Too Stupid for Words category archive
The Candidates Debate 0
Seth comments on the Kabuki.
Rye Not? (Updated) 0
It appears that the local supermarkets, at least the three nearest us, no longer carry rye flour. They’ve added all kinds of other weird flours, but rye not.
I cannot bake rye bread without rye flour.
My letter-writing campaign starts today.
Addendum:
The count is now up to four supermarket chains.
Here is the format for my letter in case anyone is willing to join me in protesting this travesty; I vary the text as appropriate:
Dear [Vendor]:
I recently searched for rye flour at your store at [address] and was informed by a [staff member | manager on duty] that you [do not | no longer] carry rye flour.
I cannot bake rye bread without rye flour.
Please include rye flour in your offerings.
Adventures in Branding 1
Whatever happened to words (emphasis added)?
The new bank is to be called Truist, Winston-Salem-based BB&T and Atlanta-based SunTrust said.
Why the hell should I trust a bank that can’t speak its native tongue?
The stupid. It burns.
Twits on Twitter 0
Noz attempts to make sense of the nonsensical.
Just the Vaxx, Ma’am 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Bryna Siegel tries to make sense of the maelstrom of misinformation magnified in the electrons of the inner webs, primarily via “social” media. She focuses on anti-vaxx as a springboard. A nugget:
I commend the entire piece to your attention.
Money Talks . . . 0
. . . and he answers.
Misdirection Play 0
The Washington Post goes down the rabid hole.
Underqualified
0
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson’s cookie crumbles.