ZARDOZ SPEAKS TO YOU, HIS CHOSEN ONES. THE OLD GRAVITRONIC COILS WERE SLOW TO WARM THIS MORNING. SOMEONE (ZED) FORGOT TO LEAVE THEM ATTACHED TO THE HEATER. HE WILL BE FORGIVEN…THIS TIME.
THAT IS OF NO CONCERN TO THE CHOSEN ONES, THEY SEEK THE LINKS!
ZARDOZ HAS SPOKEN.
STEVE SMITH HAVE ENJOYABLE WEEKEND WITH HIKERS. BY ENJOYABLE, MEAN RAPE FILLED. THEM SEEK SHELTER IN STEVE SMITH CAVE, WHEN SNOWSTORM COME. MAKE EASY FOR STEVE SMITH! WINTER HAS BEEN VERY, VERY GOOD STEVE SMITH.
NOW STEVE SMITH RELAX WITH LINKS. LINKS FOR FUNNY GLIBERTARIAN PEOPLE:
FREE CASCADIA!
SP and I took a break yesterday from the rigors of setting up the new household and went for a stroll in the San Tan Mountains. “Enjoy it now, the furnace will be lit shortly.” Looking around, I couldn’t help but think that it was like living in a Krazy Kat cartoon, though no-one conked me with a brick. Back to it today, I’m afraid, but first I need to get Links going. And here they are.
Birthdays of note today include Wally “It’s Just This Once” Pipp; a guy whose argumentation style was so dishonest that he had it named after him, Duane “The Gallop” Gish; and all-around fun guy Huey “Kill Whitey” Newton.
On to the news.
Warty likes to say that we live in the best possible timeline. And stories like this are further evidence for his hypothesis. The best part was that the rope was bought at a place called The Crafty Beaver, which really ought to be a lesbian bar. And c’mon Jussie, if you’re going to do it right, take some lessons from the French.
Social signaling really seems to be the trendy way to cut school these days. What I love best is some of the names: Orla Supple and Tallulah Guard.
And on that topic… Lurch Speaks. And poor Lurch is embarrassed. Awww. I really do enjoy being hectored by billionaires with private jets telling me I need to make sacrifices.
Where is Oliver Wendell Holmes when you need him? Ahhh, San Francisco, never change.
Florida Man says to San Francisco, “Hold mah beer!”
Homeland Security (and I love the irony of that cognomen) figures out a creative new way to waste the tax money mulcted from the citizenry.
“I’m not sitting next to a fucking three year old, I’ve been drinking all day!” Of course it’s a Florida Woman.
Not exactly news, but something delightful to read, and why Cal is my second-favorite president ever. h/t dbleagle
There’s a Maxwell Smart joke in here somewhere.
There is absolutely no-one in this story who isn’t a stereotype. We really are living in the best possible timeline.
Old Guy Music, and this is a delightful piece played by a delightful guy who I really, really miss since leaving the frozen plains of northern Illinois. And yes, he plays all of the instruments here, banjo, violin, guitar, autoharp… Starts off introspectively, then all hell breaks loose.
ZARDOZ SPEAKS TO YOU, HIS CHOSEN ONES. IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE EVERYONE, INCLUDING CHOSEN ONES IN TIME ZONES FAR FROM THAT OF THE VORTEX (CENTRAL US TIME)…ZARDOZ HAS GIVEN YOU THE GIFT OF THE OPEN POST. THERE IS NO “OT”, GO FORTH AND POST!
ZARDOZ HAS SPOKEN.
Of course, I arrive in Phoenix and the first thing they have me do at my new job is… fly back to Wisconsin. Just in time for a massive snowstorm. It made me feel nostalgic. And cold. But I’m back in the desert now, ready for my next 39.9 years of wandering. And although a journey usually begins with a single step, in this case the journey will begin with a Links post.
I’ve been remiss about birthdays, but today is a good one to make up for that: self-deprecating ventriloquist Edgar Bergen; America’s Dad who didn’t drug and rape anyone, Hugh Beaumont (insert Beaver jokes here); ski expert Sonny Bono; and the guy who made it OK to wear an air filter on your face, LeVar Burton.
