Glibertarians.com 2019 Archive

Category: Daily Links

  • The Night Shift for October 12, 2019

     

    Going by results, it seems my weirdness wasn’t exactly a crowd-pleaser.  Either that, or, all the autumnal types were busy getting their Fall on.  Or, could it be that Friday nights are the answer?   Well over 900 comments is a tough act to follow, although I did seem to get a new nickname out of it (H/T to Gender Traitor).  Oh, well—time to get Diggy with it…

     

    Here’s something to set the mood for the night.  (What??  I’m a guy of many facets…)

    Yes, yes—my weekly go-to.

    Sir Digby topic:  I am considering getting certified as a Gemologist through the GIA.  I’m not looking for a new career, exactly.  This is an area that I like (gemstones), and something that, while pricey, could probably be accomplished fairly quickly, and give me other job options, should I want/need them.  I don’t exactly relish the idea of standing around in a suit all day, just to sell some high-priced baubles.  But, that isn’t the only type of gemologist work, either.  Do any of you have experience with later-in-life career changes?  How about delayed education or career training?  (Anyone have any jeweler-type contacts you could share?)  I’d like input on this, especially for issues I may not be considering.

    Combining two things with which I am somewhat familiar:  Crime, and, humor.

    I hate to say it, but, I don’t think we’ve heard the last in the Botham Jean murder case.  Between the Judge/Bible brouhaha, the subsequent murder of one of the witnesses, and, the appeal that I would think is forthcoming, it seems like this may stay in the media longer than the Las Vegas massacre.  I haven’t seen anything in-depth about the investigation yet.  However, I find it odd that the DA was able to effectively “prove” intent, while using arguments that seems to show recklessness, effectively making it manslaughter.  Don’t take this to mean that I think the officer isn’t culpable for his homicide—she should be doing time.  Maybe the 10 years—which will likely be somewhere around three or four year, barring any troubles inside—is a type of compromise?  What do you think?

    For your consideration:  Beautiful caves.  (Not a euphemism)

    Do you have a favorite restaurant, store, hang-out, etc, in your area?  Either some place you prefer to spend time and/or money, or, a place that you would gladly recommend to people you like (tolerate) who visit your area.  Yeah, this is me continuing my “getting to know you”, glib outreach project, and is further inspired by Florida Man’s posts.  For instance, in my area, I would recommend La Hacienda Ranch, owned by the guy who invented the frozen margarita machine.  A restaurant chain for good drinks, the best guacamole I’ve ever had, as well as the best fajitas.  And, not having pets, I like to go dog-watching at this spot every so often.  Tell us about your haunts.

    An obvious song choice, by a not-so-obvious performer.  Is it just me, or does this actually kick some ass??

    I plan on asking you out for next week, so, clear your calendar.

    And, be sure to wear something loose…

  • Saturday night links of fall

    Not this. That’s a month, or two from now.

    After wet, shitty weather, we’ve gotten a brief reprieve and fall came back. Clear, blue skies, warm days, no wind, and gorgeous foliage. It will be winter in about a month. I hope our midwest Glibs are warm and safe while Gaia drops some serious global climate change on their climate denying rear ends. And shout out to our Glibs in Japan, which Gaia seems to hate.

     

    How’s ’bout some links!

     

    Gravity sucks.

     

    I’m inspired by people who strive for greatness.

     

    Dexter missed his calling.

     

    Let’s just say that at least in Idaho, not everybody bothers to get a tag first before pulling the trigger.

     

    Pardon me while I put on my shocked face.

     

    May I suggest sterilization? The nation would thank you.

     

    And for tonight, a little Warren Zevon for your face. Definitely NSFW.

     

  • Saturday Morning Escape from Florida Links

     

    Me: /walks in front door

    SP: You’re back just in time.

    Me: In time for what?

    SP: In time for me to not burn down the house. This has been the longest week of my life.

    Me: Speaking of the longest anything in your life…

    SP: NO.

     

    Birthdays today include a very nice guy; a very nutty guy; a guy who inspired me; and someone I never heard of who has a great name. And after that… news.

     

     

    Wow, soon I’ll be able to get shitty fast food!

     

    Molon labe, slavers. No way this would survive a constitutional challenge.

     

    “…because these need to be government-run cages, with the jackboots being in the public employees’ unions.”

     

    I have some issues with this research.

     

    Isn’t it great that Trump pulled our troops out of Syri…. uhhhhh….   fuck that guy.

