ratiocinations out of thin air and elsewhere
SIX SMALL INDEPENDENT VIDEO RENTAL STORES could be found within two miles of our apartment in Bellevue, Washington. While each store carried the requisite hits to pay the rent, each also had unique titles that reflected the tastes of the owners. A couple even had small rooms in the back where little kids weren’t allowed. [Read more] “feeling nostalgic for independent video rental stores”
AN ARTICLE ON YAHOO NEWS caught my attention. “Guy offers a drink to girl at a bar, then refuses to pay for it” was published in 2020 and quickly racked up thousands of comments. Unfortunately, the article is poorly written and incomplete but based on the title it was intended to stir up Yahoo readers. [Read more] “so this guy offers to buy this girl a drink”
HAVE YOU READ AN ANSWER ON QUORA or a comment on Facebook or a whole damn article on someone’s blog where they assure you that “I have done the research” but somehow manage to get all the pertinent facts wrong? That is because there are different definitions for terms on the internet than everywhere else. [Read more] “internetspeak 101: research vs. in-depth research”
“ARE LIBERALS READY for us MAGA Republicans to retake this nation in 2024? We are going to pass so many laws restricting them that their heads will explode.” That was the question/statement/declaration on Quora to which I responded in a manner that I hoped was entertaining and not seem insufferably silly. [Read more] “MAGAs hoping to retake this nation in 2024 already threatening poor libtards!”
HISTORY NEEDS TO KNOW that former Lieutenant-Governor of Texas Ben Barnes has acknowledged being involved in an effort to get Iran to hold the American hostages so that Ronald Reagan could win the presidency in 1980. This is known as the October Surprise and there is a trail from this through the Bushes to Barnes. [Read more] “follow the money from bushes to barnes”