by mexican sharpshooter | Nov 9, 2024 | Beer, Food & Drink, Markets, Musings, Society
In light of recent events, I keep coming across a newfound sense of optimism in places I otherwise expect to make money complaining about how much everything sucks. This is my review of Vitamin Sea Brewing Phoenix Rising: Who makes money complaining about how much...
by Old Man With Candy | Nov 9, 2024 | Daily Links
So today, my next ex-girlfriend and I are going for a long walk along the waterfront and inevitable discussions, followed by a nice dinner. She has made only one slight political comment so far and dropped the subject completely, so it will be interesting to see if...
by Mojeaux | Nov 8, 2024 | Fiction, Prohibition
Prologue | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18&...
by Nephilium | Nov 8, 2024 | Cocktails, Daily Links
This is the bye week for the Browns, so the girlfriend and I will likely hit up a nice local place for breakfast or brunch this weekend. Yes, there’s a difference, breakfast doesn’t involve alcohol. Let’s get going with some music, and get into some...
by ron73440 | Nov 8, 2024 | Advice, LifeSkills, Musings
Last Week Meditations How to Be a Stoic How to Think Like a Roman Emperor Seneca’s Letters from a Stoic If you have anger issues, this one is a great tool (h/t mindyourbusiness) This week’s book: Discourses and Selected Writings Disclaimer: I’m not...
by Old Man With Candy | Nov 8, 2024 | Daily Links
Fun times on campus this week. There’s an overlay of depression in our Grievance Studies departments, but the events of the week don’t seem to have fazed my students a bit. I’m delighted by these kids. Birthdays can also be delightful, like that of a...
by R.J. | Nov 7, 2024 | Film, Fun, GlibFlick
GUILTY of drinking while Zooming, and then losing one of my googly eyes. This is a shot from work Wednesday afternoon, with my swollen, hungover head and hastily reinstalled eye. Barbie & Kendra Crash Joe Bob’s Drive-In Jamboree The election is over, and it...
by Nephilium | Nov 7, 2024 | Cocktails, Daily Links
Nope, not the links you were expecting, but perhaps the ones you need. The return of violent rhetoric. I’ve been laughing at all the postmortems as to how we failed Kamala Harris. Australia’s long national nightmare to end? Even in orbit we can’t get...
by R C Dean | Nov 7, 2024 | Ballot Access, Liberty, Musings, Opinion, Products You Need, Society
A couple of recent SubStack posts got me thinking about how we need to change the game if we want our society to flourish. Both of the following summaries are highly condensed – if you find them interesting, you should be able to click through to read the whole...
by Winston's Mom | Nov 7, 2024 | Daily Links
I need a cigarette. Been working since Tuesday morning. Business suddenly picked up! Yes Drake. Fox News called Arizona. Federal prosecutors look to end the witch hunts, because it was always just fuck you that’s why. New Jersey is almost a swing state? Almost only...
