The mercury is at 65 and falling. No telling how many iguanas, alligators, pythons, and manatees will be killed by this unseasonable cold front, but my best guess is zero. I’m sure the local news will breathlessly cover the over on that one. Overnight temperatures could dip below 40 degrees. I’m stocking up on meth and hot chocolate. To make matters worse, I have a dental appointment today where they hygienist will mercilessly berate me for being an occasional flosser. I’ll pretend contrition and go home with a sore mouth.
PETA holds “dog barbecue” with fake dog. I’m the sort of heartless monster who would ask for a slice of the flank and the feign anger that this wasn’t a better way for them to dispose of all the dogs they euthanize than just tossing them in the landfill.
Amanda Knox is back in the news and $20K richer after an Italian court found that Italian police had violated her civil rights. Taking a page from their American brethren, they found “no evidence that she had been physically assaulted”.
If Beto was a Republican, this would sink his candidacy. Instead, this non-story will be spun into a MASH-note of how edgy, sexy, and creative he is. OMG, he was in a punk cover band! Sploosh!
Good morning by my incorrigible scoundrels, and what a glorious morning it is as the partial shutdown is still in effect leading to the postponement of the State of the Union address. Personally, I think Trump should have taken up that sweet few hours of prime time television to have aired a Trump Extravaganza with bikini girls, cannons, and fireworks.
With the Russia nonsense fading away, Democrats are now pushing even harder on the “zomg racist” rhetoric, continuing the destruction of the meaning of the word.
I’m happier’n a camel on Hump Day. Mostly because my wife and I are actually going to have an adult dinner out somewhere. That will be great. Imagine, talking with your partner about shit other than the next thing on the to-do list.
So you run a company that spends 11 months a year producing product that sells out in six weeks, and you can’t stay in business? Was your entire upper management peopled by former government managers?
I was having an interesting conversation with a lawyer friend about how people under 35 or so seem to be willing to forego specialized services that people over 35 think are just the cost of doing business. His story involved a young entrepreneur walking away from a million-dollar partnership rather than pay a $5000 retainer. Like, not only did the guy not use my friend’s services, he just walked away with whatever his partner offered him, which was not an even split. Here’s one about a similar age-cohort foregoing doctors. I don’t want to overstate the case — young people of many generations have foregone doctors because if you’re 25 and typically healthy you don’t absolutely need one. However, I would be interested to hear other people’s take on this because I do kind of feel like there’s a kernel of insight there. Can apps + The Interwebs really reduce the bullshit and optimize your time spent on such things to approximately zero, or not? Is this just being young and not at all generational? I’m not strongly one one side or the other and beg the wisdom and insight of the Glibertariat.
Good morning my lovable assholes. And what a glorious morning it is as the partial government shutdown is still in effect. It may end soon, who knows, as there are two dueling bills, one in the Senate reflecting Trump’s offer, the second from the House which would reopen government until February 8th.
Happy Tuesday, back to work, back to work. Unless you’re snowed in or frozen in. I was up pretty late drinking and reading Azure documentation. So I guess I just need to be properly buzzed for the test next week. Thank God for Uber, right?
Prudish scolds shouted down the Library of Congress for noticing (as our own Sloopy did) that Stonewall Jackson (a pretty good American soldier before he joined the Confederacy) happened to be born on the same day his conquerors (or re-conquerors) government chose to honor Dr. Martin Luther King’s contribution to America. I kind of wonder who Dr. King would identify with more being Southern, a gun owner, and having experienced the oppression at the hands of government agents. I guess I should text my wife and tell her to prepare for my doxxing.
How likely are you to live to 90? If you’re a woman, be tall and thin. If you’re man, its pretty much a crapshoot (t/w CNN, but currently featuring a Warty approved picture)
SEALS needing electroshock therapy to be normal? Anyone surprised? Kidding aside, its really electro-stimulation and anything that helps alleviate PTSD and other mental and TBI damage effects from war is good.
The article for Riven put me in mind of a certain album cover, and this song seems like something Florida Man would come up with.
Good morning my adorable little maniacs! It would be a glorious morning if I wasn’t for our evil shithead press irresponsibly running with a story that demonized teenagers. Maybe this will help.