Next up, the news.
The speech that launched a thousand lawsuits. Of course, none of them were about the real issue of a waste of money (except the ones who also wanted to waste the money, just on different stupid ideas).
Expect laser sights to be declared assault weapons. Bonus points for noting that the gunman “went ballistic.”
The libertarian moment is upon us! Which will come as zero surprise to any of us who already had zero expectations that Team Red was any different than Team Blue.
If you lament our continuing losses of liberty under the aegis of counter-terrorism, close your eyes and think of England.
I’m not a Catholic, so please forgive this question: Why don’t you guys just burn the fucking thing to the ground and start over?
In the ongoing psychodrama of Jussie Smollett, two guys put in cages have been freed. No word on how they’ll be able to extract compensation from a guy who is about to become asset-free.
Not the brightest fellows in the world.
“Vapin’ in the boys’ room…” Schools really are prisons, as if we needed reminders. My cynical mind wonders if the supplier is the brother-in-law of a school official…? Nawww, I’m still thinking in Chicago mode.
And yet more of the same. Because our kids can’t ever be too safe, right? /starts looking at whose brother-in-law supplies THIS technology…
I love the idea that lawsuits based on scientific claims are presided over by guys in black robes who couldn’t tell you how a molecule holds together and decided by twelve people who couldn’t tell you what a molecule is. But hey, lots of lawyers make lots of money, so it’s all OK.
Old Guy Music, and literally. What happens when two old guys who happen to be legendary guitarists sit on a couch and just lay out? I think it would go something like this:
SEA SMITH BACK FROM TRIP VISIT SOUTH CHINA SEA. HE READ ARTICLES HERE, GO SEE WHAT GOING ON. EXAMINE CHINESE FAKE ISLAND. BY EXAMINE, MEAN RAPE. BUT NOW BACK, AND CAN GIVE LINKS! HOPE GLIBERTARIAN LAND HOOMANS LIKE!
COME ON IN, WATER FINE!
Sorry…not really feeling it this morning. So there will be a lack of witty banter, and you will have to supply the music links. Just pretend you are in a 1980s grocery store that stocks naught but Generics:
Do try and stay away from being banned today, mkay?
We, the Glibs staff, are really down with certain St. Valentine’s Day traditions. Like the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. I hope everyone is doing a little something special for that special something in your life. Robohos don’t come with a self-cleaning option yet.
Great news, there’s a cure for HPV. Not a vaccine, a cure. Condoms can be safely (less unsafely?) ignored by college students with access to birth control.
Is your sexbot spying on you? How many of you get turned on at the idea of a robot crushing your limbs during sex?
Great news for Q on this V-Day.
You know who else pulls out? Not Sloopy. Pretty sure my eldest was also conceived by that method, applied poorly.
For all you guys who got the VD put back in Valentines Day.
Good morning my Glibs and Gliberinas! And what a glorious morning it is for everyone but Paul Manafort who had his plea deal tossed out by a judge after she determined that he lied to prosecutors.
Unpossible, I have been told repeatedly that the income tax break would cost money. Not like it matters anyway as we are still spending ourselves into collapse.
This was not a wise business decision.
Newson refuses to give back the $3.5 billion CA took from the federal government for the failed choo choo boondoggle.
Back pay for Federal contractors not included in Federal funding bill.
Smollett upset at people who don’t believe him. I’m open to the possibility that he was attacked, maybe randomly by some homeless people and his Trump and race obsessed mind filled in some details that did not happen.
For a fellow Glib who recently lost their father.
Hey folks, I’m here with a few links for y’all to chatter about in the comments. Or you can ignore them completely and go off-topic immediately. I’m feeling extra permissive today and you guys benefit! You can even complain about me reusing links someone else posted. It’s a fucking free-for-all!
Annnndd I guess I need a music link? I guess this will do.
As Dr. Laura always used to say “Now go take on the day!”