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The Baseball Outlook; It Depends on the Point of View boohoo

The Baseball Outlook; It Depends on the Point of View

Clare Briggs May 15, 2025
More archetypes than you can shake a stick at.
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Weekend Plans Post: The Last Graduation congrats

Weekend Plans Post: The Last Graduation

Jaybird May 15, 2025
What surprised me is that we went back to the indoor arena where *I* graduated way back...
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The Birthday Machine

Clare Briggs May 14, 2025
"To try to become happy is to try to build a machine with no other specifications than...
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Wednesday Music: Bob Mould Does It Again albums

Wednesday Music: Bob Mould Does It Again

Jaybird May 14, 2025
Luckily, I listen to some of the good radio stations, one of which pointed out that Bob...
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Movie of a Schoolboy Getting Up in the Morning sleepy

Movie of a Schoolboy Getting Up in the Morning

Clare Briggs May 13, 2025
I'm not sure that a label was necessary, but it was early on in the medium.
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American Foreign Policy Drive-by: Houthis and the Blowfish Edition Houthi

American Foreign Policy Drive-by: Houthis and the Blowfish Edition

Andrew Donaldson May 13, 2025
One would think that 40 years into the "smart munitions" era of American warfare the USA would...
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Somebody is Always Taking the Joy out of Life word

Somebody is Always Taking the Joy out of Life

Clare Briggs May 12, 2025
Amateur Melanoma Diagnosis
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Danny Dreamer and those Newfangled Speaking Telegraph Machines dreamerphone

Danny Dreamer and those Newfangled Speaking Telegraph Machines

Clare Briggs May 10, 2025
It's all about confidence
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Saturday Morning Gaming: Death Roads Tournament Death Roads Tournament

Saturday Morning Gaming: Death Roads Tournament

Jaybird May 10, 2025
If you want a Mad Maxian card battler that is different from most of the other card...
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The End of the Bonfire 2025-05-09 TDoRS C5134 (05.18.13)

The End of the Bonfire

Clare Briggs May 9, 2025
Back when you could just... start a fire.
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Justice Souter Has Passed Away Justice Souter

Justice Souter Has Passed Away

Em Carpenter May 9, 2025
To be a "lesser known" Justice of the Supreme Court is still to have a place in...
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POETS Day! Walter James Turner, “Australia’s Georgian Poet” WJ Turner - Dawn

POETS Day! Walter James Turner, “Australia’s Georgian Poet”

Ben Sears May 9, 2025
In addition to poetry, Walter James Turner wrote novels, plays, and was a music critic at the...
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98th Oscars Projections: And Here We Go… 2

98th Oscars Projections: And Here We Go…

Luis A. Mendez May 9, 2025
For those keeping score, my initial Best Picture boards, posted roughly a year out from the ceremony,...
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White Sox Practice Cleaning Up on Cleveland Team 2025-05-08 Penant C0121 (05.07.07)

White Sox Practice Cleaning Up on Cleveland Team

Clare Briggs May 8, 2025
In honor of the Holy Father, a well-timed cartoon regarding his favorite team.
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Weekend Plans Post: Graduation Season (One of the Last Ones) mrburns

Weekend Plans Post: Graduation Season (One of the Last Ones)

Jaybird May 8, 2025
The last nephew is graduating high school on Wednesday.
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Semiotics

Clare Briggs May 7, 2025
When a Feller Needs a Translator
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A Post-Conclave Conclave Conclave

A Post-Conclave Conclave

Andrew Donaldson May 7, 2025
Conclave is a great film. Conclave the conclave will be drama even Hollywood couldn't script. Shame we...
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How Much Is Enough? Trump’s grasp on reality

How Much Is Enough?

David Thornton May 7, 2025
I do want to spend a little time on Mr. Trump’s antics last weekend as a representative...
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Intrusion. 2025-05-06 W&P C7873warnews

Intrusion.

Clare Briggs May 6, 2025
On one level, kinda heartless. On another, he's just saying what everybody's thinkin'.
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Somebody is Always Taking the Joy Out of Life luvamike

Somebody is Always Taking the Joy Out of Life

Clare Briggs May 5, 2025
Five Years before the Black Sox scandal.
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