(Ben Sargent via GoComics.com) Be of good cheer! The Great & Glorious Krug-thulu reassures us that “The Geezers Are All Right“: Last month the Congressional Budget Office released its much-anticipated projections for debt and deficits, and there were cries of lamentation from the deficit scolds who have had so much influence on our policy discourse. …
Sunday Evening Open Thread
(Drew Sheneman via GoComics.com) Do not get on the wrong side of Judith Martin: DEAR MISS MANNERS: The time for school graduation ceremonies is upon us again. Unfortunately, I’ve been witnessing that in recent years, polite applause and inward pride are steadily losing ground to ear-piercing whistles and hooting and hollering like banshees upon hearing …
Sunday Spinach Reads: Not Everybody Agrees Drones Are A Panacea
(Jeff Danziger’s website) Tom Junod, “The Lethal President Sends His Regrets”: … President Obama was not the first representative of the Obama administration to offer a thoughtful and rather tortured public apologia for drone strikes. He was merely the latest and possibly the last, and as such his speech was remarkably consistent with what has …
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Sunday Garden Chat: Mystery Tree Bleg
From commentor Bob H: Attached are some pictures from my NJ backyard… Lots of hostas, phlox, goldflame spirea… I was wondering if you or the commentators can identify a new tree that has arisen where a massive, lightning-killed oak used to be. It is probably obvious, but I just can’t find the name anywhere: *********** …
Happy (Belated) Birthday, Gilbert Shelton!
Meant to run this post on May 31st, but it’s been a busy day, and not just on the blog. Most of us probably remember Gilbert Shelton for the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, but in the early 60s my dad introduced me to Help!, motorcycle magazines, and Wonder Wart Hog: … The Hog of Steel …
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Friday Recipe Exchange: Fun with Ricotta
Yummy Cannoli by JeffreyW Apologies to our Food Goddess, TaMara, for not getting this posted earlier: I know it’s grilling season, but we’ll have all summer to talk about grilling recipes. This week I wanted to try out a recipe that has been tucked away and waiting for me to put my spin on it. …
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Early Morning Open Thread: “Seeking Serenity”
(Scott Meyer’s website) A brief break from politics, or at least yelling at clouds. “Seeking Serenity in a Patch of Land”: FRESNO, Calif. — Like Scotch broom and dandelions, despair can be invasive. This is why, every Monday, Lee Lee, a Hmong refugee, puts on her sun hat and flip-flops, grabs the hoe handmade by …
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