12.04.2021

I wonder if they have a snow plow there

Rare blizzard warning in Hawaii, up to 12 inches of snow expected

The National Weather Service issued an “urgent” warning Friday ahead of a huge storm hitting the state, which generally has a tropical climate.

Downhill surfboarding, maybe? 

12.02.2021

Latte, late

Not the most photogenic Main Street ever, but we try

There are "progressives" and then there are regressives, I'm thinking

Biden Administration to Restart Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico' Policy


Just about everything Biden does or says winds up being reversed or "walked back," doesn't it?

I'm beginning to get an itchy ambition to someday write a book entitled, Biden Backwards.

Laudible, but…

 
 
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Patriots QB Mac Jones has been named Offensive Rookie of the Month after leading the team to a perfect record in November!

Drop a 👏 to say CONGRATS! boston25.com/3Ekqjsy pic.twitter.com/TDTVx3V2GP
 
12/2/21, 9:45 AM
 
 

…well…being called an offensive rookie is a little ambiguous, isn't it?

This is scandalously…strange?

Drink Like It’s 1972 in the Watergate Hotel’s New “Scandal Igloos”

The vintage orbs are outfitted with cozy blankets and Playboy-esque velvet chairs, working Victrola record players, nonworking typewriters, books about the Watergate, and other scandal-era accents. Food and drink also hearken back to 1972—think Singapore Slings, lamb chops with mint jelly, chocolate cigars, and the aforementioned fondue.

12.01.2021

Sort of like rock, paper, scissors

 But in this case it's fruit, lettuce, whipped cream.

According to a certain person of my acquaintance, if you put your fruit on lettuce that makes it a salad, but you can't put whipped cream on a salad.

Decisions, decisions.


Siri too

Millions shocked over secret Alexa code that unlocks hidden Super Mode

But maybe welcome news if you were a tree, yourself

Oh! Christmas tree? Cardboard display is the talk of a town

“Because the boardwalk is a focal point for Asbury Park’s thriving arts and music community, and because we have a long-standing and very strong relationship with top-name local artists, when presented with the concept for the sculpture, we passionately embraced the idea,” Leopold said.

Ahhh, passion. Pretty much the excuse for everything.  

Scurrilous

Congress 'Asleep at the Switch' as Biden Continues Trump-Era Ploy to Privatize Medicare

Here's one of the nastiest scams I've heard about for a long, long time. Agree to "Medicare for All," then privatize Medicare. In an exceedingly ugly way, it's genius.

So why aren't the Medicare for All folks screaming about this? (For starters looking at you, Bernie.)

11.30.2021

First: Living robots?

World's first living robots can now reproduce, scientists say

Second: Yikes!

Let's all freak out about this because of course

How the omicron variant unsettled the world in just one week: A visual timeline

By the time governments imposed restrictions, it was already clear the variant was in many countries: Cases were detected in Belgium, Botswana, Hong Kong, Israel and other nations.

The fact it was first detected in South Africa, apparently the only county that tested for it, of course no way means that's where it started but, hey, you gotta start somewhere.

Not much else is evident, so far. "Preliminary" is the key word in every report. Nobody seems to know exactly what it is, but everybody's sure it is

Why not buy somebody a banned book for Christmas?

As Calls to Ban Books Intensify, Digital Librarians Offer Perspective


Since Christmas itself was once banned by our Puritan countrymen it would seem fitting in some obscure way.