Amanda Marcotte at Salon notices something odd: “Now we find out that many of these journalists who seemed convinced that Clinton had a deep, dark secret were likely harboring guilty secrets of their own.” “When one looks down the lengthening list of prominent male journalists who have been credibly accused of sexual harassment, one thing …
My poor Mini has had its exterior paint damaged by the sun and by age. It’s now twelve years old, after all, and we have no garage or carport; it’s lived without a roof over its head for at least the five years since I bought it. Trying to sell it “as is” may be …
Yes, yes, I know Christmas is coming. I even have two Christmas gifts already in hand. I will undoubtedly start posting Christmas/seasonal music videos as always, but not until December 1. I have my standards! I’m handicapped this year, too. My computer speakers have finally given up the ghost, or at least the one who …
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We’ve been buying a ready-made Thanksgiving turkey dinner from Safeway for at least twenty years, if not more. It used to be almost all-inclusive; all we had to add were sweet potatoes and green veggies. It had a 10-lb. bird, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, stuffing, a dozen rolls and a pumpkin pie. A couple …
Donald takes the word of a pedophile that he didn’t do any of the horrid things attributed to him while at the same time calling the sleaze ball’s opponent, a man who prosecuted and convicted two of the KKK members who helped to blow up the Birmingham Church in 1963 and killed four little girls …
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Colbert and his writers are quick on their feet. Trump, angry about LaVar Ball's comments, tweets that he "should have left" LiAngelo Ball in jail. Stephen Colbert: “Mr Trump, I know you’re upset — but maybe now is not the time to imply that someone’s kids should go to jail for what their dad did.” …
If you’ve never seen “The Bridge on the River Kwai” this is a spoiler, but it’s Sir Alec Guinness delivering a line with such pathos that the scene has to end this way. It’s a wonderful film (it won seven Oscars, including Best Picture), one of many excellent films set in World War II in …
I used to re-read the books every couple of years, but I haven’t done so in a while. Haven’t re-watched the films, either, although I saw all the Hobbit ones, mostly out of a sense of duty. They weren’t very good. Well, they were well-made, I guess, but they certainly weren’t the light-hearted romp that …
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There was a mass shooting in California today. Our illustrious President tweeted his condolences to the victims and their families this evening. Trouble is, he addressed those condolences to the people of Sutherland Springs, Texas, which had its mass shooting ten days ago. The charitable thing would be to attribute this error to jet lag. …
That’s me on the left and a happy commissioned salesman (Joe Lacuesta) on the right. Turned out the guy knew a bunch of people my sister knew, so while I was test-driving she and he were chattering away like crazy. Man, I gotta get some sun on my legs.