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Life is progressing, I think
Had a bit of a relapse with the cold and other crap because for some damned reason January gets me down and all somewhat. Nevermind that the first three days of February are always a triumph on many levels. I … Continue reading
The American farce continues to sink into patheticness
Everybody knew what the outcome was going to be from day Orange Foolius was installed by the overrated Alexander Hamilton system, the other patron saint of dictators…Plato is their primary god. To anyone who’s a Republican and/or Libertarian, don’t you … Continue reading
My car matches my teeth, redux!
Every great city has at least a couple drawbacks and after 25 years in Austin, I’ve finally concluded the one which pisses me off to no end is that you can never have a nice car in good condition. My … Continue reading
Amsterdam Achieved!
Today was the sixth milestone via in-door bike! It went much, much faster given this leg being incredibly short. A mere 504 miles to Amsterdam. Arrival was delayed thanks to me taking the bulk of December off. What you’re seeing above … Continue reading
Changes coming to Maggi Picayune, nothing dramatic
I thought I would be digging out, getting everything all caught up once the dust settled with the divorce, a new year, so on. Ha! The problem has been how much I’ve let things slide since Summer. I won’t complain … Continue reading
Farewell 2019, don’t let the door hit you on the ass
Hell, I feel the same way about this decade. Sure, Orange Foolius only ruined it for three out of ten years but the Great Equivocator or Black Nixon did a shitty job during the previous seven too. In many ways, … Continue reading
Another hack whining about The Simpsons
Hard to believe a Christmas Special starring the characters from the interstitials on The Tracy Ullman show would lead to a 30-year run on network TV in America. Well, years later James L. Brooks and Matt Groening would reveal how the … Continue reading
The UK is so screwed
Last night, the UK decided that they want to give another dictator a go, quickly forgetting the damage caused by St. Thatcher, the racist Churchill or the murderous Cromwell. Buffoon Johnson has such a bulletproof majority, for now, he’ll obviously … Continue reading
1969: The Altamont Festival debacle
In an attempt to recapture the “magic” of Woodstock (an overrated event) but on the West Coast, the Rolling Stones ended their tour by having a festival with CSN&Y, Santana, Jefferson Airplane and Grateful Dead as openers. It wasn’t thought … Continue reading
Which one is the pyramid scheme that rips you off?
The answer……BOTH! Last weekend, I went to a little toy convention at the makeshift convention space in what used to be Northcross Mall and these two operations where in other halls on a Saturday. Hey, at least my money went … Continue reading
1969: My Lai massacre reported
The world learned a year later about US forces slaughtering My Lai with its logic of in order to save the village, we have to destroy the village. It just piled on all the bad news on how poorly and pointlessly … Continue reading
Don Cherry fired from Hockey Night in Canada
If you’ve never heard of him, Don is Canada’s beloved but racist uncle that was often a favorite feature to watch on Hockey Night in Canada. Before his final tirade, it was easier to give these parallels to most Americans…Don Cherry … Continue reading
Another faux holiday from the Right/Kapitalists
Holy frickin’ crap along with BULLSHIT! The Trumpkin Dictatorship made the US State Department go on in a remembrance of Communism’s victims? Talk about how ignorant, partisan and un-self-aware such an asinine stance is! Where to begin with the inaccuracies … Continue reading
Cheap shot via Greta
Plus one seems to look human without makeup!
Annual rant against Daylight Savings Time
I love getting the hour back to sleep while it messes with me staying up too late…or wait, is it the other way around. See how awful this leftover crap from I think WWI is? I think I bitched earlier … Continue reading