Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

We cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation.

The party of Reagan has become the party of Putin.

Humiliatingly small and eclipsed by the derision of millions.

It is possible to do the right thing without the promise of a cookie.

Is it irresponsible to speculate? It is irresponsible not to.

American history and black history cannot be separated.

You cannot shame the shameless.

Fear or fury? The choice is ours.

You’re just a puppy masquerading as an old coot.

He seems like a smart guy, but JFC, what a dick!

Sometimes the world just tells you your cat is here.

I really should read my own blog.

You passed on an opportunity to be offended? What are you even doing here?

This fight is for everything.

“Everybody’s entitled to be an idiot.”

The way to stop violence is to stop manufacturing the hatred that fuels it.

The media handbook says “controversial” is the most negative description that can be used for a Republican.

rich, arrogant assholes who equate luck with genius

Baby steps, because the Republican Party is full of angry babies.

They traffic in fear. it is their only currency. if we are fearful, they are winning.

Not loving this new fraud based economy.

Following reporting rules is only for the little people, apparently.

… gradually, and then suddenly.

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

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My Weekend Plans

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My spider plant had babies, and I have nine of them soaking in wine glasses around the house before I root them and give them away. I’ll probably keep a couple.

Also, I am hoping that the pears will be ripe enough in the next couple of days to get them canned, and then I will basically have all the canning done for the year. I still have some pesto to make, some sunflower seeds to harvest, and I will pickle the cucumbers as they ripen and we’ll see what happens with my fall crop of beets and pole beans. Regardless, it will be nice to have my dining room back.

In other news, I have been playing a helluva lot of Warcraft classic. My old guild got back together, and we have been playing every night and having a good time. We’re alliance on Sulfuras (because these idiots wanted to be alliance but chose to be on a pvp server anyway… le sigh). If you want to join in, just email me.

Politics is depressing as hell. I watched some of the debate, and man, Joe Biden is really showing his age. I know people love him and think he is the most electable, but he just looks out of his element and too old. We’ll see- I mean, as we know, I will vote for anyone over Trump.

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  1. 1.

    Elizabelle

    I think Biden is a placeholder. I doubt he will be the nominee.

    Spider plants and pears look lovely. I hope you are able to see the Friday the 13th full moon in WV. Too clouded over in Richmond. Not even a sunset.

    Did you see this article?

    WaPost: A penthouse, limousines and private jets: Inside the globe-trotting life of Bishop Michael Bransfield

    Because everyone needs to charter an 11-passenger Learjet for travel between Wheeling and DC. Article mentions Newt Gingrich has namechecked Bransfield for persuading him to convert to Catholicism, but that seems to be low-hanging fruit. (And how does that work, on your third wife?)

  4. 4.

    TenguPhule

    I will vote for anyone over Trump.

    Except Tulsi Gabbard.

    I see one more “put a soldier’s heart in the whitehouse” and I will start screaming.

  5. 5.

    SiubhanDuinne

    I love pears. If I were in that room, there would be very few left to can.

    And @Elizabelle, I think “placeholder” is the perfect term for Biden. I agree — have believed from the get-go — that he won’t be the nominee.

    Back to the chamber music concert I’m listening to on FB!

  6. 6.

    Dan B

    My take on the candidates is that none of them are the complete purfict puurity package but that it would be a dream for each of them to get ten minute shifts each day in the White House. Some, in my jeeenus plaan, would get many ten minute shifts a day. Others would get one. Each would utilize their best aspects in service of the American people. Biden would get a few: One for being reassuring. One for reminding us of Obama. (Maybe several) A couple to soothe Wall Street and Delaware banks that they will make more money under the neo- Swedish Socialism@ because of high tides and more shoppers.

    I can imagine more time slots for others but I’m having a harder time of where to locate Wilmer, Tulsi Goddarn, and Depressey Angry Delaney. Maybe around the fountain somehow? Living statuary or cranky art… Suggestions are open.

  11. 11.

    Mike in NC

    Watching a dumb movie on Amazon Prime called “Open Water 2: Adrift” where a bunch of dumb rich white folks go snorkeling in the middle of the ocean and cannot get back on their yacht, which for some reason has neither a crew onboard nor a ladder to climb.

  12. 12.

    Cowgirl in the Sandi

    We saw the Field of Light – Sensorio last night. It was amazing. So beautiful. If any of you are in the Paso Robles (CA) area, it is well worth your time. An evening adventure in Art. Field of Light at Sensorio is comprised of an array of over 58,800 stemmed spheres lit by fiber-optics, gently illuminating the landscape in subtle blooms of morphing color that describe the undulating landscape. Wonderful!!

  15. 15.

    Aleta

    I think the media should be telling us at every full moon, “The full moon tonight is special.”

    The sky is super clear here. I drove someplace to see it rise over water. It appeared in a sliver colored like the sunset and then came up and turned gold, making a gold track on dark blue water. I’m pretty down all of the time these years, but I stood there alone in awe.

  18. 18.

    Baud

    @Mike in NC:

    Watching a dumb movie on Amazon Prime called “Open Water 2: Adrift” where a bunch of dumb rich white folks go snorkeling in the middle of the ocean and cannot get back on their yacht, 

    Sequel or prequel to Open Water I?

  21. 21.

    Mike in NC

    @Baud: Apparently a sequel. Original wasn’t too bad. Scuba divers get left behind by their chartered boat and end up dinner for sharks.

  22. 22.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    The guy who organizes our local photo meetup has planned at shoot on Sunday in West Adams(actually Chester Place). I shot there with him a few weeks ago, then I noticed that he volunteered me to host the meetup, since I blabbed about the history of the houses in the area.

  26. 26.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Aleta:

    I’ve been a huge fan of (and occasional financial supporter of) A Far Cry for several years now. I think they’re wonderful — brilliantly trained and gifted musicians, and wonderfully innovative both in their programming and in their artistic and business visions. Glad you could watch a bit of the live stream.

  27. 27.

    Ohio Mom

    Via Boing Boing, I ended up at some Eddie Money obituaries. His music always made me cringe. I see though that he was a nice guy who loved his work and was a decent human being. I still don’t like his singing but now I appreciate him as a person. RIP.

  29. 29.

    seaboogie

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: Not tiny if you are on top of a ridge in The Valley of the Moon in Sonoma where I’m dog sitting right now…pretty spectacular and kind of orangey yellow. Wish you were here with your fancy cameras…

  34. 34.

    Aleta

    @SiubhanDuinne: I was moved as though it was one of the most beautiful things I’d ever heard. After awhile I took the computer out on the back steps and sat there with the music, and the sound of the crickets seemed to change too.

  37. 37.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Aleta:

    It’s a sublime piece. I loved hearing it played with smaller orchestral forces (probably closer to Beethoven’s own time) rather than the massive 85- or 90-piece orchestras we so often hear today. The interaction of the musicians was a joy to watch.

    Love your crickets.

  46. 46.

    J R in WV

    @Tams:

    Congratulations!!! Hope it’s challenging, difficult enough, creative, helpful AND FUN!!

    With plenty of time off as needed… I know right? But shoot for the moon, also.

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