I worked with a guy that had a small speaking role on A League of Their Own. He shared tales of some friction between Madonna and the local citizens and hanging out with Jon Lovitz.
Every freakin' bedtime when I go into my bedroom Molly is curled up in the exact center of my bed and looks outraged when I force her to give me some room.
I can't believe (oh yes I can) Trump wore a "Trump Was Right About Everything" b-ball cap during his LIMITED press gaggle yesterday. It should have been enough he called the Epstein thingie a "Democrat Hoax" and claiming he didn't know anything about the Bolton search, while Vance said something like "We're gonna get that boy." Come on people. Trump will have destroyed everything great about our country if we don't start a rebellion soon.
"The International Energy Agency, an intergovernmental organization that provides nations around the world with data-driven analyses on the global energy sector, noted in a recent report that AI is one of “the most pressing and least understood” issues of our time.
It also stated that the U.S. is set to consume more electricity in 2030 for processing data “than for manufacturing all energy-intensive goods combined,” including aluminum, steel and cement, which certainly clashes with Trump’s stated plan to revive U.S. manufacturing."
“Pam, thank you very much. What a job,” Trump said to her in Washington, D.C., as they met law enforcement and National Guard troops amid his federal takeover of the district. “People don’t realize, they’re gonna see, she’ll go down as the greatest attorney general we’ve had. I really mean it, too.” [HuffPost]
I dunno. The new Cracker Barrel logo is soulless and corporate, but at least it doesn't look like a Deliverance outtake. Was anybody REALLY surprised that they faced numerous discrimination lawsuits back in the oughts? The guy in the logo looks like he's sizing up a colored someone for a noose!
That said, who cares? I've never eaten there. I'm not a big fan of Boomer nostalgia, and Cracker Barrel was created to cash in on it's first wave. Besides, it's expansion into California was a dismal failure. Today, there are a grand total of five Cracker Barrels in the entire state.
Why yes, one of them is in Bakersfield. Because of course it is. In addition to Bakersfield being...well, Bakersfield, it is also famous in the state for being the place where failed chain restaurants in my beloved state go to die. There is an entire list of once proud chains that are now reduced to a single location, in Bakersfield.
Poor Kevin McCarthy. He was kinda doomed from the start, wasn't he?
Pat Buchanan on using the atomic bomb against Japan: "a sleepless campaign to inculcate in American youth a revulsion toward America’s past.”
Yeah, yet another piece of evidence that Buchanan was never actually a conservative, just a fascist. Questioning the morality of dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is, well, a classically conservative position. One might say that it is a necessary part of forming a conservative philosophy. It doesn't actually matter which side of the question one eventually comes to. The question itself is such a gigantic moral issue that it demands to be pondered.
And, of course, Truman was a Democrat. There was a time when it was conservative orthodoxy that the bombing was morally indefensible. That time would have been when Pat Buchanan was a young but active conservative politician. So it's more than a little telling that he attacks such formative experiences for young conservatives as a "revulsion of America's past."
Almost as if he never actually understood or agreed with conservatism as a political philosophy, just pretended to as a vehicle to power. It's not a surprise, we all know what Pat Buchanan was, and Nixon surrounded himself with people like him. But it's still telling.
If you don’t feel revulsion over the idea of dropping an atomic bomb on a city (regardless of the military justification), there’s something wrong with you.
After long thought, and reading of the history of that part of the war, I came to the conclusion that dripping the bomb was the least immoral thing we could have done, under the circumstances. Ending the war saved at least five million lives, probably more, including millions of Japanese. But I didn't come to that conclusion by thinking, “the U.S. did it, so it must be okay.” That's not how it works.
Can anyone break down the NY appeals court ruling? Does this mean the fine is knocked all the way down to $0 or does it go back to the trial court for a new fine?
"I’m very good at grass because I have a lot of golf courses all over the place. I know more about grass than any human being I think anywhere in the world," Trump said during remarks to police and National Guard on Thursday. Trump added that he's committed to "regrassing" D.C. parks in the image of the Augusta and Trump National golf courses, claiming that the city's grass "died about forty years ago." "Like everything else, grass has a life," Trump mused. "We have a life and grass has a life." [HuffPost]
Your beary sweet hed gif info: https://martiniambassador.substack.com/p/bearing-babys-weight
And tasty meme chat: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/25e2c4fb-8707-4da4-a22f-b961f4f7b247?utm_source=share
That’s a perfectly cromulent napping spot.
That does look more comfortable than the rocky shore. Might try it with Mrs. Skunk, but fear I could be badly mauled.
Or worse, sprayed!
Bear beds! Looks comfortable. Not for people though.
Godless Killing Machines!
"And suddenly, everything is wonderful..."
He climbs upon his mother
With a lovin' bear cub hug
She doesn't mind, she's happy
To be his bearskin rug.
I relish every morning that you write a poem about Martini's wonderful memes!! You and Martini make my day! Thank you, sincerely.
Thanks. She does the hard work and I ride her coattails.
She does do hard work, indeed!
My cat sleeps on top of me in basically the same way.
Means they love you! 😸
There are always two.
(cubs)
Two cubs is not unusual; what *is* unusual here is that these cubs are clearly from two different breeding seasons!
Babby bear knows that the most comfy resting spot is Mama.
Bear with me…
I just can't bear this level of snark anymore.
