Monthly Archive: August 2020
Help Mississippi Choose a New Flag
When Mississippi announced they were changing their state flag, I was honestly somewhat skeptical
Saturday Morning Gaming: Cogs in the Machine
I’ve been playing Factorio for years in Early Access, it’s been an essentially complete game for quite a while
The Time Mike Prevented A Shark From Beheading A Moose
The following story is humorous. As far as we know Mike Pence could, in fact, use his fingers to count to ten, were it necessary.
Review: BT’s “The Lost Art of Longing”
25 years in, BT has never had an album that felt like a consolidation of strengths…just a new tentacle. This is the consolidation album.
Linky Friday: Troubles, Tribulations, and Totally Nuts
Marjorie Taylor Greene, JK Rowland and Ellen, college football cancelling, unemployment debate, and rehashing 2000 election in Linky Friday
Weekend Plans Post: Colorado-Style Spaghetti Sauce Illustrated
If, like me, you have an onion-allergic person in the household, this spaghetti sauce recipe is good for you and yours
Feds: Yale Discriminates Against Asian American and White Applicants
After a judge cleared Harvard in 2019 of similar charges, now the DOJ has concluded a two-year investigation into Yale, alleging discrimination against certain applicant demographics.
Thursday Throughput: Galactic Cannibalism Edition
Sagittarius is not being “obliterated”. It’s finishing the process of joining our big happy Galaxy a little faster than we thought.
How to Lose Friends and Influence No One
To my friends four years ago who never knew I was silently judging them, my apologies. I get it now.
Socks With Sandals: The Age Old Debated Trudges On
The pressing issue of our time must be dealt with, and the international ramifications are immense…
Broken Sleep Books Poetry Kerfuffle
In many threads, we have been speaking of Cancel Culture. Does this qualify? We were due to publish Dean Young’s new book in 2021. We have informed him that we are withdrawing our intent...
Biden Picks Kamala Harris
A VP pick is usually about is solidifying the base, balancing the ticket, & generating intra-party enthusiasm. Harris will do that just fine
Always at the Abyss
This reluctance to condemn, this refusal to delineate between protesting and rioting, bears responsibility for what happened in Chicago last night