Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

The next time the wall street journal editorial board speaks the truth will be the first.

Never entrust democracy to any process that requires republicans to act in good faith.

Wow, you are pre-disappointed. How surprising.

Russian mouthpiece, go fuck yourself.

And we’re all out of bubblegum.

My years-long effort to drive family and friends away has really paid off this year.

When I decide to be condescending, you won’t have to dream up a fantasy about it.

When do the post office & the dmv weigh in on the wuhan virus?

Consistently wrong since 2002

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

Republican obstruction dressed up as bipartisanship. Again.

“Jesus paying for the sins of everyone is an insult to those who paid for their own sins.”

The GOP is a fucking disgrace.

Perhaps you mistook them for somebody who gives a damn.

I’d like to think you all would remain faithful to me if i ever tried to have some of you killed.

Wow, I can’t imagine what it was like to comment in morse code.

Why is it so hard for them to condemn hate?

Black Jesus loves a paper trail.

🎶 Those boots were made for mockin’ 🎵

Today’s GOP: why go just far enough when too far is right there?

This year has been the longest three days of putin’s life.

A lot of Dems talk about what the media tells them to talk about. Not helpful.

“woke” is the new caravan.

It may be funny to you motherfucker, but it’s not funny to me.

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  1. 1.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    Quiet day ahead. Workies from 4:00 to 11:00 p.m., so I’ll be getting ready for that. The Premier League is starting up again, so maybe I’ll watch a match later this morning. And I just started reading David Downing’s novel Zoo Station. Germany in 1939. Pretty good so far. A little like Alan Fueur.

    But for the moment I am lying in bed wondering why I am awake so early.

  3. 3.

    demkat620

    I am going to the Phils game with some peeps from work. Should be fun.

    I have a bunch of errands to run for our vacation later this month. We are flying for this trip and trying not to check any luggage but I am one of those people that take half the house so I am having a hard time organizing. Any tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated.

  6. 6.

    Punchy

    Going to Farm Aid. Shocked to find out that, in this era of govt subs for corn and whatnot, there still was a need for this. Doesnt seem as bad nowadays as Melly’s “Scarecrow” made it seem years back

  8. 8.

    RossInDetroit

    Yard work if it doesn’t rain, and house work if it does. There’s plenty of both. And a little reading and some correspondence.

  12. 12.

    geg6

    Gotta finish washing the floors that I started yesterday and didn’t finish. And laundry is next on the list. Then I’ll be making a Tuscan-style porterhouse with a cannelloni casserole and fried eggplant rounds with ricotta and tomato topping. Couple of bottles of petite syrah and my day will end nicely.

  13. 13.

    Joey Maloney

    I had a full day of coding planned but my subconscious did most of the work for me while I slept. Once I was up I was done in 2-1/2 hours. Then I did some writing and now I’m enjoying some red wine and working my way through season 6 of The West Wing. The heat wave broke but it’s still too warm for comfort outside.

  14. 14.

    WyldPirate

    After 2 years of unemployment and 324 applications, I finally started a new job this week. I moved as well. Since all my worldly possesions are in boxes, I think I’ll unpack a couple then go in to work to prep my Monday classes.

  15. 15.

    Phyllis

    Boone NC farmers Market, The Bowing Rock to get some photos, then up to Grayson Highlands State Park for the reunion cookout. Familyis great, in small bites.

  16. 16.

    Suffern ACE

    Off to Governor’s Island in New York Harbor, where there will be people dressed as Civil War soldiers as well as a get together of VW Beetle owners. Not certain how those events are related, but there should be ample photography opportunities.

    @WyldPirate: Congrats on the new job.

  17. 17.

    numbskull

    In the middle of reading Jack London’s “The Sea Wolf.” It’s different reading it as an adult (well, as an older person).

    The title character out-Galts Galt. I think Rand stole an awful lot from London. And London is a much, much better writer.

  18. 18.

    gene108

    I’m being a good boy so far. I started cleaning around the ‘ole pig stye…er…house.

    If I’m super duper good, I’ll swing by the office and catch up on some work.

    If I’m like totally super duper awesome, I’ll go ride my bicycle, which combines some much needed exercise and getting out in the sun, on a nice summer day.

    Here’s hoping I can keep up the good work.

