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Nov 02 2019
The Big Dark
The end of Daylight Savings means little to me as I run on a mixture of Atlantic TZ, crystal meth, and passed out exhaustion in the best of times and these are not those. These are the times my Therapist wants 2 a weeks with daily light box and my family has been instructed to …
Nov 02 2019
In Other News- Bambi Meets Godzilla
History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of man. 7th Century (BCE) Tech faces off against Tim “Tool Time” Taylor, Al, and the good folks at Binford who can solve all your border crossing needs with their complete line of ladders, reciprocating saws, and earthmoving equipment rentals (Parker “How deep do …
Nov 02 2019
House
Sugar, We’re Goin’ Down – Fall Out Boy My Own Worst Enemy – Lit Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous – Good Charlotte Life’s Been Good – Joe Walsh “You look remarkably well preserved. How old are you?” “Twenty seven. It’s not the years, it’s the mileage.” End Of The Line – The Traveling Wilburys
Nov 01 2019
Beto Bounced
Now, go and beat Cornyn and help take over the Senate yah big galoot. Beto O’Rourke Is Dropping Out of the Presidential Race By Alexander Burns, The New York Times Nov. 1, 2019 Former Representative Beto O’Rourke of Texas is dropping out of the presidential race, ending a campaign in which he struggled for months …
Nov 01 2019
Colbert Nation
As a member since Strangers With Candy I can’t say I’m surprised when Stephen reveals his policy wonk chops (nor his Star Wars and LotR geekdom though I must say he includes sources I don’t consider canon). I do think it a sad but hardly original commentary on the current state of what passes for …
Oct 31 2019
Slipped Initials
Customarily Butterscotch Schnapps and Irish Cream. I get a little diabetic just thinking about it. Season of the Itch I don’t know about you but allergies are kicking my ass this season (I blame Global Warming) and I can’t sleep because of the congestion and spend the day nauseated because of the phlegm. Sharing too …
Oct 30 2019
‘This game shall soon reach its inevitable conclusion, and the final triumph shall belong to… Dr. Doom!’
You remember Nouriel Roubini, the Economist who predicted the Great Recession (Krugman recognized it once it was here)? Well he was just at the Annual meeting of the IMF and he’s very pessimistic. When recession comes, expect central banks to rewrite the rules by Nouriel Roubini, The Guardian Tue 29 Oct 2019 (F)inancial markets have …