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Stupor Bowl Sunday As It Happens Happened
"19:56: We popped over to the Puppy Bowl in time for some nauseating exploitation. But I hope it helps some puppies.
"19:57: Fourth first down? They're showing signs of life? And Romo is a totally sarcastic smartass. And the Rams get one more first down.
"20:02: Suddenly Rams show a spark. But McCordy smacks the ball outta the hands of the Rams receiver in the end zone. Frustration on the sidelines." | Read more after the jump:
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His Majesty Objects
"After some interminably loud defending the walls of the castle, HIM the Roux comes inside and complains for 15 minutes to us churls about Townes very existence in the Royal Orbit. Part of the Complaint revolves around the undisputed Treasonous Conduct of us churls in Divers Huggings and Walkings and Flauntings of the Dangerous Interloper ..." | Read more after the jump ...
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Finally Entering the Public Domain
We're finally getting some « spectacular stuff » released into the public domain on New Year's Day (screw you Disney!).
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WWI Collides with D&D and Memes
It’s two years old, but I’m just seeing it for the first time. It’s « one of the best visual “explainers” » I’ve seen that describes the spark which ignited World War I. It tells the story of that horrible June day in 1914 via a series of memes and the lens of a Dungeons...
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BA223 Arrives
Welcome to KBNA, 787-8 BA223, arriving on 20R after an 8 hour, 56 minute flight from LHR. British Airways began five-times-a-week, nonstop service between London Heathrow and Nashville International last week and I’ve been trying to get the beautiful Dreamliner on film all week and the stars aligned today. Not great lighting, but I got...
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We Want Dinner!
What happens when Unca Frankie goes to the store without first serving dinner to the Royal Family. (Kinda funny/sad at the end is Bosco, who is now pretty much just lying around, but who still feels well enough to join in the howling. I think he’s turned another corner and we don’t have long. Lotsa...
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Vandy's Gorgeous Afternoon
Gorgeous autumn afternoon on the campus of Vanderbilt University. Posted by Steve Pollock on Friday, October 28, 2016
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New Swirly Lights
Bought new LED swirly lights for the front of the house. They have a remote that can change the colors to… Posted by Steve Pollock on Sunday, October 23, 2016
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Hello Autumn!
Hello Autumn. Nice to see you finally show up. But could we have something between 90 degrees yesterday and 67 today so I could use the blasted hammock at least once this year? Yeesh. Posted by Steve Pollock on Thursday, October 20, 2016
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Welcome to October
Seen while mowing. Welcome to October! Posted by Steve Pollock on Saturday, October 1, 2016
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Another Hermitage Sunset
Hermitage I-40 sunset. Posted by Steve Pollock on Wednesday, September 14, 2016
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Downtown Music City Sunset
Music City sunset. Posted by Steve Pollock on Wednesday, September 14, 2016
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Blinded by the Lights
Nothing techno, really. Just the LED colored lights over the deck as reflected in the shiny metal miniblinds in our patio glass door. Posted by Steve Pollock on Sunday, May 1, 2016
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Spring Deck Goodness
Naw, the deck's not on fire. Just the new fire pit column, patio furniture, LED lights and tiki torches. Never knew owning a deck could be so fun. And festive. Y'all come over anytime. Posted by Steve Pollock on Sunday, May 1, 2016
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Percy Priest Lake Dam
Crossing the dam at a picture-perfect Lake Percy Priest on a beautiful spring afternoon. Posted by Steve Pollock on Tuesday, April 26, 2016
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Chilly Early Sunset
Beautiful but chilly early spring sunset in Donelson/Hermitage tonight. Posted by Steve Pollock on Friday, April 8, 2016
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Rainy Hermitage
It's a gloomy, rainy Saturday afternoon in Hermitage; but more trees are blooming, so the long, dark winter is almost done. Posted by Steve Pollock on Saturday, March 12, 2016
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Springing Spring
Spring is springing upon Hermitage. Posted by Steve Pollock on Tuesday, March 8, 2016
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Blooming Jeep
The tree in the driveway is in full bloom on this nice late winter evening in Hermitage. I'll take a better pic tomorrow. Posted by Steve Pollock on Sunday, March 6, 2016
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I Have a Brain!