  19. 19.

    debit

    Housecleaning, grocery shopping, napping. The usual for a Saturday for me. Seriously, there is nothing better than the afternoon nap, especially when you have a dog and at least one of the cats snuggled up with you. It helps that it’s a cool, rainy day here; it feels more like September than August.

  21. 21.

    Ben Cisco

    Supply run, then some server patching and household duties as required.

    ETA: @WyldPirate: Congrats on the new gig, and the new digs!

  22. 22.

    bemused

    Southern Beale,

    In John’s bread thread, you raved about Romertopf clay bakers. I see they come in many sizes. What size should I buy to do double duty for roasting a large chicken with veggies and for baking bread?

  23. 23.

    eric

    Playing with my six year old mini me till she has to go airport for trip so that means Mario Party 8 then waffles then more Mario then chix fingers and then Mario with much hugging all through out. Then sitting on my a$$ and doing nothing. Then work tomorrow. Blech.

    Wyld….outstanding news

  24. 24.

    Davo

    Got the boys coming over for band practice… then double-timin it with the house/yard work for the arrival of out-of-towners tomorrow. Grilling burgers tonight. It looks pretty dark outside here in NC today though…

  25. 25.

    Thoughtful Black Co-Citizen

    Not sure. The weather is nice enough to go in search of more abandoned buildings, but the last time we went stomping through the woods in Maryland we came out with 5 deer ticks each. It’s like Russian Roulette with Lyme’s disease.

  26. 26.

    Linda Featheringill

    Great cartoon!

    Congratulations to Wyld. Enjoy.

    Today is a regular work day for me [off Sun and Mon]. Really don’t want to do anything and would really like a day off and would like to have it NOW.

    Nice weather in NE Ohio, though, so there is that.

  28. 28.

    Citizen_X

    @WyldPirate: Congratulations!

    I, too, am starting a new job after 2+ years of unemployment. But, other than orientation, I can’t work until my FRCs (flame-retardant coveralls) come in.

    And that’s all I’ll say about what that job entails.

    ETA: Today? An all-day martial arts seminar. There will be pain.

  33. 33.

    Amir Khalid

    Closing in on the final chapters of Karl Popper’s The Open Society And Its Enemies, a single-volume Routledge Classics edition that was on 20% discount at my local bookstore. Damn, it’s fascinating.

  34. 34.

    John S.

    @WyldPirate: Congrats on the new job! I’m sure it will improve your disposition somewhat. Long-term unemployment does things to your psyche (I was out for 18 months in the last recession).

    @Citizen_X: Congrats to you as well!

  36. 36.

    WyldPirate

    Thanks to everyone for the congats. Hopefully this change will improve my pessimistic outlook on life and soften my curmudgeonaly nature a bit. Now if I can just find the shut- off valve to the firehose I’m drinking from…. ;)

  38. 38.

    Steeplejack

    @Valdivia:

    Thanks for the tip, but Cox has it only on ESPN Deportes, which I don’t get. I will probably be at my brother’s house tomorrow, and I will check over there. His partner is Brazilian, so they get a lot of foreign terrorist channels.

  39. 39.

    WyldPirate

    @CitizenX-Congrats! Hope you don’t have to test that flame retardant gear!

    @DennisSGMM-bleak doesn’t begin to describe it. Being kicked to the curb due to the MOTU criminality, having a heart attack and CABG and the two year search for a job nearly broke my spirit.

  41. 41.

    bemused

    @Southern Beale:

    They sure are. We really miss having cats and plan to rectify that soon.

    I’m thinking about buying a clay baker and I have a question about them @22 if you could help me decide on a size baker.

  43. 43.

    West of the Cascades

    Blueberry picking and meeting a friend to try to find the Bills-Bears preseason opener on TV (snoooooze for everyone who isn’t from Buffalo or Chicago as we are).

    And congrats @WyldPirate!!

  44. 44.

    Canuckistani Tom

    Gonna spend some time working on the family tree. Genealogy’s a fun (I’ve gone back nearly 1000 years) & frustrating (why can’t I find my Ggg-grandfather’s civil war service record?) hobby.

