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May 13 2019
Letters of Surrender
Gen. Washington to Gen. Cornwallis, October 18, 1781 To avoid unnecessary Discussions and Delays, I shall at Once, in Answer to your Lordship’s Letter of Yesterday, declare the general Basis upon which a Definitive Treaty and Capitulation must take place. The Garrisons of York and Gloucester, including the Seamen, as you propose, will be received …
May 13 2019
Mr. Robinson’s Neighborhood
I’m telling you, Gritty is a Leftist/Anarchist Icon! (Really, really HBO? Cersei stands at the balcony and does nothing at all, even blink? This is the lamest last stand since Teutoburger Wald!) Ahem. Bill Nye demonstrates the effect of Mentos on Diet Coke. Later he illustrates how variations in amount of Propellant and levels of …
May 12 2019
Happy Mother’s Day
A DocuDharma tradition now on The Stars Hollow Gazette. I tease my mother by calling her Emily after Emily Gilmore both because overall my family reminds me very much of the Gilmores and because she’s never met a brand name she didn’t like whereas I’m perfectly content to buy generic. I thank her among many …
May 12 2019
Penultimate
Whatever shall I do for content when the Season ends next week? Press The Meat Yanks Are Weenies Steep, but only for 3 – 5 minutes. Green Tea on the other hand you can brew all day long and it never gets bitter. Milk not necessary (yuck anyway). More About Tea Millenials Gone Bad That’s …
May 12 2019
Formula One 2019: Circuit de Catalunya
I suppose it’s possible to overstate just how bad things are for Scuderia Marlboro. Barcelona, this very track, is also the site of Formula One’s Winter Testing which, like many things about Formula One, is highly regulated to benefit the Big 3- Maranello, Mercedes, and Red Bull. Long term, sport wide, systemic failure to the …
May 11 2019
Paperboy
Or perhaps I should call it News Delivery Specialist to pair with my Newsstand Delivery Manager cred which was a real job where I was in charge of 50 or so Retail locations on a weekly basis (I had other responsibilities too, I was full time). I have awards from the Columbia School of Journalism …
May 10 2019
Out Of The Norm
Sometimes people may think I go too far in my political analysis. Jen Rubin is no Lefty, nor even a Democrat. Trump will betray his country — again By Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post May 10, 2019 Special counsel Robert S. Mueller lll’s report established that while no criminal conspiracy with Russia could be proved, President …
May 10 2019
#LoadYouLikeADishwasher
Stonewalls and Paper Trails Because I like my Guns Hyper-Caffeinated So basic