EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE, ACT NOW!
ZARDOZ SPEAKS TO YOU, HIS CHOSEN ONES. HAVING GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS, PREVIEWS AND LINKS LAST WEEK, ZARDOZ RETURNS! ZARDOZ WAS PARTLY PLEASED, PARTLY NOT BY THE EVENTS OF LAST WEEK. OBVIOUSLY, THE GUN BEING GOOD, ZARDOZ WAS CHEERED…BUT THE ABILITY TO CLEANSE THE FILTH OF BRUTALS BEING UP TO ANY DISPUTE DISMAYS ZARDOZ. NO MATTER – THE CHOSEN ONES HAVE DONE WELL WITH THEIR SNARK AT THE BRUTALS, THEREFORE, RECEIVE THE GIFT OF THE PREVIEW, AND THE LINKS!
PREVIEW… MONDAY, MORE OF THE ANIMAL ONE’S NEW STORY NEXT WEEK. TONIGHT, THE OTHER KEVIN TELLS OF A HOCKEY TRIP. TUESDAY – PLISADE HAS ANOTHER STORY TO…ENTERTAIN DISTURB YOU AND ZWAK WILL COME AROUND IN THE EVENING. WEDNESDAY – SUGARFREE, IF YOU DARE, AND THE EVENING IS TBD (ZARDOZ IS LOOKING AT YOU, CPRM…). THURSDAY HAS THE WAWR FOR THE MONTH AND THE GLIBFLICK IS “FORBIDDEN ZONE”. ZARDOZ LIKES THE SOUND OF THE LAST ONE. FOR THE VORTEX IS FORBIDDEN TO ALL BUT THE ETERNALS! FRIDAY IS TBD.
IT APPEARS THE POSTS ARE AS SCARCE AS THE CHANCES OF A BRUTAL FLEEING ZED.
LINKS, FOR THE CHOSEN ONES!
- THE GRAND TURK LOOKS OUT FOR HIMSELF.
- FORTUNATELY, THE VORTEX DOES NOT DABBLE IN INVESTING IN THE PAPER OF BRUTALS. GRAIN, CERTAINLY…BUT NOTHING ELSE! ZARDOZ CONSOLES HIMSELF WITH SOME QUALITY CLEANSING STILL OCCURRING.
- STOP TRYING TO SOLVE THIS GAS DISPUTE PEACEFULLY! ZARDOZ IS NOT PLEASED.
ZARDOZ HAS SPOKEN.
The Karish field, which contains 1.4 trillion cubic feet of proved and probable gas reserves, is located south of the southern boundary of the disputed area.
So, indisputably Israeli then. Okay, Euro-weenies, prepare to set your anti-
ZionismSemitism aside for a bit and buy gas from Israel.The irony of that would be very pleasing to me.
Yeah, I don’t see how there is any problem here, they’re not even in the disputed area…
ZARDOZ SPEAKS TO YOU, HIS CHOSEN ONE. OF COURSE THERE IS A PROBLEM… WAR WAR IS BETTER THAN JAW JAW. ZARDOZ HAS SPOKEN.
Jeez, Big Z — you were so much less of a downer when you were pleasantly buzzed on The Devil’s Lettuce. Haven’t you got a dealer handy in your area?
MSNBC cutting costs.
Wait, MSNBC hosts get paid? Don’t they realize they have a sacred duty to journalism for Democracy’s sake?
Maddow is the most smug and insufferable person in all of television news. Well, excepting Joy Reid.
Samantha Bee?
It’s crowded field, especially if you include late night “comedians”. Oliver, Noah, Kimmel, that twerp from SNL.
They’re all reallllly bad, but somehow Colbert still runs away with this one.
It’s impressive how he really manages to demonstrate what an arrogant douche he is, night after night.
I mean, he’s no Olbermann, but it’s close.
Winner, Winner, POS dinner.
Trevor Noah is one if the least funny comedians working. Colbert is at least capable of delivering the occasional zinger.
Many eunuchs cried out in pain and were suddenly released from their chastity devices.
*hunter Biden intro music begins… untz untz untz untz*
Oh lord. Now I have an image of him wearing a necktie and thrusting to the beat.