Groan!
Happy to oblige
Grin and bear it because it bears repeating
a two-fer, so to speak
I worked with a guy that had a small speaking role on A League of Their Own. He shared tales of some friction between Madonna and the local citizens and hanging out with Jon Lovitz.
"THERE'S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL!"
Every freakin' bedtime when I go into my bedroom Molly is curled up in the exact center of my bed and looks outraged when I force her to give me some room.
one of my cats does the same thing !
Come winter they'll be warming the beds for us.
I can't believe (oh yes I can) Trump wore a "Trump Was Right About Everything" b-ball cap during his LIMITED press gaggle yesterday. It should have been enough he called the Epstein thingie a "Democrat Hoax" and claiming he didn't know anything about the Bolton search, while Vance said something like "We're gonna get that boy." Come on people. Trump will have destroyed everything great about our country if we don't start a rebellion soon.
Cub sez life is good.
"The International Energy Agency, an intergovernmental organization that provides nations around the world with data-driven analyses on the global energy sector, noted in a recent report that AI is one of “the most pressing and least understood” issues of our time.
It also stated that the U.S. is set to consume more electricity in 2030 for processing data “than for manufacturing all energy-intensive goods combined,” including aluminum, steel and cement, which certainly clashes with Trump’s stated plan to revive U.S. manufacturing."
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-artificial-intelligence-comments-hot-big_n_68a86d59e4b0ab862cb25362
I'll just leave this right here:
“Pam, thank you very much. What a job,” Trump said to her in Washington, D.C., as they met law enforcement and National Guard troops amid his federal takeover of the district. “People don’t realize, they’re gonna see, she’ll go down as the greatest attorney general we’ve had. I really mean it, too.” [HuffPost]
I dunno. The new Cracker Barrel logo is soulless and corporate, but at least it doesn't look like a Deliverance outtake. Was anybody REALLY surprised that they faced numerous discrimination lawsuits back in the oughts? The guy in the logo looks like he's sizing up a colored someone for a noose!
That said, who cares? I've never eaten there. I'm not a big fan of Boomer nostalgia, and Cracker Barrel was created to cash in on it's first wave. Besides, it's expansion into California was a dismal failure. Today, there are a grand total of five Cracker Barrels in the entire state.
Why yes, one of them is in Bakersfield. Because of course it is. In addition to Bakersfield being...well, Bakersfield, it is also famous in the state for being the place where failed chain restaurants in my beloved state go to die. There is an entire list of once proud chains that are now reduced to a single location, in Bakersfield.
Poor Kevin McCarthy. He was kinda doomed from the start, wasn't he?
One would think, but...Bakersfield
Look at these happy and ridiculously photogenic people right here
https://bsky.app/profile/kamalaharris.com/post/3lwyph3zazs2v
The Cracker Barrel redesigned logo is sad, weak poop.
And I have no further feelings about it.
TGIF with Tab's and Coffee in the Morning ☕💯👍🤓
Pat Buchanan on using the atomic bomb against Japan: "a sleepless campaign to inculcate in American youth a revulsion toward America’s past.”
Yeah, yet another piece of evidence that Buchanan was never actually a conservative, just a fascist. Questioning the morality of dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is, well, a classically conservative position. One might say that it is a necessary part of forming a conservative philosophy. It doesn't actually matter which side of the question one eventually comes to. The question itself is such a gigantic moral issue that it demands to be pondered.
And, of course, Truman was a Democrat. There was a time when it was conservative orthodoxy that the bombing was morally indefensible. That time would have been when Pat Buchanan was a young but active conservative politician. So it's more than a little telling that he attacks such formative experiences for young conservatives as a "revulsion of America's past."
Almost as if he never actually understood or agreed with conservatism as a political philosophy, just pretended to as a vehicle to power. It's not a surprise, we all know what Pat Buchanan was, and Nixon surrounded himself with people like him. But it's still telling.
If you don’t feel revulsion over the idea of dropping an atomic bomb on a city (regardless of the military justification), there’s something wrong with you.
After long thought, and reading of the history of that part of the war, I came to the conclusion that dripping the bomb was the least immoral thing we could have done, under the circumstances. Ending the war saved at least five million lives, probably more, including millions of Japanese. But I didn't come to that conclusion by thinking, “the U.S. did it, so it must be okay.” That's not how it works.
Can anyone break down the NY appeals court ruling? Does this mean the fine is knocked all the way down to $0 or does it go back to the trial court for a new fine?
"I’m very good at grass because I have a lot of golf courses all over the place. I know more about grass than any human being I think anywhere in the world," Trump said during remarks to police and National Guard on Thursday. Trump added that he's committed to "regrassing" D.C. parks in the image of the Augusta and Trump National golf courses, claiming that the city's grass "died about forty years ago." "Like everything else, grass has a life," Trump mused. "We have a life and grass has a life." [HuffPost]
Nothing demented or irrational about that at all, no siree!
Got an email this morning from the Heritage Foundation. This one sentence is all you need to know about it:
"When I look out the window now and see the National Guard stationed outside Union Station, I know things are now a lot safer."
“I gave my life to Christ in a Cracker Barrel parking lot” may be one of the funniest sentiments made by any politician in this era.
I’m pretty sure that’s a line from a Mestloaf song but the 80’s are a little hazy for me.
Christ swallowed.