2021 archive
Misty Water-Colored Memories 0
I’m watching an episode of Midsomer Murders in which a 3 1/2 inch floppy disk plays a crucial role. (The housing was not floppy, but the disk inside it was.)
Remember 3 1/2 inch floppy disks?
I threw all of mine out about five years ago, including a 16 disk installation set for OS/2 Warp, which I used to run a PCBoard BBS for my employer of the time.
Those were the days . . . .
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society’ 0
Be polite to your significant other.
Detectives at the scene overnight said the man had been unloading the gun when it discharged.
(snip)
Paramedics said the woman was dead by the time they arrived at the scene.
A Diet of Worms, Reprise 0
Sociology Professor Jennifer Reich takes a close look at why people drink the snake oil–er—horse de-wormer. Their pretzel logic is astounding.
A nugget; follow the link for the rest.
Precedented 0
Over at Balloon Juice, John Cole is less than optimistic.
The Pusher Men 0
Writing at Psychology Today Blogs, C. Dominik Guess finds the societal implications of the Sackler (think Oxycontin) family’s bankruptcy bargain to be rather disheartening.
Wasted Warriors 0
Afterthought:
Over the last decade until the withdrawal began, the Afghan war probably got more coverage on the NCIS television show than it did on major U. S. television news broadcasts.
Image via Job’s Anger.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Reflecting on a shooting in a lobby restroom at a Hyatt Hotel in Jacksonville, Fla., a woman sums up life in NRA Paradise:
“It’s something that could happen anywhere. It’s something that you cannot control,” she said.
The Longest-Running Misdirection Play 0
Steven M. explains. A snippet (emphasis in the original):
Democrats want to take your guns. Democrats kill babies. Rich people back the party that runs on these messages, and then that party forms a solid bloc of opposition to increased taxation on the rich.
Karen Karen-Like 0
At the San Francisco Chronicle, J. C. Riley makes a strong case that “Kevin” is the masculine form of “Karen,” based on empirical observation of Kevins in the wild.
Mystery Buff Stuff 0
Now that I’ve read Caroline Graham’s Inspector Barnaby novels, I’m watching the first season of Midsomer Murders, which was based on those novels, one more time. (Later episodes were not based on the novels, but they were true to their spirit.)
I’ll probably watch all the other episodes also, because there is no such thing as too much Midsomer.
As an aside, the novels are excellent and well worth a read, especially if you are a mystery buff like me.
