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 …
December 2017 archive
Dec 17 2017
Not A Rant
TMC is busy today. I think I recently explained what ersatz means, right? ps. Debt and the Deficit mean squat without inflation. Even Yellen admits that inflation is lower than Fed projections and far short of their goals. (T)he Fed expects higher gross domestic product growth, a strong labor market and, hence, higher inflation in …
Dec 17 2017
Meet the new Head Writer for SNL
In case you missed it last week, Michael Che is the new Head Writer for Saturday Night Live. He is the first African-American to hold that position. Ladies and Gentlemen, Michael Che Ghosts of ek’smas Present The Reason for The Season Presents! Under the Mistletoe The Future Ain’t What It Used To Be “The weed …
Dec 17 2017
The Breakfast Club (hippopotamus)
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 10:30am (ET) to …
Dec 16 2017
Health and Fitness News
Welcome to the Stars Hollow Gazette‘s Health and Fitness News weekly diary. It will publish on Saturday afternoon and be open for discussion about health related issues including diet, exercise, health and health care issues, as well as, tips on what you can do when there is a medical emergency. Also an opportunity to share …
Dec 16 2017
Forty Years Of Scheming
I’ll have more posts about the Republican Cut Cut Cut Bill as analysis rolls in but here’s a quick take from Bernie Sanders, the most trusted politician in the United States. Trump tax cuts a barely disguised reward for billionaire donors by Ed Pilkington, The Guardian Saturday 16 December 2017 Bernie Sanders has accused Donald …
Dec 16 2017
The Breakfast Club (Chanukah – Day 4)
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 …
Dec 15 2017
Cadillac Mountain
This is a view from the summit of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park, Maine. I took it at sunset while I was visiting a few months ago. The town below is Bar Harbor. The large white floaty thing is a cruise ship. As you can see it’s just about as big as the town. …
Dec 15 2017
The Breakfast Club (Hanukkah – Day 3)
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 …
Dec 14 2017
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 …