An indubitable sign of spring only Monday past, as our juncos have returned. Dark-Eyed Juncos are somewhat migratory; they stay rather late in the fall and are usually the first migratory birds to return in spring.
It’s interesting. In all the years I lived in the city, I paid only nominal attention to the turn of the seasons. Since returning to a rural lifestyle, I’ve become much more aware of the great circle the year makes, not just with the weather but with the creatures around us. Soon the robins will return, then the swallows, the sandhill cranes will be overhead on their way to Arctic nesting grounds, and we’ll be in the full bloom of our short, mild, beautiful Alaskan summer.
And so…
On To the Links!
Brits go full retard. Never go full retard.
Will Disney lose another one to DeSantis?
President(ish) Biden says he’s known for two things. That’s true: Stupidity and senility.
Bring it, asshole. Fuck around and find out.
Let’s face it, equal treatment under the law is long gone.
Whatever happened to “disperse or you will be fired upon”?
This is one of the most Alaska things that can happen.
Bill Maher finds another acorn. I don’t often agree with the guy, but lately he’s been making some good points.
Colonel Schlichter: Playing by the rules is for suckers. He may be right.
Is Trump imploding? It’s beginning to look that way.
More fuss over Cleopatra’s skin color. If only there were some contemporary depictions we could look at! Oh, wait:
San Francisco Target store locks up its entire inventory.
A desiccated old weirdo runs for President.
This Week’s Idiots:
MSNBC’s Janai Nelson is an idiot.
MSNBC’s Hayes Brown (Repeat Offender Alert) is an idiot.
I’m sensing a pattern here.
USAToday’s e is an idiot. Wait, USAToday is still a thing? Who knew?
Robert Reich (Repeat Offender Alert) remains a sawed-off runt, and an idiot.
This Week’s Cultural Edification:
OK, plenty of folks have been saying that it’s time for the political Right to start playing hardball, me among them. (This is relevant, I promise.) Too many in the GOP seem to be worried more about continued invites to Georgetown cocktail parties than adhering to what are supposed to be ‘conservative’ principals – much less, you know, promoting actual liberty.
If they want some inspiration, they should tune in to the 1975 Nazereth tune Hair of the Dog. The refrain includes:
Now you’re messin’ with a
A son of a bitch.
Now you’re messin’ with a son of a bitch.
The Right could learn a thing or two from that. I think they need a few more sons of bitches in the Imperial City – and yes, I think that was part of Donald Trump’s appeal. Here, then, is that tune. Enjoy.
