For those of you who asked in the comments and/or emailed me concerned that Yarrow was absent, I did reach out to Yarrow. And, as I said I’d do once I heard back, I am now reporting back that I’ve heard from Yarrow. Yarrow is fine. Just very busy. As you may recall he related …
Absent Friends
When efgoldman Talks Someone Else Emails Us the Response…
Several of you had been expressing concern in the comments about efgoldman as he’d not been around. Some speculated that he’d taken a late summer trip to Camp Methusaleh: The Last Resort. I reached out to SiubhanDuinne, Badass Jackal as I knew she had been in touch with efg to see if she could check …
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McCain Gets His Send-Off: We Shall Not See His Like Again… If We’re Lucky
Barack Obama, quoting from 'For Whom the Bell Tolls,' McCain's favorite novel: "Today is only one day in all the days that will ever be. But what will happen in all the other days that ever come can depend on what you do today." — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 1, 2018 Among us Celts, it’s …
Remembering John McCain
This is why @BarackObama is my forever President #RIPJohnMcCain pic.twitter.com/5RykNVEV5D — Hercules Mulligan (@johnvmoore) August 26, 2018 Amy Silverman, in the Phoenix New Times, “He Was America’s Senator, Not Arizona’s”: …In so many ways — throughout his life and now in his death — John McCain is an optical illusion. Look at the drawing one …
Friday Morning Open Thread: Queen Aretha Will Never Die
She was a religious woman, and her faith was strong in an afterlife where she could forever share her gifts. We will surely miss her, though! The lyrics of The House That Jack Built were problematic even in 1968, but it was always one of my favorites. Something about Ms. Franklin’s voice acknowledging, in the …
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Tuesday Morning Open Thread: Real-World Heroes
in russia, the act of displaying the LGBT flag in public can get you arrested. so these 6 activists from latin america resorted to creativity: wearing uniforms from their countries' football teams, they turned themselves into the flag and walked around moscow with pride. ?????? pic.twitter.com/7Q2HgLemzh — gabi (@harleivy) July 8, 2018 "Wendi Winters saved …
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RIP Loki
Some sad news this morning, as my sister Anne’s dog Loki passed away. If you remember, her other dog Kuma died several months ago, so she has been hit very hard recently in the dog loss category: Cancer sucks.