December 14, 2017 archive

Not Done Gloating Yet

  Ok. Now I’m done. Maybe.

Tulips

Perhaps you’re not familiar with the concept. From around 1600 to 1643 tulips, imported originally from Turkey, became highly desirable commodities in the Netherlands which, at the same time, was awash in Gold and Silver from it’s extremely successful trading empire (at the time they had a larger fleet than either England or Spain). It’s …

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Language

So you remember that scene from the beginning of Age of Ultron where Captain America says “Language”? Well, we have a certain degree of restriction here. Not that any contributor should feel bound by it but my cousin’s two boys know that I write online and where, and on occasion she’s been known to read …

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The Breakfast Club (Chanukah- Day 2)

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:00am (ET) (or …

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