by UnCivilServant | Dec 15, 2024 | Fiction, Literature
The plan to disguise cavalry as infantry had a very bad downside. We all had to walk. Making Graymire look like a pack horse was easy. Continuing to put one foot in front of the other after miles and miles of marching was not. It amused the infantry greatly to see the...
by Not Adahn | Dec 15, 2024 | IFLA
The cameraman discovers the 2-shot roughly 80% of the way through. This week has a few things going for it. The first being that MERCURY RETROGRADE goes away. Rember those alignments last week with the Mars retrograde indicating either a war ending or a war having a...
by Old Man With Candy | Dec 15, 2024 | Daily Links
I mentioned yesterday that with the New Year impending and our traditional festivities with family (now with WebDom, 10b0t, Spud, and the fetal Glib), I am forced to finally stop juggling and make a choice: NPR Lady 1 or NPR Lady 2 (affectionately known as...
by Spudalicious | Dec 14, 2024 | Daily Links
All the plants turning white is pretty cool, though. We just went through our first winter inversion last week. That’s the downside of living in a bowl. Today is cloudy with blue sky and rain/snow in the forecast. I’m going to bundle up and go sun myself...
by mexican sharpshooter | Dec 14, 2024 | Beer, Food & Drink, Media
I think we all knew this was only a matter of time before this one would arrive. This is my review of Mother Earth Brewing Milk Truck Latte Stout: Meet Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King. Out story begins on Halloween where an entire town filled with Satanic...
by Old Man With Candy | Dec 14, 2024 | Daily Links
So many things happening here that it’s hard to know where to start. First, both NPR Lady Prime and Retread are out of town visiting family, so I’m all alone here this weekend. This is probably not a bad thing. Second, the Dean called me into his office....
by Mojeaux | Dec 13, 2024 | Fiction, Revolutionary War
A | B | 1 | 2 PART I FEBRUARY, 1780CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA NOT A FORTNIGHT after he had left the Caribbean, Elliott dropped the spyglass, wondering how the hell he was going to get the Silver Shilling through the barricade of British ships o’ the line strung out along...
by Nephilium | Dec 13, 2024 | Cocktails, Daily Links, I Am Lame
Let’s get started with some music, and get going with the links. Obligatory. Some good news to start with. I have watched all of them except for the latest Venom and Kraven. They are terrible. Venom 2 was gayer than I Saw the TV Glow (while being much more...
by ron73440 | Dec 13, 2024 | Advice, LifeSkills, Musings, Stoic
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 | Dec 13, 2024 | Daily Links
Today is your lucky day: Old Man Links. Much going on here in Glibs Gulch, but I’m saving those tales for the weekend. Weekdays are serious. Just the news. Because I’m a serious guy. And speaking of luck, people lucky enough to be born on this date include...
