State Department reaches agreement

Today we celebrate Alexander Nevsky's defeat of the Crusaders & Teutonic Knights, but more on that later.

It is April 18, so today's number is 18
18 is a multiple of 9, 3, and 6, leading to suspicions that it will generate unending fractions (more later)

So when you're in the market for some heavy weaponry, up to and including guided missiles, you don't need a friendly government. Or an arms broker. Or the dark web. You can just go to Facebook!

Better to build an Apocalypse bunker than share the wealth?

Your entire pay raises went to rent

If you are reading this and your taxes are not done, go do your taxes, or at least the extension application. I finished our taxes this past Monday. It felt good to have them done. Congratulations are in order, I am now one of the 47%. Let's celebrate with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.

The point I'm hoping to make here is that both parties suck, hardly anybody likes them, and it's mind-boggling that somebody put up by organizations that are so disliked will be elected President and that we pretty much have no say in the matter.

Dems and Repubs are both minorities