Everyone loves a good train wreck: Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) says he will host 119 town halls in his long-shot primary challenge against President Biden. If the reception at his first is any indication of the next potential 118, the nascent campaign faces an even steeper uphill battle for the nomination than expected as a …
John Cole Presents "This Fucking Old House"
Saturday Night Open Thread
So apparently Mike Pence has seen a sign from God or read a poll or ran out of money or some combination of all three and has decided to drop out of the race: Former Vice President Mike Pence, who spent four years dutifully serving President Donald J. Trump but refused to carry out Mr. …
So We Got a New Dog Today
Everyone say hi to Jack! Joelle got him today. Her friend was walking him for an older lady who was in declining health, and now is to the point she can no longer take care of herself, so the friend mentioned it to Joelle in passing and she said “I’ll take him.” And so she …
Thurston Ate My Fucking Salad
I made a delicious cobb salad for dinner, ate half of it, put it on the sidetable next to me, went upstairs to get my phone and got distracted by Maxwell and came back downstairs 20 minutes later, and the fucker had eaten my salad. That is all.
Free At Last
I did something I had thought about a number of times before but never did- I cut the cables on my tv. I now just have internet and the various streaming networks I use. It was just too expensive and I didn’t use it enough, on top of having to make do with substantially less …
Bringing Out the Worst
One thing is for sure, any mention of Israel and Palestine just brings out the fucking worst in people. I just spent the last 24 hours watching half my twitter feed blame Israel for the hospital explosion, the other half blaming PIJ, and no one can wait ten fucking minutes to find out what is …
Sunday Night Open Thread & Overall Season
I did something today I have not done while healthy since probably the late 90’s after a rough night out- I slept until 2 pm. I woke up early, fed the beasts, looked around and said nope, and went back to bed. Woke up at 11:30, chugged some water, looked around, and said nope. And …
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