     

    What we need is common sense mechanical pencil control legislation. And close the stationery show loophole.

     

    Oops. Well, omelets, eggs, you know.

     

     

    Old Guy Music today is something I just couldn’t resist. The Pride of Frederick County.

  • ZARDOZ FRIDAY NIGHT LINKS…AND ADVICE!

    ZED IS UPSET WITH THE ADVICE BOOKS OF BRUTALS!

     

    ZARDOZ SPEAKS TO YOU, HIS CHOSEN ONES. FRIDAY NIGHT SHOULD BE A TIME OF RELAXATION FOR THE CHOSEN ONES. YOU HAVE DONE WELL. MUCH SNARK AT THE BRUTALS WHO PLAGUE THE EARTH AS IN TIMES OF OLD. AND YOU HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS SITE – ZARDOZ IS PLEASED. THEREFOR, ZARDOZ GIVES YOU THE GIFT OF THE LINK…AND ADVICE. GO FORTH AND COMMENT!

    • NOT MUCH OF A CLEANSING, IRAN. ZARDOZ DEMANDS BETTER. ONE? YOU CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT.
    • AN “A” FOR EFFORT. AN “F” FOR EXECUTION. ZARDOZ IS STILL SHAKING HIS GIANT STONE HEAD OVER “12 INCH MACHETE”. WHAT PART OF “GO FORTH AND KILL” ARE THESE FAILURES NOT COMPREHENDING?
    • THE PENIS IS EVIL. THE AIRPLANE IS JUST…STRANGE.

    AND NOW, ZARDOZ WILL CONTINUE HIS ADVICE ON ETIQUETTE. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE CHOSEN ONES BEHAVE PROPERLY.

    Q: When having guests over for dinner, I am unable to find a gracious way to refuse alcohol to those who will be driving. I generally don’t give it as an option when asking what they would like to drink, but they often request a glass of wine nonetheless. It’s not that I associate with lushes and felons, but I personally would prefer not to serve any alcohol to a designated driver.

    A: SILENCE, BRUTAL! ZARDOZ SINCERELY DESIRES CARNAGE ON THE HIGHWAYS. YOU MUST SERVE DISTILLED GRAIN ALCOHOL TO ALL WHO WOULD OPERATE MACHINERY. HOWEVER, IF YOU REALLY INSIST ON PRESERVING THEIR LIVES (IN ORDER TO SERVE THE VORTEX) THEN THE ANSWER IS BEFORE YOU…SUMMON BRUTALCART!

    “May, Friend is crocked…again.”

    Q: We were invited to my boss’s for dinner and cards (“Bring your appetite, we’re serving our special”). When we arrived, we were greeted with, “We’re just getting through; get yourselves a drink and we’ll be right in.” We did bring our appetites and were painfully starving as we exchanged perplexed glances. Upon leaving, we thanked them for a wonderful evening and, needless to say, drove to the nearest restaurant. Did our hosts really forget that they asked us to dinner? What would others have done in this situation?

    A: CLEARLY YOU HAD MISSED THE NIGHTLY GREEN BREAD AND UNIDENTIFIABLE BEVERAGE THAT IS FEATURED EVERY NIGHT IN THE VORTEX.

    SECONDS ON GREEN BREAD, ANYONE?

    THE FAULT IS CLEARLY YOURS. HOWEVER, ZARDOZ IS MERCIFUL. HE IS PREPARED TO SEE THAT YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY FOOD, FOR THE REST OF YOUR DAYS. THAT FOOD WOULD BE THE GRAIN IN THE FIELDS NEAR THE VORTEX!

    GRAIN, GRAIN, LOVELY GRAIN!

    ZARDOZ HAS SPOKEN.

  • Friday (Finally!) Afternoon Linsk

    Man, what a long week. I feel like I was hit with a sack of hammers. But its recovery time. We have a local concert in the park with my family tonight… which, meh. But the kids will like it. And then tomorrow its the first Red River Shootout in a while that I’ve felt good about as a Texas Ex in a long time. By which I mean, it won’t necessarily be luck if the good guys win. So I’ll start a pot of chili in the morning and day drink. Maybe nap in the afternoon. What are you good people up to?

    Umm, ambassadors serve at the pleasure of the president, so… what’s the issue here? Oh right, just another hit piece. Here’s the thing I think people

    Knife violence in Manchester! If only the good guys had guns…

    I was hoping for sexier cyborgs.

