January, 2016 archive
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
Allan Miller laments the digital diatribe. A bit:
The targets of this digital abuse may vary from the author to the commentators themselves insulting one another with sophomoric responses. “Sophomoric” is the operative word because many of these comments resemble the stuff that one finds splattered on restroom walls, public buildings and park benches.
I suspect that immediacy is part of this. Back in the olden days, emotion could dissipate while one searched for a pen or rolled paper into a typewriter. One wonders how many hateful commenters would dissipate in the time required to get a keyboard out of the drawer and attach it to one’s electronic computing device.
Anchors Away 0
As the middle class gets pushed into poverty, the era of “anchor stores” fades.
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That new norm has been nothing less than brutal on the former mall stars, whose glow continues to dim nationwide.
Sears has closed 152 mall stores since 2007. Penneys closed 40 locations in 2015 alone, including some at Pennsylvania and New Jersey malls.
If persons can’t afford to consume, you cannot maintain a “consumer economy.”
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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Show politeness to your SOSO.
They searched her apartment and found evidence that the shooting had taken place inside. The victim ultimately told officers that her boyfriend was showing her a gun when he accidentally shot her, Valdovinos said.
Guns and stupid–always a recipe for a successful relationship.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The hunt for politeness continues.
A preliminary investigation found that another hunter who was trying to shoot a deer accidentally struck the man, Kelley said.
I find it highly unlikely the fellow was out hunting in a Bambi suit.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Just like the old Secesh, they want their own way and to hell with the common good.
How Stuff Works, the Art of the Con Dept. 0
Donald Trump is a pitchman, a Billy Mays in politics. Given a chance, he would try to sell a Popiel Pocket Fisherman to a fly caster.
Via C&L.
And Now for Something Completely Different 0
Another picture from my brother in Virginia’s Northern Neck.
Patently Absurd 0
You can’t make this stuff up.
“An Armed Society It a Polite Society” 0
Celebrate politely.
(snip)
Officers have no suspect information because the round “seemed to be from the voluminous amounts of gunfire” happening at the time.
