Showing posts with label assorted. Show all posts
Showing posts with label assorted. Show all posts
Sunday, September 27, 2026

Assorted

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     I know, the previous “assorted” piece was only two weeks ago. I do try to minimize them. But a couple of Gentle Readers have written to...
Monday, September 14, 2026

Indictments

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     Relax! You haven’t missed a stunning development in some high-profile legal drama. This is just your old Curmudgeon warming up for an “...
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Tuesday, May 19, 2026

This Rant Is Untitleable

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     There are days I want to close my eyes and pray that “it will just go away.” For “it,” choose any maddening thing of your preference. I...
Monday, November 24, 2025

Choices

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     Good morning, Gentle Reader! I know, I know: “What’s good about Monday?” Well, I suppose it depends on your perspective. If you still w...
Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Embarras De Richesse

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     Hey, there are nearly 7000 posts here! Do you think I’m supplied with the titles for these bits of fluff out of the luminiferous ether ...
Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Assorted

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     Just a few squibs before I go back to cleaning and oiling the guns. 1. “Far-right social media”      By way of NC Renegade comes ...
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Monday, October 19, 2020

Monday Maunderings

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“The news is all bad, But it’s good for a laugh.” [Tom Paxton, “Jimmy Newman” ]      Decide for yourselves. 1. “Authorities.”     ...
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Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Tuesday Terpsichore

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     I haven’t done a grab-bag column in a fair while, and the “Future Columns” folder is about to burst, so... 1. Convergence.      I...
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Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Overburdened, Fatigued, And Disheartened

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     That’s your humble Curmudgeon this morning. On such occasions it’s best that I refrain from bloviating in my usual idiom. So have a few...
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Monday, August 10, 2020

Monday Maunderings

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     Hmm, only eleven days since the previous “assorted” piece? Should I? Shouldn’t I? Aaahhh, why not? The Reportage Has Muted.      T...
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Thursday, July 30, 2020

Marginalia

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     We approach the midpoint of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s been a rough one, so far, and few are the prospects for improvement...