August, 2018 archive
Walking in Another’s Shoes 0
Peter Gray, who is not black, tries to imagine how his daily routine might change if he were. A nugget:
Follow the link for the rest.
Small Hands, Big Feet 0
Dana Milbank reflects on Virgina Republican Denver Riggleman’s–er–obsession? dalliance? preoccupation?–with Bigfoot and offers a modest proposal. A snippet:
For a party slogan, I suggest a twist on Robert F. Kennedy’s famous paraphrasing of George Bernard Shaw: There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dream of things that are not, and say, yes they are!
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Practice random acts of politeness.
A 63-year-old male was identified as the accidental shooter, the injury a result of unsafe use of a firearm. The bullet had gone through a wall of the house before hitting the woman.
Endless Loopy 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Edward A. Wasserman considers how positive and negative reinforcement affect Donald Trump’s tweeting behavior. In the course of the article, he muses why negative reactions to Trump’s more outlandish tweets has not resulted in their having been moderated. Then he posits an answer:
I commend the complete article to your attention.
Geeking Out 0
Mageia Linux v. 6 with the Fluxbox window manager using the OxAR style, with the venerable xclock and GKrellM system monitor.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
For the sake of the children, fill your home with politeness.
Officials say the safe was locked but the boy knew where the key was. The little girl took out an unloaded glock pistol, and the boy pulled out a .22 magnum rifle with a bullet in the chamber but no magazine. That’s when the little boy fired the gun, hitting the girl.
This Week in the Trumpling 0
Shorter Shaun Mullen: The truth hurts.
Fly the Fiendly Skies 0
You can’t make this stuff up.
QOTD 0
Leonard Goldberg, in the voice of Joanna Blalock, the daughter of Sherlock Holmes. :
I see what everyone else sees, but I think what no one else has thought.
Goldberg, Leonard, A Study in Treason (New York: Minotaur, 2018), p. 11.
Suffer the Children–It’s a Republican Family Value 0
Warning: Language.