Mad Mac's
@madmacs.bsky.social
Disappointed American. 35-year English teacher (retired). Reader. Sox fan. Cultivating my garden.
"How many good people are there in this world? Too many to count."
"How many good people are there in this world? Too many to count."
Imagine! Having more wealth than you could possibly spend in several lifetimes, and thinking "I'm going to give it away to deserving people"!
November 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Imagine! Having more wealth than you could possibly spend in several lifetimes, and thinking "I'm going to give it away to deserving people"!
I suggest we all go to Greenwich Mean Time, and then just live our lives in a manner that makes sense.
(Time is arbitrary anyhow.)
(Time is arbitrary anyhow.)
November 12, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I suggest we all go to Greenwich Mean Time, and then just live our lives in a manner that makes sense.
(Time is arbitrary anyhow.)
(Time is arbitrary anyhow.)
I don't see anything in the constitution about raping children on a private island owned by a convicted sex offender.
November 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I don't see anything in the constitution about raping children on a private island owned by a convicted sex offender.
So, the usual questions apply. Is he lying, or just stupid? Or both?
November 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
So, the usual questions apply. Is he lying, or just stupid? Or both?
So if they sue. . . the U.S. government? Does DOJ fold and hand over the money? Or would they mount a defense -- including *why* those records were subpoenaed?
November 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
So if they sue. . . the U.S. government? Does DOJ fold and hand over the money? Or would they mount a defense -- including *why* those records were subpoenaed?
Jimmy Rodgers is spinning.
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Jimmy Rodgers is spinning.
Well, I was going to say "Here's a good one you probably haven't considered. . ." and, boom! Number One.
November 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Well, I was going to say "Here's a good one you probably haven't considered. . ." and, boom! Number One.
Sorry, Canada. From now on, it's the American Goose!
November 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Sorry, Canada. From now on, it's the American Goose!
Well. . .
(Not to worry. Next question from class will be “Is Santa Claus real?”)
(Not to worry. Next question from class will be “Is Santa Claus real?”)
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Well. . .
(Not to worry. Next question from class will be “Is Santa Claus real?”)
(Not to worry. Next question from class will be “Is Santa Claus real?”)
This is New England. What are you doing coming within ten feet of me, anyway? (Much less smiling.)
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This is New England. What are you doing coming within ten feet of me, anyway? (Much less smiling.)
We will not be honoring Trump, who dodged his service.
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
We will not be honoring Trump, who dodged his service.
Into the “Sovereignty Fund”. (AKA “Trump Crypto”.)
November 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Into the “Sovereignty Fund”. (AKA “Trump Crypto”.)
6. It helps right wing groups in Britain. Farage will go to school on this.
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
6. It helps right wing groups in Britain. Farage will go to school on this.
And some of those people are Christians! Send in the army!
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
And some of those people are Christians! Send in the army!
All is well! All is well!
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
All is well! All is well!
This is the stuff of show trials! Next stop, the "psychiatric hospital".
November 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This is the stuff of show trials! Next stop, the "psychiatric hospital".
There was no error! Don't mistake the words Trump spoke with what he was saying. What he was saying was clear enough, and MAGA and the Proud Boys heard him, all right!
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
There was no error! Don't mistake the words Trump spoke with what he was saying. What he was saying was clear enough, and MAGA and the Proud Boys heard him, all right!
I would sometimes pass out xeroxed articles, have students underline and annotate, then pass in for a small grade.
November 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I would sometimes pass out xeroxed articles, have students underline and annotate, then pass in for a small grade.
From the article, I don't see that Trump had anything to do with getting the stadium built (other than to threaten to torpedo the deal unless the Commanders became the "Redskins" again).
November 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
From the article, I don't see that Trump had anything to do with getting the stadium built (other than to threaten to torpedo the deal unless the Commanders became the "Redskins" again).
How is this explained other than "we want people to go hungry"?
November 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
How is this explained other than "we want people to go hungry"?
particularly frustrating.
November 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
particularly frustrating.