And if you were a news reporter, you needed one this last weekend. Because they all had to spend a lot of time talking about this: And there are only so many euphemisms you can come up with. Fortunately for us all. Samantha Bee was busy looking in the Webster’s,
Continue readingThe Vengeance Election
It’s been impossible for me to write in the past month. Between getting sick, traveling on a sacred pilgrimage back to the wonderful land of Japan and then returning to even more work-something had to give. Plus, watching the never ending shit-show that is the US Election has not left
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More pictures from the trip in July ( Click to see properly):
Continue readingNot liking the word, does not mean it’s not accurate.
Trump supporters are whining about the word “deplorable”. The only problem is, that’s what they are, and because they support ideas that are themselves, rotten to the core-the stench of it sticks to them. Live with it Trumpites! And remember how we got here.
Continue readingThe only 9-11 post you need to read today.
And I did not write it. But I wish I had. Jim Wright of Stonekettle Station did, and its worth the couple of minutes it will take to read it in it’s entirety. 15 years ago today 19 shitheads attacked America. They killed 3000 of us. And then … America got
Continue readingWhenever I think of Trump-I think of this song
Donald Trump has proven himself to be completely worthless in the past two weeks. And dangerous. I always think of this song from the musical Jesus Christ Superstar when I see him on TV. Presented here are the altered lyrics reflecting the reality of , He, Trump. HUGH HEWITT Good
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The S.O. and I made our first cruise ever on the Splendor of the Seas last year. It was her last year sailing for Royal Caribbean, as it had been announced she was being sold to TUI Cruises. We thought the crew did a good job seeing the ship out
Continue readingThe triumph of the will.
I have had to spend the week back in Shopping Mall USA this week. As a result I have gotten to watch the royal mess that is the Republican national convention. It’s been a very graphic display of how far America has fallen, and how ludicrous the GOP has become.
Continue readingAnd we are back. Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.
If ever there was a good two weeks to be disconnected from the world-I think the last two weeks might have been it. Portugal beat France. The whole Dallas mess. The FBI director and his press conference, and of course, the vulgar talking yam saying the normally stupid things he
Continue readingThe call of the sea….
Because saving money in the wake of the Brexit disaster is for pussies, right? Actually, I paid for this 6 months ago, long before I knew that 37.5% of the British people were going to fuck over the world. And since they did, I thought I would go to the
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