The Singular They … Again
I think in the future we’ll look back on this era of pronoun experimentation with embarrassment.
I Am Become … Oh, Shut Up Already (Updated)
Bitch all you want about Boomers, we do try to stay up with the times.
Tuesday Bag o’ This & That (Updated)
Hola, amigos! It’s been a while since I’ve posted a bag’s worth o’ miscellany.
Seven Notes & Three Chords
Aldean’s music is the music of resentment. There’s just the one clef, with seven notes & three chords.
Climate MIgration
Our son Gregory suggested we climb up out of the heat for a couple of days. We took him up on it.
It Burns
May was nice. June too. But now it’s July and scenes like this are fading memories. We’re in a prolonged heat wave. They say people in Phoenix are being hospitalized with second-degree burns (third-degree in some cases, per CNN) after collapsing on 180°F sidewalks. If it’s happening in Phoenix, it’s happening in Tucson. Walking the […]
NATO & Me
Who’d a thunk this old dog could actually learn something new from a YouTube video? Huh.
Shoot ‘n’ Scoot
Phrases and brainworms stuck in my mind after skimming online news sites this morning: shooter on a scooter, half-Jewish Superman, how often should you poop. The last a question, not a recommendation. Comes to that, I think the answer is “when you have to.” And the scooter shooter? It must be near impossible to aim […]