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Monthly Archives: January 2021
Entry 1036: Game Over
Back in November, I did a post about how I’ve never really understood how the stock market works. But thanks to the events of this past week, I now know everything I need to know about it: I shouldn’t be … Continue reading
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Tagged AMC, American Idol, Ben Patte, Bernie Madoff, BlackBerry, David and Goliath, GameStop, GNC, Godzilla vs Kong, Melvin Capital, New York Mets, reddit, Sanjaya, Steve Cohen, Trivago, Wall Street
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Entry 1035: Party On, Dude
Frankly, I’m a bit concerned. For the past four plus years, I’ve relied rather heavily on Donald Trump to provide fodder for this blog, and he went above and beyond to make sure there was never more than a day … Continue reading
Entry 1034: Bladder Bowl
With the NFL playoffs in full swing, I thought I’d take this opportunity to ask a very important question: why the hell is it called “football?” Of course, the rest of the world thinks football is soccer, which I’m not … Continue reading
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Tagged football shape, history of football, hockey, lacrosse, New York Jets, NFL playoffs, prolate spheroid, soccer
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Entry 1033: Hush
My fellow Americans: Please shut up for a minute so I can talk to you about free speech. Freedom of speech is guaranteed to us Americans right there in the very first amendment: “Congress shall make no law … abridging … Continue reading
Entry 1032: A Growing Concern
In my last post, I wrote about a glitter bomb that somebody sent me anonymously. If you’re interested, you can go read that post. I’m not going to get into it here, other than to say that glitter is just … Continue reading
Entry 1031: At Least There Was No Mushroom Cloud
It came in a brown padded envelope, via the United States Postal Service. It was not unusual for our household to receive such a delivery. As I mentioned in a recent post, with four adults and a young child living … Continue reading
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Tagged anthrax, glitter-bomb, Pranks Anonymous, ricin, smiley poops, United States Postal Service
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Entry 1030: Not Much of a Role Model
Well, America certainly sets a fine example, doesn’t it? It’s difficult to say, “Hey, world, isn’t democracy great?” while your capitol building is being invaded by your own people, spurred on by delusional lies from your own leader, who is … Continue reading
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Tagged Brock Pierce, capitol building, democracy, election results, Electoral College, founding fathers, Georgia Secretary of State, Gloria La Riva, Howie Hawkins, Jo Jorgensen, Kanye West, lame duck, Liberal Party, Mike Pence, President Trump, riots, Roque de la Fuente, Spike Cohen, The Mighty Ducks, Zachary Scalf
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Entry 1029: Mets Are Champions!
On behalf of the New York Mets, I would like to announce a lawsuit to overturn the results of the 2020 baseball season. Specifically, we are contesting the results in two states, Pennsylvania and Georgia. The counts in those states, … Continue reading
Entry 1028: Answers to Your Questions About the Stimulus Bill
It has come to this reporter’s attention that many Americans–and most of the people in Congress–are confused about what exactly is in the new stimulus bill. It’s natural that the average citizen is bewildered by the legislation because of all … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Lives Matter, Dalai Lama, dangers associated with using or storing portable fuel containers for flammable liquids, democracy programs, Kennedy Center, Nancy Pelosi, National Museum of the American Latino, relief bill, Section 342, Smithsonian, Springfield race riots, Statement Of Policy, stimulus bill, War and Peace, Women's History Museum
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