2015 archive
The Sad Truth Lurking behind the Republican Candidates 0
The Republican candidates, including “The Smart One,” and their whole damn party are nuts, and dangerously nuts at that. For example.
I understand that the next Republican debate will be moderated by Robbie the Robot, assisted by a Tribble, and broadcast on XFN (the X-Files Network).
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Canada is renowned for politeness.
Officers found 23-year-old Campbell Smith with a single gunshot wound to his abdomen when they arrived at 111 Rykert Cres., in the Eglinton Ave. E and Brentcliffe Rd. area, around 10:30 p.m. The accused shooter’s mom made the 911 call.
Chris-Crossed Off 0
Underboy on the undercard:
Instead, at 7 p.m., Christie will join other contenders who have barely registered any support in national polls because he did not meet a threshold set by host Fox Business Network, the network announced Thursday.
QOTD 0
William Howard Taft:
Don’t write so that you can be understood, write so that you can’t be misunderstood.
Stop Stressing and Take the Bus 0
While Google fiddles about with its driverless car, Switzerland gets serious.
More at the link.
“People of the Book” 0
In the Guardian, Gayatri Devi suggests that persons who pound the Bible should take a break and read a bit of it. A snippet:
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Do fundamentalist readers hear the hope and humanity of the ark myth and connect it to the specter of poverty, suffering and degradation in the wastelands of our great nation? Or do they, like Bobby Jindal and Rick Perry, read natural disasters such as hurricane Katrina and the tornado in Joplin, Missouri, as God giving them the green signal for the Christian Right to take control of our government?
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Facing South says, “Well, maybe not so much.”
A snippet. Do please read the rest.
Nothing To Do, Nowhere To Go 0
Still well under 300k.
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The four-week average of jobless claims, a less-volatile measure than the weekly figure, rose to 262,750 from 259,250 the week before, which was the lowest since December 1973.
The number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits increased by 17,000 to 2.16 million in the week ended Oct. 24.
“The Smart One” 0
You know things are not looking up when the a new slogan is the cure-all.
