Category: daily drivel
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lacerated
I have a deep laceration down the inside of my left index finger and it’s still pretty fresh, so typing this is a dicey proposition. I’m going to give it my best shot, but if one of the upcoming sentences trails off with an “aarrrrgghhhhh…” you’ll know why. I’ve actually got three lacerations on my… Read.
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wanna gonna kinda
In the past few months, I’ve read an awful lot of what used to be called the print media but is now called FAKE NEWS by the only media that apparently matters any more (Fox and Trump), and I’m more than a little upset by the increasing use of FAKE WORDS like “wanna,” “gonna,” and… Read.
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plus ca change
I keep a copy of “A New Dictionary of Quotations” by H.L. Mencken next to my desk and flip it open to a random page to pass the time while my older-than-dirt laptop boots up. Here are a few quotations from the page I randomly opened to today: “You have no idea how destitute of… Read.
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melting
Hey, it’s 36 degrees and raining this morning here in the formerly great white north, more like April than February. Coincidentally, there are news reports that a giant Atlantic storm is sucking above-freezing temperatures into the north polar region for the fourth time in a year, melting the ice instead of freezing it. Probably nothing… Read.
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gas gas gas
There were a couple of utility trucks in the street in front of the neighbor’s house when we came home about a week ago. Both of them had the logo of Madison Gas and Electric, the local power utility, on the door. They were the kind of trucks that are so big, we had to… Read.
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rise up
I’m going to try an experiment this morning: How long I can hold off checking my Twitter feed to see what crazy thing Trump has obnoxiously tweeted about? The cats woke me up at five-thirty this morning; the clock is running. This is a new kind of obsession for me. I’ve indulged a few obsessions… Read.
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NPofPD Plus 15
15 days after the National Day of Patriotic Devotion Trump’s early-morning rant in response to U.S. District Judge James Robart’s stay: “When a country is no longer able to say who can, and who cannot , come in & out, especially for reasons of safety &.security – big trouble!” Donald Trump, via Twitter, 4:59 am,… Read.
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RIP enormity
The word “enormity” is dead. I heard a story on NPR a couple days ago in which they used the word “enormity” as if it meant “a great big thing,” so it’s gone the way of “hone in on” and “hopefully.” If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you are not a member of… Read.
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NDofPD Plus 11
11 days after the National Day of Patriotic Devotion What a silver-tongued orator: “Nancy Pelosi and Fake Tears Chuck Schumer held a rally at the steps of The Supreme Court and mic did not work (a mess) – just like Dem party!” He really knows how to cloak every word in diplomacy, doesn’t he? Donald… Read.
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flip side
Meanwhile, in another universe: Read.
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