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Congratulations to the Bucks!
It took them 50 years but Milwaukee’s NBA franchise finally won its second championship after numerous teams failed to get there. When I lived there near my waning years at Marquette, I grew to be a fan through my part-time … Continue reading
Happy posthumous birthday to Robin Williams
Today would’ve been his 70th birthday and we really needed him during the Girth Vader years to make us intelligent and empathetic people cope better. I do feel somewhat bad about liking Robin again near the end of his life … Continue reading
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Tagged Comedy, Drama, Eighties, Seventies, SitCom, Stand-up Comedy
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Perception then and now
The person who modified this cartoon to fit today’s dilemma was being too generous with the MAGAt’s answer. Given how blindly loyal and stupid they are, the MAGAT’s reply shouldn’t even be a number, it would more likely be “Jesus” … Continue reading
This sums it up most days with vinyl’s resurgence
Having grown up with vinyl and cassettes, I honestly only miss LPs when it comes to an autograph from the artists. Playing LPs remains a colossal pain in the ass. In its defense, it is helping my favorite Austin store, … Continue reading
Now seating Baggins, party of four
I would expect to see this at the Elrond’s Rivendell Bar & Grill but it was at my first visit to the Furniture Mall of America. The bigger shock was that this rather unique, impractical setup had sold tags on … Continue reading
RIP Biz Markie
Another pioneer in many ways. Sure, he didn’t have a long-lasting musical career like his other contemporaries Public Enemy or RUN-DMC, nor did he quite make the shift to acting as Ice-T, Ice-Cube and Tone-Loc did. But he did contribute … Continue reading
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Tagged Celebrity Obituary, Eighties, Nickelodeon, Rap-Hip Hop, Yo Gabba Gabba
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My cousin’s Coke got hijacked!
Nice to see an overrated movie’s multiple inside jokes working out to make Coke’s lame-ass name campaign more fun. The Playmobil toys of Ghostbusters are more fun.
NTSC TV in the US is finally gone
This week was the end for the last Analog-based broadcasting TV stations in the US. But by now, even the cheapest Senior Citizen has cable. I have to admit, it was an interesting system for as long as it lasted, … Continue reading
2006: Twitter begins
Of all the Social Media platforms, I like this one best. FeceBook is just ads, ads, ads and more prone to having you discover which relatives and old friends have become right-wing, Kool-Aid drinking MAGAts…or worse, selfish Libertarian pricks. It’s … Continue reading
It’s still cruelty at some level
Although my good friend Ethan is nuts for Steely Dan and we saw them before Walter Becker died (half the band) at the Venetian, I must say the owner is cruel for not playing something more contemporary.
CV-19 outbreaks spiking in Moron Zones
Yet another news dump from the No Shit! Department. The Delta Variant is flourishing in the pockets of the US where the vaccination rate is low. You know, MAGAtland, which is filled with the “real” Amerikans, the kind who believe their dumb … Continue reading
Texas Democrats tell GOP to suck it! 2021 edition
Last week, Governor Shitbag who only represents Whites making over six digits and are loyal to the Confederacy, called the expected “special session” to put forth the GOP’s voting reforms. There was a slim chance Texas could’ve gone for Grampa’ Brunch … Continue reading
Happy 11th birthday Isis!
Today is the day I officially made Isis a part of my family in 2013 and declared it was her new birthday. Of course, she only had the working name of “Buttercup” until Isis was the declared the winner and … Continue reading
Happy Caturday, July 2021 edition: the Miami Condo Story
It should be making the rounds today and in light of all the bad news going around with that condo collapsing in the Miami area, it’s great to finally discover one family had a happy ending despite losing their home. … Continue reading
A Prius that’s acceptable in Red Texas
Since Toyota got outed for supporting Neo-Confederate and MAGAt Republicans, they claim they’ll stop giving those assholes money but they will still cater to that crowd with a hybrid vehicle. It satisfies a certain Republican who sort of cares about … Continue reading