such A (Neo)Liberal!
Before you head for the Northern Border because they have the young, pretty, and (Neo)Liberal Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister, you ought to give it a closer look. Trudeau Touts Trump’s Support for KXL, Sparking Fears of Pipeline Resurrection by Nika Knight, Common Dream Wednesday, December 21, 2016 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau touted U.S. President-elect …