February, 2018 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness is child’s play.
Randolph believes the boy may have thought the purple handgun was a toy.
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
Look at the weather widget, over there —-> on the sidebar.
This is not right.
I fully expect that, within a century or two . . .. oh, never mind. Nobody cares.
America’s Problem: Magical Thinking 0
In the Raleigh News and Observer, Billy Maddalon suggests that it’s time for Americans to face America’s reality. A snippet:
(snip)
All of these problems persist because we refuse to learn from what other countries have done to solve these same challenges. Remember, we’re different, better, smarter, we’re exceptional. Screw the facts!
Follow the link for the rest; it’s worth the three minutes of your time.
Aside:
This condition is a natural consequence of having a major political party that has set as its mission the destruction of the common good.
Facebook Frolics 0
Blocked and silenced (unless, of course, you are a Russian Troll).
“Failed State” 0
E. J. Dionne is not sanguine.
On gun violence, the United States has become a corrupt failed state.
More at the link.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The call of politeness . . . .
The victim was struck by gunfire and was taken to an area hospital. On Tuesday morning, officials announced that the victim died.
All the News that Fits 0
Excerpt:
The biggest fake news problem is that we have a lot of stupid people who believe fake news.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Be polite when you go to the club.
Thus passeth another day in NRA Eden.
Subtitular Substitution (Updated) 0
Last night, we watched an episode of Perry Mason.
We had the subtitles turned on, because we often watch BBC shows and some of us find the accents problematic. The subtitles were screwy.
Here’s an example (I’m ferinstancing here):
- I’d like you to meet Detective XXXX Tracy. He’d like a Manhattan XXXXtail.
Honestly, you can’t make this stuff up.
Addendum, Later that Same Evening:
In another Perry Mason that we watched this evening, the word “suspicious” was rendered “suxxxxious.”
The stupid, it burns.
“The Safest City in Florida” 0
Mike recalls that Parkland, Florida, was once named the “safest city in the United States.”
Warning: Language and lots of it.
QOTD 0
S. S. Van Dine:
. . . there’s little that’s reasonable in this fantastic and ironical world . . . .
Van Dine, S. S. (Willard Huntington Wright), The Scarab Murder Case in
Philo Vance Mysteries, v. 3 (London: Leonaur, 2007), p. 216
Click for the original image.Men Are Pigs 0
The Seattle Times rounds up some #metoo moments. Here’s one:
“I love Asian girls,” the driver said. She told him she had a boyfriend. He suggested it might not last.
All the while, she thought in the back of her head, “He knows where I live.”
More moments at the link.
Timeline of a Toady 0
Dick Polman tracks Little Marco’s fealty to the merchants of mechanized death. Here’s how he starts:
We all know what happens after a mass shooting — thoughts ‘n’ prayers, TV footage of traumatized kids, it’s “too soon” to do anything — so this time let’s try something else. Let’s tell the tale through the prism of one hapless politician. Let’s make him a metaphor for our surrender to routine slaughter.
Follow the link for the timeline.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Check out the politeness.
“An individual who spent the night int he hotel was checking out, at which time a firearm fell out of his pocket onto the floor, striking the tile,” said Commander Michael Piggott, Chicago Police Department.
Police say fragments, possibly from the tile, struck three people. They were taken to local hospitals and are expected to be fine.
