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POETS Day! The Other Side of James Hogg James Hogg

POETS Day! The Other Side of James Hogg

Ben Sears September 13, 2024
Wordsworth wrote that Hogg “was undoubtedly a man of original genius, but of coarse manners and low...
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Weekend Plans Post: Brisk. Finally. bettersb

Weekend Plans Post: Brisk. Finally.

Jaybird September 12, 2024
One of my friends moved out from Denver to Florida a couple of months ago and he...
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Clare Briggs: Skimble Skamble Stuff stove

Clare Briggs: Skimble Skamble Stuff

Clare Briggs September 12, 2024
When I first tho't of this here idea, I tho't it kinda funny but now I've don't...
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Debate Recap: Harris Played the Tune and Trump Danced To It Debate Recap

Debate Recap: Harris Played the Tune and Trump Danced To It

David Thornton September 11, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump took to the stage last night for their first and...
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Clare Briggs: When a Feller needs a Friend whuppin

Clare Briggs: When a Feller needs a Friend

Clare Briggs September 11, 2024
When a feller needs a whuppin'.
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Watch And React Live: The Harris Trump Debate the union

Watch And React Live: The Harris Trump Debate

Andrew Donaldson September 10, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will face off at 9pm EDT. Watch it...
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Clare Briggs: Movie of a Man Trying to Take a Sunday P.M. Nap fly3

Clare Briggs: Movie of a Man Trying to Take a Sunday P.M. Nap

Clare Briggs September 10, 2024
There's a moral in this one.
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Clare Briggs: Friend Husband and Friend Wife deah

Clare Briggs: Friend Husband and Friend Wife

Clare Briggs September 9, 2024
They'll do it every time!
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The Party of the Middle party of the middle

The Party of the Middle

David Thornton September 9, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris’s shift to the political middle is a de facto admission that the American...
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The Minecraft Trailer Needs to be Fed To a Creeper Minecraft Trailer

The Minecraft Trailer Needs to be Fed To a Creeper

Michael Siegel September 9, 2024
I have watched the Minecraft trailer a few times now and I'm still not convinced this isn't...
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The Month in Theaters August 2024 in theaters

The Month in Theaters August 2024

Russell Michaels September 8, 2024
In the month of August, I managed to see fifteen movies in theaters, with one repeat, as...
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Brace Yourselves: The Debate is Coming Brace-Yourselves-X-is-Coming

Brace Yourselves: The Debate is Coming

Jaybird September 8, 2024
Only the moderators will be permitted to ask questions.
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Clare Briggs: The Great American Boozetime acouple

Clare Briggs: The Great American Boozetime

Clare Briggs September 8, 2024
I hit it better when I've had a couple.
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Clare Briggs: An Early Sketch of The Golf Outfit 2024-09-07 Marriage snip

Clare Briggs: An Early Sketch of The Golf Outfit

Clare Briggs September 7, 2024
With an additional trenchant observation
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Saturday Morning Gaming: Football Manager 2024 is this week’s Epic Game Store’s Free Game fb20242

Saturday Morning Gaming: Football Manager 2024 is this week’s Epic Game Store’s Free Game

Jaybird September 7, 2024
Knowing nothing at all about soccer, I'll instead talk about IGN's 2009 review of Worldwide Soccer Manager...
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The Days of Real Sport: The Hay Mow 2024-09-06 TDoRS snip

The Days of Real Sport: The Hay Mow

Clare Briggs September 6, 2024
In the lee of the old barn
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POETS Day! Thoughts on Part IV of TS Eliot’s “Burnt Norton” TS Eliot’s “Burnt Norton”

POETS Day! Thoughts on Part IV of TS Eliot’s “Burnt Norton”

Ben Sears September 6, 2024
It’s not a comfortable position for me because it’s rare to be right in opposition to learned...
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Russian Interference Is Back Russian interference

Russian Interference Is Back

David Thornton September 6, 2024
If I was still a part of the Republican media complex, I’d be feeling pretty uneasy in...
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Weekend Plans Post: Greek Couscous Salad ngredients

Weekend Plans Post: Greek Couscous Salad

Jaybird September 5, 2024
It's good with lamb, it's good with chicken, it's good just eating it from the container. AND...
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Russian Influence Indictment: Read It For Yourself Russia influence indictment

Russian Influence Indictment: Read It For Yourself

OT Editors September 5, 2024
A federal indictment of two employees of Russia controlled RT media alleges financing of right-wing media personalities....
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