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Monthly Archives: January 2022
The Second Maggi Republic is underway, phase one
The first stage is finally underway, Jennifer’s offspring are moving to their own place; they’re both over 21 so calling them “kids” just doesn’t fit. I’m not thrilled that the ex-boyfriend of Cheyenne’s has to come along but it’s an … Continue reading
Happy Caturday! (January 2022 edition)
Animals with the hilarious sense of timing but lack of self-awareness! I wonder if the kitty’s name is Barbie.
A PSA Cartoon Network needs, Nickelodeon too
Of course, we now live in an era when there are certain morons who take offense at this illustration since, well, some Nazis were actually fine people. HA! This is a lie perpetuated by Albert Speer, the architect for Hitler … Continue reading
Rest in Peace Mildred Vuris
Last night, my friend’s mother passed away. I still don’t know the specifics but I’m pretty confident COVID-19 wasn’t a factor as Mildred suffered from a degenerative situation for most of her life. Mildred was a very great person and … Continue reading
1932: Coup that failed
While the Fascist (GOP) Party is busy banging the drum about Critical Race Theory and banning books they find offensive: The Lorax, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Handmaid’s Tale, Beloved and The Color Purple; they’re mostly grateful the masses “forgot” this inconvenient truth. I … Continue reading
Why I don’t miss cable/satellite TV 2022
I’m only a fair-weathered sports fan, aka I tend to watch Packers’ games when they play the Bears or they’re in the playoffs. However, I would say that meme is spot-on whenever I watch Fox’s Animation Domination Sundays or Futurama‘s brief … Continue reading
Finally under 260 pounds!
It took well over a year but c’mon, I really didn’t get serious until I finally gave up and joined Planet Fitness (or Fatness as I call it for my condition). Getting down to this lower weight was my diehard … Continue reading
RIP Sidney Poitier
Sidney had a greater impact on film and popular culture for my parents when they were growing up thanks to his Oscar® victory. By the time I was around, he was the straight man in those Action-Comedies he made with … Continue reading
David Bowie would’ve been 75 today
It’s too bad he didn’t live as long as his contemporaries, especially given their proclivity to just flog a dead horse, e.g. Rolling Stones, The Who. I also know what I’m writing will be blasphemy, but David didn’t end his … Continue reading
Wow! The Seventies were really fashion-impaired
I definitely have it so much better than my father when it comes to work attire in the white-collar world! By the time I got to enter the workforce in 1991, blue jeans were accepted in most places but a … Continue reading
Painfully true with many fan boys
I’ve never understood the “political” accusation. A gay couple kissing on TV has little to do with politics since there are gay men with horrendous Right-Wing politics: Roy Cohn, Peter Thiel and we all know even if he doesn’t…Lindsey Graham. … Continue reading
One element of videogame-based D&D I hate
For those who don’t get it, the comic is mocking (to me) how crappy the AI is in games, especially console-based ones. This is why I prefer to play in person, get the interaction and figure out the real haggling. … Continue reading
Genoa Achieved!
Today was the seventh milestone via in-door bike! Thanks to joining Planet Fitness, I could pick up where I left off almost two years ago. It was a shorter leg than Amsterdam’s distance, only 425 miles but my laziness and … Continue reading
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Earth reaches its 2022 perihelion!
Despite it being Winter in the Northern Hemisphere and colder than Hell lately, Earth passed through its closest point to the Sun. I always thought this coincided with the Winter Solstice back in December but that is when our planet’s … Continue reading
RIP Betty White
So here is my obligatory obituary for Betty as she did have an effect on my life well before the fad involving her got rolling a decade ago. I recall seeing her on The Mary Tyler Moore Show in the Seventies … Continue reading