The Evening Blues - Thanksgiving
Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 11/22/2018 - 3:01pm
Diaries
The time is at hand. I am going to war.
Submitted by JtC on Thu, 11/22/2018 - 12:00pmThere are times in life when decisions must be made. This determination has been gnawing at me for some time and has led to a deep feeling of emptiness in my gut. There is only one way to extricate this feeling from my being. Only one way to fulfill the hunger pangs of my soul. I must go to war.
With fork and knife in hand, I will, on this very day, Thursday 11-22-2018, be attacking, turkey. Lying there, smug in its wonderful aroma, adorned in splendid golden brown armor, prodding me, nay, insisting that I cross the line of table demarcation and carve it into various balkanized sections of deliciousness. I will then devour and digest its very existence and adsorb it unto myself. It is there for my taking, it is destiny. For this I give thanks.
But, as with this time every year, I will also be going to war with myself.
Thanksgiving 2018 Messages
Submitted by wendy davis on Thu, 11/22/2018 - 11:04am
Hot Air
Submitted by magiamma on Thu, 11/22/2018 - 5:29am
Something to keep in mind…
The report estimated
that the average area burned by wildfires
would increase 77 percent by 2100
and the frequency of
extreme wildfires
would increase by nearly 50 percent
if global greenhouse gas emissions
continue at a high rate
You've had your fun playing "democracy", now it's adult time
Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 11/22/2018 - 4:29amI can see you kids have gotten wound up and overstimulated from playing your cute Democracy game, but now you need to calm down and listen to the adults. I know the democracy seemed almost real, but playtime is over.
When ordinary people rise to do extraordinary things
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 11/21/2018 - 2:44pm "In ordinary times we wouldn’t have to be here tonight, and we wouldn’t have to make the decision we’re making tonight. But these aren’t ordinary times. These are unusual times. Extraordinary times. In extraordinary times, people who ordinarily are led often are called upon to lead. People who typically are directed are called upon to direct.
The Evening Blues - 11-21-18
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 11/21/2018 - 2:42pm
Pelosi and Fun With Polls
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 11/21/2018 - 11:08amHere's a good example of why you should read past the headlines.
Consider these two articles:
Poll: Democratic voters back Pelosi as speaker by wide margin
Wednesday Open Thread: The Mayflower Compact
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Wed, 11/21/2018 - 5:00amIt's Day 325 of the Year 2018 CE
So, November 21, 2018 - for my reference if nothing else.
catching up on julian assange by storify [updated]
Submitted by wendy davis on Tue, 11/20/2018 - 5:37pm(The brilliant and imperturbable Jennifer Robinson)
Assange lawyer: US government extraditing a publisher in the UK for publishing in the UK is going to see China, Russia, Saudi use the precedent to extradite everyone https://t.co/BkqG5ibuki
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) November 19, 2018
