2018 archive
QOTD 0
S. S. Van Dine:
. . . there’s little that’s reasonable in this fantastic and ironical world . . . .
Van Dine, S. S. (Willard Huntington Wright), The Scarab Murder Case in
Philo Vance Mysteries, v. 3 (London: Leonaur, 2007), p. 216
Click for the original image.Men Are Pigs 0
The Seattle Times rounds up some #metoo moments. Here’s one:
“I love Asian girls,” the driver said. She told him she had a boyfriend. He suggested it might not last.
All the while, she thought in the back of her head, “He knows where I live.”
More moments at the link.
Timeline of a Toady 0
Dick Polman tracks Little Marco’s fealty to the merchants of mechanized death. Here’s how he starts:
We all know what happens after a mass shooting — thoughts ‘n’ prayers, TV footage of traumatized kids, it’s “too soon” to do anything — so this time let’s try something else. Let’s tell the tale through the prism of one hapless politician. Let’s make him a metaphor for our surrender to routine slaughter.
Follow the link for the timeline.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Check out the politeness.
“An individual who spent the night int he hotel was checking out, at which time a firearm fell out of his pocket onto the floor, striking the tile,” said Commander Michael Piggott, Chicago Police Department.
Police say fragments, possibly from the tile, struck three people. They were taken to local hospitals and are expected to be fine.
Cruisin’ for a Bruisin’ 0
Quite the carnival on Carnival . . . .
Others, however, said a single family of about two dozen people seemed intent on provoking conflicts – spitting in the pool, screaming in the smoking area and fighting with passengers and staff over any provocation.
“They were looking for trouble from the minute they got on the ship,” Kellie Peterson told 3AW. “Anyone and everything. They even picked on a 16-year-old boy because they thought he looked at them.”
Ending the Shelling 0
Will Bunch writes of the “NRA’s reign of terror.” A snippet:
Follow the link for the rest.
Constitutional Rights and Wrongs 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Thomas Hills considers the right of the people to change rights.
Give it a read.
The Get-Out-the-Bot Movement 0
Thom considers the implications of the indictment of 16 Russians for interfering in elections and of the trolling of America.
Click for the original image.“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another one of those responsible gun owners we keep hearing about . . . .
The sheriff thinks a stray bullet or accident may have lead to the pony’s death. There have been no known similar incidents in recent weeks and deputies believe this to be an isolated case.
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
I went for a bicycle ride today.
In shorts and a tee shirt (yesterday, it was a sweat shirt).
In February.
Wednesday was in the 40s, and it’s back to the 40s tomorrow.
The prosecution rests.
Russian Impulses 0
Jay Bookman follows the mutations and permutations of a Russian twitterbot, as it changes identities, nationalities, and causes.
Remember, just because you read it on a computer screen, it ain’t necessarily so.
