January, 2023 archive
The Republican Vision 0
The writer of a letter to the editor of the South Jersey Times published at NJ.com sums it up.
Afterthought:
FDR had the “New Deal.”
Harry Truman had the “Square Deal.”
Today’s Republican Party has the raw deal.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another oxymoronic responsible gun owner comports himself with courtesy whilst traversing the nation’s byways.
“Them What Has, Keeps” 0
Thom takes a look at House Republicans’ plans to make the rich richer and the poor poorer.
The Voter Fraud Fraudsters 0
Yet another Republican is charged with (multiple counts of) voter fraud.
Afterthought:
There’s an old saying that, when someone points a finger at someone else, he or she’s pointing four fingers back at him- or herself.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness is a family value.
Geeking Out 0
Updating a VirtualBox virtual machine of Linux Mint with the Cinnamon desktop environment using the apt command in Magiea v. 8 under the Fluxbox window manager.
Aside:
If you are one of my two or three regular readers, you’ve probably figured out by now that I really like Fluxbox. It’s my preferred interface on all of my machines.
It’s light-weight, flexible, and highly configurable. And, out-of-the box, it doesn’t do desktop icons. (It can be made to do so if you really insist, but, really, menus exist for a reason.)
I like my pretty wallpaper pictures and don’t like having little pimples icons marring them.
But that’s just me.
A Sticker Story 0
After we voted in the special election on Tuesday, we went out for breakfast.
Now, I normally refuse the “I Voted” sticker that poll workers hand out (I believe that the folks who don’t vote should wear the stickers–big red ones on their foreheads, but that’s another matter). This time, though, I accepted it.
As we were waiting for our breakfast, a stranger came over and asked, “You voted?” (I reckon because of that little sticker.)
I said we had. Then he said, “I want to vote. Did you have to go down to city hall?” (That’s where the early voting takes place in my city and it’s way on the other side of town.)
I answered, “No. It’s an election day. Your regular polling place should be open.”
He thanked me and left.
I hope he voted the right way, but I’m glad he cared enough to vote.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Methinks Steve M. has a point when he says:
(His complete article is at the link.)
Afterthought:
We look forward to two years of a House of Representatives ruled by persons (at least profess to) believe that Fox News speaks truth.
I am not sanguine.
The True Believer 0
He worships the NRA’s leaden idol.
The Privatization Scam 0
John Geyman explains what “Medicare Advantage” should more properly be described as Medicare Disadvantage.
Here’s one of the reasons he cites; follow the link for the rest.