Appropriation
Read this.Here's my take."Fearless Girl" should be removed because it's not part of "Charging Bull" except through appropriating a portion of the sculpture not owned by the people who modified...
View ArticlePrayers And Well Wishes For Hognose
He's hit a rough patch, and it's medical.There's no details there.He did me a good turn a few days back and I want him to get well soon.
View ArticleTeach The Controversy
Manatee tastes like the finest porterhouse steak. Even better than wagyu!Spanish and English sailors discovered this as early as the 16th century.Manatee, however, are not endangered in the slightest....
View ArticleI Should Have Stayed In College
And become an officer...In case you think that officers aren't enduring deprivation, that 12 year scotch is probably a blend.
View ArticleWhitewashing In Yellow?
Remember this?Turns out that Tilda Swinton was cast as a Gaelic Ancient One rather than Kamar-Tajian Tibetan because of Chinese sensibilities.Kamar-Taj being uncomfortably close to Tibet for the...
View ArticleTime Compression
I recall an odd moment from childhood when I was still learning concepts like permanence and how clocks and calendars work.Jesus was born on December 25th.Dead on Good Friday, not even four months...
View ArticleFrom A Time Long Ago
When gamer meant you had dice that weren't all cubes and video games were something you played at an arcade.
View ArticleSpend Your Money Elsewhere
Palmetto State Armory returned the AKs today.Their letter informs us that we were using the wrong front sight tools and there was nothing wrong with the front sights which would not move. They told us...
View ArticleWhen Seconds Count
The cops will mill about doing essentially nothing for nearly three hours!h/t Say UncleI think this says two things most clearly.First, in addition to being your own first-responder, you might be your...
View ArticleA Day Consumed By Locusts
Setting off the bug bombs again just to make sure we've gotten all the damn eggs.Going to get the bombs, clearing things off and then the blast and soak times just devour the entire morning.Living in...
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Not The Outcome We'd Hoped For
Hognose, aka Weaponsman, aka Kevin O'Brien has gone through the door at the end of the hall.Dammit!I did not get the chance to properly thank him for sending donations to my legal troubles my way.Now I...
View ArticleJust In Case
I hit WeaponsMan's blog and saved all the archive pages as "Webpage, Complete" to a hard drive.I don't think that got the comments, but it got all the posts.I'm working on saving the whole thing, with...
View ArticleSad Creatures
A friend related a sad story to me last night.This is not unique to the specific Cadillac forum he's talking about, but it's typical.The Cadillac CTS is a traditional front engine car that spins the...
View ArticleMcThag's Legal Drama Day 47
It is over.The state (finally) filed that they were not going to file.I stand un-accused.Today is truly a happy day.Thank you to everyone who donated their time, good wishes, prayers and (most...
View ArticleIt's What They Do
Venezuela just nationalized General Motors' plant down there.And by nationalize, I mean seize.And by seize, I mean stole.And GM thinks they can settle this out in court.You can tell that optimism won...
View ArticleIs The Thermostat Set Too High
Happy 128th birthday Adolf!Satan might have to cancel, but I am sure your buddies Mao and Stalin will attend. You guys have so much in common...National leaders.Brutal dictators.Dead.In Hell.
View ArticleAm I Going To Have To Learn To Speak French?
I appears this blog is still mightily popular in France.I cannot fathom it at all.Just about the only French here is from Google's inadequate translation bot, and that's normally used to make a joke at...
View ArticleOnly One Thing Now
Now the only thing at McDonalds I cannot get from some other place is a McMuffin.BWAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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