Relevant
You’re not supposed to post a song I like.
Jesus. Did Robert Palmer use the same plastic babes and the same $7,000.00 (USD) Italian silk suit for every video he did? No wonder he died young.
‘The rising tension prompted the Lebanese government to call for stopping Israel’s exploration efforts and to ask Amos Hochstein, an American who has been mediating indirect talks since 2020, to intervene.’
Eh, absolutely no possibility of bias on the mediator’s part… They’re not even trying are they?
They may actually have given Euroclear the funds. Problem is EU and/or US sanctions prevent them from actually paying.
Shocking that the EU and US didn’t think everything through prior to their hissy fit of sanctions.
They likely act as an “agent” so the reason you can be a dick and claim the Russians defaulted is because you are responsible for getting the funds to the holders.
But the EU/US have set up a framework that makes it impossible for Russian to deliver the funds. Here I’m going to side with the Russians…
I thought Euroclear was that really strong booze.
No it’s that band that sang Santa Monica.
[golf clap]
I thought forex was a brand of mafrid.
ZARDOZ, I’ve got one brewing for next Friday (8th). It’s gonna be a “two weeks until recession” GlibFin Article of shared advice on what you can do with 2 weeks until the recession is official to get yourself in a better place to ride it out.
For everybody who wants to contribute, go check out the thread in the forum or send me an email (trashy-glibs at disengage dot co)
Thanks, Trashy!
I turned in what are we reading last week.
Thanks.
I have another one ruminating. it’s in Drafts, but I want to think a wee bit on it first.
ZARDOZ SPEAKS TO YOU, HIS CHOSEN POST WRITING ONE. ZARDOZ IS PLEASED. ZARDOZ OFFERS THE FOLLOWING ADVICE; 1). KEEP THE GIFT OF THE GUN CLOSE BY, 2) STORE LARGE AMOUNTS OF GRAIN, 3) SEAL YOURSELF, ALONG WITH A FEW HUNDRED OTHER IMMORTALS, INSIDE A FORCE SHIELDED VORTEX. BE SURE TO INCLUDE A SUPERCOMPUTER CONTAINING ALL KNOWLEDGE OF THE HUMAN RACE.
ZARDOZ HAS SPOKEN.
…. Surprisingly good advice.
Needs more gold, but otherwise he’s got it folks.
Peter Schiff is here.
Yes. During the recovery you’ll want to be able to set things on a firm Foundation.
Even if you are secure in your job, being aware of how that might be perceived by others is crucial. Avoid splashy purchases, do not tell anyone how prepared you are. Nod and agree with their pain.
Sounds like “The Return of the Black Market” or “No Ration Stamps Needed”.
The 2 most read books during WW2/sarc
I’ve got a question for that…the wife and I have two small Roth IRAs that we’ve been minimally contributing to. I have my Thrift Savings Plan (sort of a 401k for Feds). I am wondering if it would make any sort of sense to cash in the IRAs, eat the penalty, and make some much-needed home improvements and preps. We need to repair or replace our A/C units and most of the windows on the home, and maybe some other purchases if (when) this turns into a depression. I am of the mind to do it now before we roar into hyperinflation and roll the TSP into a 401k when I get a new job to hopefully weather the storm. We do have an emergency fund but I want to keep it in reserve.
The balance on the IRAs won’t make it break our retirement at the moment and we are young enough to basically start over.
Also, get your shiznit out of any safety deposit boxes you might have it in. My Canadian Government™ has demonstrated beyond doubt that nothing’s safe in a bank.
Not safe in US either
Better to take a loan against your TSP. The P&I payments go back into your TSP account, minus a small, one-time processing fee that the TSP skims off.
You can withdraw your contributions from a Roth IRA without penalty. It’s only the earnings that you pay a penalty on for early withdrawals. There is also a rule that the account must be open for 5 years before making penalty free withdrawals, but I would be surprised if it’s enforced.
If the amount isn’t that large ( <$30k or so), I would open a HELOC instead. HELOCs are usually variable rate and the rates will rise over the next few years, but a few percentage points won't make a real difference on an amount that small (relatively speaking compared to a full mortgage on a home). If the interest rate rises more than that, you could still knock the loan out quickly with dedication and/or robbing the Roth. But really if the interest rate ends up tripling, the country is going to default and that loan is going to be the least of your concerns.
