@gia1954.bsky.social
Not interested in having lots of followers. I think it's a waste of time. Not interested in chats, either. If I like a post, the poster will know it if they care. If I comment the poster will know it if they happen to see it.
Thanks.
Thanks.
It's astonishing to me that Karoline Leavitt never chokes on Trump's will-nots.
December 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It's astonishing to me that Karoline Leavitt never chokes on Trump's will-nots.
People like Trump and Putin believe that the greater glory of their countries is only expressed by the greater glory of themselves.
December 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
People like Trump and Putin believe that the greater glory of their countries is only expressed by the greater glory of themselves.
Isaac Asimov said his wife once wished they could have lived in the mid-1800s because it would have been easier to hire good servants. He said it would have been horrible.
"Why?" she asked.
"Because" he replied, "We would have been the servants."
"Why?" she asked.
"Because" he replied, "We would have been the servants."
December 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Isaac Asimov said his wife once wished they could have lived in the mid-1800s because it would have been easier to hire good servants. He said it would have been horrible.
"Why?" she asked.
"Because" he replied, "We would have been the servants."
"Why?" she asked.
"Because" he replied, "We would have been the servants."
Casuistry? Is that what an old timer like me would have called 'chop logic?'
December 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Casuistry? Is that what an old timer like me would have called 'chop logic?'
Oh, well (and often) said!
America's de facto two party system inevitably led to extreme polarization. The two parties cried wolf so often that when the real wolf showed up, nobody responded. The wolf is still busy eating the little boy and I am not sure of the outcome, not even now.
America's de facto two party system inevitably led to extreme polarization. The two parties cried wolf so often that when the real wolf showed up, nobody responded. The wolf is still busy eating the little boy and I am not sure of the outcome, not even now.
December 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Oh, well (and often) said!
America's de facto two party system inevitably led to extreme polarization. The two parties cried wolf so often that when the real wolf showed up, nobody responded. The wolf is still busy eating the little boy and I am not sure of the outcome, not even now.
America's de facto two party system inevitably led to extreme polarization. The two parties cried wolf so often that when the real wolf showed up, nobody responded. The wolf is still busy eating the little boy and I am not sure of the outcome, not even now.
What does it mean, to say that something is Unamerican?
December 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
What does it mean, to say that something is Unamerican?
Applause for Ricky.
On the other 8 billion pairs of hands, as Robert Silverberg once wrote, "Every day is Auschwitz for the animals."
On the other 8 billion pairs of hands, as Robert Silverberg once wrote, "Every day is Auschwitz for the animals."
December 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Applause for Ricky.
On the other 8 billion pairs of hands, as Robert Silverberg once wrote, "Every day is Auschwitz for the animals."
On the other 8 billion pairs of hands, as Robert Silverberg once wrote, "Every day is Auschwitz for the animals."
what's the name of this ai-generated website?
December 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
what's the name of this ai-generated website?
Of course I don't know what goes in the Canuck's executive suite. But I suspect they should start caring more about building a team and less about playing a flesh-for-fantasy stock market game.
December 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Of course I don't know what goes in the Canuck's executive suite. But I suspect they should start caring more about building a team and less about playing a flesh-for-fantasy stock market game.
I don't give a shit one way or another about Vince Gilligan.
December 13, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I don't give a shit one way or another about Vince Gilligan.
I guess the film 2001 was fun - at the time - because of the unanswered questions?
I loved Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama. Another great book that really didn't need a sequel.
I loved Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama. Another great book that really didn't need a sequel.
December 13, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I guess the film 2001 was fun - at the time - because of the unanswered questions?
I loved Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama. Another great book that really didn't need a sequel.
I loved Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama. Another great book that really didn't need a sequel.
I'm reminded of a scene in The Electric Kool Aid Acid Tests, where Tom Wolfe listens to a young man going on and on about the design of a cabinet and how it represents all the ills of society. Wolfe editorializes that he wishes the young man would just kick it in the shins and be done with it.
December 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I'm reminded of a scene in The Electric Kool Aid Acid Tests, where Tom Wolfe listens to a young man going on and on about the design of a cabinet and how it represents all the ills of society. Wolfe editorializes that he wishes the young man would just kick it in the shins and be done with it.
I'm okay with Pluribus. As the now ancient saying goes, 'It is what it is.'
I feel like the plot isn't advancing quickly enough. But then, I can always play Deluxe Pacman - I like it because I only need to keep three fingers on one hand busy.
I feel like the plot isn't advancing quickly enough. But then, I can always play Deluxe Pacman - I like it because I only need to keep three fingers on one hand busy.
December 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I'm okay with Pluribus. As the now ancient saying goes, 'It is what it is.'
I feel like the plot isn't advancing quickly enough. But then, I can always play Deluxe Pacman - I like it because I only need to keep three fingers on one hand busy.
I feel like the plot isn't advancing quickly enough. But then, I can always play Deluxe Pacman - I like it because I only need to keep three fingers on one hand busy.
Man, that kind of thing is enough to make a man howl and screech and buy a handgun.
December 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Man, that kind of thing is enough to make a man howl and screech and buy a handgun.
I mostly don't have trouble enjoying art separate from the artist. But even if I do, I would never organize a boycott against him or her.
December 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I mostly don't have trouble enjoying art separate from the artist. But even if I do, I would never organize a boycott against him or her.
Shades of Nehemiah Scudder!
December 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Shades of Nehemiah Scudder!
It would be nice if we had some legal tools to prevent the development of virtual monopolies. We could call it "anti-trust legislation." Of course, it's pretty useless to have a tool kit if we don't have a government willing to use it.
December 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It would be nice if we had some legal tools to prevent the development of virtual monopolies. We could call it "anti-trust legislation." Of course, it's pretty useless to have a tool kit if we don't have a government willing to use it.
I wonder how Paulette Bourgeois feels about this.
December 6, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I wonder how Paulette Bourgeois feels about this.
Needs a new microchip - hardware conflict - post op microsurgical complications, that's my assessment.
December 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Needs a new microchip - hardware conflict - post op microsurgical complications, that's my assessment.