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Greg Sampson
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Retired Jacksonville teacher (18 years), former preacher (Baldwin UMC), writer of novels, suffering Jaguars fan, long-time observer of the political scene. Some call me a gardener of sycamore-fig trees.
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Oh, Opus.
Bloom County cartoon: Steve Dallas tells Opus not to open the door and go outside. In the last panel, Opus is on the front step holding a cooler out to ICE agents.
July 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Guard duck channeling his best Trump.
Pearls Before Swine comic strip shows Pig and Guard Duck talking about protecting us against the bad guys. Guard Duck gets the Hippocratic Oath wrong as he says, "First, Do Harm," leaving out the not.
April 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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LOL!
Political cartoon shows Trump splayed on a twister mat as his opponent studies the chessboard at the table.
April 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Sadly, the most Republican seat will not flip. This is Floriduh, after all.
Patronis leads Valimont by six and one-half percent at 8:18 PM. 74% of the votes counted.
April 2, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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I hope someone is recording when Fine first runs into Marge Greene and tries to set her straight about Jewish space lasers.
Fine now leads by 10% of the vote with 88% of the votes counted.
April 1, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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I'm not surprised that Fine is leading and likely will win. The district is drawn to be heavily stacked in favor of Republicans. It's that the election is not a runaway victory that we should think about.
Chart showss that Republican Randy Fine leads Democrat Josh Weil by 11,500 votes or 8% at 7:27 PM.
April 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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It was a hard one.
Bar graph shows number of mistakes in today's Connections puzzle. 58% failed to solve it.
March 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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I haven't been keeping track. Seems the market is down on Trump, too.
Copy of Nasdaq stock price for March 22, 2025. Stock price at $20.28 at the close of aftermarket trading.
March 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Suffolk last night. Haven't been in a snowstorm in years.
February 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Is Mapquest about to make a comeback?
Screenshot of Mapquest shows the name Gulf of Mexico.
February 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Mr. Fitz draws cartoons that relate to teaching. They usually make a point while providing humor. Sunday's comic:
Middle school teacher Fitz talks to student about using his phone to distract him from boredom and his thoughts. Student goes nuts when he puts his phone away and is alone with his thoughts.
February 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Would a 3rd time be the charm?
Pearls Before Swine cartooon. As President, Rat is choosing a flavor of ice cream: Peach Mint.
January 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Scored a perfect this week. First time ever in WaPo's weekly news quiz.
I scored 120 points by answering all the questions correct, beginning with one per weekday and ending with the weekend round up.
January 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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I wonder why. Even the NYT labeled it 'extremely tricky.'
Graphic shows that only 45% of solvers were successful--described as 'extremely tricky.' Difficulty was five out of five based on a sample of one million games.
December 12, 2024 at 4:56 AM
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Looks like my idea for a short stay in the Keys for Thanksgiving is out. Any other suggestions?
Potential track for new hurricane about a week and a half away from reaching Florida.
November 12, 2024 at 11:05 PM