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Stray Thought 0
I used to look forward to watching college football on New Year’s Day. but the venality and corruption of the NCAA has cured me of that.
Now I spend my New Year’s reading (gasp) books.
But, if you want to wallow in the fascination of large men running into each other, check out AL.com.
It’s an excellent website, but it does indeed reflect Alabama’s fascination with corpulent collisions.
War Correspondence 0
In a fascinating read full of history that may surprise you (some of it certainly did surprise me), Charles Ludington reviews the history of Christmas as a celebration, as well as explores its use as a political weapon by the right-wing. A nugget:
An Accidental Truth 0
David Farmer has a Pence-ive thought.
The True Believers 0
At The Roanoke Times, Andy Parker argues–and methinks he has a point–that Trumpism has become a cult. A snippet:
Yet here we are with a cult of millions that make Scientologists look like mainstream Methodists.
Follow the link for the rest.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Tet another hunter can’t tell a human being from (in this case) small game.
Here’s the headline; follow the link for the story.
Hunter who thought he was firing at animal shot and killed teen at Lake Nockamixon, DA says
Drop. Bucket. 0
Aside:
I wish people would get their terms correct. These are not “stimulus” checks. They are relief checks.
The Brother Hunt 0
Two of Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe novels concerned finding family: The Father Hunt and The Mother Hunt. In both of them, Nero Wolfe solved the mystery.
Now, Donald Trump is off on a brother hunt, but Nero Wolfe he’s not.