2016 archive
On the Wing 0
Another picture from my brother in Virginia’s Northern Neck.
The Trump Card 0
At the Boston Review, Sam Rosen spots a pattern of Trumpery. A nugget (follow the link for much more) (emphasis added):
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Inculcate politeness at a young age.
(snip)
“We have no information that an adult was responsible for the shooting and believe either the victim accidentally shot himself or one of the other children did,” Engleman wrote.
One is left to wonder whether it a was a minor who left the firearm where it could have been found by a toddler, as no “adult was responsible,” or perhaps, in addition to firing themselves, guns now are capable of leaving themselves in places.
More likely, it’s that “responsible gun owner” is now an oxymoron.
Break Time 0
Off to drink liberally.
Stray Thought 0
I really don’t need my bank’s ATM to wish me a “Happy Birthday.”
(No, today is not my birthday.)
Afterthought:
It certainly doesn’t make me think more warmly of my bank, which is, at best, a necessary annoyance and, at worst, a corporate beast in service of mammon.
Twits on Twitter 0
Twitter.
Banana-fanna-fo-fwitter.
Twitter.
Nothing To Do, Nowhere To Go 0
Despite Bloomberg’s silly headline (follow the link), for all practical purposes, status quo ante:
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The four-week moving average of claims, a less volatile measure than the weekly figures, increased to 278,750 from 275,750. The average was the highest since July.
The number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits rose by 29,000 to 2.26 million in the week ended Jan. 2. The unemployment rate among people eligible for benefits increased to 1.7 percent from 1.6 percent.
The American Taliban’s Sagebrush Sharia 0
Y’all Qaeda institutes Sagebrush Sharia in Oregon.
Afterthought:
No self-awareness. No self-awareness whatsoever.