by Derpetologist | Nov 18, 2024 | Daily Links
Greetings, humans. Fear not, for I bring you the gift of knowledge. The one known as a servant of the Swiss is still out – therefore, I share these with you… Behold, a site whereby you may learn many tongues for free: LangMedia | Five College Center for...
by Animal | Nov 18, 2024 | Fiction
Six The clearing They arrived at the clearing just in time to see the shuttle flare and bump to a rather clumsy landing. Moments later, Darrell Weems opened the hatch and stepped out. “Rafael, Peter, will you get our gear out?” Amole ordered. ...
by sloopyinca | Nov 18, 2024 | Daily Links
The Stillers beat the Ravens (as usual). The Niners lost another tough one. The Lions are a steamroller. The Vikings got a nice win. And the Bungles made it interesting before inevitably folding. Lots of good, old-fashioned fun yesterday in the league. Across the pond...
by UnCivilServant | Nov 17, 2024 | Fiction, Literature
Outside the walls, rural life continued at its typical pace, with herdsmen tending their livestock, and farmers working their fields. Very few of those stuck outside the walls were dwarfs. Most appeared to be humans, and a few shepherds were skrael. The small,...
by Not Adahn | Nov 17, 2024 | IFLA
So this week the skies are dynamic, but in a coherent way. Remember all, this drama does NOT concern you (probably), so enjoy the show as some royal-type has a meltdown. The cast of celestial characters: The Moon- change, instability, water, women Venus – women,...
by Old Man With Candy | Nov 17, 2024 | Daily Links
After dinner last night with New NPR, WebDom pulled me aside. “There’s something wrong.” “Oh?” “She’s sane. And really nice.” Apparently we’ve gotten past the first filter. Mere socializing will not stop birthday...
by Spudalicious | Nov 16, 2024 | Daily Links
That’s what I’m talkin’ about. I wear a hat. I have forehead acreage and it’s important to protect the north 40. Cooler weather brings out the Stetson fedora. The original feathers were starting to look a little ratty, so I found replacements...
by mexican sharpshooter | Nov 16, 2024 | Beer, First Amendment, Food & Drink, Media, Opinion, Satire
Upon further review, Alex Jones is still a dickweed but somehow manages to be more appealing than his detractors. This is my revie of Enegren Rotating Hop Pilsner: What the hell did he do this time you ask? As you are probably aware, nothing. Other than Infowars...
by Old Man With Candy | Nov 16, 2024 | Daily Links
I have a systematic approach to avoiding complete madness from NPR Ladies based on stage-gate principles. If things seem like they’re going well (and indeed they have been with the latest one), I stress test it. My first filter is WebDom and l0b0t- if she can...
by Mojeaux | Nov 15, 2024 | Fiction, Revolutionary War
I asked Swiss if he would be okay with me continuing the Friday night post spot with the pirate novel and he enthusiastically agreed, although I am loath to turn Glibs into an erudite Wattpad. Because of that, and plus I second-guessed myself because most of these...