Friday, March 11, 2022

Okay, then. The East Coast is supposed to get some nasty weather with them calling for snow from Maine to Mississippi. It's apparently a "bomb cyclone" which is an actual thing. Basically, it's a winter storm with a low-pressure center where the barometric pressure drops significantly over a day. The number's 24 millibars in 24 … Continue reading Friday, March 11, 2022 →

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

"Fascism" is a word that gets bandied around a lot these days for everything from invading a sovereign nation to stores requiring customers wear masks. It's like "patriotism" or "terrorist" or "Christian," it's been abused to so much that it's almost meaningless. Indeed, fascism was set up to be a very specific thing, a political … Continue reading Wednesday, March 9, 2022 →

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

It looks like, to all intents and purposes, Vladimir Putin has declared war on Ukraine. He gave a pre-recorded speech saying Russia would engage in a military operation to "demilitarize" the country and "denazify" the government. However, he does want to "protect civilians" against their own government. That sounds all the world like regime change. It should … Continue reading Wednesday, February 23, 2022 →

Friday, August 20, 2021

I know we're starting late but you're lucky to be getting this. For certain values of "luck," of course, let's not bullshit ourselves. It has indeed been one of those days. I'm honestly sick to death of writing about COVID and the virus rampaging through Mississippi, but it's about all I can do. We topped 5,048 … Continue reading Friday, August 20, 2021 →

The Weekend: August 7-8, 2021

We made it through the first full week of August without burning to a crisp, being washed away by raging floodwaters, or dying because our arrogance prevented us from taking basic measures to prevent infection by an out-of-control killer virus. And there's your Gibberish for this week, too. Clever, I thought, particularly for around 1,600 words of nothing … Continue reading The Weekend: August 7-8, 2021 →

Monday, August 2, 2021

Welcome to the first week in August. I know I'm running late, but you're just going to have to deal with it. I have had a day. Just as a reminder to everyone. Today's the day when the initiative that won almost three-fourths of the population last November legalizing medical marijuana for Mississippians should have … Continue reading Monday, August 2, 2021 →

Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall today around 11 a.m. local time in Taylor County. Although it had made a Category One in the Gulf of Mexico, it had downgraded into a Tropical Storm. A Tropical Storm is still pretty fierce, and as Elsa moved up through Florida, it kicked out several tornados. For the record, Taylor … Continue reading Wednesday, July 7, 2021 →

The Weekend: July 3-4, 2021

I apparently missed another day. I don't know how I do this, but it happens. I can only assume that since the Gibberish is must faster and looser than this generally is, I simply forgot. It's been one of those weeks. And let's face it, the Gibberish has not been anything to write home about … Continue reading The Weekend: July 3-4, 2021 →

Wednesday, June 23, 2020

We've all heard about "Florida Man" and shared jokes about how the Sunshine State is chock full o'nuts. That really isn't the whole story, though. While Florida does seem to have a higher ratio of bull-goose loonies running around loose, it also has something called "Government In The Sunshine Laws." What this means, essentially, is … Continue reading Wednesday, June 23, 2020 →

Monday, April 5, 2020

Hey, y’all, a bit of personal news before we get good and going. I got my first shot today. I’m taking the Pfizer vaccine which means I’ll have to go back around in three weeks. As of right now, I’m not feeling any of the adverse effects they’re warning and, so far, my free will … Continue reading Monday, April 5, 2020 →