Hello
https://ibb.co/FnqHqJY
Huzzah!
Go, KK!
Nice! Still gonna commute from there?
Well, via mobile hotspot, yes 😉
“Exxxxxxxxcellent, Smithers.”
Wow!
So pleased for you! Adventure time!
Kampered Kristin is in the (mobile) house!
Woot! Looking ready for anything!
Nice!
Have you met the neighbors yet?
Just waving hello. You know what I need to break the ice? A dog. ASAP.
YES!
What are you gonna get?
Gonna put applications in to NC Pug Rescue & Mid Atlantic Pug Rescue
Nice! Pugs and bulldogs are awesome but an Aussoe Cattle dog would be better
Which is a little known breed from China…damn phone posting.
Aussie
Sure, if you have time for about ten miles a day of running them!
How about a Frenchie, KK? There is one ion my neighborhood and he is an amazing little guy.
Consider a bulldog. Small enough for RV, mellow temperament with moderate exercise needs, and has more protective guard dog capability than any other dog in that weight class.
Bulldogs are awesome! I’m not sure about their longevity? I LOVE Frenchies, but they don’t come up in rescue very often. I would jump at the chance if one came up.
Frenchies are pricey
Bulldogs drool. Lots of drool. We adore pugs but they are not guard dogs. It’s not that they can’t, but more a matter of whether they feel like it or not.
If you’re not looking for a guard dog pugs are the best. They’re so much fun and they always make me laugh.
I suppose it’s a good thing the shelters are nearly empty of dogs. I’ve checked 2 pug rescues and 2 shelters…a total of ~10 dogs between all of them. I am breed restricted, unfortunately. Most RV parks will not allow “fighting” or “aggressive” breeds.
I had a pug for 18 years…they are great watch dogs, but not guard dogs. But I can’t really have a traditional guard dog with this lifestyle
Sounds like you need a Corgi. Their ability to communicate using sarcasm makes them the glibbest of dargs.
California pays lip service to the goodness of the gun. We’ll see how sincere they are about this.
I’m waiting six months here in NJ so that everything shakes out and applying. My fear is applying any earlier and nobody is going to know what to do and how to process the applications.
My assumption is that it will still take forever and they will slow walk it.
I also assume that NJ will create a laundry list of places you can’t carry so I also want that to be more settled down as well.
Probably a good idea, although I hope it doesn’t take that long for them to get their permitting engine spun up. Theoretically they already have a process in place, right? They’d just have to do less obstructionism and more issuing.
Justice Thomas was very specific in his Bruen opinion that the court would not tolerate foot-dragging or other shenanigans.
Supposedly they have 60 days to either approve or reject an application. But I will also wait 6 months for things to sort out. And also take a required training course and get the certificate you need for a carry permit.
IANAL, but my interpretation is that Bruen specifically did away with “certificates of need” and similar BS.
I took WTF as saying the certificate that shows you completed a gun safety course. Very different than showing cause for need.
VA has a safety course requirement too. I keep my certificate in the safe. Then the state GOP allowed online safety courses, which my wife took. Then Dems switched it back to in person courses only. But anyone who received their CCW while online safety courses were still allowed are grandfathered in for future renewals.
I’d be torn. Applying now might avoid the next level of bs they’ll invent.
If you plan to buy a carry pistol in NJ, you probably need to start that awful process now.
I’m dreading that. All my long lost pistols “were” full size as there was little point owning anything compact.
I may just get a shoulder holster in the meantime to avoid the hell that is purchasing a new pistol.
I’ve been carrying an LCP. I picked up my “compact” P-07 the other day. It felt like a field artillery piece.
I’m picking up a new LCP this week! Just waiting for the phone call.
Beretta APX A1 Carry has a $100 rebate until August 15th.
I hope MA doesn’t start thinking about places where you can’t carry. The truth is that you can carry almost everywhere in MA, schools/colleges and courthouses excepted. A local business has no right to prohibit carrying on the premises in MA like in many other states. I’ve always suspected it’s only because the progs here cannot imagine that somebody can carry a firearm in the peoples’ republic. But when even Boston residents will be able to get an LTC without restrictions (CCP) that might change. Outside of Boston, its inner suburbs and certain woke and largish towns, MA is even today closer to a shall-issue state than most people realize.
