Curmudgeon Obscura
@magistercalvert.bsky.social
Cranky old MI veteran, medieval reenactor, grognard board wargamer, grand strategy computer gamer, disabled retiree with a bad attitude. If your profile is pro-MAGA, pro-crypto, pro-Soviet, pro-AI, or "I'm giving away a free" whatever, you're blocked.
So, you got Ewan McGregor in Trainspotting.
a man with a shaved head and a brown jacket is standing in a room looking at the camera .
Alt: Ewan McGregor in Trainspotting.
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July 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
So, you got Ewan McGregor in Trainspotting.
This is something that long ago was something conservatives railed against: the presumption that the State is paramount and incapable of error. Conservatives have always said that government can't be relied on because it is too big and incompetent. But, as we see today, that was always a lie.
July 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This is something that long ago was something conservatives railed against: the presumption that the State is paramount and incapable of error. Conservatives have always said that government can't be relied on because it is too big and incompetent. But, as we see today, that was always a lie.
They've been praying for centuries. How well is that going?
Saying "We need to pray" is just a polite way of saying that they have no intention of doing anything.
Saying "We need to pray" is just a polite way of saying that they have no intention of doing anything.
July 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
They've been praying for centuries. How well is that going?
Saying "We need to pray" is just a polite way of saying that they have no intention of doing anything.
Saying "We need to pray" is just a polite way of saying that they have no intention of doing anything.
The Democratic incumbent organized a write-in campaign and was backed by the local Republican party and ended up winning AS A WRITE-IN against a popular democratic socialist in his own party.
Why am I bringing this up? No reason.
Why am I bringing this up? No reason.
June 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The Democratic incumbent organized a write-in campaign and was backed by the local Republican party and ended up winning AS A WRITE-IN against a popular democratic socialist in his own party.
Why am I bringing this up? No reason.
Why am I bringing this up? No reason.
They were typical Army soldiers who got voluntold to do duty on the weekend doing something they consider ridiculous. Of course their morale is going to be shit.
June 16, 2025 at 12:37 AM
They were typical Army soldiers who got voluntold to do duty on the weekend doing something they consider ridiculous. Of course their morale is going to be shit.
That's Bootstrap Bill Turner and Hari Seldon!
June 10, 2025 at 5:34 AM
That's Bootstrap Bill Turner and Hari Seldon!
It's a common flaw of those individuals with inherited wealth.
June 10, 2025 at 4:36 AM
It's a common flaw of those individuals with inherited wealth.
So, just another typical year then.
June 8, 2025 at 2:01 AM
So, just another typical year then.
ICE is acting precisely the way W Bush, Cheney, and Ridge created them to act, and they've had two decades to build the kind of force that would do it. After we hold the Trump administration responsible, we must hold Bush, Cheney, and Ridge responsible as well.
May 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
ICE is acting precisely the way W Bush, Cheney, and Ridge created them to act, and they've had two decades to build the kind of force that would do it. After we hold the Trump administration responsible, we must hold Bush, Cheney, and Ridge responsible as well.
All our love. And many hugs.
May 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
All our love. And many hugs.
They never answer my emails. Perhaps I should stop using the term "worthless collaborative cockwombles" when writing to them but I can't think of a less offensive term that maintains the needed level of accuracy.
April 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
They never answer my emails. Perhaps I should stop using the term "worthless collaborative cockwombles" when writing to them but I can't think of a less offensive term that maintains the needed level of accuracy.
The talent was there. Then that talent was traded away for a pair of burned out vets in order to "win now" which they didn't. Trading high-quality young players in order to get solid vets rarely works in practice. And now with Pickett and Erceg gone, Lund has gone from decent to horrific overnight.
April 20, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The talent was there. Then that talent was traded away for a pair of burned out vets in order to "win now" which they didn't. Trading high-quality young players in order to get solid vets rarely works in practice. And now with Pickett and Erceg gone, Lund has gone from decent to horrific overnight.
As a Racing fan, I'm frelling pissed off is what I am. Bad goalkeeping. Bad defending. Bad everything. This match just oozed rottenness from every bad touch... simply bad beyond all infinite dimensions of possible badness.
Well... maybe not that bad, but Lord, it wasn't good.
Well... maybe not that bad, but Lord, it wasn't good.
April 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
As a Racing fan, I'm frelling pissed off is what I am. Bad goalkeeping. Bad defending. Bad everything. This match just oozed rottenness from every bad touch... simply bad beyond all infinite dimensions of possible badness.
Well... maybe not that bad, but Lord, it wasn't good.
Well... maybe not that bad, but Lord, it wasn't good.
The gods were displeased with Louisville's defense. And rightly so.
April 20, 2025 at 12:42 AM
The gods were displeased with Louisville's defense. And rightly so.
Matches like this are why Lynn Family Stadium has an excellent selection of bourbon available for fans.
a man is laying on a couch with his eyes closed and his mouth open .
ALT: a man is laying on a couch with his eyes closed and his mouth open .
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April 20, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Matches like this are why Lynn Family Stadium has an excellent selection of bourbon available for fans.