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May 20 2019
Cartnoon
As its run is now finished you can hardly accuse me of spoilers. I’m somewhat puzzled by those who object to the heel turn of Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen, the First of Her Name, Queen of the Andals and the First Men, Protector of the Seven Kingdoms, the Mother of Dragons, the Khaleesi of …
May 19 2019
Episode 21
So SNL is done for another season and won’t be back until mid-September. I suppose I shouldn’t complain, I travel summers and my output is occasionally sketchy. The problem it poses is what kind of Sunday content do I replace it with? More Muppets! Grace and Frankie 50 Years of Computing NASA Game Show! Sleepover …
May 18 2019
Triple Crown: The Middle Child
This is the most racist theme song of the Triple Crown- Maryland, My Maryland The despot’s heel is on thy shore, Maryland! His torch is at thy temple door, Maryland! Avenge the patriotic gore That flecked the streets of Baltimore, And be the battle queen of yore, Maryland! My Maryland! Hark to an exiled son’s …
May 18 2019
Pin Lady
I hope Jill Wine-Banks is not offended I characterize her thus, it’s just that one of the hooks she uses to distinguish herself from all the other anonymous talking heads is she wears these large, mostly humorous or message oriented pins that are not cheap I’m told by someone who would know. Anyway, along with …
May 16 2019
Inherent Contempt
My feeling is mutual and could easily be extended. Democrats are badly blowing it against Trump. A brutal new TV ad shows how. By Greg Sargent, Washington Post Opinion writer May 16 at 10:12 AM House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has succeeded in stifling impeachment talk. The Post reports that the speaker privately told Democrats …
May 16 2019
Birds and Samanthas
When a Senator loves a Page very, very much. A man becomes preeminent, he’s expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms… Enthusiasms… What are mine? What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy? Baseball! A man stands alone at the plate. This is the time for what? For individual achievement. There he stands alone. …
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