Well, my post yesterday lit off the spammers… again… 71 spams as of 2200 last night. Usually I have less than five a day… In other news, things are getting interesting between DOJ and the House Select Committee on Intelligence. … Continue reading
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Closer and closer… AE Pilot Jim posted this on FB- I’ve been seeing the term “Othering” being bandied about more and more often lately, so let’s talk about balkanization. Balkanization or Balkanize, as a term, was born out of the … Continue reading
Well, I wore out another keyboard… This one lasted a year, and somewhere around 500,000 words… And my new one… And N, I, and S work!!! Yea! Yes, it’s a Microsoft Natural. I like it because it reduces my wrist … Continue reading
Wing has a new book out!!! Click on the cover to get it! The blurb- Raina escaped to Freeport with a tour booked under a stolen ID, and a plan to lose herself in the city. Instead, she found a … Continue reading
I was going to rant about the BS on the border, and the effing congresscritters that can’t pull their heads out of their asses and actually DO their effing jobs… But Ramirez does better with two cartoons than I can … Continue reading
Back in the day… We had crew hats that were done in theater… Japan, 1976-77 But the real reason for this is a picture one of my shipmates sent me, asking, “Remember this?” The ubiquitous electric skillet… Every crew … Continue reading
Tired of paying outrageous prices for burnt coffee served by ‘baristas’ with an attitude? Apparently you’re not the only one (I don’t buy ANYTHING at Starbucks, ever). Starbucks is closing 150 stores in the next year… The coffee behemoth is … Continue reading
Yeah, yeah, you smell something burning… 🙂 Discussion yesterday with a young lady at the library who is breaking in as an author. In the two hardest possible genres, romance and young adult (YA). She indie too (self-published via Amazon). … Continue reading
Bank of America has apparently followed Dicks, Delta, and Intuit down the rathole… Bank of America has sold its interest in gun manufacturer Remington Outdoor Co. and made peace with anti-gun activists in the Parkland community. Full story, HERE. Makes me glad … Continue reading
Tiny Iceland is in the World Cup with a team that only has 11 members, all from Iceland… Yesterday, they played Argentina to a draw! A 1-1 draw with impressive World Cup newcomer Iceland is far from a fatal blow to Argentina’s chances … Continue reading