Tim Ashwell
@tashwell.bsky.social
U of New Hampshire emeritus faculty, Democrat, UMass grad, Iowa State fan. Opinions are mine.
For those of us who are metric-challenged, eight kilos is nearly 18 pounds of cocaine. That was a big package!
October 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
For those of us who are metric-challenged, eight kilos is nearly 18 pounds of cocaine. That was a big package!
"There go my people. I must find out where they are going so I can lead them."
October 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"There go my people. I must find out where they are going so I can lead them."
Really, WaPo?
"If monthly gains continue, some economists warn, annual inflation could approach 4 percent by year’s end" is the best you can do?
If a giant comet strikes the earth, inflation really won't matter, will it?
"If monthly gains continue, some economists warn, annual inflation could approach 4 percent by year’s end" is the best you can do?
If a giant comet strikes the earth, inflation really won't matter, will it?
October 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Really, WaPo?
"If monthly gains continue, some economists warn, annual inflation could approach 4 percent by year’s end" is the best you can do?
If a giant comet strikes the earth, inflation really won't matter, will it?
"If monthly gains continue, some economists warn, annual inflation could approach 4 percent by year’s end" is the best you can do?
If a giant comet strikes the earth, inflation really won't matter, will it?
I wonder how many producers are pitching treatments of this to studios and cable networks this morning?
October 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I wonder how many producers are pitching treatments of this to studios and cable networks this morning?
Actual question for U.S. voters: If someone walked into a room and said, "Hello, I'm the prime minister of Australia," would you recognize him?
October 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Actual question for U.S. voters: If someone walked into a room and said, "Hello, I'm the prime minister of Australia," would you recognize him?
It's never a bad night at the ball park - even when it's the Orioles and Rays going at it at the end of September!
September 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
It's never a bad night at the ball park - even when it's the Orioles and Rays going at it at the end of September!
Some will call "Grosse Pointe Blank" a hidden gem, but it's quite simply one of the most enjoyable films of the '90s. Wonderful work all around!
September 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Some will call "Grosse Pointe Blank" a hidden gem, but it's quite simply one of the most enjoyable films of the '90s. Wonderful work all around!
The legendary George Washington Plunkitt of Tammany Hall explained it all 120 years ago.
"I seen my opportunities and I took 'em."
Elected officials have been following Plunkitt's advice ever since.
"I seen my opportunities and I took 'em."
Elected officials have been following Plunkitt's advice ever since.
May 17, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The legendary George Washington Plunkitt of Tammany Hall explained it all 120 years ago.
"I seen my opportunities and I took 'em."
Elected officials have been following Plunkitt's advice ever since.
"I seen my opportunities and I took 'em."
Elected officials have been following Plunkitt's advice ever since.
A friend of mine lived in an apartment in a former county jail that had been converted to condos.
Nice place. Quiet. no drafts. Jail buildings traditionally come with thick walls.
Nice place. Quiet. no drafts. Jail buildings traditionally come with thick walls.
April 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
A friend of mine lived in an apartment in a former county jail that had been converted to condos.
Nice place. Quiet. no drafts. Jail buildings traditionally come with thick walls.
Nice place. Quiet. no drafts. Jail buildings traditionally come with thick walls.
Have you noticed how often any reference to a NBA superlative is prefaced with "Aside from Wilt Chamberlain"?
April 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Have you noticed how often any reference to a NBA superlative is prefaced with "Aside from Wilt Chamberlain"?
I honestly don't recall.
Did Ken Coleman, Curt Gowdy, Ned Martin et al. routinely take time off in the middle of baseball season?
Did Ken Coleman, Curt Gowdy, Ned Martin et al. routinely take time off in the middle of baseball season?
February 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I honestly don't recall.
Did Ken Coleman, Curt Gowdy, Ned Martin et al. routinely take time off in the middle of baseball season?
Did Ken Coleman, Curt Gowdy, Ned Martin et al. routinely take time off in the middle of baseball season?
This morning's AFLAC trivia Q&A shocked me...
The largest Walmart store anywhere is in Albany, N.Y.
Who'd have guessed?
The largest Walmart store anywhere is in Albany, N.Y.
Who'd have guessed?
February 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
This morning's AFLAC trivia Q&A shocked me...
The largest Walmart store anywhere is in Albany, N.Y.
Who'd have guessed?
The largest Walmart store anywhere is in Albany, N.Y.
Who'd have guessed?