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Road To Portland: Part 2: The Failure Of Operation Deplorable

A thousand miles away the Analyst was watching a series of monitors. Drones were circling so high above the Curmudgeon’s forest that they might as well be satellites. Satellites were peering so intensely at the area they might as well … Continue reading

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Road To Portland: Part 1: In Which A Financially Unsound Decision Is Made

The Curmudgeon had a choice to make. He stared at the crater and weighed his options. All of the squirrels were missing, an oak had exploded, and a bear was petrified. It was the government’s fault! Those bastards! He knew … Continue reading

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Squirrels? You May Ask Yourself “How Did I Get Here”

Lesbian Squirrels is a serialized story. You might have started reading in the middle and wonder what the hell is going on. The links below cover the first two chapters of the saga. Happy reading: Chapter One: In which a … Continue reading

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I Will Try To Reject Political Stupidity And Submit Lighthearted Stupidity In Its Stead

I’m on the road this week. This is bad timing! Friday, as happens quadrennially or octennially (is that a word?), there will be a graceful transition of power in our mostly peaceful republic. The press is in a snit about … Continue reading

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Warning Labels By Physicists

Liberty’s Torch digs into it’s archives to lead us away from politics and toward jocularity. Good idea! Here’s just one of several excellent consumer warnings: “IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PURCHASERS: The Entire Physical Universe, Including This Product, May One Day Collapse Back … Continue reading

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I Love America; Including The Americans

Cold Fury linked to I love America. It’s Americans I hate. I generally ignore such things. I’m aware coastal elites deplore me without clicking on Slate, having NPR drilled into my truck’s radio, or watching MSNBC’s talking heads. But, in the interest of paying attention … Continue reading

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Eleven Days

Nobody regrets this advice: “If you’re doing a dumb, dangerous thing for a bad reason, or aren’t really clear on the reason… stop it.” Reasonable people can (and should) reasonably disagree. The proper foreign policy of America, a nation of … Continue reading

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Two Weeks

Bad news. Apparently someone shot somebody in an airport; possibly with a formerly checked firearm. (It just happened so I’m sure the details will change.) It’s always a bummer when anyone gets shot (like in the peaceful city of Chicago) … Continue reading

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Calling Venezuela: I’ll Trade Good Money For Bad

My last post pierced the thin veneer of pretending I don’t notice America’s national debt. I shouldn’t have looked behind the curtain, but a few years ago I was even worse at pretending. Take a ride in the wayback machine with … Continue reading

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A Post In Which I Briefly Fall Off The Wagon

I’m about to write about political bullshit. Forgive me. It’s a new year. Last year I tried (with only mixed success) to avoid commenting on political asshattery. Negativity, even when it’s true, is corrosive. For example, the debt is a big … Continue reading

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