2015 archive
“Unpersons” 0
Warning: Language.
Nothing To Do, Nowhere To Go 0
Still pretty good.
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In the report on jobless claims, the four-week moving average was little changed at 275,750 last week.
The number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits edged up by 1,000 to 2.26 million in the week ended Aug. 29.
The most stunning development is that Bloomberg’s “experts” got it right. Time to buy that lottery ticket . . . .
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
In an exception to the normal content of this series, here is a case of a truly accidental shooting:
Not only are guns and stupid a bad mix, so too are guns and clumsy.
And Now for Something Completely Different 0
An evening poem in free verse.
Drinking Liberally Virginia Beach Tomorrow 0
Fun and fellowship for liberals. Join us and talk about anything in a relaxed atmosphere.
When: Thursday, September 10, 6 p.
Where:
Croc’s 19 Street Bistro
620 19th Street (Map)
More here.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Be polite when babysitting.*
In Which I Transgress Godwin’s Law 3
Has anyone noticed the creepy similarity between Chris Christie’s proposal to barcode brown people and certain events involving tattoos and triangles in the second quarter of the 20th Century?
Fly the Fiendly Skies 0
You may not know it, but the Mile High Club has a welcome ceremony.
He delivered his message in Swedish from the cockpit after the plane landed in Stockholm.
“He said something like ‘we’d like to send our best wishes of happy reproduction to the couple that ventured into the bathroom earlier on’,” a Swedish passenger who was on the Norwegian airline flight told The Local.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness is a family thing.
She was pronounced dead after emergency responders arrived at the scene.
Police say an initial investigation led them to suspect the shooting was not accidental.
Aside:
As one of my two or three commenters has pointed out, there is no such thing as an “accidental” shooting.
Intentional or negligent, but not accidental. There are no other choices.
No Walker in the Park 0
Farron Cousins wonders what happened to the Koch Brothers’ golden boy.