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A pet peeve of mine: as a reader, it brings me to a screeching halt when a male character in a novel refers to a female –especially one he’s attracted to — as “the (lastname) woman” or “the (lastname) girl.” … Continue reading →

Memo to self: Col. Douglas Mortimer (as portrayed by Lee Van Cleef): family connection to Dr. James Mortimer, who brought Sherlock Holmes the Hound of the Baskervilles case? There’s a nice tale there for someone to dig up…. – Posted … Continue reading →

Interesting. Pretty sure Heinlein had a rant about this long ago. By the way, as Heinlein emphasized, it’s pronounced “tit.” – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

The wife and I had thought that our reproductive days were long past (life begins at 40, especially when the kid’s already done with college, woohoo!). Nevertheless, I will have to consider my duty to the species to help extend … Continue reading →

A “New Normal,” yes, but a “Recovery,” my ass. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Listening to Better Days at the Winemaker’s PourHouse, I am delighted to find they seamlessly slip the lyrics to Pinball Wizard into Folsom Prison Blues, and it works! – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

…to laugh, wryly, and not loudly, at this sly jest, here in our Panopticon. Hey, you clicked it, they know you did. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

How Progressivism works

One of the best novels I’ve read, and I’ve read a lot of novels. It’s on Kindle as well. You will want to get one for yourself too. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Today I saw a horribly vague “article” quoting DiFi and some other goofballs claiming that we’re less safe than before 9/11 due to all these new easily-concealed missile weapons, oh deary dear. What weapons, I couldn’t say, ’cause they weren’t … Continue reading →