Bruen also addressed overly broad no-carry zones.
Yep – I have family members who got MA permits no problem.
There’s gonna be a flood of applications. Do you want to wait until the system is broken, or get to the front of the line?
I remember when PA went shall-issue.
There were lines of people in Philly trying to get permits. Philly city officials were pretty quickly overwhelmed.
it’s going to be royal PITA.
I don’t need to be a guinea pig for the bureaucracy with the resulting rise in my blood pressure.
I thought Heller was about the same issue?
It was, but it was a narrower ruling that only applied to the District of Columbia, not the states. The court later applied that to the states in McDonald, based on the Fourteenth Amendment (due process). Bruen was based entirely on the Second Amendment (RKBA, but you all know that already) and was a broader and more forceful ruling that called out states other than NY, and specific instructions about what the court would not tolerate in terms of delays, hurdles, and other shenanigans.
But despite all that, expect shenanigans. But we can also hope the court will move quickly and forcibly, ie unsigned bench memos instead of the more lengthy process of oral argument and deliberation. They seem serious about this.
That was mere possession. This is carry.
That, too. Thanks.
Interesting.
I’m about to file the application for an MD concealed handgun permit. I’ve been told by several friends (who have MD CHPs already) that even the may-issue regime wasn’t too onerous, so we’ll see how it shakes out.
Good luck. Let us know how that turns out.
I would imagine the farther you are from DC the more reasonable it becomes.
(Takes deep breath, braces self)
I was talking to a fishing guide in Georgia last August, and asked what there was to do, outdoors-wise, in the winter around his area. He replied that the wingshooting, for both waterfowl and upland birds, was outstanding.
That got me to thinking: I used to bust clays thrown with a kind of arm-extender with my buddies thirty years ago, but I never got any formal instruction. I’ve resolved to fix that, but that brings me to my main query — which gun?
I’m fully aware that a used pump gun will bust clays and kill birds just like a $20,000 specialty fowling piece, but I’d like to upscale it a little bit. I’m thinking of a relatively inexpensive but decent over/under in 12 gauge. Online research has led me to the Turkish Yildiz and the Italian-made Franchi.
Any of you scattergunners have a preference? Or should I just save my shekels and get something that’s higher quality but higher initial price? My thinking is, if I really enjoy this and get pretty good at it, then I can justify moving up to a Fabarm or Baretta or whatever.
Any thoughts appreciated. If you’d rather not write a wall o’ text here, email me at pjshpip (at) gmail.
Looking forward to the forthcoming Glibs article, “Shpip buys a Shotgun.”
No real experience with stackbarrels, but Franchi shotguns are generally pretty excellent.
Franchis are great. You could probably find a used Citori for a decent price. The few Turkish long guns I’ve handled, well, I wouldn’t shoot them unless I put them in an old tire and pulled the trigger with a string from a safe distance, but I’m not familiar with this brand; maybe it’s an exception.
Meh. My CZ1012 is made in Turkey and it’s worked great so far.
Citori would be my choice also.
But, when I shot in the field I loved a SxS, so I tend to think that way for clays.
Over under, semi auto? What’s your budget?
If you’re trying to keep your budget down, Mossberg makes a perfectly cromulent O/U for $500-600.
$1500-2500, I would buy a Citori and never look back.
Semi-auto, Mossberg again makes a very serviceable semi-auto for a good price. In the higher price range, I would look at Benelli and Beretta. I have a Benelli Super Black Eagle II.
12 ga over / under, to start. Would prefer to keep it in the $1000 range or less, to start, and spend more money on instruction and practice. Mostly practice.
Then, if I get hooked past the barb, I’d ideally get something like a Caesar Guerini Magnus in 12, and a Fabarm Autumn in 20.
I’m pretty happy with my SKB and they have a model in your price point.
If that’s your price range, I’d go with the Mossberg. As Spud mentioned, they’re solid guns, not fancy but reliable. I’ve owned a bunch of Mossbergs over the years (not one of their O/Us but I’ve handled and shot a few) and have always been happy with them.
