The Millennium . . . + 16 (or Whatever)
2015-12-31 – Regardless of when you thought the Millennium was supposed to arrive, it’s come and it’s gone. No apocalypse. No golden age. No. It’s been more like going from […]
Monthly Archives: December 2015
“We Must Always Take Sides . . .”
2015-12-29 – Today I saw an interesting quotation on Facebook and reposted it. I’ve been having second thoughts about it though, so I decided to write about it. First, the […]
Taxes Are Just an Excuse
2015-12-27 – I had a couple of interesting experiences last week while I was shopping for a gift for my wife Kit. The main portion of the gift I found […]
Pumpkin Pie Will Be the New Official State Pie of Illinois
2015-12-25 – Eighty-five percent of all pumpkin eaten in the United States apparently comes from Illinois. To celebrate this fact, the State of Illinois has declared pumpkin pie to be […]
Could We Have Handled World War II?
2015-12-22 – In my last post I tried to parody the shrillness of today’s media with the “breaking news” of daybreak. You all know what it’s like. We’re all so […]
BREAKING NEWS: Daybreak Tuesday at 7:17 AM (Chicago)
2015-12-20 – BREAKING NEWS: Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have informed EightOh9 News that the sun will rise in Chicago on Tuesday, December 22, at 7:17 […]
Good! They Got Him! 1% Scum!
2015-12-17 – “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli was arrested today! They carted him away wearing a hoodie. Yay! The system works . . . uh, wait a minute. If you’ve managed […]
You Love Stories that Make Them Seem Stupid—True or Not
2015-12-15 – There’s been a story floating around making fun of the North Carolina town of Woodland that supposedly disapproved the installation of a solar farm on the ground that […]
Win the Holidays?
2015-12-13 – While it’s not PC to say “Happy Holidays” (or is it—one of the two), it’s apparently not a problem to say “Win the Holidays.” WTF? I’m always the […]
Gracie Is Schrödinger’s Cat
2015-12-10 – We have two cats. One is named Poppy. One is named Gracie. Gracie has hyperactive thyroid—or is it hypoactive? I can never get that straight. Whatever you call […]
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