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Fun and fellowship for liberals. Join us and talk about anything in a relaxed atmosphere.

When: Thursday, September 10, 6 p.

Where:
Croc’s 19 Street Bistro
620 19th Street (Map)

More here.

Via Mediaite.

Christallmighty, I need a break.

In the meantime, swing it, baby!

I have a difficult time taking it seriously when the national office of a frat suspends a local chapter for, you know, acting like frat boys.

Aside:

When I was a young ‘un, back in the olden days, I knew some ‘Nus on my own college campus up the road a piece. It is good to see that some things haven’t changed.

Fun and fellowship for liberals. Join us and talk about anything in a relaxed atmosphere.

When: Thursday, August 13, 6 p.

Where:
Croc’s 19 Street Bistro
620 19th Street (Map)

More here.

Family matters.

Good family matters, but blogging will be sporadic for the next week or so.

Update: I learned this morning (Friday) that this was satire. Two points:

• That will teach me to surf the web when I’m supposed to be listening to the presenter. (No, it won’t).
• It should be true. Someone of position, and not just second-tier bloggers, needs to call out the stupid.

A word to the wise.

Public health officials are urging Americans to exercise caution if they choose to participate in “drinking games” during the first Republican primary debate this Thursday in Cleveland, Ohio.

“You simply can’t drink every time one of these guys says something silly,” said Surgeon General Vivek Murthy during a Wednesday morning press conference. “We’ve got three candidates who are prone to gaffes — Jeb Bush, John Kasich and Scott Walker — and then a half-dozen obscure goofballs vying with Donald Trump for a little media attention. It’s just a formula for disaster.”

Afterthought:

Silly is right.

Much of what these clowns say is silly–not harmless-silly, but, rather, schoolyard-bully-silly. They need to be called out on it, and you can be certain that the “both sides do it” crowd has no interest in doing any calling out.

Via Le Show.

Anyone from these parts knows how to pronounce “Norfolk.”

If you can’t pronounce it, we know you are not from these parts.

Just remember the (likely apocryphal) cheer:

We don’t smoke.
We don’t drink.
Norfolk!

Camp-fired girl:

When my first daughter was born, my mother told me that my life was going to change — that my emotional weather would no longer be dictated by my own moods, but by my daughter’s. “You’re only ever as happy as your unhappiest child,” she said.

If my girls become mothers themselves, I’ll tell them the same thing, with an important addition. “You’re only ever as happy as your unhappiest child,” I will say. “So do not send your unhappiest child to sleep-away camp with an unlimited texting plan.”

Follow the link for the text of the texts.

Break time.

Bernadette Kinlaw explains.

Apparently, one cannot be racist unless one admits that one is racist.

Jesus.

The polite put a sock in it.

Tooele County Sheriff’s Lt. Ron Johnson says the woman was sitting in a chair and was then handed the weapon when it was her turn to shoot. She went to stand up and shot herself through the bottom chin. The bullet exited through the bridge of her nose.

The boyfriend quickly put socks in her mouth and began driving toward Grantsville so he could get cellphone service and call 911.

Off to drink liberally.

Fun and fellowship for liberals. Join us and talk about anything in a relaxed atmosphere.

When: Thursday, June 9, 6 p.

Where:
Croc’s 19 Street Bistro
620 19th Street (Map)

More here.

Yep, right here in River City.

Special brunch event! Come, make new friends, meet old ones.

When: Sunday, June 28, 11:30 a. m. to 2:30 p. m.

Where:
Braise
3333 Virginia Beach Blvd
Virginia Beach, Virginia (map)

RSVPs are requested so the venue can have a count. Please RSVP at the Meetup page, or, if you don’t have a Meetup account, email me using the “Email” link at the top of the sidebar.

When are we white folks going to learn to control the white thugs running amok in our cities and towns?

Image via PoliticalProf.