Tag Archives: track bias

First Post: Friday, February 10, 2017

http://www.libraryofinspiration.com/lit_2010s_deptofspeculation.htm ‘A student asked Donald Barthelme how he might become a better writer. Barthelme advised him to read through the whole history of philosophy from the pre-Socratics up through the modern-day thinkers. The student wondered how he could possibly do … Continue reading

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First Post: Thursday, February 9, 2017

The money shot starts at 7:58 and runs through 8:13. Dunning-Kruger 2020 can’t come fast enough.

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First Post: Wednesday, February 8, 2017

http://theweek.com/speedreads/678867/former-bush-press-secretary-jabs-trump-complaining-about-nordstrom This guy doesn’t understand how bidness works, apparently. Oh, well. What a sissie. What a snowflake. Sheesh.

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Monday Boxing: Justa Coupla Nonchampionship Jabronis Edition

More in common than would appear at first glance: two public-court tennis players in Studio City, Calif., neither one the owner of a Super Bowl ring or a Pro Football Hall of Fame ring. Who knew!

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First Post: Sunday, February 5, 2017

Bombast and repetition, repetition and bombast. The admen will be reaching for your wallet via a little misdirection through your heartstrings and funnybone. Let’s fetishize everything today. U-S-A! U-S-A!

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First Post: Saturday, February 4, 2017

Morning still here on the Left Coast, but good afternoon now everywhere else. Good afternoon now.

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First Post: Friday, February 3, 2017

Good article: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/everyone-has-a-right-to-free-speech-even-milo/515565/ Laws, not men. As well, the Home of Mario Savio and traveling conspirators like Joan Baez & Bob Dylan should understand that free speech is not subject to political tests. Protest the message, but the messenger still … Continue reading

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First Post: Thursday, February 2, 2017

WAR! WE ARE GOING TO WAR, sez BANNON! LET’S BLOW SOMETHING UP JUST SO WE CAN BE ALL ALPHA AND NUCLEAR AND CREATE SOME CARNAGE! KA-BOOM! THAT’LL LEARN YA, YA NON-’MURRIKANS! As well, how’s things going in the Rust Belt … Continue reading

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Monday Boxing: Immortal Wayne Simmonds Edition

Apologies for the blurry — well, even blurrier than usual — snap. Low-light plus 83x optical zoom equals balky autofocus. The tall guy in the snap had 3 goals on the afternoon, including the gamewinner in the 4-3 championship game, … Continue reading

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First Post: Sunday, January 29, 2017

Form is temporary, class is permanent. Witness the men’s and women’s finals at this year’s big lawn-tennis tournament in Melbourne. Age, injuries, autoimmune diseases could not stop the Williams Sisters, Rogerr Federr, Rafa ‘The Bull’ Nadal. ’grats to the Fed. … Continue reading

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