From pleasant memories of tubing on the "What a Loop, Eh" River to the horrific news that the Guadalupe lived up to it's more sinister nickname of "Flash Flood Alley" that has claimed many lives including several young girls who were at Camp Mystic. May their memory be a blessing to others... :(
Who knew that the memory of Richard Dawson on "Family Feud" would become the defining way on how I'd come to view being able to actually celebrate Independence Day this year in spite of the deplorable activities of our current government?
Senator Murkowski in a rare moment of unintended honesty after being the vote that allowed Trump's evil budget bill to go back to the House made it clear her vote was for sale to whoever would exempt Alaska from the pain this bill will cause the rest of us. :(
Much as I respect Attorney General Jeff Jackson, I can't in good conscience agree with his assessment of Senator Tillis announcing he was standing down from the Senate. After years of ignoring consistent majorities of North Carolinians, he's decided to chicken out of standing in the mid-terms and let the voters have their say about his extensive records of political flip-flopping and inability to stand his ground against a threatened primary opponent in the 2026 election. Sir Robin has forgotten more of courage than Senator Tillis will ever know... :(
It may have taken a while but Ben charted his own course to the altar. Today we celebrate just how awesome my brother is and how wonderful Jessica is for actually getting who truly he is at heart! :)
When Israel started attacking Tehran and Iranian nuclear weapons sites, the only question was *WHEN* the US would be asked to bring in the B-2 Spirit and it's two GBU-57 MOP (Massive Ordinance Penetrator) bombs to really ruin the day at Fordo and Natanz.
No one in the military knows how to properly take the piss better than a Marine as anyone who has seen the first half of "Full Metal Jacket" or this cheeky birthday wish from a jarhead in his Class A dress uniform can attest...
For all of the hullaballoo about President Trump's "birthday parade" and the comparisons to authoritarian regimes it evoked, the blatant politicisation of the event back home at Fort Bragg two days prior and apparent erosion of the standard of the military being professional and apolitical when on duty is far more terrifying than the tanks rolling down Constitution Av.
History is replete with examples of why an effective government needs a professional and apolitical civil service to faithfully execute the laws and defend the Constitution. President Jackson's disastrous implementation of the spoils system of patronage is exactly why the Trump administration's desire to implement Schedule F's successor is a dreadfully dangerous idea at best... :(
The Great Writ of habeas corpus is a fundamental right derived from centuries of legal tradition and one that should not be taken lightly or suspended by fiat. The ability to challenge one’s detention by the state and force them to provide evidence as to why your liberties should be curtailed is a right no citizen of a democratic society should be deprived and we shouldn’t let the current administration even progress it past the informal proposal stage!
There's about as many variations on the Minnesota hot dish as there are lakes in the state. This more Minnesotan variation on American Chop Suey is certainly one of my favourites even if it doesn't have tater tots or Lutheran Binding! :)
If there was anyone that was truly deserving of a happy ending for what she has given the world, it was Taylor Swift. And now she's finally repatriated the original masters of her first six albums giving her complete control over her music for the first time. It couldn't have happened to a better human being... :)
Well, the spelling of my name in the printed credit report that just arrived is right. Too bad those idiots at Equifax couldn't be bothered to make sure that the spelling of my name on the address was actually correct... :(
It should be the easiest speech a President ever delivers on a solemn occasion where we honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. It is not a partisan political speech nor should it be self-aggrandising. Sadly, this was not the case... :(
There's certainly a temptation to take the easy way of being embarrassed to be an American citizen in these trying times. But that would cheapen the sacrifice of those who have served to preserve and protect our country and our Constitution and that's a line I can never and will never cross!
What should have been a trivial fix to a problem that Equifax should never have created in the first place but did due to their *EPIC* stupidity and poor programming practises ended up showing that Equifax has thoroughly earned the reputation of being the dumbest and worst credit bureau we're forced to deal with!
If I wasn't allowed to offer an EPA employee a $15 lunch after mending their computers for ethics reasons, there's no way in hell President Trump should be allowed to accept a "gift" from the government of Qatar of a Boeing 747-8i Intercontinental "Palace in the Sky" massively upgraded at taxpayer expense that he couldn't possibly be allowed to fly as an Air Force One and would eventually end up as his personal property once his term ends. Some "gifts" like this one from a not-so-friendly regime should be flatly refused...just ask the Trojans what happened when they forgot that rule!
You may not always see a mother's protective instinct come out to play but only a fool would think that they're not going to see it when they're messing with her cubs as one unfortunate nurse at Womack Army Hospital found out!
In times that are challenging to spirit and soul, the one thing that always keeps me going is knowing the joy of true friends cherished whether near or far to share the journey! :)
In an industry known for breathtaking stupidity and complete lack of any idea of security, Equifax is arguably the worst of the three major credit bureaus and frankly has been for decades well before that infamous data breach they facilitated through sheer incompetence in 2017!
Some days you think you're losing your mind...and then there's days like today where you're absolutely convinced of it based on the evidence! :)
One down, several more need to go after National Security Advisor Mike Waltz walks the plank over to a cushy job as ambassador to the UN. How about Whiskeyleaks Hegseth next, eh?
Jóvá teszem! In Magyar, it means "I will make it right!" And that's the reason why I rang up Capital One to try to give them a fair chance that we might both cleanse the way from last night's unpleasantness and have a happier ending to the story...
Just because the workforce in other countries is cheap and easily exploited doesn't mean it's a really good idea to delegate "customer service" to them. Especially when it's our critical financial data that can cause massive harm to us such as our credit report information... :(
Who knew that an unsolicited credit card arriving in the post would lead to an evening of utter misery dealing with a bank's so-called Fraud Department and the three major credit bureaus? Anyone who has been paying attention to just how easily subverted the credit reporting system is aided and abetted by banks that are absolutely hopeless at detecting actual fraud they're not committing themselves!
