Monthly Archive: September 2023
Saturday Morning Gaming: Marvel’s Avengers – The Definitive Edition
The studio was stuck between making things right for the players and making things right for the Venture Capitalists…and everybody lost
MAGA Wants a Shutdown
Blame for shutdowns is usually apportioned to both parties, but the party screaming “SHUT IT DOWN!” usually bears the brunt.
POETS Day! CS Lewis
The real stuff that can hurt you is more dangerous than the imaginary that can scare you, so his inventions cling to familiar things. In the same vein, CS Lewis’s conception of beauty is simply grounded.
From NBC News: Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a trailblazer in U.S. politics and the longest-serving woman in the Senate, has died at 90.
Feinstein, elected in 1992, was a vocal gun control advocate who often sought common ground with Republicans, sometimes frustrating her more liberal colleagues.
Weekend Plans Post: The Joys of Being a Homeowner
I keep being surprised by 20 year items lasting only 20 years or so.
Another Legal Loss for Donald Trump (Stay Tuned for More)
Trump and his lawyers should learn from the New York case and avoid its mistakes in the criminal cases where the stakes are much higher than a $250 million fine.
NY Judge Overseeing New York AG Lawsuit Finds Trump Committed Fraud
“A judge overseeing a $250 million lawsuit against Donald Trump ruled the former president and his company committed fraud by inflating his net worth in business transactions”
The Marriage Privilege
Marriage often gets a bad rap. In the sitcom world, marriage is a joke, a trope used to lob insults and putdowns back and forth between man and wife.
Open Mic for the week of 9/25/2023
Get out of bed. Stumble to the kitchen.
Pour myself a cup of ambition.
The Fetterman Fight
Over the past few decades, American life has gotten a lot more casual. That’s both a good thing and a bad thing.
The Sky Isn’t Falling
For those who decry Western support for Ukraine, everything is a precursor to World War III. But this couldn’t be further from the truth.
Striking a Chord: “Rich Men North of Richmond”
Most of the sniping at Oliver Anthony mostly just complained the song wasn’t about their hobby horses, without actually addressing his complaints.
