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Aug 09 2020
No More ‘Game of Thrones’?!
Sadly we are without John this week and reading the YouTube Descriptions (or maybe I’ve visited often enough that I get automatic notification, I’m just happy I get less Fascist spam) informs me that the final Marble Runs of the 2020 Season will be posted next week. Well, I’m kind of sad but the absence …
Aug 09 2020
No Sports?
A Keel? A Rudder? A Sail? Those are things a Ship needs. What a Ship is… Is Freedom. Finals next, but they’re not posted yet because? We’re on AC36 in case you’re keeping score and the actual factual races won’t take place before January – February 2021 (which makes sense because it’s in New Zealand). …
Aug 08 2020
This Afternoon’s Presser
There is no reason to believe it will be any different from yesterday’s. I had the good fortune not to watch any of it myself, but some people think it’s… Instructive. Calling it a ‘peaceful protest,’ Trump flouts coronavirus guidelines with golf club gathering By Toluse Olorunnipa, Washington Post August 8, 2020 Just before 7 …
Aug 08 2020
Cartnoon
What Makes A Sandwich A Sandwich? Well, if you believe the myth it’s a piece of bread or two (there is considerable debate on this point) with a stuffing that you can eat without utensils while playing cards and not getting them greasy. On a deeper level, what is anything? Plato posited “Absolutes” which carried …
Aug 07 2020
The Death Cult Rebellion
One thing I don’t quite buy into is the optimistic projection of saving 60,000 lives (that’s 20 9/11s by the way). I don’t think 95% compliance is achievable, look at traffic laws (another full disclosure, I work closely with a company that measures traffic law compliance), the numbers are pretty horrible. When was the last …
Aug 05 2020
Blue Voices
I have my opinions, some of which you have heard. A Two-Part piece from Vice.
Aug 03 2020
This is not a comedy show.
This is Clio. This is why John Oliver gets a pass and everyone else gets the ax because they’re not funny at the moment. John Oliver was never funny, he’s British and people mistake accents and class racism for humor when in fact all English people are deadly serious all the time and it’s only …