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“My rifles comforted me after the terrifying future revelations portrayed in Planet of the Apes.”

–Charlton Heston The news is getting better. Our neighbor state Indiana has joined 23 other states in permitting public carry of a pistol without a permit.: https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/indiana-eliminates-permit-requirement-for-carrying-a-handgun-in-public/article_ac088279-07d7-5d41-89b4-2c00708edc27.html At least some states seem to be preparing their citizens for the post apocalyptic world. The flippant jokes I can make about my fears for the world areContinue reading ““My rifles comforted me after the terrifying future revelations portrayed in Planet of the Apes.””

3:10 to I am Legend?

Republicans Dust off their most outrageous slur: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/20/republicans-2022-campaigns-00018591 The slur is the acronym “RINO,” or “Republican In Name Only. Frankly, I was expecting the N-Word; or Immigrant;” or the anti-gay “F-Word,” or “Communist,” or practically any hateful word at this point. There is not a caliper accurate enough to measure my indifference to Trump-inspired kvetching.Continue reading “3:10 to I am Legend?”

Inscrutably Speaking…

“Truck convoy mnufck boofoo drufring tiwana sup FREEDOM FREEDOM FREEDOM, mufuckers.” –Boomhauer Post-script: I would like to have a serious discussion on here sometime about the trucking industry, in particular about the way it’s been steadily making life more difficult for its drivers since…..since….since …wait for it…DEREGULATION!

Self Evidently Speaking….

Two Revelations: A) Putin is an infinitely more dangerous enemy than Osama Bin Laden ever was. Nearly everybody was willing to do pretty much anything to bring the latter to justice, whereas now, one-third of the country is fine siding with someone who is seriously threatening nuclear war…you know, the kind of thing that wouldContinue reading “Self Evidently Speaking….”

Z Povahoyu (Respectfully Speaking)…

The above is written in modern Ukrainian, that is to say, Ukrainian via Google translate. Anyway, I have to admit that I jumped on the anti-Russian bandwagon as soon as I could. But after speaking to a friend the other day I put this quite possibly apocalyptic situation into some kind of perspective. First ofContinue reading “Z Povahoyu (Respectfully Speaking)…”

Inefficaciously Speaking…

With Europe back at war, the sixth mass extinction started, crude at $100/barrel, Trump let off the hook (again),and Mein Kempf the only book in the textbook cannon allowing white kids to feel good about themselves…this is a perfect time for one of those “Mass-Extinction Meteors” to hit.