by mexican sharpshooter | Oct 22, 2024 | Daily Links
The trouble is, if I put it off on Tuesday I am stuck taking care of it on Thursday or Friday. Which makes the Saturday piece a bigger pain in the ass. No matter. ¡enalces! Milei making non-Argies feel like this. We need to import Milei. Mexico does what we should’ve...
by PieInTheSky | Oct 22, 2024 | Economy, Family, History
I am, as you know, openly Romanian. I claim to have been from these here parts since time immemorial. My maternal haplogroup H5 dated to this region since the times of the Cucuteni–Trypillia culture. My paternal haplogroup being I-M253 is a bit sketchier. But it is...
by Banjos | Oct 22, 2024 | Daily Links
Good morning one and all to another wonderful day! Harris Scales Back Campaign Trail Presence to Prep for Interviews First lady Jill Biden tells ABC that President Biden dropping out of the race was ‘right call’ AG Paxton: Texas investigation into ActBlue...
by Derpetologist | Oct 21, 2024 | Fiction
“From a statistical perspective, being a flip-flopper doubles your chances of winning. Machiavelli was not a mathematician.” “I’m getting some croutons in case you plan on serving any more word salad tonight.” Soon enough, it was the...
by Swiss Servator | Oct 21, 2024 | Daily Links
Absurdity Abounds! I am so ready for TEH MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION EVAH to conclude (OK, optimism on my part…the week-long counts in Blue States and Lawfare will take…longer). I am in Illinois – we will continue to have the ALL BLUE REVIEW here, so...
by Animal | Oct 21, 2024 | Fiction
Two The Shade Tree “Are we clear for space?” “Engineering reports O2 and water tanks are full, drive is at 100%, injectors charged, all systems online. All decks report secure for space,” the Exec reported. “We have departure clearance and a traffic vector,”...
by sloopyinca | Oct 21, 2024 | Daily Links
It’s a Yankees-Dodgers World Series. The Steelers rolled over the Jets and some lady with a giant pair of bazoombas ran out onto the field and the crowd went nuts for a temp McDonalds worker. The Browns season went from bad to Browns-level bad. The Redskins are...
by UnCivilServant | Oct 20, 2024 | Fiction, Literature
I was surrounded. Everywhere I looked, I saw men at arms in plate armor with red and black tabards. I did my best to surreptitiously scrutinize their interactions, looking for the man who was actually giving the orders. There was no way a man who went through the...
by Not Adahn | Oct 20, 2024 | IFLA
Being different was important in the ’70s. Being different and looking good while doing it was definitely an ’80s thing. AS was accessorizing with whatever you found lying around. This week’s main theme is the result of Jupiter retrograde hanging out...
by Old Man With Candy | Oct 20, 2024 | Daily Links
Yes, another one. This time, I’m being smarter about it- we’re meeting up at a brewery, so if/when we hate each other, at least I can have some beer. Birthdays today include a guy who might have been your uncle; a guy who made major contributions toward...