    Knife violence in DC! Where a 14 year old girl apparently has managed to elude the DC cops. She’s probably not a good person, but I’m kind of rooting for her.

     

  • Friday Morning Links

    Pure filthiness

    Gerrit Cole gave a masterclass in pitching again last night as he carried the Astros to the ALCS showdown everybody (except some people on the Florida gulf coast) was hoping for.  Let’s hope their rotation holds up after going 5 while the Yankees were just relaxing for the last few days.  Game 1 is Saturday.

    Elsewhere, the Patriots looked dominant in the second half to pull away from a game Giants team.  Your winners on the ice were: Detroit, Tampa, Edmonton, Pittsburgh, St Louis, Winnipeg (sorry, Wild fans), Nashville, San Jose, Calgary, Colorado and Phoenix. And in the only basketball news I’m going to mention, Steve Kerr is a stupid, spineless, kowtowing assclown.

    Nice sideburns, yo.

    Condiment magnate Henry John Heinz was born on this day. So were First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, real estate developer Fred Trump, writer Elmore Leonard, soccer legend Sir Bobby Charlton, musician Daryl Hall, rocker Al Atkins, actress that always annoyed me Joan Cusack, football great Chris Spielman, the late acting legend Luke Perry, entrepreneur and philanthropist Peter Thiel, and person on television Cardi B.

    I apologize if my Joan Cusack comment offends any of you.  She just isn’t a good actress in my opinion. Anyway, on to…the links!

    “It was just a joke. Don’t be such a drama queen.”

    Fredo may get the proverbial Lake Tahoe fishing trip from the LGBTQ community after last night. That was pretty cringe, but not as cringe as some of the things the candidates said. They pretty much said they all want the 1A abolished and would like to punish wrong think as a hate crime.  Terrifying stuff, to be honest.

    I’ve got three words for the Nobel Peace Prize Committee: HOW DARE YOU! But its cool. The abused child can win next year. Unfortunately, we may all be dead from global warming climate change climate catastrophe by then.

    “Don’t care how, I want it now!”

    “License and registration, chicken fucker!”And no, this is not about one of the “Super Troopers” actors.

    Australia: the Florida of the (onetime) British Empire. I’m sick of people not tolerating this man’s lifestyle choices. Just sick of it.

    Looks like we may have discovered the candidate the “whistleblower” may have ties to. That’s mighty convenient. Also, where the fuck is Hunter Biden and why isn’t he being subpoena’d?

    Another fine officer of the law

    I’ve got a question for you. How does a freaking police officer rape five women while on duty over a two-year stretch without getting caught? I hope that piece of shit rots in general population for the rest of his life. (I’d wish he get publicly executed, but that’s not possible.)

    As PG&E customers get their power restored earlier than expected, people further south are being told to prepare for the same fate. Nice job, private sector government-enforced energy monopoly.Way to do exactly what we expected you to do: fail spectacularly.

    Yeah, if you thought I was gonna play something weak at the end of the week, you’ve got another thing coming.

    Have a great Friday and weekend, friends.

  • Thursday Afternoon Links

    After yesterday’s SF horror double feature, I bet you’re ready for some nice, boring links. #MeToo.

    I think this sentence is about right. The defendant didn’t set out to kill anyone that day, but he certainly provoked a confrontation and then shot a man who did not appear to be engaging him once he was down on his ass. “An armed society is a polite society” needs to go for the gun carriers as much as those who would be dissuaded from being impolite by others carrying.

    God, I love humanity.

    News to absolutely no one who knows cats.

    I’ll admit it. I’m jealous.

     

    Shit it’s been a long week. I wanna be higher than Elvis in this video. But I’ll probably just drink a couple of beers tonight and call it good.

  • Thursday Morning Links

    Pretty much sums it up

    The poor Atlanta Braves. I don’t know if they could have put anybody on the mound to stop what happened to them in the first inning.The same can not be said for the Dodgers and the 8th though.Why Kershaw came out of that dugout for that inning will be a question asked endlessly until the idiot that sent him is fired. So now we’re down to the Astros-Rays to determine the LCS matchups. I hope the ‘Stros buck the trend of road teams clinching.

    Your hockey winners last night were Buffalo, Philly, and Vancouver. And across the Pacific, they decided a typhoon was more important than rugby matches.  We’ll see what happens with the games scheduled for late tonight, as there are some more serious consequences if that match gets called. Especially since its effectively a knockout match.

