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Safe Travels, Arthur Frommer Arthur Frommer

Safe Travels, Arthur Frommer

Andrew Donaldson November 19, 2024
I am very thankful for those Frommer's recommendations during what proved to be a formative period of...
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Winter Flannels

Clare Briggs November 18, 2024
Dryer sheets were invented in the late 1960s, but didn't go national until 1975.
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How Republicans Can Save Trump’s Presidency Save the Trump Presidency

How Republicans Can Save Trump’s Presidency

David Thornton November 18, 2024
Keeping Trump focused and tethered to reality is the only way to salvage the next four years...
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Ordinary Times Needs Your Help

Will Truman November 18, 2024
As always, the best thing you can do for the Ordinary Crew is to read, comment, and...
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‘Jever Work in a Gymnasium? ball

‘Jever Work in a Gymnasium?

Clare Briggs November 17, 2024
With a quick call out to Skinny.
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Got a Match?

Clare Briggs November 16, 2024
An old joke.
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Saturday Morning Gaming: Castlevania (Remembered) castlevania

Saturday Morning Gaming: Castlevania (Remembered)

Jaybird November 16, 2024
What is a man? This week's free game from the Epic Game Store is the Castlevania Anniversary...
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The Apple Dum-Pel-Ing 2024-11-15 TDoRS C5300 (10.22.16)

The Apple Dum-Pel-Ing

Clare Briggs November 15, 2024
The Days of Real Sport
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POETS Day! The Dreaded Poet Voice The Dreaded Poet Voice

POETS Day! The Dreaded Poet Voice

Ben Sears November 15, 2024
The trick to a good reading of most poetry seems to be in courting but not abusing...
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North Korea Is Still In Russia Trying To Kill Ukrainians North Korea is still in Russia

North Korea Is Still In Russia Trying To Kill Ukrainians

Issac Faulk November 15, 2024
If North Koreans can be moved to Russia they can be moved to Syria or Africa. Two...
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Weekend Plans Post: Garlic (Specifically Toom) toom1

Weekend Plans Post: Garlic (Specifically Toom)

Jaybird November 14, 2024
Let's say Garlic is Coca leaves. Toom is Cocaine.
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Kelly Pool – He Had Two Pills nooooo

Kelly Pool – He Had Two Pills

Clare Briggs November 14, 2024
The Long No goes back a ways.
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An Electorate in the Delphi Jury Box Delphi Jury

An Electorate in the Delphi Jury Box

Em Carpenter November 14, 2024
Learning from our mistakes is not historically our strong suit, but will we this time? Jury is...
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The Four Stages of Post-election Cruelty Post-Election Cruelty

The Four Stages of Post-election Cruelty

Andrew Donaldson November 14, 2024
Much post-mortem election caterwauling is less analysis and more flagellation of the electorate that didn't vote the...
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Welcome to the Idiocracy Idiocracy

Welcome to the Idiocracy

David Thornton November 14, 2024
To paraphrase H.L. Mencken, Americans voted for Trumpism and they deserve to get it good and hard....
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Subject to Change: The Trump Cabinet So Far Trump Cabinet

Subject to Change: The Trump Cabinet So Far

OT Editors November 14, 2024
As President-elect Donald Trump continues to fill out his administration, much attention is being paid to his...
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When a Feller Needs a Friend groceries

When a Feller Needs a Friend

Clare Briggs November 13, 2024
A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter.
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The Month in Theaters September 2024 Month in Theaters September

The Month in Theaters September 2024

Russell Michaels November 13, 2024
I managed to get to the theaters thirteen times in September with nine movies otherwise, including one...
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Movie of a Hard-Boiled Shirt

Clare Briggs November 12, 2024
The past is another country.
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3 Headed Monster of the New Trump Diplomatic Machine: Cerberus with a hand shake.

Issac Faulk November 12, 2024
A 3-front fight where two are already hot looms heavy over the horizon. Brace yourselves.
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