Kahomono - Still Lucky After All These Years

Random musings on whatever catches my attention that day

David F

Groundhog Day

A friend told me today that he has on his "bucket list" a Groundhog Day visit to Punxsutawney, PA to witness the actual emergence of Phil (the groundhog, not Connors). He says he wants to uncover the conspiracy behind the whole thing. Hmm. Another win…

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David F

Dick-Tatorship

That's what you get when the Pumpkin is your dictator. https://twitter.com/GWillowWilson/status/958398767320875008 Click through for all the thoughts but here's the headliner: It's a mistake to think a dictatorship feels intrinsically different on a day-to-day basis than a democracy does. I've lived in one dictatorship and…

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David F

Betty White Weirdness

Not her weirdness, which is both plentiful and delightful. But weirdness about her... Jill texted me at work today with the "news" that Betty White had died on Jan 23, a full week ago. Googling her name seemed to confirm this - the capsule bio…

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Krugman Hits a Grand Slam

In five simple tweets, Nobel economist Paul Krugman has laid bare the true nature of the Rethuglicans and all of their fellow RWNJs. The religious right claimed to care about moral values, but is fine with a guy who cheats on his third wife with…

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