2018 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Answering the call of politeness:
“I shot my friend,” the 15-year-old boy told the 911 dispatcher.
“Was this accidental?” the dispatcher asked.
“Yes,” the teen replied.
“What’s going on there?” the dispatcher asked.
“My friend brought a gun over and I picked it up. I didn’t know there was anything in it and I just shot it,” the boy said.
“Where are your parents?” the dispatcher asked.
“Work,” the teen replied.
War and Mongers of War 0
Will Bunch asks, “In 2018, who will have the courage to push the radical idea of world peace?” Follow the link for his answer.
The Lies People Tell Themselves 0
Another Southern myth, busted.
Make TWUUG Your LUG 0
Learn about the wonderful world of free and open source. Use computers to do what you want, not what someone else wants you to do. Learn how to use GNU/Linux and its plethora of free and open source software to get stuff done with computers.
It’s not hard; it’s just different.
When: Monthly TWUUG meeting at 7:30 p. m. on the first Thursday of the month (January 4, 2018). Pre-meeting dinner at Chicago Uno, JANAF shopping center, 6:00 p. m. (map)
Who: Everyone in TideWater/Hampton Roads with interest in any/all flavors of Unix/Linux. There are no dues or signup requirements. All are welcome.
Where: Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital in Norfolk Training Room (map). (Wireless and wired internet connection available.) Turn right upon entering, then left at the last corridor and look for the open meeting room.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Commit random acts of politeness.
The office says his reckless handling of a firearm resulted in the accidental shooting Oct. 11 in the plumber’s shop of Stonehill College’s Clock Farm, across the street from the main campus.
Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0
Breakfast with a side of bigot:
A Texas waitress said some customers left a racist symbol behind when they left their table.
Tenasha Ballard said she had been serving four high school students recently at an IHOP in Sherman, and they asked for a takeaway coffee cup, reported KXII-TV.
When she returned with the cup, Ballard found the teens had cut some leftover pancakes into the letters “KKK” and fled.
More Trumpling at the link.
A Toxic Environment 0
Warning: Language
The Gospel of Contradictions 0
Charles Matthews tries to figure out what happened to the “Gospel of Love” among white “Christian” evangelicals. His piece is well worth a read. Here’s a snippet:
“So Much Winning . . . .” 0
Josh Marshall announces the winners of The 2017 Golden Dukes awards.