Historical
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Khakocracy
My original title for this post was, “#MartialLaw; #MilitaryRule“. And this first paragraph would be “(spoiler alert)”. But this term, #Khakocracy, almost sums up the next phase in the experiment… Read more.
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Something Old, Something New
I came across a story about an unfinished manuscript written by one of my favorite authors, Sameul Clemens. I was excited as a kid opening a present of fireworks at… Read more.
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Reasons For NOT Taking A Prestigious Job
There’s an interesting tell from this recent report in the news. The Imperial Twitterer (or Twit, for short form) is having issues filling a cabinet level position in his forthcoming administration.… Read more.
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Hmm.
I’ve spent more than a few hours trying to come up with a title for this post. What I’ve used is the best I’ve got. There’s no need for additional… Read more.
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I Think This Game Is Rigged
I sometimes play poker with Mssrs. Mencken, Clemens, Thompson, and Franklin. And after my last go-round with Franklin – well, the less said about Baltimore the better. But as this… Read more.
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Bullshit, Right?
Today’s story comes from Politico, a somewhat biased source. They tend to sway to the right, but sometimes they stick to the facts. This is one of those times. The… Read more.
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Abuse In Progress
The one thing I learned when stationed in Thailand, was when the Saturday night Thai boxing matches came on TV, I always bet on red. I bet with the local… Read more.
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12,901 days…
Are we overdue for an assassination? Read more.
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My votes (for myself) never counted all these years
Courtesy of this article in the Richmond-Times Dispatch (I do like their title; the ‘Dispatch’ makes it sound imperative that we get all the news), all these years I’ve been… Read more.
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‘S’ is for…
Stupid. We’re all guilty of it at one time or another. Some are more stupid, more often. And there are those very lucky few who are stupid on all channels,… Read more.
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‘R’ is for…
Rants Unto The Ether! What else? So, the backstory. The original blog was called ‘Extrapolated Consiousness’. My theme, such as it was, to examine human conditions and see where I… Read more.
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‘O’ is for…
Oh my gosh! I don’t have a good subject for this letter. And this after two videos last night (Star Wars VII & The Hateful Eight), and leftover pizza and… Read more.
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‘N’ is for…
I’m thinking of making a haiku: Nigh is Night. But then I remembered Spiro T. Agnew’s famous phrase… “In the United States today, we have more than our share of… Read more.
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‘D’ is for Détente
The idea for détente came about at the beginning of the 20th century, the term coined in French, as that was the official international language. The difference between it and… Read more.
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‘A’ is for… Audacity
The online dictionary defines audacity as: —noun, plural au·dac·i·ties. boldness or daring, especially with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions. effrontery or insolence; shameless… Read more.
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