Bonus: O.F. Mossberg remains a family-owned, American business. You can feel good about buying from them. (Says the guy with two Mikoru Brownings in the safe.)
Why am I pessimistic about the Red Wave this fall? Because the Stupid Party just can’t help themselves.
The GOP chair of the Minnesoda Senate Energy Committee had this to say about his effort to throw millions at “Weatherization”:
These dumbasses think that they can get away with blathering about guns and climate change and still win big this November. They will probably win big, but not because people like what they are saying. If they got their heads out of their asses and said “we’re lowering taxes and spending less. If you want to weatherize your house with those savings knock yourself out. But there is no way a govt program to shovel millions to crony companies will work”
A good strategy right now would be to strongly differentiate themselves from Democrats. So of course, their plan is to act more like Democrats.
…STFU for the next four and a half months.
Maybe if they had some kind of contract, with America? Nah, that’s a crazy idea, it would never sell.
Someone might expect them to actually carry it out at some point…
Lol
The problem with contract is that some people actually expect you to fulfill them.
GOP isn’t the party of stupid for no reason! Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
Dumb fucker. This election is truly a kitchen table issue one.
Whatever. A red wave will only delay the inevitable.
Sounds like any other Democrat, just a bit sheepish about being one.
To be fair, he is a GOPer who has the Mayo Clinic in his district (and an IBM AS-400 plant). He sure doesn’t want his
constituentsdonors to think he is one of those icky GOP politicians who really believe in that crap. He’s an enlightened GOP guy!I hate to break this to you, but there’s almost as many free-stuff-I-am-a-consumer-of-govt-services on the right as there are on the left. This rates only second to defense jobs or other govt money poured into Congressional districts.
I have become convinced that many pro-choice zealots are secretly happy that Roe was overturned. They’d never admit it and probably aren’t even aware that they are happy.
Now that Roe is overturned, they get to pretend that they are brave anti-fascists living in Germany as Hitler was taking over. Or Freedom Riders taking a bus into Mississippi or Alabama. They get to be a Hero!
Look at this article about Minnesoda fierce women who are part of the Auntie Network and tell me that they aren’t all so stoked to be part of something Big and Noble. They are going to be so disappointed when hordes of women in the third trimester don’t show up to hide in their basement while waiting for an abortion.
Waczak, who works as a Starbucks barista, said she anticipates a “an influx of women” in need to the Twin Cities.
The left seem to have a thing for LARPing.
Does the militia movement a few years back ring any bells? Lots of people enjoy some LARPing.
Kind of a difference in scale, though, wouldn’t you say?
Did you see the footage from Seattle and Arizona? Just the number of people at those riots i exponentially greater than all of the weekend Rambos combined.
I don’t know, the report I read on Portland said less than 100 but the police still wouldn’t deal with them.
Free vacation ladies, take them up on it while the offer and weather is still good.
Do they believe men can get pregnant too? I wouldn’t mind a free trip.
I was thinking the same thing. How many of them are so far down the rabbit hole that they wouldn’t be able to argue against dudes showing up and claiming that they identified as a pregnant woman and how dare they try to exclude them from the holy sacrament of Abortion?!
Uffda. I’m pretty much a squish who thinks abortions should be legal early in a pregnancy, but these crazies are making it hard to be on their side.
If my wife would let me, I would be starting a Reddit Uncles group.
Just like the Aunties group except we are dudes who would be into letting young teen girls stay at our houses. “You know you can’t get more pregnant now, whynot have a little fun?”
* edges away from his holiness *
Don’t act shocked. Pope Jimbo is in the clergy. The only thing that’s surprising is that he didn’t say teen and preteen boys.
Only edged away….groomer
😳
You’re gonna need lots of bags of chips and bottles of Pepsi if’n you’re gonna go that route.
Were you the one running the adds in the back of teen magazines?
“Pregnant? “Need help”? “Call 1-800-UnclePJ”.
“We can provide counseling and more”
“If a woman answers hang up and call back later”
Lol
I think we found the “To Catch a Predator” guy.
Hmmm…exactly how young are we talking?
