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Dec 24 2018
Marley was dead.
Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge’s name was good upon ‘Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Marley was as dead …
Dec 23 2018
Festivus
Sometime around December 23rd, but canonically any time between December and May, we celebrate Festivus. Symbolically represented by the Festivus Pole (seen at right) an unadorned aluminum pole between 3′ to 6′ high stuck in some drab and out of the way corner. It can be used as a weapon and frequently is. Traditionally it …
Dec 22 2018
Robert Reich Is An Optimist
Do you want to tell the story? No, you’re doing fine. Because if you think you can tell the story better, I would absolutely love to hear you try. Well I guess technically I am more qualified… Are you? How so? Because unlike you… I’m an optimist. Almost ek’smas and I’m in my usual funk …
Dec 21 2018
Interesting Times
“May you live in interesting times,” is an ancient Chinese curse with the implication being that Historians don’t write about “normal” periods when everyone is happy and prosperous. I know, Mika and Joe. You only have to watch the first 3 minutes or so. It’s as granular as I can get. Dear Mr President: I …
Dec 21 2018
Cartnoon
Ho, ho, ho Look, all political, all the time. If you’re looking for something else there are other places. Though we do recipes, sports, and other things too. Politics is the art of controlling your environment. Anybody who thinks that ‘it doesn’t matter who’s President’ has never been Drafted and sent off to fight and …
Dec 20 2018
The Trial
“Good morning your Honor, The Crown will plainly show the prisoner who now stands before you was caught red handed showing feelings, feelings of an almost human nature.” This will not do. So, confronted with the approbation of his Faux Noise Demagogues, Unidicted Co-conspirator Trump caves yet again. Nancy Pelosi was exactly right when she …
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