    The legendary AC Slater

    Composer Giuseppe Verdi was born on this day.  jazzman Thelonious Monk, actor Peter Coyote, underrated singer John Prine, rock legend David Lee Roth, extremely underrated singer Kirsty MacColl, murdered journalist Daniel Pearl, almost-murdered politician Steve Scalise, and Hollywood heartthrob Mario Lopez.

    Meh, that wasn’t so great a day. Oh well, there’s aways a chance to make up for it with a solid set of…the links!

    I never like posting this kind of shit. But I feel like I have to once in a while. Just in case there are a few of you out there that forget the courts are full of idiots and there are bad people in the world going unpunished. Seriously, UK? Seriously?!?!?!?!

    RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!!!

    Global Warming is about to fuck shit up. So be sure to stock up on firewood and keep your coat handy.  This warming is gonna be especially cold and dangerous.

    I guess this is the kind of stuff Philly cops can work on since they’ve solved all the serious crimes. Shouldn’t this have been handled internally by, you know, removing the offenders?

    “Still my day, bitches!”

    And the DC City Council has apparently fixed all the shitty things about the city so they can focus on pressing issues. Just kidding. Traffic is still a mess, the crime rate is still relatively high. And its still full of government workers.

    Sorry these links are a bit on the harsh side today. This is not the link that will buck that trend. And I mean, this might be the worst of the bunch as far as rage-inducement goes. Tread lightly.

    I guess this will become a “greedy corporations” story now. Instead of a “this is what happens when the market is manipulated and a government-enforced monopoly is created” story.

    I’m sure there’s no possible way this is an overreaction. Oh well, he gets to have his life ruined so the SRO can get a medal for being such a hero. Eggs, omelets, amirite?

    I assume many of you knew this was coming. The video is probably better than the song.  Nah, it’s not.

    Anyway, go have a great day.  Fingers crossed for an Astros victory.

  • Wednesday Afternoon Links of Mystery

    Stuffed With Sockeye Salmon, ‘Holly’ Wins ‘Fat Bear Week’ Heavyweight Title

    Fat Bear Week 2019 officially ended Tuesday night. And the winner is …

    No. 435, or if you prefer a name, Holly.

    Fat Bear Week has been an annual event for the past five years in Katmai National Park and Preserve in southwestern Alaska. The idea is to publicize and celebrate the process of bears eating as much as they can to build up crucial fat reserves in advance of winter hibernation.

    Park rangers made a game out of the process — a March Madness-style bracket matching bear against bear, each with photos proving girth and inviting the public to vote on the fattest bear in each pair.

    Apologies to those who might have thought that “Fat Bear Champion” was a porn title, or an anime title, or an anime porn title. (Swiss can’t narrow his eyes… I stole the joke from him!)

    But watch out, Molly, in your long slumber. STEVE SMITH likes ’em meaty.

    Cattle Mysteriously Mutilated In Oregon

    Coming upon one of the dead bulls is an eerie scene. The forest is hot and still, apart from a raven’s repeating caw. The bull looks like a giant, deflated plush toy. It smells. Weirdly, there are no signs of buzzards, coyotes or other scavengers. His red coat is as shiny as if he were going to the fair, but he’s bloodless and his tongue and genitals have been surgically cut out.

    Marshall says these young livestock were just reaching their top value as breeding bulls. The animals are worth around $6,000 each. And since these were breeding bulls, hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of future calves were lost too.

    Finding these young Herefords in this remote country can sometimes take the ranch’s experienced cowboys days. Ranch staff members are now required to ride in pairs and are encouraged to carry arms.

    “It’s rugged,” Marshall says. “I mean this is the frontier. If some person, or persons, has the ability to take down a 2,000-pound range bull, you know, it’s not inconceivable that they wouldn’t have a lot of problems dealing with a 180-pound cowboy.”

    Mutilated cattle? Drained of blood with genitals and tongues removed? It’s just so retro and 70s. UFOs! Cults! Chupacabras!

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle_mutilation

    Thar be monsters: Filmmaker explores creatures of New England lore

    “Champ,” the sea monster of lore that lives in Lake Champlain, and other water-dwelling cryptids of New Hampshire and across New England fascinate documentarian Aleksandar Petakov.

    The Nashua filmmaker and cryptozoology researcher shared his love for the elusive creatures Thursday at Derry Public Library.

