2021 archive
Blissful Students, Ignorance Is Bliss Dept. 0
The Houston Chronicle lists the five books in Texas public school systems most often challenged by parents and politicians who want Texas students to remain blissfully ignorant.
Some of them will surprise you.
“An armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Celebrate Christmas with politeness.
And we are again reminded that “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.
It’s All about the Benjamins 0
Bob Molinaro, sportswriter extraordinaire:
Who asked for 17, anyway? Not the fans. They were content with 16, but for owners and TV, increased revenue comes before the interests of players and fans. Soon, there will be an 18-game schedule, because why not if it means more money?
Vaccine Nation, Dis Coarse Discourse Dept. 0
The AP’s John Rady takes an in-depth look at the pandemic and vaccine hesitancy in one West Virginia community. He reports that medical staff are frazzled by long hours, overloaded wards, and efforts to combat the flood of traffic on the disinformation superhighway. Here’s a bit:
“In fact, I think sometimes the media hurts things because people are so dug in politically,” Bentz said in his office recently. “Instead of making a rational decision, they feel like they’ve got to stand on some principle. There’s a lot of misinformation out there. And unfortunately I think there’s just not the trust that we have in our government, in the media, for people to believe it.”
Decor 0
My local rag tells the story of how the German tradition of the lighted Christmas tree came to Virginia.
Joy 0
Our next number is dedicated to all the boys and girls who think that “happy holidays” is blasphemy.
Geeking Out, Christmas Dept. 0
Ubuntu MATE with the Fluxbox window manager and Xsnow. The wallpaper is from muy Christmas collection.
