July, 2021 archive
Women Athletes Eye Candy.
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At the Inky, Lisa Scottoline takes a scathing look at the European Handball Federation’s punishing the Norwegian women’s handball team for wanting to wear, God help me, shorts instead of bikini bottoms. Her conclusion:
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
When depositing your motorized conveyance along side the street so as to run an errand, exhibit politeness to your fellow motorists.
An Insurrectionist Bumbles into a Trap 0
One sometimes is led to suspect that some of these folks just ain’t too bright.
Error on the Court 0
The Arizona Republic’s Laurie Roberts follows the bouncing ball.
The Fee Hand of the Market 0
Surprisingly enough, it looks as if there might be a bear market for stupid.
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
Mendocino, California, a popular tourist spot, is running out of water.
Some hotels are charging extra for daily linen replacement and hot tub use, and other businesses are considering portable toilets to conserve water.
Most water had been purchased from Fort Bragg, a town of about 7,300 people whose primary water source is the Noyo River. But as the river’s flow has diminished, officials shut off the supply to Mendocino this week to safeguard supplies for its residents.
There’s been talk of shipping in water by barge to deliver to Mendocino and other cities in need on the southern Mendocino Coast, transporting it by railway from the inland city of Willits and trucking it to the coast from Ukiah in wine tankers.
Follow the link for the full report.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Show your politeness to others.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
Vaccine Nation 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Helen Delahunt-Avila has a few words on the issue. A snippet:
Also, too.
Trickle-On Economics 0
It’s been a long time since I studied economics in college, though I’ve never abandoned my interest in the topic, and, I must say, I’ve seen no better explanation of Reaganomics than the one offered by the character Quark as he refuses the post of Grand Nagus of Feringinar in the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
