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Smitten
The left wants to turn the world in to authoritarian socialist hellhole. And the right wants a moralistic theocracy. To be fair… I could probably live in either. Because… well…… Read more
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the grinch
I can’t decide if I agree with this tweet or not. In which may lie its brilliance. Or perhaps it just reveals my own stupidity (more likely)… since I’ve been… Read more
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Taking the bait
During the Warring States period in China (Circa 475 BC to 221 BC) the kingdoms of Qi and Wei came into conflict with one another. The King of Qi took… Read more
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Educational toys
Remember when we were kids… (there is more than a dollop of era assumption here) and we rode our bikes, and the only real guideline from our parents was, be… Read more
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Baby Yoda
I can’t decide whether my ten month old is channelling the Jedi order. Or a Narwhal tusk wielding Polski… I encourage her to stab the monster (the basset hound) in… Read more
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How to spice up Thanksgiving dinner
Ha ha. Maybe add. ‘Epstein didn’t kill himself’ And ‘How Fox news is the only network you trust anymore’.
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All things fowl
I hate really dislike the end of November. Ostensibly because of Black Friday. Which might seem weird to some people because I’m a hardcore capitalist. Therein however lies the misconception.… Read more
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Citrus Swallowtail
Me and my daughter found a chrysalis in our vegetable garden the day before yesterday. We pried it carefully off the wooden box it had attached itself to and we’ve… Read more
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6 minute mile
I’m dying. Metaphysically. And in the more immediate like right now sense. I was sitting in this hole in the wall restaurant yesterday. I go there for the Alabama chicken.… Read more
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beLIEve
It fills me with a sense of relief that there are other people out there that follow this particular parenting technique. The lies I have told for little cooperation! *hangs… Read more
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Learning to trade
If I ever got to load an earlier quick save of my life… there are definitely some things I would do differently. Chief among those might be a little more… Read more
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Winners
I like most things. Except you know… broccoli, trophy-hunters… and trans athletes. To be completely honest I don’t get really ‘get’ professional athleticism or even sports really. I entered a… Read more
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Nudge nudge wink wink
So give them blood, blood, gallons of the stuff Give them all that they can drink and it will never be enough So give them blood, blood, blood Grab a… Read more
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Zulu
Lieutenant John Chard: The army doesn’t like more than one disaster in a day. Bromhead: Looks bad in the newspapers and upsets civilians at their breakfast. We went to the… Read more
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Greta is watching
Glad I don’t live in the apartment block across the way from this… Is it just me or does Greta look a little like Wednesday Adams in this mural? Its… Read more
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Joey holding bugs
Which is quite a boring title. But also likely the most apt descriptor to sum up my day. The bugs here are awesome. We are in the Drakensberg for a… Read more
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Love is love…
Except when it wasn’t. Is this like dredging up someones old tweets and shaming them? I’d offer to boycott Coca-Cola for their sins. But… I already kinda do. Although not… Read more
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Trick or treat
The parents who just cut eyes… and a nose hole in an old sheet/pillow case. Shame on you!
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Feliz Día de los Muertos
I’m a fan of antagonistic haberdashery. Which likely includes the (apparently) controversial subject of cultural appropriation. In so far as I feel freedom of expression generally outweighs someones feelings. Admittedly… Read more
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I only work in black…
… and sometimes very, very dark grey. – Batman I haven’t really foisted any of my nerd culture stuff on my three year old. She has her little friend ‘gang’… Read more