POETS Day! The Transcendent Shades Cahaba
It’s a great word so I wouldn’t blame her, but more time was spent on transcendental chapters of that text than any of the novels on the syllabus.
Monthly Archive: May 2024
Trump Guilty On All Counts
I thought this might be too much to prove, but the jury felt differently. Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts. It wasn’t just a guilty verdict; it was a clean sweep.
Weekend Plans Post: The La-Z-Boy
we found a La-Z-Boy that Maribou said felt exactly like Dad’s old chair did. And we found that it was part of a set of two identical chairs…full circle.
Donald Trump Found Guilty on All 34 Counts
CNN: JUST IN: A Manhattan jury found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records he faced in his New York hush money criminal trial. Trump is the first president in...
Partisan Lies Threaten the Union
From time to time, the veil is parted on the curtain of lies surrounding the new MAGA Republican Party.
Why AI Could Be Good for the Liberal Arts
The time of artificial intelligence has arrived and only the timeless education of the liberal arts can face it.
When Government Makes Your Customer Service Job Worse
Customer service jobs can be tough. Sometimes, government rules and regulations make them worse.
97th Oscars Projections: The Post-Cannes Outlook For The Best Picture Race
The Cannes Film Festival has come and gone, providing us with a little bit more of a clearer picture on Oscars Projections
Waterloo: 50 Years Later
“Waterloo:” a premise so inane as to be borderline stupid, an uncredited musical lifting of a chorus, and a smash hit.
Throughput: Fireball Edition
Last week, a spectacular fireball lit up the skies over Europe. Behold a few videos:
Saturday Morning Gaming: Elden Ring is going to be releasing DLC on June 21st
Apparently, the DLC is *HUGE*. “Bigger than Caelid” is one of the reports that I saw.
POETS Day! Liking Robert Browning
He thinks Browning has a point to make but is too hard to understand, is a possibility. He could be dense. The problem is that Browning wasn’t just a shower.
Weekend Plans Post: THREE DAY WEEKEND!!!
Holy cow. Is it Memorial Day already? Indeed it is. If I am very lucky, I will forget that Monday is a day off on Sunday night.
11 Republicans Plead Not Guilty in Arizona Presidential Electors Case
Meanwhile, out in Arizona, the usual suspects in Trumpian electoral shenanigans enter not guilty pleas after having been rounded up.
From WaPo: Spain, Ireland, and Norway Recognize Palestinian State, Sort Of
In a move of diplomatic symbolism, Spain, Ireland, and Norway announced their respective governments would recognize a Palestinian state while calling for the ever-elusive two-state solution.
When War Becomes Criminal
Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant have been named along with three leaders of Hamas as targets of arrest warrants by the ICC.
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