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Excellent father. Recovering politics and government guy. Suffering baseball fan. Here for history, Star Trek, and ridiculous takes on current events.
- If Academy was solely created to physically and emotionally break bigots in the Star Trek fanbase, I think it’s definitely “mission accomplished.”
- Van Halen has an expanded edition of ‘5150’ out next month? Thank you, music Jesus.
- Birthday boy Axl turns 64 today.
- Shinedown pulled out of Kid Rock’s bad music festival. Shinedown.
- David Hoffman wants to own #STLCards? Well, I hope the Penguins do well enough that he has the money.
- “Even Republicans appalled.” I counted three, including the sole Black GOP senator. Of those three, two held out hope that it must be a “mistake.” The only mistake would be to assume that they’re only keeping mum out of fear of Trump. It’s fear of alienating a portion of their base.
- The Party of Ideas has become The Party of Nihilism.
- 🌡️Looking ahead to next week, outside of Alaska and the West Coast, the rest of the U.S. will likely see Above Normal Temperatures for mid February. weather.gov
- If you think barbecuing doesn’t take work, I’d like to know that up front before visiting your home.
- “I’ve done more for religion than any American president.” Sure, pal.
- “Well, Garry Templeton is gone. That’s good.”
- In a world where the shelves groan under the weight of unoriginal, poorly researched histories of WW2, Gladwell outdid them all. It may well be the worst book about the strategic bombing campaign ever written. Now go read Richard Overy. It’s better for you.
- It is almost pathetic when the true believers come to terms with the lie. Meanwhile, the cynics, who remain in leadership, just laugh. www.cnn.com/2026/02/03/p...
- Knowing that this language went through a chain beginning with an LA and ending with a CoS for final approval, is particularly telling, even for a Republican.
- Anyone considering giving Ed Martin a job should just ask a Missourian how that works out.
- This is how you do it. Reaffirming values.
