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Semiotics yessir

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.

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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The Department of Good Things The Department of Good Things

The Department of Good Things

Andrew Donaldson May 5, 2025
The Department of Good Things is not only out of unicorns but never had any to begin...
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Danny Dreamer: Grounded rescue

Danny Dreamer: Grounded

Clare Briggs May 3, 2025
Being sent to one's room is the *NICE* punishment.
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Saturday Morning Gaming: Blue Prince Aftermath blueprincemenu

Saturday Morning Gaming: Blue Prince Aftermath

Jaybird May 3, 2025
Beating the game is when the game *STARTS*.
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Digging for Angleworms 2025-05-02 TDoRS C5125 (05.07.11)

Digging for Angleworms

Clare Briggs May 2, 2025
Getting Ready to Go Fishin'
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A Backlash Is Coming A backlash is coming

A Backlash Is Coming

David Thornton May 2, 2025
A growing number of Americans are thinking that Trump’s hardline on immigration is going too far. It’s...
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POETS Day! Things from William Carlos Williams William Carlos Williams

POETS Day! Things from William Carlos Williams

Ben Sears May 2, 2025
I’m playing fast and loose with his dictum, but that’s his fault for stating a poetic maxim...
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Umpire O’Loughlin says Players are Slow, Especially the Pitchers jack

Umpire O’Loughlin says Players are Slow, Especially the Pitchers

Clare Briggs May 1, 2025
Umpire O'Loughlin had the nickname "Silk"
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Weekend Plans Post: Found a New Dinner to Add to the Rotation snoozer

Weekend Plans Post: Found a New Dinner to Add to the Rotation

Jaybird May 1, 2025
It wasn't a depressing bachelor meal like I thought it would be, but something you'd think you...
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He’s So Adaptable With Children Briggs

He’s So Adaptable With Children

Clare Briggs April 30, 2025
When a Feller Needs a Cousin
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Cats Are The Best: An Annotated List Cats Are The Best

Cats Are The Best: An Annotated List

SarahStook April 30, 2025
If you have a cat and you put a picture of it online, it’ll likely get more...
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Captain Chance’s Polar Expedition

Clare Briggs April 29, 2025
The map is not the territory.
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Somebody is Always Taking the Joy Out of Life youbet

Somebody is Always Taking the Joy Out of Life

Clare Briggs April 28, 2025
Get a cigar on the way home.
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The Deportation Cases, in Verse Form The Deportation Cases

The Deportation Cases, in Verse Form

Michael Siegel April 28, 2025
Adapting one of the most insightful pieces ever written to wade through a truly confusing situation: Dr....
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Gender Critical: Legally Defining Sex Gender critical

Gender Critical: Legally Defining Sex

David TC April 28, 2025
The actual way this definition is going to be used is the way all groupings are used...
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Pop Culture Quarterly Report: Quarter One 2025 Pop Culture Quarterly Report:  Quarter One 2025

Pop Culture Quarterly Report: Quarter One 2025

Russell Michaels April 27, 2025
In the first three months of 2025, I saw forty-two movies in theaters. Only one of which...
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  • Marchmaine on Tariffs, The Kind You Clean with a Mop and Bucket1. Tariffs are not a priori bad policy contra North above. Trump is an idiot and I have no confidenc…
  • North in reply to Jaybird on Tariffs, The Kind You Clean with a Mop and BucketBiden was, apparently up until the last year, a genial old collaborative fellow and, while the GOP v…
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  • Jaybird in reply to North on Tariffs, The Kind You Clean with a Mop and BucketAccording to the chart, we were practically in accord during Biden's term.
  • North in reply to DensityDuck on Tariffs, The Kind You Clean with a Mop and BucketI suppose so though that ascribes a much more benign meaning to the term Deep State than I think mos…
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