So far at least two pregnancy support clinics, aka crisis pregnancy centers, vandalized; also, a Catholic Church burned to the ground.
They want to riot, and now they have their reason.
The young person in the green gym shorts and tank top, with the stickers over her nipples and crotch, is hilariously, and presumably unintentionally, instantiating something out of Aldous Huxley’s Ape and Essence where women had to wear red “No” stickers in those places.
Channeling her Inner Dunham (who I think wished she could have aborted a baby): ““I can’t image how stressful it must be,” she said of women who may no longer have access to abortion in their hometowns or home states.”
And, is she lactating…or what is up there?
I’d like to give the one in the jean shorts the opportunity to change my mind. It’s very important, so she should utilize every tool at her disposal.
““I’m 32 year-old female social worker who would be very happy to offer up my bedroom (I’ll take the living room) to anyone in need,” the post said. “I can offer food, lodging, emotional support, transportation from anywhere within 100 miles, & would be more than happy to accompany to any appointments you may need.””
Yup. Someone’s going to airbnb the hell out of this.
“How did today go?”
“Oh great! I went over to Mall of America and… um…. wait. Got an abortion. A couple of ’em in fact.”
Waczak, who lives in a suburb of St. Paul, is among thousands women who have flocked to a Reddit community called the “Auntie Network,” a semi-underground network aimed at helping women who live in states that have outlawed or severely restricted abortion.
Not seeing anything about this that is the slightest bit underground. It’s all out there in the open, and I’m sure the women and soy boys can’t stop talking about their participation to everyone around them.
I’m just so excited to help you kill your fetus!
“The Coathanger Project”
The problem for the left re Roe is that too many of these women have gone from baby raising age to “where’s my grandbabies!”
Nah. It’s 2022. We’re totally past biological imperatives now. All evolved and stuff.
Lebanon, the source said, is waiting for Hochstein to come back with Israel’s reply to its new proposal, which would give the Karish field to Israel and the Qana field to Lebanon.
I’ll guess Israel’s response is some variation of “Fuck Off”.
https://think.ing.com/opinions/brics-the-new-name-in-reserve-currencies
We killed Kaddafi for this. The Ukrainian War is part of a bigger financial war and we aren’t winning right now.
We can’t go to war with everyone. And we seemed to have pissed just about everyone off.
It’s like we’re…I dunno… NAZI Germany or something.
India and Brazil are telling us to fuck-off good and hard.
2 days after some air travel, I’ll confess I’m not feeling so hot – my throat is killing me.
I will miss you all. KSuellington, I want you to have my CD collection; tell those Columbia House guys I really am dead this time.
I will welcome donations from the lot of you.
Heavy zinc, quercetin and vitamins D&C.
Feel better!
Thx, have all of those save quercetin, I think.
Strepsils helped me with sore throat. At least temporarily.
That’s my rotation daily now. We are getting ready to fly here in a few days too
Any sinus pressure? I have COVID 2 weeks ago. Very much like a sinus cold. Sore throat from sinus drainage. Blow your nose, then my ears are plugged up and not able to just clear them with holding my nose. Really tired on day 2 and 3.
Good news, by day 4 I felt mo better. Didn’t last long. Prayers to you and the household/family.
A bit, but my allergies are in full-effect too, so hard to say what’s what.
Try this.
Twice per day with a good listerine gargle. Really works well.
Yeah, we suffer from allergies too. Wife was “sick” for a few days. It wasn’t until I got sick that we realized it wasn’t allergies but something contagious.
I had the COVID, and it was like a hard 24hr flu. On the productive coughing stage right now, and I just took NyQuil and Tylenol.
This column is a great example of how people can agree on some things for totes different reasons.
They guy has a nice little rant about the elitists who want the rest of us to pay for their fancy-dan bike trails. We can agree on that. I’m not sure I’m so down with the other parts of his rant where he claims racism would keep the brothers from ever using the trail.
I just appreciate the cognitive dissonance this will cause in some people.
It has never occurred to me to look down on delivery people the way this person does. Who’s the real asshole here?
I read that as “Bilking Uber Alles”. Accurate and honest, anyway
Some when companies realize the scamming a free vacation is starting, will they have requirements like, sorry, we only pay for a trip to Rochester, NY?