Hey guys, two in a row. I’m really starting to put a streak together. Stay warm if you live in the Glacial Expanse. I have people from Chicago and Michigan telling me they are cold, so it must be for real.
Japan is pioneering “Rent-a-sister”, which is apparently NOT affiliated with Pornhub. I’m sure many of you are dissapoint.
Local opinion writer is right but for wrong reasons objecting to 50-story tower in St. Pete. My main objection is that it will end up in some sort of taxpayer supported receivership in the next downturn.
Shocker, diplomats and spies for the US and the Norks have been talking for years. Something, something, “jaw, jaw is better than war, war.”
Here’s a pop-tune for Florida Man. Fun fact, I had never heard this song until a local instrumental-only cover band played it years ago.
Well we couldn’t have asked for better games. I mean, we could have asked for better officiating, especially at the end of the Saints-Rams game. But the NFL would sure rather have an LA team in the Super Bowl and these things happen from time to time. (In case you were wondering, by “these things”, I mean missing the most obvious pass interference calls as well as a helmet-to-helmet hit a full second before the ball arrives in the last minute and a half of a game on a play that would have effectively ended the contest because the team on defense were out of timeouts. Un-fucking-believable.
Seems legit. -the NFL
In the other game, the Patriots did what the Patriots do. Nobody should be surprised by what transpired, only that it happened in a stadium outside of New England. And so now anybody with a sense of fairness is resigned to cheer for the Patriots since the Rams don’t even deserve to be there. Fuck, sometimes the world isn’t fair.
Down Under, Serena knocked out Halep a short while ago. Djoker is tied up at a set apiece, Federer had been bounced and Nadal is casually strolling through his side of the draw. In soccer, Liverpool won a wild one and Man City won easily to keep pace. Spurs pulled one out at the death and Chelsea took it in the shorts.
Today’s birthdays include Confederate general Stonewall Jackson, skeezy Russian Gregori Rasputin, Canadian hockey legend Georges Vezina, fashion designed Christian Dior, acrobat Karl Wallenda, bald man Telly Savalas, hilarious Englishman Benny Hill, the greatest golfer that ever lived Jack Nicklaus, scumbag asshole Eric Holder, billionaire Paul Allen, and least-known Spice Girl Emma Bunton.
Its also the day Louis XVI was executed by guillotine, Jimmy Carter pardoned nearly all Vietnam era draft evaders, and John McEnroe was expelled from the Australian Open.
The media were creaming their pants over this bit of fabulist journalism. Hell, they were still trying to parse its legitimacy even after Mueller’s office offered a pretty stern condemnation of it.
Just in case you were wondering (or if you’re like me you hadn’t noticed) , the federal government has been “shut down” for 30 days now. Keep it up, and eventually everybody will realize that the federal government spends way too much money on useless shit.
Anyway, that’s the links. Enjoy Martin Luther King, Jr Day even though his birthday was last week. And because he probably wouldn’t enjoy what his legacy has been perverted into. So just enjoy the free day off, unless you’re working like me.
STEVE SMITH MAKE LINKS FOR FUNNY GLIBERTARIAN PEOPLE. WHEN HIM READ SOME LINKS, WANT HIT BAD PEOPLE ON HEAD WITH BIG ROCK. BUT HIM TOO BUSY RIGHT NOW DO THAT, SO HIM JUST GIVE LINKS AND LET READ.
STEVE SMITH NO UNDERSTAND – HIM LIKE CHEWY PATTY! LEAVE HIM FOOD ALONE! GRRR!
BAD GOVERNMENT STAY BAD, MAYBE GET WORSE? THAT NEVER HAPPEN!
ENGLAND PEOPLE MIGHT TRY MAKE BIONIC TO COMPETE WITH STEVE SMITH, IT NO WORK!
I’m in a bit of a food coma, having eaten about double my weekly cheese ration last night. With plenty of wine to wash it down. So I won’t dwell much on things and get right down to business; this way, I might get another chance to sleep it off.
Well, you have extra paid vacation. What do you do? Oh yeah, this.
The inevitable Old Guy music, today featuring the Birthday Boy. It’s a great piece, with Piston having feet in both Classical and Modern idioms. And this college ensemble plays their asses off.
