Monthly Archive: February 2024
Weekend Plans Post: A Sneaky Three-Day Weekend
Three co-workers have asked “wait, it’s a three day weekend?” and I was pleased each time to say it was.
Republicans Sacrifice Border Security and Ukraine for Russia
>Sometimes the perfect is the enemy of the good. Sometimes though, it’s evil that is the enemy of the good. That seems to be the case with the border security compromise.
On Second Try, House Impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas
But what does winning this impeachment vote mean? Not much, other than a popcorn headline that the House GOP finally impeached someone.
Dems Recapture NY-3, GOP House Majority Down to Two
Thus, the electoral odyssey that brought us George Santos ends where it began, with Tom Souzzi once again representing NY-3.
Lent!
Every year, you see, we eat our pancakes and talk about the year behind and the year before. It might even be our biggest household holiday.
Sap to Syrup: A February Tradition in the Cold North
Does this way lie madness? Perhaps, but it also leads to some damn fine maple syrup.
Open Mic for the week of 2/12/2024
Congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs! Back-to-back World Champions!
Saturday Morning Gaming: Watching a Zoomer play Fallout New Vegas
I got a friend’s kid a single-player game for his birthday. Watching a Zoomer play Fallout New Vegas. I am shook.
Throughput: Zoozve Edition
Pseudo-moons, or more accurately quasi-satellites, are fascinating objects and we now suspect that basically every planet in the Solar System has them.
Biden Special Counsel Report: Read It For Yourself
Don’t take a talking head’s word for it, or mindlessly share that viral link about it, read the Biden Special Counsel report for yourself here
POETS Day! More Seamus Heaney and Thoughts on Touching Stuff
I suppose we have cells that touched cells that touched the Renaissance or got Irish petrichor on them. It’s a Kevin Bacon game at this point.