The whole Minnesota experience was mostly Minnesota Nice, always efficient and highly effective. It was also at times… Posted by Steve Pollock on Monday, February 15, 2016
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School Closures Hit Disproportionately
The Color of School Closures Spread the [rather obvious] word: “Mass school closings have become a hallmark of today’s dominant education policy agenda. But rather than helping students, these closures disrupt whole communities. And as U.S. Department of Education data suggests, the most recent rounds of mass closings in Chicago, New York City and Philadelphia...
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Pope Been-a-Nazi
Germany 1980 “Hehehehe. We sure did beat the crap outta you Poles.” “Hehehehe. Yeah, ya sure did. … Hey, wanna be Pope?” As Seen On
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Dougal for Pope
Dougal for Pope. If there is any justice (or any god in the heavens), let it be Dougal. #FatherTed As Seen On
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The Bones are Richard’s
It’s Richard Researchers in England confirmed this morning that the skeleton found underneath a Leicester car park is indeed that of Richard III, last Plantagenet king and the last king of the country to fall in battle. “There were cheers when Richard Buckley, lead archaeologist on the hunt for the king’s body, finally announced that...
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Shazam!
Shazam! Gaaaaa-uhhhhh-lllleeeeeee!!!!! (But thanks for coming in out of the cold, finally!) As Seen On
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Incomplete
Barack Obama “Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law – for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well.” [Meanwhile, his gay brothers and sisters tap their feet, waiting impatiently. Well,...
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Academic Paywall Monetization Kills
The political consequences of academic paywalls “The suicide of Aaron Swartz, the activist committed to making scholarly research accessible to everyone, has renewed debate about the ethics of academic publishing. Under the current system, academic research is housed in scholarly databases, which charge as much as $50 per article to those without a university affiliation....
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WoW Monkey Business
Arcanthus Scolds His Darkmoon Monkey for Being a Very Bad Monkey on the Faire’s Boardwalk. That was one pissed-off gnome. As Seen On
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(quote)
Jim Horn (My aside: It’s a salient point, but my reply is, sadly, no. You are dealing with people who truly believe that collateral damage (be it in Vietnam/Iraq/etc., or Newtown) is an acceptable price that must be paid for, in the case of the former, America being #1 (whatever that means), and in the...
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Opt. Out.
Opt Out! Opt out of high stakes testing and resist all “market-based reforms” that seek to privatize and destroy public education. As Seen On
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Idolatry of the Ancient Mythologists
Thomas Paine I believe in one God, and no more; and I hope for happiness beyond this life. All … institutions of churches … appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit. … The Christian theory is little else than the idolatry of...
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Sounds Like … Hmmm. (tumblr)
“All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they had. With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and much grace was upon them all. There were no needy persons among them....
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Floating Turtle of WoW
How could no one on Azeroth know this thing was floating around for over a 1,000 years? As Seen On
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Jayne Cortez, RiP
Jayne Cortez: 10-May-34 — 28-Dec-12 “The poet Jayne Cortez, who has died aged 78, was unambiguous about her craft: “Words are musical – there’s nothing more to say about it. That’s it! … There is the sound of the voice … and your attitude you put on top of it.” “And if we don’t fight...
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How Many Slaves Work for You?
How Many Slaves Work For You? My number was 43 … If anything, it shows that not much has changed in 150 years. Troubling that 150 years represents just … a slow beginning. Background: The history/journalist geek in me notes that today is the Sesquicentennial of the Emancipation Proclamation – it’s Jubilee Day. Five days...
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HMS Clueless
The Voyage of the HMS Clueless Truly sailing in a world created of their own delusions. But I wish New York magazine would warn people before they post pics of Ralph Reed in a bathing suit. As Seen On
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It's Hell Being Offline
Posting and pictures have been temporarily disrupted because internet service hasn’t started at the new house. I’ll have things to post, especially pictures, hopefully later today as our service provider gets its act together. Things are good, but we’re very tired and sore. We are in Brentwood, the dog has his backyard, the stuff arrived...
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Oops.
Has it really been almost two months since we posted anything? Yeegads. Apologies. Let’s see. In the past two months, I’ve survived a narrow brush with winter, a hellish brush with three intense grad school courses orginally designed to be taken over four months crammed down into one, hideously exhausting but fun days in the...
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Attacked
Over the last week or so, we’ve finally been getting slammed by comment spam, the scourge of Movable Type-powered ‘blogs, that we’ve been hearing about. We had been lucky so far, but it got so bad today that I had to install a copy of Jay Allen’s MT Blacklist plug-in, which is a powerful tool...