In January….
Ugh, I’ve already spent 18 years there.
“Take him to
DetroitRochester”And that was even with good behavior.
Well… mostly.
Don’t send them to Minnesoda. We’re already swamped!
Solid.
Every time Antifa pushed their way out of Portland, it didn’t go well for them.
I actually encourage this behavior.
That’s what the DAs and other government agencies are for. To make sure the ass kickers get process punished if they hurt the poor little Antifa protesters.
I was standing in a gunshop a half-hour south of Portland after the first “incursion” in the suburbs. People were stocking up.
Your daily dose of Sanford & son:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sStN2tVQxos
That was one helluva negotiation!
I hate paying bills. I’m always broke afterwards. 🙁
At least no one is going to come after me next week.
Every time the teems pipe up I give them the house bills and they shut up right quick
Apparently I used 400kWh more electricity this year at this time than last year. Dammit.
Gas is on a downtrend here in Vegas. Any word on why? Threats from the President or other things? News doesn’t actually dig to find out so was just curious
Greedy oil companies got a conscience? Or maybe the price of a barrel has gone down as the market discovered Russian oil is still entering the world supply despite sanctions.
https://news.yahoo.com/sheetz-lower-gas-prices-low-184654902.html
Doesn’t really say.
Down $0.40 from peak here.
It’s the usual seasonal variation, peak from Memorial Day to 4th of July, so it’s maybe a little early.
Usually the July 4th week is contested for the week/days off. Not this year. People actually want to work the paid holiday and save it for later.
Everyone bought electric cars.
No change in NYC. Still around 4.95 here.
it’s a sad day when NYC is cheaper than OR
HAIL ZARDOZ.
Bring back the cowboy hat, pilgrim. /John Wayne voice
Allman Brothers afternoon.
That second picture gives me a wonderful idea.
US Border Patrol on horseback should all wear big ZARDOZ heads when chasing down and ‘whipping’
illegal immigrantsundocumented workersfuture grain field technicians.Think of the optics.
Hmmm…. A Zardoz Snapchat filter…
If the original Top Gun were made today.
Enjoy.
This is from today. California remains retarded.
Alameda County, Calif., home to Oakland, drops its indoor mask mandate after three weeks.
Pallets of bricks, just happened to be delivered right now but it’s a totally legit job so please ignore
https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-bricks-dc-idUSL1N2YE2C6
Around here any job material is delivered either on-site inside fenced areas with cameras or staged at the contractor’s yard. Why would it be delivered unattended, with no security? After two years of rioting and that sort of thing is supposedly allowed in DC? Bullshit.
Except those aren’t good throwin’ bricks, those look more like large pavers or retaining wall blocks, weighing 30 or 40 lbs each. Not what you want for a good riot projectile.
See any mangonels in the area?
So like an extra 20 seconds to smash into smaller chunks?
If those are the stones I think they are they aren’t that easy to break, if you have to split one for a corner or sommat it’s a pain in the ass. In this case I’m willing to go with Occam – construction materials and equipment were there for a construction project.
You assume whomever ordered the bricks knows the difference. Yard foreman probably made scratch on the upsell, dumped some slow movers.
And they bought rebar/remesh sheets and ordered a roller just to make it look convincing.
Would Reuters and/or the DC government lie to you?!
ERMAHGERD this RV park is on the AVL airport approach!
whooooo!
Did you catch my SXM-from-a-boat video yesterday , KK?
Oh, fine, make me look up the AVL airport code.
Aston Villa.
ha there’s where I went
AVL? You’re about an hour from my new home.
Don’t hold up Wednesday on my account. I got my PC running again. But not where I have it all set up for audio, so I can’t get a cartoon done. Seems the issue now isn’t the video card like I thought, but most likely the power back-up strip. But I had to get up and running in a different room for now to get a TV show edited. Don’t know when I’ll have time to sort everything out. So no cartoon this week.
I’ve also got another dilemma. I ordered a new video card when I thought that was the issue. Now that I know it’s not to bite the $300 and install the newer better card or return it?
Sorry. Looks like it’s time to play “write a better singles ad for OMWC” then.
