April, 2022 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another responsible gun owner ensures that his family gets a drop on politeness.
Opelika police say the shooting death of a 13-year-old was an accident.
(snip.)
Police say it appears that a loaded gun fell inside of the home and discharged, striking the victim.
The writer of a letter to the editor of my local rag yesterday listed many possible causes for the explosion in gun violence except one: too many guns in the hands of too many gun nuts.
No Place To Hide, Your Life for Sale Dept. 0
This is a must-listen if you use the internet (Oh! You’re here already!). If you can’t listen to it now, bookmark it and come back, or watch it at Chron.com.
Via Chron.com, which has more.
Aside:
I normally configure my browsers to “delete all cookies” on exit and, if the setting is available, “reject third party cookies. And I won’t use Google Chrome on a bet.
And, on those rare times I visit the Zuckerborg, I do so only in a private window.
“Fake Left, Run Right” 0
I used to enjoy watching football, both pro and college.
What turned me off was the corruption.
I get so much more useful stuff done on weekends any more.
Aside:
I never had enjoyed basketball or hockey on the television, though I used to enjoy them in person when I lived conveniently close to an arena. I find them too fast-moving to fit inside the screen. I still enjoy baseball, but the games are getting so looooooooonnnnnnggggg.
Republican Family Values 0
Honest to Betsy, you can’t make this stuff up.
Stray Thought 0
As my old professor, Dr. Shade, used to say, “History is irony.”
To wit, the persons trying hardest to destroy the American ideal wear American flags* and boast loudest about how patriotic they are.
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*A violation of the Flag Code, by the way.
Penny Dreadful 0
Somehow, one doubts that this is what John McCain would have chosen as an enduring legacy.
I disagreed with many of McCain’s positions and certainly did not support his campaign for the Presidency, but I found him a person of integrity–a characteristic that seemingly can no longer be attributed to persons in his political party.
“A Clear and Present Danger” 0
Tony Norman sounds the alarm.
The Blame Game, Reprise 0
At Above the Law, Chris Williams reminds us that, when you point the finger at someone, you have three fingers pointing back at yourself.
Fly the Fiendly Skies . . . . 0
. . . and meet Florida Man.
QOTD 0
Dwight Eisenhower:
A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.
Q. E. D.
A Tune for the Times 0
Mangy comments at the Youtube page:
The other day, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison described the present-day Republican party as ” …a party built on fraud, fear and fascism.” Seems pretty accurate. Mangy Fetlocks thought such a catchy, alliterative description should be a campaign slogan for midterm elections, so he wrote a snappy little campaign song with it.
Malicious Malefactors Manufacture
Manure To Manipulate Minions
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The Majority Report crew discusses Republicans’ ludicrous claims that Disney, librarians, and liberals are somehow conspiring to “groom” children with nefarious intent.
At Psychology Today Blogs, David J. Ley takes on this issue and finds these claims of “grooming” are–er, shall we say?–less than credible. A snippet (emphasis added); follow the link for a nuanced discussion of what “grooming” is–and isn’t.
Aside:
Never underestimate Republicans’ tolerance of the ridiculous. After all, they believe that Donald Trump is a competent businessman.