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You know what they say about haircuts: They grow on you. haircut

You know what they say about haircuts: They grow on you.

Clare Briggs February 19, 2025
When a Feller Needs a Friend
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On a Roll in Toronto On a roll in Toronto

On a Roll in Toronto

David Thornton February 19, 2025
It has been a bad year for the airlines. And that’s not the first time that I’ve...
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Top 10 Films of 2024 Top ten films of 2024

Top 10 Films of 2024

Garrett Stiger February 19, 2025
Last year saw fewer releases from the old guard - the master filmmakers - but that provided...
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Movie of a Man who has Been Out the Night Before movie

Movie of a Man who has Been Out the Night Before

Clare Briggs February 18, 2025
Prohibition didn't pass until about 7 years later, so this was legal.
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Buy land, they’re not making it anymore 2025-02-17 Joy C8378 (12.28.14)

Buy land, they’re not making it anymore

Clare Briggs February 17, 2025
Somebody is Always Taking the Joy Out of Life
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Bull-DOGEing Government Elon Musk and DOGE

Bull-DOGEing Government

David Thornton February 17, 2025
There are a lot of questions surrounding Elon Musk and DOGE. At the moment, I have far...
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Chicago, The Champion City 2025-02-15 SpoLand C0105 (04.02.08)

Chicago, The Champion City

Clare Briggs February 15, 2025
Some sports are above the fold. Some sports are buried in the middle somewhere.
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Saturday Morning Gaming: Sizeable size3

Saturday Morning Gaming: Sizeable

Jaybird February 15, 2025
A little zen game where you manipulate a diorama. Oh, and it's 90% off! Just a buck!
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Nobody’s Home nobody

Nobody’s Home

Clare Briggs February 14, 2025
Saint Augustine and the Pear Tree, Modernized
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Beware: Promises Being Kept Trump Promises kept

Beware: Promises Being Kept

David Thornton February 14, 2025
I could easily forgive Donald Trump for not keeping his promises. What I can’t excuse is following...
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POETS Day! Leigh Hunt Leigh Hunt

POETS Day! Leigh Hunt

Ben Sears February 14, 2025
From what I’ve read, Hunt seems fun loving, blithe, and inconsiderate, but not malicious. Impish.
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Weekend Plans Post: The Tootsie Roll Pop Indian indian

Weekend Plans Post: The Tootsie Roll Pop Indian

Jaybird February 13, 2025
We just told each other "the Indian can be traded for a free Tootsie Pop" and listed...
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Kelly Pool — The Suspicious One 2025-02-13 Kelly C0863 The Suspicious One (02.11.15)xr

Kelly Pool — The Suspicious One

Clare Briggs February 13, 2025
DTA == Don't Trust Anybody
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Thursday Throughput: Doomsday Rock Edition Doomsday Rock

Thursday Throughput: Doomsday Rock Edition

Michael Siegel February 13, 2025
You may have heard an asteroid is headed our way? Do we need to worry? The short...
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Egbert egbert

Egbert

Clare Briggs February 12, 2025
When a Feller Needs a Friend
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Deficits, Debt, and DOGE Musk and DOGE

Deficits, Debt, and DOGE

Russell Michaels February 12, 2025
Do I agree with everything Elon Musk is doing with DOGE? Absolutely not. Is something like what...
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Movie of a Business Man Dictating an Important Letter etcetera

Movie of a Business Man Dictating an Important Letter

Clare Briggs February 11, 2025
Bring back office spittoons.
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Somebody is Always Taking the Joy out of Life leslie

Somebody is Always Taking the Joy out of Life

Clare Briggs February 10, 2025
We didn't even get to the good part.
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The USAID Fight Is About Power, Not Spending USAID

The USAID Fight Is About Power, Not Spending

David Thornton February 10, 2025
If you’re a constitutionalist, you should be very nervous. If you’re a Trump supporter, maybe the alligator...
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Off With Their (Over)heads: Trump Administration at War with Public Health public health and medical research

Off With Their (Over)heads: Trump Administration at War with Public Health

Michael Siegel February 10, 2025
This is an Administration at war with public health and medical research.
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