Anybody got a link (yes I am lazy) where I can watch the opening ceremonies on line? NYMag has some nice clips of “What You Missed at the 2016 Rio Olympics Opening Ceremony” — and also a rant from a media reviewer: Can anything be done to get the Olympics out of NBC’s clutches? The …
Open Thread: Ever Green (Party)
Jill Stein & Roger Stone both cheering on Julian Assange. Perfect. — Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) August 6, 2016 The NYTimes: HOUSTON — Minutes before she addressed a boisterous crowd at the Green Party convention here on Saturday, Jill Stein sat in a mirror-walled room backstage, gazing at her reflection with a look of dumbstruck bliss. …
Quick Walter Update
He’s doing fine. Definitely has more energy and his coat is looking better. Had some loose stool today, but not runny diarrhea, more like a thick pudding, which I figure is a result of his getting a lot of rich wet food. Currently a friend is taking him on a decent walkabout. Walk a couple …
Nailed it…
The Trump campaign, in the form of a letter to the editor in the Tampa Bay Times.
How Could I Have Known That Murder Could Smell Like Honeysuckle?
h/t JeffreyW Looks like we could use an open thread….I’m off to clean up after three hours of gardening – which for now is mostly deconstruction, but I’m am beginning to see how beautiful it has the potential to be. What are you up to this afternoon?
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But he can’t be wounded ’cause he’s got no heart
Everyone who’s not an idiot knows that the primary cause for the rise of Trump is right-wing media. I don’t know how different things would have been without Roger Ailes, but he’s certainly had 10 times the influence of any Republican office holders. The stories coming out about him since his fall are amazing: But …
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Sunday Morning Open Thread
Not exactly a garden — unless one wanted to believe this is the kind of landsape into which the fallen Adam & Eve were exiled — but pretty impressive. Images via commentor Prescott Cactus. Speaking of valued commentors, Schrodinger’s Cat has had me falling down YouTube trails of Sufi-inspired subcontinental popular music. It’s very soothing… …