“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness is an integral component of marital bliss.
Court records show Spivey called 911 at about 3 a.m. Sunday to request an ambulance, saying he and his wife had fought over a gun, and he accidentally shot her.
The Ingredients of Inaction 0
Shaun Mullen reverse-engineers a recipe for wafflers.
QOTD 0
Robert Goldsborough, in the voice of Nero Wolfe (Goldsborough has continued the Wolfe stories with the blessing of Rex Stout’s family):
Many people tend to believe everything that appears on a printed page, no matter how questionable the vehicle or how outrageous the statement.
Goldsborough, Robert, Death on an Art Collector (New York: MysteriousPress.com, 2019) p. 81
In a Nutshell 0
At The Roanoke Times, Megan Doney sums up gunnuttery. A snippet:
Follow the link for the rest.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society,” People of Walmart Dept. 0
Bargain-basement politeness.
(snip)
Abram, a Southaven resident, had been suspended from the store in recent days after he showed a knife to a co-worker. A police report had been filed, but Champion said Abram didn’t appear to have threatened the co-worker and criminal charges weren’t being pursued.
Thus passeth another day in NRA paradise.
Narcissist or Machiavellian? 0
Dianne Grande explains the difference. Check out the article and see which type has been most in our news lately. Then look below the fold for my vote.
Make TWUUG Your LUG 0
Learn about the wonderful world of free and open source. Use computers to do what you want, not what someone else wants you to do. Learn how to use GNU/Linux and its plethora of free and open source software to get stuff done with computers.
It’s not hard; it’s just different.
When: Monthly TWUUG meeting at 7:30 p. m. on the first Thursday of the month (August 1, 2019). Pre-meeting dinner at Chicago Uno, JANAF shopping center, 6:00 p. m. (map)
Who: Everyone in TideWater/Hampton Roads with interest in any/all flavors of Unix/Linux. There are no dues or signup requirements. All are welcome.
Where: Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital in Norfolk Training Room (map). (Wireless and wired internet connection available.) Turn right upon entering, then left at the last corridor and look for the open meeting room.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
I shot a bullet into the air.
It fell to earth I know not where.
I’m a “responsible gun owner”; I do not care.
I shot a bullet into the air.
One Note Samba 0
Kimberley A. Johnson sums it up.
Misdirection Play? Twits on Twitter Dept. 0
David suggests that focusing on Trump’s tweets, such as the recent tirade about Baltimore and Rep. Elijah Cummings, awful as they are, serves to distract from the concrete damage Trump and his lackeys are doing to governance and the polity. Methinks his argument is worth a listen.
