The US is covered with that cold white stuff – snow. I feel sorry about the emergency in Texas due to the sudden Arctic weather that took down their independent electric system but, hey, the majority voted for the fools who put this is place over the last, what, 12 years. Good for President Biden, …
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Feb 16 2021
Cartnoon
USS Jamestown The first USS Jamestown was a sloop-of-war in the United States Navy during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. Jamestown was launched in 1844 by the Gosport Navy Yard, Virginia; and commissioned there on 12 December, with Commander Robert B. Cunningham in command. She departed Hampton Roads on 25 June 1845 …
Feb 13 2021
Cartnoon
Valentine’s Day is celebrated in the United States and around the world on Sunday when lovers and sweethearts exchange gifts of jewelry, flowers, cards and chocolates. The day is also a Christian holiday that honors Saint Valentine, who is actually three Christian martyrs. One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the …
Feb 12 2021
Cartnoon
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee The Fight For A $15 Minimum Wage The fight for a $15 minimum wage has been a long one, but the efforts of minimum wage workers have been paying off! Now if only conservatives would go on their lunch break long enough for President Biden to make $15 the national …
Feb 11 2021
Cartnoon
“A Bold Thing To Do During A Pandemic” – John Oliver On The Super Bowl The host of “Last Week Tonight,” John Oliver, says he enjoyed watching the Super Bowl until he realized that he is the same age as Tom Brady. Season eight of “Last Week Tonight” starts Sunday, February 14th. John Oliver: HBO …
Feb 10 2021
Cartnoon
The Legend of Johnny Appleseed aka John Chapman Chapman was born on September 26, 1774, in Leominster, Massachusetts, the second child of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Chapman (née Simonds, married February 8, 1770). His birthplace has a granite marker, and the street is now called Johnny Appleseed Lane. Chapman’s mother, Elizabeth, died in 1776 shortly after …
Feb 09 2021
Cartnoon
February is Black History month. part of that history is learning how disgracefully Blacks were treated even after the American Civil War. This is the sad history of Ota Benga who was born sometime in 1883 in the rain forest of the Congo, long after slavery was ended in the United States. Ota Benga (c. 1883 …
Feb 08 2021
Cartnoon
Famous Films And The NFL Come Together For Stephen’s Super Bowl Special Monologue Stephen Colbert loved every minute of Super Bowl LV, but he thinks the player introductions would have been more entertaining if award-winning directors took over. Watch the monologue from Stephen Colbert’s special post-Super Bowl monologue now! TMC for ek hornbeck
Feb 07 2021
Super Bowl LV
Just as last Monday’s almost a blizzard two and a half feet of snow started to get that greyish “been here too long” look, Stars Hollow has gotten a fresh coat of the cold white stuff. Not as much as last week but enough for the town to get out the plow guy. He does …
Feb 07 2021
Puppy Bowl XVII
Woof! Once again it’s snowing in Stars Hollow, not as much as last week but enough that we need to put on the snow boots and get out the shovels and ice melt. So, while the snow is falling, we can all sit around the TV with hot chocolate and watch the yearly spectacle of …