If only millions of people had tried to warn him and others about this evil would-be despot. Or, maybe if he had bothered to pick up a half decent newspaper….

I’d take my dog Tater over the current occupant of the White House. She loves people, is housebroken, pretty smart, and also wishes no ill will toward anyone (unless we’re are talking about squirrels). Nor does she have a social media account.

Quite the contrast.

And funny.

About 120 U.S. military veterans were arrested inside the Cannon House Office Building today protesting Trump's war on Iran.

Some were on crutches. Some were in wheelchairs. Some carried the burial flags of fallen soldiers.

To me, if you watch it, it’s no longer a podcast. It’s a streaming TV show.

The “FCC” called about a phone number associated with my main number, allegedly being used to send child porn.

He got to the part about how my service was to be suspended, and I knew the money ask was next. I hung up before he got that far and called the FCC. They report it is a frequent scam.

These character limits have forced me to be more succinct, (which is a good thing). As I am parsing my draft and striking every non-critical word, I feel like someone in the 1940s trying to save money on a Western Union telegram.

STOP

I bet they were a lot cheaper than my dentist.

I read of an outbreak of food poisoning in FL, involving raw oysters. They noticed some ate a lot of oysters yet did not get sick. They later found a strong correlation between drinking hard alcohol, and avoiding the food poisoning. That used to be my excuse for always having martinis with oysters

There you go with that science stuff again!

I prefer a strong asafetida bag hung about mine own neck and that of my kinfolk.

The United States is destroying itself | Rebecca Solnit The daily news can’t adequately convey the administration’s sabotaging of our government, economy, alliances and environment

“The United States is being murdered, and it’s an inside job. Every department, every branch, every bureau and function of the federal government is being fatally corrupted or altogether dismantled or disabled.”

People are getting tired of all the winning …

It was a plot whereby he was paid a handsome sum by Big Feminine Hygiene.

I don’t know that local government can do much. Our legislature is so deep in the pockets of big business, they’ll wind up preempting any local regulations.

One good thing is once the powerful liquor lobby figures out how to make money off of it, we’ll finally have legalized pot here.

“[T]he president has played golf for 103 of his first 454 days back in office, or roughly 22.7 percent of his presidency, at an estimated cost of $144.2 million to taxpayers so far.

I’m of the same mind. I’m not going to be an unpaid consultant. However, the firm that manages my retirement money actually pays me and a bunch of other people to take surveys every once in a while. They are online, take 5 to 10 minutes, and I think I”ve banked about $200 that I’ve yet to redeem.

Four cheese, grilled cheese with chili crisp and sweet relish. And one of those Grillo pickle spears. I learned about them on YouTube and they are the best darn pickles I’ve ever eaten.

But Holyfield didn’t suffer from debilitating bone spurs in his heels. I think that has some impact on healing of your cartilage, but I’m no scientist.

My dad, who negotiated a lot of contracts for the @uaw.org, also taught me to “leave room for the other side to save a little face.” This served me well when negotiating settlements as a lawyer.

Unfortunately, skill and competence are lacking on the U.S. side.

Venus, through my cheap shooting scope.

At higher magnification, you can see the crescent shape. I was about t get a photo of the higher magnification view. But I got to talking to some neighbors, and by the time I got back Venus had set below the trees. So use your imagination.

This is disingenuous, of course, but further evidence of the totalitarian aspirations of the current regime.

Many of you will recall what Ben Franklin said about those who would give up liberty for safety

I was aggravated with my middle child for not returning my text, so I pulled out a quote from the Odyssey.

It was sometime later I realized that he made a fantastic pun. I’m lucky that all three of my kids are smarter than I am.

I’ve often thought that we need a big reckoning when this nightmare is over. Mr. Kitzinger has a detailed plan, however, and one which I believe to be sound.

Beavis & Butthead eating nachos on a couch.

‘Cause they kill birds and stuff. Yeah, heh heh.

It is a profound irony when the nation under attack feels more empathy for the attacker's citizens than the attacking government itself.

You overestimate the quality of those shady Acme products.

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I read about this group in the NYT. I gave them a little money. Sounds like a righteous cause to me.

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Or open the door and step out right before it hits. I saw that work for Bugs Bunny or Wile E. Coyote or someone. Can’t remember.

Or packing peanuts or bubble wrap. (Time to think out of the box.)