It has been an odd day. Granted, we're living in the Strangest of Days and the New Normal would be unrecognizable five years ago, so that's not saying much. But this was particularly squirrelly. It's just hard to wrap the ol' brain matter around the President of the United States of America, reacting to AstroTurfed … Continue reading Friday, April 17, 2020
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Things really aren't sparking for me today. Plus, I have a bit of actual paying Work I need to get done by Friday, so we'll get this done quick and move on. We're still knee-deep in COVID-19, with states like New York and California seeing some good news from their efforts despite some right-wing dingbats. … Continue reading Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Monday, April 13, 2020
It was indeed an active weekend. Not all of it was good, true, but one can't say it was boring. I don't know if that means anything, but here we go. Something like 32 people overall died in the brace of tornadoes that blew through the South, from Louisiana to South Carolina, with 11 reported … Continue reading Monday, April 13, 2020
The Weekend: April 11-12, 2020
First, Blogger links. Some Gibberish from Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, plus a series from the Tumblr site observing the passing of John Prine. I am a fan. Okay, so I turned 45 today. When is it all supposed to start making sense? I was told when I was younger "you'll understand when you're older" when … Continue reading The Weekend: April 11-12, 2020
Friday, April 10, 2020
We've settled into an interesting rut the last few months or so. The week starts with some new horrifying number of dead because of COVID-19. The government and medical experts scramble to make it look not quite as horrible. By the end of the week, pundits who don't actually do anything useful are banging the … Continue reading Friday, April 10, 2020
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Honestly, I figured he'd hang in until at least the end of May. I guess it goes without saying today's biggest news is the announcement from Bernie Sanders that he was suspending his 2020 campaign for the Democratic nomination for the President of the United States of America. I, for one, am a bit shocked. … Continue reading Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Monday, April 6, 2020
Out of curiosity, I double checked just when the first case of COVID-19 was discovered in the United States. Turns out it was January 20, in Washington state, about two weeks after the Chinese government confirmed something heavy was going down. That means, depending on how you figure these things, tomorrow we wrap up three … Continue reading Monday, April 6, 2020
The Weekend: April 4-5, 2020
Hey, kids, before we get started with the Weekend Wrap-Up, how about some juicy links. Over at Blogger I wrote about video games and science fiction Tuesday, while Thursday we concentrated on frustration with all aspects of COVID-19, particularly the washed horde's insistence on being buttholes about it. At Tumblr, I had some nice pieces … Continue reading The Weekend: April 4-5, 2020
Friday, April 3, 2020
A journalism professor of mine, quoting someone more clever than him, once said "journalism is the first rough draft of history". That being the case, since apparently COVID-19 not only dominates the news, it pretty near pushes everything else out, here we go. Of course, there is other news going on besides "the entire world … Continue reading Friday, April 3, 2020
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Finally. Someone got through to Tate Reeves, the esteemed governor of Mississippi, and the tater-headed rascal issued a statewide shelter-in-place order. After starting last week with the arrogant announcement that we were "not China," Reeves read the writing on the wall and did the right thing. Of course, this is the "thing" he should've done … Continue reading Wednesday, April 1, 2020
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