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(A.K.A. Non-Original Rants)

–Co-opting good stuff from all over the ‘Net and maybe some original thoughts—ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE

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  • Yeah that–A huge part of the illegal problem

    For whatever reason, the feds are touting the following as a huge victory and I have no idea why… Fresh Mark, Inc., an Ohio-based meat processing company, has entered into a non-prosecution agreement (NPA) with federal authorities after its hiring manager orchestrated a scheme involving aggravated identity theft and obstruction of justice. Here’s what happened.… Continue reading

  • Sunday Meme Drop

    Please to enjoy… Continue reading

  • Saturday Meme Drop

    Welcome to the weekend!! Continue reading

  • Can’t help it… too funny…

    Accuweather showed a storm front that looks like a giant penis headed straight for DC. The comments on Twitchy are too good–use this link to read them. And yes, because at heart I’m twelve years old, I laughed. Continue reading

  • DEI Repackaged at the University of Iowa

    There was much rejoicing across the interwebz (at least the conservative parts) at the news that the University of Iowa was shutting down its department of Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies as well as ending its Social Justice major (and the American Studies major too). Unfortunately, as things happen in academe, it was part of… Continue reading

  • Happy Birthday J.R.R. Tolkien

    From the Tolkien Society. I’ve set a reminder already…. Continue reading

  • And so it begins again

    How are people going to react? There are places that are instituting (again) mask mandates despite all of the evidence that they don’t work to prevent the spread of rhinoviruses. Rush in Chicago, Barnabas Health in New Jersey, New York state for health care workers (only for those who have not gotten the entirely useless… Continue reading

  • Thursday Meme Drop

    First Meme Drop of 2025–Enjoy! Continue reading

  • Happy New Year!

    Here’s to 2025 NOT being a rerun of 2024. May the worst day of 2025 be better than the best day of 2024 for all of you. Some inspiration for the new year… And a warning/caution from The Twilight Zone.. The Obsolete Man Continue reading

  • Ending the year on a higher note

    Lowes and NASCAR are doing what the federal government can’t. They’re delivering tiny homes to Western North Carolina. They got 100 of them up the mountain from Charlotte before Christmas. Lowes got ’em built and NASCAR’s haulers got them where they needed to go. That’s a fifth of what is needed, but considering the fact… Continue reading