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My celestial theory of the day: Mars died because of all the golf courses. Take note.
July 13, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Seems like an appropriate topic of meditation. Note 1 man is staring daggers back at his murderers. www.artsy.net/article/arts...
How Goya’s “Third of May” Forever Changed the Way We Look at War
Spanish artist Francisco de Goya’s searing history painting, “Third of May,” broke the rules of art to show that war has no heroes, only horror.
www.artsy.net
June 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Someone parked in my spot last night. This morning it was raining. When I bought potato chips from the vending machine, the bag got stuck. I'm down a buck fifteen. Evidence of a universal conspiracy against me? I'm getting the uneasy vibe I feel when I put my underwear on backwards.
May 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
For you "Hawaii 5-0" fans...if you're going to have a stage name, wouldn't you maybe make it something not exactly like your daily name? I.e., Zulu as Kono....Maybe, go by Melvin Williams as Kono? www.imdb.com/name/nm09586...
Zulu | Actor
Known for: I Sailed to Tahiti with an All Girl Crew, Hawaii Five-O, Magnum, P.I.
www.imdb.com
May 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Will this movie tariff apply to adult films? If so, will it home-shore the entire industry? Will the performers all have to be American born? What will this do to Rocco Siffredi's career? Is this a favor Ron Jeremy? bit.ly/4jRikYT
Wall Street Lunch: Tariffs For Tinseltown (NASDAQ:NFLX)
Trump announced 100% tariff on movies made outside the U.S. Hims & Hers appoints former Amazon exec as COO. Sketchers agrees to buyout offer.
bit.ly
May 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I was mailing a letter at the self service kiosk at the PO yesterday. I broke into a sweat and shuddered--and hurried out of there. I was going postal! Felt better than minute I emerged.
May 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
One of the few people on the world stage that I actually liked and admired. Didn't have to share his particular faith in God to share something of his faith in compassion and hope. www.reuters.com/world/pope-f...
Pope Francis has died, Vatican says
He was the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church. He sought to overhaul the hidebound institution.
www.reuters.com
April 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Reading a book on WW1, I discovered Dalmatia had an army....with numerically designated units. I'm still trying to determine if there was a 101st Dalmatian Regiment....https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_during_World_War_I
April 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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!! CALL TO ACTION !! #Booksky

please join me in the fight to save our libraries.

EveryLibrary is working hard to save the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which is the federal agency charged with distributing Congressionally approved funds to state libraries and grant recipients.
April 9, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Michael Bloomberg seems to be one billionaire not backing down in the face of MAGA.

time.com/collections/...
Michael Bloomberg’s Billion-Dollar Climate Bet Is Paying Off
It’s all about the numbers for the special U.N. climate envoy.
time.com
March 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Given they are sexless, it could make the whole trans sports argument thing kind of moot. www.insidehook.com/culture/robo...
Two-Legged Robots Are Getting Better at Running
What could possibly go wrong?
www.insidehook.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
My credit card exp. date is 2/30. That means no matter what, I've got 5 years left. I can drink poison, play with snakes, go hunting with Dick Cheney, etc. and be untouchable.
March 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
White Supremacy is DEI for mediocre Caucasians.
March 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I requested that all my unused daylight savings time be applied retroactively with interest so that I can be 29 again.
March 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Are you saying ICE would have deported, Queequeg, Dagoo, Fedalla, and half the crew of the "Pequod"? And detained Tashgtego, even though he is a Wampanoag from Gay Head (double whammy--he's copper colored and from a place with MAGA-disapproved name)? commonwealthbeacon.org/immigration/...
‘It’s not going to be pretty’
Immigrant advocates have good reason to think New Bedford may figure prominently on a list of places that will be targeted under an aggressive deportation campaign by the new Trump administration.
commonwealthbeacon.org
March 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Imagine how cool this rugged vehicle parked under the brave overhanging canopy of ice blue Vermont sky will look when its named updates to current political realities: BEHOLD THE MCKINLEY
February 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
JFK Library is open and closed? Is this a Schrödinger's cat moment? www.masslive.com/news/2025/02...
JFK Library in Boston to reopen Wednesday after announcing sudden closure
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey blamed the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, for the closure of the JFK Presidential Library.
www.masslive.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Bummer. Not the news I wanted to hear. I got my start in XC skiing nearly 30 years ago there. Global warming has not 1 grain of pity on winter sports lovers. www.dvalnews.com/business-new...
End of an era: Valley’s last X/C center to close
Kelly Kahler retiring from the cross-country ski business DOVER - Kelly Kahler is in the process of hanging up his cross-country skis. He’s closing up shop at Timber Creek, where he’s run a cross-coun...
www.dvalnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Thank god I missed the SNL 50th anniversary. It's one thing to punch down and celebrate authority and conformity, and be mediocre to boot. It's another thing to force the world to join in celebrating it.
February 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I wrote the book on whaling. A humpback cannot swallow a human. It can't chew one and the esophagus is too small to pass one through. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘I closed my eyes to brace for impact’: the man who escaped a whale’s mouth
Adrián Simancas encountered a humpback off Chile’s coast – but scientists say he was never at risk of being swallowed
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The Gulf name change screws up the rhyming scheme to "The Battle of New Orleans." Didn't anyone think ahead? Compromise? Maybe "down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Americo"? www.google.com/search?clien...
Google Search
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February 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
As a contributor, I side with EB.
Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons:

-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.

-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
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February 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Under Biden-Kamala, I was terrified their war-mongering would get us into a nuclear war--and I was revolted at what they enabled in Gaza. Today, under Trump, I'm not worried about nukes. Just everything else.
February 14, 2025 at 12:38 PM