Oredigger
@tfiashorty.bsky.social
From a mining town; still love getting beneath the surface of things.
Plodding through Slow Horses, unentertained and unenlightened by Lamb's constant profanity. Otherwise ok, but why the saturation of expletives in crime shows on HBO, Netflix, Apple, etc? Anything, overdone, loses impact and becomes dull. Poor writer's crutch for a character's emotion or vocabulary?
November 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Plodding through Slow Horses, unentertained and unenlightened by Lamb's constant profanity. Otherwise ok, but why the saturation of expletives in crime shows on HBO, Netflix, Apple, etc? Anything, overdone, loses impact and becomes dull. Poor writer's crutch for a character's emotion or vocabulary?
Here's the problem. They just raised their base subscription rate from $18 to $23 per month. Unwarranted. Hey, you want news? Subscribe to your local paper before it's gone.
November 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Here's the problem. They just raised their base subscription rate from $18 to $23 per month. Unwarranted. Hey, you want news? Subscribe to your local paper before it's gone.
Reminded of GE's Jeff Immelt, who flew with two jets, one as backup, in case the other developed a problem. The problem is one's perceived irreplaceability. Noem surely is not.
October 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Reminded of GE's Jeff Immelt, who flew with two jets, one as backup, in case the other developed a problem. The problem is one's perceived irreplaceability. Noem surely is not.
“We’re working around the clock to ensure that justice is served and also as part of the oversight to figure out why justice has been delayed for so long,” Johnson said. (Politico 10/21/25)
He may have to call for the usual suspects, which makes me realize who he reminds me of...
He may have to call for the usual suspects, which makes me realize who he reminds me of...
October 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
“We’re working around the clock to ensure that justice is served and also as part of the oversight to figure out why justice has been delayed for so long,” Johnson said. (Politico 10/21/25)
He may have to call for the usual suspects, which makes me realize who he reminds me of...
He may have to call for the usual suspects, which makes me realize who he reminds me of...
Vance is like a flying monkey from Wizard of Oz. He grins and laughs over what is clearly ridiculous executive behavior.
October 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Vance is like a flying monkey from Wizard of Oz. He grins and laughs over what is clearly ridiculous executive behavior.
She's got kind of a Saruman/Christopher Lee thing going.
October 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
She's got kind of a Saruman/Christopher Lee thing going.
Who says cartilage doesn't heal? This is an ad for Miracle Ear. Out of decency, he really should cover up that pharyngeal vulva.
October 14, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Who says cartilage doesn't heal? This is an ad for Miracle Ear. Out of decency, he really should cover up that pharyngeal vulva.
And poor old Woody Guthrie
October 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
And poor old Woody Guthrie
Wake grampa; it's time to take credit for something.
October 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Wake grampa; it's time to take credit for something.
Supreme Court back in session. Black shroud seems appropriate for both its undefended opinions and work ahead. (Image from Tierney L. Cross for the New York Times)
October 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Supreme Court back in session. Black shroud seems appropriate for both its undefended opinions and work ahead. (Image from Tierney L. Cross for the New York Times)
It's a Charlie Brown/Lucy football thing, eh?
October 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
It's a Charlie Brown/Lucy football thing, eh?
"The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence". - Charles Bukowski
September 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
"The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence". - Charles Bukowski
"The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence". -Charles Bukowski
September 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
"The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence". -Charles Bukowski
"The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence". - Charles Bukowski
September 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
"The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence". - Charles Bukowski
Definitions from Oxford Languages
Black Hand
noun
A secret criminal and terrorist society in New York during the early 20th century.
Black Hand
noun
A secret criminal and terrorist society in New York during the early 20th century.
September 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Definitions from Oxford Languages
Black Hand
noun
A secret criminal and terrorist society in New York during the early 20th century.
Black Hand
noun
A secret criminal and terrorist society in New York during the early 20th century.
Build it in America and you won't have to worry about tariffs. Other things, well….yeah.
September 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Build it in America and you won't have to worry about tariffs. Other things, well….yeah.
So much for free market dynamics. How does it feel to be an Intel, or U.S. Steel competitor, knowing the US government has its thumb planted on the scale? Madness.
August 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
So much for free market dynamics. How does it feel to be an Intel, or U.S. Steel competitor, knowing the US government has its thumb planted on the scale? Madness.
Don't even know how to break it to them. Been a long time since they last jumped the net.
August 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Don't even know how to break it to them. Been a long time since they last jumped the net.
Sizing up the potential for Mussolini-like addresses to the little people.
August 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Sizing up the potential for Mussolini-like addresses to the little people.
Why do these guys all remind me of the flying monkeys from Wizard of Oz?
July 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Why do these guys all remind me of the flying monkeys from Wizard of Oz?
Attn: White House. 'Gaggle' is a noun. Trump doesn't gaggle, unless you mean he's part of a pack of geese, or noisy disorderly people. Perhaps you mean 'brain farts'
July 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Attn: White House. 'Gaggle' is a noun. Trump doesn't gaggle, unless you mean he's part of a pack of geese, or noisy disorderly people. Perhaps you mean 'brain farts'
Those who fail to learn from history….
July 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Those who fail to learn from history….
Just to confirm that my dog did NOT drop a log in your front yard.
July 21, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Just to confirm that my dog did NOT drop a log in your front yard.