I will say nothing about anything personal.
I will say only that that is an excellent and imaginative pun.
As an actual geezer, I applaud you.

Thought Police = double plus ungood

End from Wish

I put them in reverse order and call it The Reintegration Loops.
Order out of chaos. Very satisfying.

I, too, blamed tapes for many years.
Turns out it was my ears that were disintegrating.
So embarrassing.

In this house it's been homemade pizza and an episode of ST:TOS every Sunday night for decades. And somehow it never gets old.
Enjoy!

Trump says [X] is true.
Trump says [X] is false.
In both cases he's lying.
Discuss.

"Courts have recognized various events as acts of God—tornadoes, earthquakes, death, extraordinarily high tides, violent winds, and floods*."

*In the United States add gun violence to the list.

God? Really?
Okay then. Time for me to go.
Be well.

At this point in U.S. history, a mass shooting is a weather story.
And not even a BREAKING NEWS weather story.

I don't listen to a lot of jazz, but I love this album. And yes, it's perfect for Sundays. Thanks for the reminder!

Be sure to stock up on fava beans.

We have always been at war with The Truth.

As I recall I started with Hammett, moved on to Chandler, and never went back. I also remember Red Harvest being shockingly bloody. I guess the hint was in the title.
Anyway thanks for the excellent analysis. I might have to revisit the later Hammett now.

In this context perhaps "underground" means not sanctioned by the rich and powerful or the mainstream media.

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This situation should be headline news around the world. It should be creating a global uproar. The fact that it isn't is proof that the rot runs deep in human society. Raising awareness is the first step in protecting the people we love.
mitchthelawyer.substack.com/p/the-online...

These days, all day, every day, I too am mournin'.

What is the sound of one cat napping?

I was unaware there was any other way to spend a day.

May I humbly suggest this new disorder be called Mad Clown Disease?

Do you remember their French apple pies? So good.

"[Don Quixote] thought that every windmill was a giant. That's insane. But, thinking that they might be, well...
"If we never looked at things and thought of what might be, why we'd all still be out there in the tall grass with the apes."
--George C. Scott, "They Might Be Giants" (1971)

There was no hair on his head—none to speak of at least—nothing but a small scalp-knot twisted up on his forehead. His bald purplish head now looked for all the world like a mildewed skull.

Best debut album ever (although Are You Experienced and Unknown Pleasures come close). This album will never get old.

Santa Claus, Bigfoot, and Little Baby Jesus will show up at my house with pizza and beer before any Epstein bombshell drops. If it hasn't happened yet, I don't think it ever will. Sorry to say.

With the price of coffee these days, I owe you a refund. Sorry!

"Call him Ishmael."