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The term “mass hysteria” is generally dismissed as something that happened to other people who were stupid because history is from a long time ago. I disagree so I’m going to relate an event I perceive as (mild) mass hysteria. … Continue reading →

In a recent post I used the phrase “mass hysteria” in reference to politics. I was serious. Widespread outbursts starting election night 2016 (which continue today) appear to be mass hysteria. I’m not being flippant or using the term as … Continue reading →

In a recent post I used the phrase “mass hysteria” in reference to current politics. I was serious. Everyone (both sides) loses their goddamn mind when politics of the current era come into play so lets step back and look … Continue reading →

Hat tip: Rural Revolution.

For those of you (like me) who prefer observation to Wikipedia, I offer the following: It takes a monarch caterpillar less than 12 hours to go from “hanging with your ass glued to a leaf” to “green chrysalis”. As expected, … Continue reading →

I’ve been idly pondering Emma of Normandy and Lady Macbeth (yes, I know one was fictional). It’s always good to learn something new. Meanwhile, an astute reader just wowed me with the story of Pepsi’s armada of warships and submarines … Continue reading →

Is there nothing under the sun that isn’t a reflection of 2018’s navel gazing gobbledygook? Is there anything at all that they’ll leave to simply be? It seems one could grow a tomato garden and somewhere there’s a ninny that’ll … Continue reading →

I listen to history lectures as an alternative to bullshit on the radio. This is mostly successful but the lecturers have bias too. One went all girl power over Emma of Normandy. Was it a one off thing? Nope. It … Continue reading →

I’ve tapered off politics (or at least keep it at arm’s length). Unfortunately, politics is extra special hyperbolic lately. It follows us around like when you feed a stray cat and then the bastard won’t leave. It’s not a new … Continue reading →

Well that didn’t take long: Forgive the crappy photo. I assure you it’s an artifact of the cheap phone camera and not an instance of the first caterpillar to master arc welding. By my count the little critter only took … Continue reading →