by Not Adahn | Dec 8, 2024 | IFLA
The pics were from Thanksgiving morning. Lily and I got to the park before anyone else, putting the first tracks in the snow (with the exception of some squirrels). The rabbits are in full fluff. The place confirms my theory that sufficiently beautiful location can...
by Brett L | Dec 8, 2024 | Daily Links, Drugs
Well, my beloved Texas Longhorns still haven’t figured out how to run on Georgia and it cost them the game. No thanks to the kicker. But kickers are like refs. Endeavor to keep the game from being close enough they can mess it up. I had a hernia repaired Friday, so...
by Spudalicious | Dec 7, 2024 | Daily Links
If this young man doesn’t get the Heisman trophy, it will be a travesty. On top of generational talent, he is an exceptional human being. Yes, heads are exploding all over the world of college football. Especially the Big 12, who got aced out of a top four seed...
by mexican sharpshooter | Dec 7, 2024 | Beer, Food & Drink, Media, Welcome to the Party
For many people my age, this movie was at one point was scary as hell. Now its endearing, kind of like Showgirls. This is my review of Samuel Smith’s Organic Chocolate Stout (now in cans!): The is movie begins when a man of sorts walks into a strange shop in...
by Old Man With Candy | Dec 7, 2024 | Daily Links
Every year, I celebrate Pearl Harbor Day in the most appropriate manner- I get bombed. There comes a time in most people’s lives where they hit a special age. 18 so you can vote. 21 so you can drink. 30 so you can start to feel old. 40 so you are aware that...
by Mojeaux | Dec 6, 2024 | Fiction, Revolutionary War
A | B | 1 PART I JANUARY, 1780ORANJESTAD, SINT EUSTATIUSCARIBBEAN ELLIOTT BROODED as he rowed back to his ship. He had never lost such a battle before. Granted, it was not one he’d meant to start, and had taken him and his crew completely unawares. Granted, too, that...
by Nephilium | Dec 6, 2024 | Cocktails, Daily Links
We’re well into shopping season, as all of the %random% day events are over (I hope), so for those already complaining about it, let’s start with a song. For the past several years, I’ve had a tradition of getting each of the households in my family...
by ron73440 | Dec 6, 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 sloopyinca | Dec 6, 2024 | Daily Links
The Lions beat the Packers in a pretty wild game. The F1 season is wrapping up this weekend in the middle east, where McLaren are poised to win the WCC. And the CFP will take shape over the next two days. I got nothing else for sports, aside from mentioning that...
by R.J. | Dec 5, 2024 | Film, Fun, GlibFlick
I was going to do this for each Audience Appreciation Thursday, but life got in the way. I think you will agree this slumbrew tribute is epic! Trancers Welcome to another Audience Appreciation Thursday! This Thursday, I have picked Trancers, suggested by slumbrew! How...