    Petakov said he learned about the Loch Ness Monster of Scotland as a youth. Later, while researching the various lake and coastal sea serpents in New England for a documentary mini-series titled, “On the Trail of… Champ” (available on Amazon Prime and Youtube), he discovered our Champ actually pre-dates Nessie.

    “Champ was the original lake monster,” Petakov said.

    Champ, he said, was first sighted by Samuel de Champlain in 1609, with more sightings documented in news articles in the 1870s, during which a sea serpent scare swept the nation. Tales of a monster in Loch Ness had begun to circulate about that same time.

    Now, Petakov said, he’s skeptical of the Scottish counterpart to Champ but believes there is “something going on” at Lake Champlain.

    Theories explaining what appears to witnesses as a long-necked creature with a elongated, humped back range from the mundane — objects like driftwood and common eels — to the fantastic, prehistoric sea creatures that have survived countless millennia yet remain undetected by biologists to this day.

    Petakov’s favorite theory is that Champ is actually a long-necked tortoise that has grown very large and very old.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champ_(folklore)

    Nessie is so over-exposed. It’s nice to see American cryptids get more attention. I mean, we have quite a few of them.

    And then there are these assholes:

    Sacrificial stone at America’s Stonehenge vandalized with power tool, cross left behind

    Police are looking into who might have taken an apparent grinder tool to a sacrificial stone tablet at America’s Stonehenge last weekend, and left behind a wooden cross with photos and drawings attached.

    On Sunday, Sept. 29, the Salem Police Department responded to the tourist attraction at 105 Haverhill Road around 12:30 p.m.

    “The responding officer spoke with the caller who stated he was walking the property and located a wooden cross suspended between two trees,” Deputy Chief Joel Dolan said Thursday.

    The property owner said they also found damage done to a sacrificial tablet using a power tool, most likely a grinding tool. The vandal also apparently hit it with a sledgehammer, knocking the stone tablet over.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America%27s_Stonehenge

    Appropriate music link…

  • Wednesday Morning Links

    A nervous man at the moment.

    Well the Astros are making me sweat. Thank God Cole’s on the hill tomorrow night to hopefully end this nightmare from becoming a reality.  The Dodgers hope to do the same tonight against the Nationals. And the Braves/Cards will play their decider as well. On the ice, the Hurricanes, Oilers, Jets, Stars, Mighty Ducks, Predators, Kings and Bruins were your winners. Across the Pacific, the USA Eagles got beat again. Man, I really wish some NFL players would switch to rugby so we could have given those Argies what-for. Oh well.

    Slap that bass!

    Alfred Dreyfus was born on this day. He shares it with: Prince Edward, baseball player Joe Pepitone,  musician John Lennon, musical genius John Entwistle, other musical genius Jackson Browne, funny man Robert Wuhl, person on tv Scott Bakula, and fashion model Bella Hadid.

    That list has some great musicians on it. Two of them, to be exact.  Disagree with me if you want in the comments, but first please read…the links!

    President Trump kicks the regulatory state in the balls. Oh, I can’t wait to see his detractors go off about this one. I’m sure business owners and people who have been screwed by big government will just flock to them.

    Turn this into condos!

    This just breaks my heart. I sure hope they can scrounge up enough money to keep their sinecures, fund their “aid” (read: sex parties for family and friends of officials), and spend time condemning the one stable nation in the Middle East. Actually, I hope they fold, the buildings are sold for apartments, and they roll back to Europe.

    NO NBA FOR YOU!

    The rift between China’s ruling communist party and the NBA continues to widen. Looks like the tipoff between teams in Shanghai, which you could have watched if you had a good enough social credit score and weren’t in a reeducation camp to have your organs harvested, has been cancelled.  Meanwhile, it looks like ESPN have finally found a social issue they don’t want their talking heads discussing. What a bunch of gutless pussies.

    Nancy Drew was not an instruction manual, according to police. Uh, but it worked. Luckily.

    “If you’re in one of  the red areas, fuck you”
    -PG&E Press Release

    If you’re a NorCal Glib, we’ve enjoyed your company here. See you sometime next week. And may God have mercy on your soul.

    File this under “No Shit”. I mean, is this really a surprise?

    And since that link from my usual source was so short, here’s a second link from there. Unfortunately, it will most likely piss you off like it has me.

    I haven’t played a birthday song in a while. I have to change that for today. I apologize for nothing because this is one of the greatest songs ever written.

    Enjoy it. And enjoy your Wednesday.