Have more money than sense… A hat that French leader Napoleon Bonaparte wore himself sold for $2.1 million at an auction Sunday. The final price also includes a commission of 28.8% charged by the Osenat auction house, which anticipated the hat would sell for anywhere … Continue reading
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I ‘think’ Musk is pissed… For good reason! The left-wing media watchdog group Media Matters for America (MMFA) has a sordid record of not only publishing absurd “fact-checks” but of bullying businesses that dare to advertise on conservative outlets, or … Continue reading
Politics… Need more popcorn! New Hampshire Democrats have a message for Presidentish Joe Biden, delivered figuratively with a flinty New England middle-finger salute to his plan to upend the traditional primary schedule. For more than a century, New Hampshire voters … Continue reading
Bites the dust… Yet another ‘claimant’ to be a native turns out not to be… One of Canada’s most prominent Indigenous icons might not be Indigenous after all, according to media reports. Buffy Sainte-Marie, who was considered the first Indigenous person … Continue reading
Welp, ‘final’ checkup for the new eyeballs turns out to be NOT the final checkup. Still having a bit of an issue with the left eye. The back of the retina is ‘lumpy’ so more eyedrops, and no flying for … Continue reading
Can’t find anything ‘good’ to say, so I’m not going to say anything… Go read the folks on the sidebar, they write better than I do anyway. Off to OKC VA for a final look and new prescription for glasses … Continue reading
Was ‘somebody’ advised of what was going to happen??? On October 7, four photojournalists who provide reporting and photos for the likes of the Associated Press (AP), CNN, the New York Times, Reuters, and other outlets were allegedly at the … Continue reading
To start the week! The fattest knight at King Arthur’s round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi. I thought I saw an eye-doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an … Continue reading
This one is gonna leave a mark!!! It’s official. Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital has been found liable for the medical kidnapping of Maya Kowalski, medical malpractice, billing fraud, and driving Beata Kowalski to suicide. In a groundbreaking decision, a … Continue reading
At the eleventh hour, on the eleventh day, of the eleventh month… We are the lucky ones that made it back. To all my shipmates, it was always ‘interesting’ serving with you. And a special thanks to those maintainers who … Continue reading