If you've been paying attention, something will happen in the news and I'll explain that I'm letting it marinate for a bit before we take a bite. What that means is, basically, I'm giving it time to work out so I'm not wasting my time (and yours) writing about something that either turns out to … Continue reading Friday, November 12, 2021
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Wednesday, November 10, 2021
It's been one of them days. Worse, nothing in the news is really grabbing me and saying, "Hey, Matt, explain this." But we'll do the best we can. Trials for both the Kenosha killer Kyle Rittenhouse and the murderers of Ahmud Arbery are ongoing today in Wisconsin and Georgia, respectively. I'm not going to get … Continue reading Wednesday, November 10, 2021
The Weekend: November 6-7, 2021
The House of Representatives gave a nice, pleasant little shock in the late hours Friday evening passing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. I admit I got caught flat-footed on this one, or it would've been what I wrote about. But the past is past and we struggle on the best we can. If I don't forget about … Continue reading The Weekend: November 6-7, 2021
Friday, November 5, 2021
I forgot to mention it the other day, but the Atlanta Braves won the Major League Baseball World Series Tuesday night, beating the Houston Astro four games to two. The teams traded fairly severe beatings or comebacks, with the Braves coming out on top with a fairly commanding 7-0 shellacking of the Astros. The last … Continue reading Friday, November 5, 2021
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
As I've said before, I generally stay out of other states' electoral tomfoolery. Mississippi has enough problems of its own. However, just like the last time I bent this rule, an election in another state was considered a bellwether for national politics by the D.C. press, and this time they've got something to get gooey about. Republican … Continue reading Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Monday, November 1, 2021
It's the first day of November. This means that when the sun rises tomorrow, we'll have just 60 days left in the year. Now, I want all of y'all to ponder whether or not the year's been a success or a failure. I'm expecting a five-page essay, so hop to. Speaking of mostly useless anniversaries, … Continue reading Monday, November 1, 2021
The Weekend: October 30-31, 2021
"Let's go, Brandon." Seriously? Okay, for those unaware, this is the new chant from the MAGA faithful. It means "Fuck Joe Biden." Apparently, some reporter was covering a Trump reichsparteitag where the screaming monkeys were chanting the vulgar version and some reporter almost got her station a fine with the FCC by repeating. She covered it, as … Continue reading The Weekend: October 30-31, 2021
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
I've got some Actual Paying Work to get done tonight, so let's get through this. We discussed this week's nasty weather Monday and it's still going on. As the Pacific Northwest shakes itself dry from its bomb cyclone, the Northeast and New York Tri-State area have its own mess to deal with. What started off … Continue reading Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Monday, October 25, 2021
Okay, let's knock this out. Hoo boy, it's the last full week of October - Sunday is even Halloween - and it is going out with a bang, weather-wise. If you haven't battened down yet you might consider doing so. The Pacific Northwest is seeing, hopefully, the end of something called a "bomb cyclone." That … Continue reading Monday, October 25, 2021
The Weekend: October 23-24, 2021
It's been a weird week, man. One of the most interesting things about social media is the confidence of people rattling on about things they have given no indication that they know anything about. Any time something big happens - like a pandemic or a constitutional crisis - and every third dingbat in the mentions … Continue reading The Weekend: October 23-24, 2021
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