Well. Hello, everyone! Today I was productive. Nothing big but necessary. Tomorrow my goals are to actually begin to look my ass off for work. “Constantly Looking for Work” is now the name of my Job.
I’m excited, terrified, ignorant, exasperated, invigorated, and much more. Most of this comes from Ev being a fucking idiotic asshole last week. Took another fall and spent an hour or two in the hospital! Fell over in public and my bro had to get me in an ambulance. Ev. Stop. Fucking. Doing. This.
I think his Angry Brother Rant at me legit hit the mark this time. So far Fri, Sat, Sun, and now and further I’ve been legit booze-free. I recorded a call with a friend of mine who has quit, as well. We are in touch and were inseparable in Korea. He was saying it takes a few rough days at first. First day SUCKED. But then, on the contrary…day two was full of this profound energy and astonished happiness that I’ve been idiotically throwing away for a looooong time.
I’m incredibly lucky to have such people looking after me. It baffles me how I’m possibly so blessed. The drive to be better is also hampered by my behavior having directly led to the loss of both of my Romantic Ladies in my life. Learn from mistakes, Ev. Don’t repeat them…over and over.
The Book of Evan goes on. I have legitimate optimism and determination this time to accomplish this goal. I never did before. Nothing even touching this.
Onward. Upward. Always.
Someone I Know will mark his 44th sober-versary on 7/11. Did it, of course, one day at a time. If you find you need another rant, I suspect he could dust off his ListenYouCommunistSonOfABitch speech from when he was working his way up the ranks (patient->orderly->counselor->acting director) at the rehab where he got clean.
Hrm. That sounds hilarious/rad/terrifying/unnerving…I hope it lasts…
“One day at a time.” That’s what’s what is weirding me out the most. The first legit-free day was like a veil was lifted over me. That veil had been heavy. I suddenly became so much more physically and mentally agile without it weighing me down. I know that “This too shall not last” is just as universal as “This too shall pass.”
I think it’s been interesting and uplifting so far. I know that I’m new on the rungs, but you only get to make one first impression. It’s good strategy to make a good one and have it last. So far, so good. I’m definitely smoking myself out pretty fierce. That was a big part of coming back. This was a distinct strategy of replacing a (fun) poison with something that’s actually quite beneficial if not done…like at work. That was the play and I think it’s smart. I’ve done my first three days without any booze and am finishing up the fourth.
I’ll take that. Makes tomorrow seem much easier.
GodDAMN I’m tempted to pontificate, dispense unwanted advice or some shit like that. But I won’t. Congrats on receiving your fist platitude (one day, etc.). It’s a good one. I’ll bestow one more and get out of your way. It has to do with not expecting the world to give you a pass just because you quit boozing. There’s rough patches in life, real damn hard times too, ahead, and you’ll not have your security blanket to take the edge off. So here’s platitude #2: There is nothing so terrible or difficult but what a drink won’t make worse.
ListenYouCommunistSonOfABitch, go get ’em. Try not to fall over.
DAILY QUORDLE ROUNDUP™©®
(The “Better than I expected” Edition)
#154
Champs
grrizzly 18
whiz 18
Not Adahn 19
Grosspatzer 20
kinnath 20
Tulip 20
QuordleBot 21
Sean 21
Cannoli 22
Dr. Fronkensteen 22
Grummun 22
trshmnstr the terrible 22
Tundra 22
Nmae’s BEAM. James BEAM 23
Grumbletarian 24
SDF-7 24
Ted S. 24
The Hyperbole 25
The Other Kevin 26
robc 27
Ozymandias 30
Chump
JG43 117
Three days in and you people are still putting up some pretty decent numbers. 22 Players, 26.68181818 Average, 13/9 TL. In tourney news ‘Patzer and kinnath tied so they will face off tomorrow and the rest of us can concentrate on not fucking up the nice week we got going without the added pressure of mano y mano competition.
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What?
Oh, hey everyone, MikeS got a 21 and is on a 9 day no-chump streak.
I thought you were doing it on purpose since it was 2 days in a row. And shush with the pathetic no-chump streak.
I need someone to explain this.
I didn’t know we had open borders.