A group of us were sitting in the bar at a con, talking about different lengths of ‘stories, and Ben Yalow brought up Fredric Brown (Bio HERE). He was a master of the ‘short’ short story, as little as a … Continue reading
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On April 21, 1775 the ‘rebellion’ came to South Carolina in the form of preemptive ‘actions’… Thursday, April 20th, 1775, the members of the General Committee of the South Carolina Provincial Congress convened in Charleston. After discussing the latest news … Continue reading
Not knowing what had happened the day before in Lexington and Concord, MA, on April 20, 1775, Williamsburg, VA was the site of the infamous Gunpowder Incident… The incident that pushed Governor Murray to action may have been Patrick Henry’s … Continue reading
Heard round the world… 0500 Lexington Green- The British light infantry halted at Vine Brook, about a half mile from Lexington Green, in order to load their muskets. They then continued their advance. When they approached the Green they discovered … Continue reading
Buttiwhatever is at it again… While ignoring a cornucopia of crises in his two-plus years as Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg has found a supposed crisis that he will address, and it sounds a lot like his previously trotted-out theory … Continue reading
It’s been a LONG weekend! Foolzcon 4 is done, stick a fork in it… 63 (give or take as people floated in and out) folks showed up to the not a con this weekend hosted by the North Texas Troublemakers. … Continue reading
Is how much the Bud Lite fiasco has cost Anheuser Busch. So far… Bud Light has had a heck of a month of April. First, we learned that the beer giant created and sent specialty cans to trans dude Dylan Mulvaney to … Continue reading
Nine minutes on the water crisis surrounding the Colorado River… What he says makes a lot of sense… And this one isn’t going to be easy to solve, or quickly solved. I think he’s right and they will end up … Continue reading
Sometimes I wonder about our education system… Even in Texas… Cars are a ‘signifier of status’ and ‘power,’ professor says A transportation professor at Texas A&M University said that “car culture” and “toxic masculinity” are intertwined. Professor Tara Goddard teaches … Continue reading
NYC spent almost $1M on robots to patrol the subway… This week, the New York Police Department rolled out several robots to patrol Times Square and the city’s subway system to fight crime. According to the New York Post, this includes … Continue reading