Category Archives: Miscellaneous

In the wake of the Republican Party gaining a majority in the US House of Representatives, committee assignments became subject to the will of the Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy. Some members of the Democrat Party who are especially … Continue reading →

Who is this man? He’s the President of Russia, and he has blood on his hands. How much blood? And whose? Whatever he was before his rise to political ascendancy in Russia, over the past month or so he has … Continue reading →

Neil Young demands to be removed from Spotify… …and Spotify has obliged him! In the realm of cutting off one’s nose to spite one’s face, Neil Young has succeeded in having his music removed from the online streaming platform Spotify. … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s sunset was plenty of fun. This is the last sunset of the season that I can video from the steps out the door of the conservatory. At least it’s the last one I can video the full track of … Continue reading →

This may have happened before, but to the best of my knowledge this is the first Unfriend I’ve experienced! I posted something which one of my (now former) friends found controversial and offensive, and there ensued an argument over the … Continue reading →

I just watched the live launch of SpaceX’s second Falcon Heavy mission, this time with an actual commercial payload, Arabsat 6A. And WOW! Both side boosters came down and landed almost simultaneously at Cape Canaveral, and just a few minutes … Continue reading →

In the wake of Gillette’s stupid advertisement/attack ad, I am sorry to report that I will no longer be buying Gillette products. Just like Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, who decided to make a political statement with their product, they … Continue reading →

I read today that the Mexican drug lord Joaquín Guzmán, known as “El Chapo”, who is now in US custody in New York, has been denied a Bible, a Spanish-English dictionary (he doesn’t speak English), and is also being denied receipt of … Continue reading →