Weekend Plans Post: Thanksgiving Open Thread
There’s just something about sprawling Thanksgiving Day songs.
Monthly Archive: November 2023
2023 Turkeys and Drumsticks: The Year of Finding Out
I take advantage of the Thanksgiving Holiday to give out my awards for 2023 Turkeys of the Year and Golden Drumsticks.
How to Deal With Politics on Thanksgiving
We may find that if we consider how much we have to be thankful for, partisan politics will take on diminished importance. That will be a very good thing.
Sunday Morning! “Napoleon” by Ridley Scott
A film that vividly depicts the great battles of the Napoleonic Wars, while showing the “great man” at their center as a big baby. I call it “emo Napo”.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Circus Electrique
Circus management, kinda. Darkest Dungeon, kinda. Circus Electrique, it’s pretty good.
Support for Israel is Strong, But….
I think that there is a direct parallel between the softening of support for Ukraine on the right and for Israel on the left.
POETS Day! Thumbing Through Dylan Thomas’s Collected Poems 1934-1952
Frustration with the connection between birth and death is a theme that shows itself frequently while reading Dylan Thomas.
Was the Government Shutdown Crisis Averted?
The use of Groundhog Day in the CR is appropriate since shutdown crises are common, particularly when Republicans control the House of Representatives
Settler Colonialism is Just History
The term ‘settler colonialism’ has been widely bandied about, but what does this term actually mean, and does it apply to Israeli-Hamas conflict?
The Nuisance
It’s a fine thing when a bunch of decent guys can’t go out for a quiet evening without running into a jam like this!
Money’s on the Nightstand, Jimbo Fisher
Texas A&M loved Jimbo Fisher to the tune of $95.6m dollars, and within two years loathed him so much they’ll give him $77.5m to just go away.
What Are the Pro-Palestine Demonstrators Thinking?
None of this going to be solved by Pro-Palestine demonstrators tearing down American flags and assaulting American bystanders.
The Posters
“Why tear down the Kidnapped posters?”, they ask. The posters are political propaganda and should be treated as such.
