Professor Krugman, being Inconveniently Truthful: Anniversaries of important events generally lead to a spate of articles and news reports looking back at those events. It’s not exactly irrational: the date can serve as a kind of focal point, in which articles that could have been written at any time can be published in the expectation …
Sunday Morning Garden Chat: Unwrapping
From commentor Marvel: It’s been a mild Winter here in the Pacific Northwest, but it’s still a little early to be out there mucking about. We’ll throw some ceremonial (sacrificial) potatoes in the ground tomorrow in our yearly ritual and I’ll probably sow some peas next week, but we’ve got at least another month before …
Late Night Open Thread: Cranky Old Broads
It’s the time of the evening when Cole’s liable to bigfoot this post any minute, so I’m gonna allow myself a little self-indulgence. I bitched yesterday about Ted Cruz showing off his mighty weapons, and some of the commentors felt the need to reassure me that no, sweetie, that’s just Ted Being Ted, and besides, …
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Open Thread: CPACers Par-TAY!
. No matter how relentlessly mundane your Saturday night prospects, console yourself that you’re not gonna be stuck boogeying with Grover Norquist. Dave Weigel reports on last night’s CPAC festivities: … Dennis Lennox, a Michigan Republican activist and fan of bespoke suits, crashed the press area of the ballroom to hand out invitations to his …
Cat Rescue Bleg – MD / DC Area
. From commentor Mel: Once again, I’m hoping the wonderful Balloon Juice community can help some wonderful cats find homes. Last November, I took in three cats – Cornelia, Julius, and Portia. They’re pretty unusual, in that they’re an actual family: Mom, Dad, and daughter, and both parents dote on their child. My plan was …
Saturday Morning Open Thread: Follow Your Arrow
. I wanted something cheerful & upbeat to start the weekend, but the graphics on the top version are teh suxxor and the sound quality on the lower one even worse. Why can’t YouTube be simple and perfect, as well as easy, for old pharts like me? . . . And when y’all are done …
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Friday Recipe Exchange: Corned Beef Dinner
. From our Food Goddess, TaMara: I have made corned beef and cabbage a total of one time before prepping for tonight’s recipe exchange. It was early in my marriage and I was having a ball trying out family favorites out on my own. I followed the recipe completely and what I got for my …
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