  45. 45.

    merrinc

    The previous two mornings, I arose early and ran 4+ miles. As I am neither a morning person nor someone who usually runs more than 3 miles, this was a spectacular accomplishment. No running today – my aching leg muscles are pretty emphatic about that and the sky keeps threatening rain. Instead, I’ll finish putting the utility room (freshly painted last weekend) back together and deal with a ridiculous amount of unfiled paperwork.

  46. 46.

    leinie

    The cat had her kittens on Tuesday. Three of them. Was hoping we’d get a blue like their mama but all three are black. Will send pictures of Emma Grace and babies once their eyes are open. Good news is that I appear to have homes for all three. So cute!

    So I’ll spend the day between checking the babies and housework and cleaning the trailer for a long weekend next week.

  47. 47.

    RossInDetroit

    Watching the NWS storm radar hopefully but it looks like I’m gonna have to mow the lawn anyway.
    Half the time the National Weather Service gives me bad news. If I was a Republican I’d write to my Congressman demanding its abolition.

  48. 48.

    opie jeanne

    Going to watch the Angels/Blue Jays game this morning, and if the sun comes out we’ll work in the garden a bit, maybe mow the lawn so the neighbors stop rolling their eyes.

    Later on we’ll continue to dig through boxes in the garage in order to find stuff for the garage sale next weekend. A bit of stuff has been processed already, but not nearly enough, and I realized yesterday that we haven’t been completely unpacked in any house since 1992. Every box we open is a surprise, since most are marked “books” and all the books were unpacked months ago.

  50. 50.

    Dennis SGMM

    I poured myself a cup of coffee and set out to catch up, via the ‘net, with the news. I found this:

    A TEENAGER and his mum are facing eviction from their family home after he was allegedly caught looting during the riots.
    In a landmark case, the 18-year-old and his mum could lose their council-owned flat as authorities get tough after the days of violence.
    The eviction notice has been served even before the legal case has been concluded as the council wants swift retribution.

    Seems that this was in response to David Cameron’s recent call for rioters to be evicted from council housing:

    “Let’s make sure if people riot and break the law they get thrown out of their council house.”

    Link

    Paging Charles Dickens…

  52. 52.

    Elie

    @geg6:

    That sounds yummy.

    For me today, Farmer’s Market in Bellingham but first distributing pamphlets announcing community meeting about a coal terminal being proposed that will sit on pristine marine habitat here. This is a huge thing here and will probably have some nationa exposure before its over…

    Dinner with friends later —

    BTW, Trader Joe’s here now carries Mozzarella di Buffalo imported from Italy. If folks haven’t tried, its amazing. Its the ball mozzarella used in caprese salad. The buffalo milk makes it a nice nutty flavor and wonderful creamy texture…to die for on ripe tomatoes, a little basil, salt pepper and drizzled olive oil (caprese salad)

  54. 54.

    Elie

    @WyldPirate:

    Wow, Man… just read your comment to SGM…

    You have been under some challenge. Tip my hat even further to you and wish you the very best after such trials. It shows your tenacity that you not only survived but succeeded…

    Thank you for sharing this with us…

  55. 55.

    greenergood

    @Elie: Bellingham, eh? My college roommate (of many moons ago) runs (ran?) Pepper Sisters restaurant, Sadly, I’ve never been – cause I live across the Atlantic pond, but I’ve seen the menu and it looked good.

  58. 58.

    donr

    So the NYT runs an article on Brazil’s economy. The first two sentences are a treasure:

    “Pondering the financial storms lashing Europe and the United States, Seth Zalkin, a casually dressed American banker, sipped a demitasse and seemed content with his decision to move here in March with his wife and son. If the rest of the world is cratering, this is a good place to be,” said Mr. Zalkin, 39.

    Cause there’s nothing I enjoy more than another NYT article featuring the smug post-prandial musings of another g-d banker.

  59. 59.

    greenergood

    @Elie: We both just ended up in Northern Temperate West-Coast Rain Forests (her WA, me Scotland), just a few thousand miles apart. We both get sunrises – only hers is later than mine.:-)

  60. 60.

    Hazel Stone

    Fat lefties like myself get really tired of being used as your cheap, bullshit symbols for greed and apathy.

    This sort of stereotyping, bullying crap is awful. Aren’t we supposed to be the compassionate and accepting ones?

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