2016 archive
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Steven M asks a question:
“The core population” — is that what white supremacists are calling themselves these days?
Follow the link for context.
No Place To Hide 0
You will be are being assimilated.
The boxes, sold by OccupEye as a way to monitor how long staff are at their desks without relying “on coffee cups and coats on chairs,” were installed in the offices of The Daily Telegraph. Staff weren’t told anything about the installation and soon kicked up a storm of protest.
The devices were installed under the desks of journalism, advertising, and other commercial departments. There’s no word if HR got them too.
“Frontier Town” 0
Frontier Town was an Western-themed amusement park near that far west resort town, Ocean City, Maryland, in the era when every little boy wanted a cowboy suit and a Mattel Fanner Fifty. (It seems to live on as a campground.)
Like Hollywood’s versions of the Wild Wild West, it was not then and has never been a real place.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another day in NRA Paradise:
“I just shot my son by accident,” Mack’s father told a 911 operator. “He scared me. I thought he was in school. I heard noise and then I went downstairs looking. He jumped out at me. I shot him.”
He’ll never skip school again.
“He’s a Gun Man. He Carries It on His Hip All the Time.” (Updated) 0
My local rag tells the story of a “responsible gun owner.”
Just read it.
I have nothing to add.
Addendum:
Drinking Liberally Virginia Beach Thursday 0
Fun and fellowship for liberals. Join us and talk about anything in a relaxed atmosphere.
When: Thursday, January 14, 6 p.
Where:
Croc’s 19 Street Bistro
620 19th Street (Map)
More here.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness is essential to proper parenting.
His father accidentally shot the firearm, wounding the young man in his abdomen.
QOTD 0
Fran Bennett as Enid Connelly:
Now that I’m old, I don’t have to pretend to like anyone I don’t like.