The Day That Comprised The Totality Of Mike’s Bare Knuckle Boxing Career
Humor: “It was at a rest stop outside of Dayton, Ohio that the hunger kicked in. Mike Pence and I were with our roommate Dick Richards buying snack foods and drinks”
Monthly Archive: May 2020
Linky Friday: Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures, Or Something
Desperate times call for desperate measures. Fortunately, Ordinary Times’ Friday tradition of links to read, share, and discuss is here for you.
Weekend Plans Post: On Shopping
I went to the grocery store. It was everything I had dreamed of and more.
Deputy Fired for Hiding During Stoneman Douglas Shooting Reinstated
Six figures-worth of backpay for hiding behind a police cruiser and not radioing in for ten minutes while kids died. Proud moment in collective bargaining.
Thursday Throughput: Finding the Missing Black Holes
Black holes are difficult to find because…they are black. They don’t emit light. And light is the primary messenger astronomers rely on to bring us information from the cosmos
Why Was The 1918 Flu Pandemic Forgotten?
The current COVID-19 pandemic is, in many ways, unprecedented. Joshua Keating at Slate argued that it is the first truly global event, affecting practically the entire world’s population at the same time and in similar ways. Commentators and...
Latest Round of Stimulus Debated in Congress
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has unveiled the plan for another $3 trillion in spending to offset the effects of the Coronavirus economic shutdown.
Chick-fil-A and the Personal Touch of Jesus Chicken in the Age of Coronavirus
Chick-fil-A has a revolutionary idea in how to learn what a customer wants in their order: they ask. Nicely.
Ahmaud Arbery Autopsy: Shot 3 Times, No Drugs or Alcohol in His System
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has announced the autopsy results for Ahmaud Arbery.
Coronavirus: Now Cometh The Lawsuits
It was inevitable. No, not Thanos, the lawsuits over Coronavirus shutdowns. And the litigators are coming for big name, and high cost, universities first:
Defenders of the Gold Bikini 3: In Which Leia Swoons and Dies
Women who grew up idolizing Leia in Star Wars wanted something MORE than just Leia swooning and dying from a malignant case of motherhood.
Contact Tracing: What If People Don’t Own Smart Phones?
The “mandatory app” approach to contact tracing relies on most (almost all) people having that technolog
Iran Test Fires New Missle, Hits Own Ship
Aside from the loss of life, it is yet another incident of the Iranian military’s scary streak of incompetence.
Georgia AG Carr Requests DOJ Investigation Into Handling of Ahmaud Arbery case
Georgia’s Attorney General formally requested the U.S. Department of Justice conduct an investigation into the handling of the Ahmaud Arbery case.
Searching for Little Richard
Richard Wayne Penniman, best know by his stage name “Little Richard,” passed away yesterday at the age of 87.
