Four of them actually out of a family of Five. Right next door on Sores and Boils Lane here in Stars Hollow. Does this bother me? I must say the primary topic of conversations with my Therapist recently has been my Anxiety instead of my Depression (it hasn’t gone away, it’s just less dominant in …
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Apr 19 2020
No Sports?
Marble League 2019 Competitive Marble Racing Finds Fans in a World Missing Sports By Mariel Padilla, The New York Times April 18, 2020 Videos of competitive marble racing have gained widespread attention as nearly every sporting event, major and minor, has been placed on hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic. “It sucks us into another …
Apr 18 2020
The Knife Show
First of all I’m not some kind of freaky Zombie slaying hyper survivalist, on the other hand sharp tools are frequently useful. I like Folders because the Sheath is built right in. Now Lockback designs like your very first Cub Scout Knife are entirely acceptable provided you are completely sure about the direction in which …
Apr 16 2020
We’re fine. We’re all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?
I have a bad feeling about this. Neo Liberal Capitalism under stress. What about 12 Parsecs are you not understanding? Oh. The Dystopian Reality Of All Those “Inspirational” Stories Pretty sure I’ve covered that before.
Apr 15 2020
Lies 18,000!
A Market that will only go up. It’s not for nothing that I will only call him Unindicted Co-Conspirator Bottomless Pinocchio. Michael Cohen is still in Jail for paying off Stephanie Clifford and he did it for and at the direction of Unindicted Co-conspirator #1. Bottomless Pinocchio? Well… President Trump made 18,000 false or misleading …
Apr 15 2020
Christian Prejudice Persecution Complex Corona Style
I watched with horror as Franklin (Son of Billy) Graham set up outside of Mount Sinai Hospital in a Central Park Meadow and put up his Tent Billboards (which by the way don’t work at all if the United States is trying to Bomb you like they did MSF in Afghanistan) because I know for …
Apr 14 2020
The Last Angry Moose
Like Bullwinkle J. I keep all my money stashed in my mattress so Market pertubations don’t disturb me much, however I am so off the grid I debate whether jumping through hoops is worth it. From our good friend dday. Your Coronavirus Check Is Coming. Your Bank Can Grab It. by David Dayen, The American …
Apr 14 2020
Nancy Pelosi in the News
Pelosi looks to seize Trump’s bully pulpit By HEATHER CAYGLE and SARAH FERRIS, Poltico 04/14/2020 As President Donald Trump beams into American homes with his daily coronavirus briefings, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has decided the best way to counter him is to be everywhere — even if that means doing so from her San Francisco kitchen. …
Apr 14 2020
Cold Open
Fake News Not News But True As an aside, he’s suing one of the TV Stations that aired it but not Priorities USA. Trump Campaign Sues Small Wisconsin TV Station Over Critical Super PAC Ad By Matt Shuham, Talking Points Memo April 13, 2020 The owner of a northern Wisconsin television station is stumped as …
Apr 13 2020
These Lifeboats are so popular.
Oh yeah, that John Oliver piece. Judith Kudlow’s Still Lifes (in this case it’s lifes not lives because we are talking about multiple paintings each of which is a Still Life) are all about Clothes. It could be Cats I suppose. Or Dogs Playing Poker or Black Velvet Elvis.
Apr 13 2020
The Destruction of Wealth
Let’s say you went out to the Market and bought a Million Dollars worth of Stock at the very Peak Price. What happened? Well, you gave someone some Money and in turn you received some Claim on the future Profits of a Company. Now let’s say that almost instantly the Company goes out of Business. …
Apr 12 2020
Revolutionary Cred
I spent well over 15,000 hours conservatively, $546 thousand at my customary rate (very reasonable) not counting the money I spent or the $10 grand my thieving traitorous Vice President stole from me while she was cheating on my brother, achieving my ambition of becoming Capo di Tutti. Ahem. Hey, I won, and the rejoicing …