Bilbo
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The Fairfax County, Virginia, Curmudgeon at Large. Avid gardener, proud father and grandfather, Air Force veteran, grouchy observer of national politics, and pretty-much-retired ballroom dancer. Visit my blog at bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com
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Bilbo's Random Thought Collection
Random observations and comments from the Fairfax County, Virginia, Curmudgeon-at-Large.
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January 12, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Abracadabra, hocus pocus, believe me! bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com
We've gone full Orwell. bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
The Right-Cheek Ass Clown for January, 2026
The first Ass Clown award of the new year is always (for me, at least) a big deal, because it sets the bar for further awards in the course ...
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January 9, 2026 at 12:09 PM
We've gone full Orwell. bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
Don't let Der Furor and his enablers whitewash what happened on that terrible day. bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2026/01/janu...
January 6th
Today marks the fifth anniversary of the storming of the Capitol by a howling mob that believed Der Furor's fever dream that the presidentia...
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January 6, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Don't let Der Furor and his enablers whitewash what happened on that terrible day. bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2026/01/janu...
Thirteen nominees, one winner. The voters have spoken. bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
The Ass Clown of the Year for 2025
Welcome to 2026! Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Readers, it is time to announce the result of the voting for the Ass Clown of the Year! Since we...
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January 1, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Thirteen nominees, one winner. The voters have spoken. bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
I hate to end the year on a negative note, but such is our time. bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/12/clea...
Cleanup on Aisle 47
As we approach the end of 2025 and the first anniversary of Der Furor's ascension to his second reign, it's time to ask ourselves a few hard...
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December 31, 2025 at 9:18 AM
I hate to end the year on a negative note, but such is our time. bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/12/clea...
Have you voted yet? The deadline is 11:59 PM tomorrow, December 31st, and the winner will be announced on January 1st, 2026. Do your civic duty - vote early, vote often, and make sure your voice is heard! bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/12/ass-...
Ass Clown of the Year Voting Status!
Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Readers! We opened voting for the 2025 Ass Clown of the Year on December 17th, allowing the traditional two weeks...
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December 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Have you voted yet? The deadline is 11:59 PM tomorrow, December 31st, and the winner will be announced on January 1st, 2026. Do your civic duty - vote early, vote often, and make sure your voice is heard! bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/12/ass-...
Our last Ass Clown Award for 2025 is a little obvious, but eminently well deserved. And don't forget to vote for the Ass Clown of the Year - balloting ends at midnight on December 31st! bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
The Left-Cheek Ass Clown for December, 2025
Christmas is over for another year. The gifts have been exchanged, the family dinners eaten, and the gaslights turned up by an unfit and del...
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December 26, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Our last Ass Clown Award for 2025 is a little obvious, but eminently well deserved. And don't forget to vote for the Ass Clown of the Year - balloting ends at midnight on December 31st! bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
In this time of uncertainty and despair, it's not a bad thing to take time out for some reflection on the meaning of the season. Merry Christmas to one and all! bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/12/chri...
Christmas Day, 2025
Merry Christmas! Today is Christmas Day, the day on which Christians* around the world celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, whose lessons an...
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December 25, 2025 at 9:27 AM
In this time of uncertainty and despair, it's not a bad thing to take time out for some reflection on the meaning of the season. Merry Christmas to one and all! bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/12/chri...
I needed to flush the sadness and disappointment from my thoughts in order to get ready to celebrate the holiday. Sorry. bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-to...
A Topic I Hate to Address on Christmas Eve
In years past, I've had my more-or-less traditional Christmas Eve post that I used to reflect on the beauty and craziness - of the day befo...
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December 24, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I needed to flush the sadness and disappointment from my thoughts in order to get ready to celebrate the holiday. Sorry. bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-to...
It's that time of year once again! Make your voice heard! Vote early, vote often! bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/12/voti...
Voting Is Now Open for the 2025 Ass Clown of the Year!
Yes, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Readers, today is the start of the two-week period in which you can cast your votes for the individual or gr...
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December 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
It's that time of year once again! Make your voice heard! Vote early, vote often! bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/12/voti...
I wish I could have expressed this as well, and I wish it weren't necessary to express it at all.
The True Catastrophe of Trump, as seen from north of the border
A view from our neighbor
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December 16, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I wish I could have expressed this as well, and I wish it weren't necessary to express it at all.
We might just as well go to either Comic Sands or Cyrillic. bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/12/woke...
Woke Fonts
You probably don't think very often about the art of typography, which deals with the style and appearance of printed matter. For someone li...
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December 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM
We might just as well go to either Comic Sands or Cyrillic. bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/12/woke...
The short title is "The Don't Get Sick, but If You Do, Die Soon Act." bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
The GOP Replacement for Obamacare, 2025*
You will recall that Der Furor and the Republican Party have for years been desperate to get rid of the imperfect, but reasonably successful...
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December 15, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The short title is "The Don't Get Sick, but If You Do, Die Soon Act." bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
My Father would have called it "the pootzala prize for lumphead." bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
The Right-Cheek Ass Clown for December, 2025
The last month of the year has arrived, and with it the need to select the final two ass clowns of 2025 (more if a special award becomes nec...
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December 12, 2025 at 12:06 PM
My Father would have called it "the pootzala prize for lumphead." bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
No way to run a railroad. Or a country. bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/12/fear...
Fear and Obey
When addressing the Supreme Court this past Monday in the case of Trump v. Slaughter , Solicitor General D. John Sauer argued that a preside...
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December 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM
No way to run a railroad. Or a country. bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/12/fear...
An unserious document written by and for unserious people. bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
The National Security Strategy, 2025
This past week, with none of the fanfare that has accompanied past releases of the document, Der Furor's administration released its 2025 Na...
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December 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM
An unserious document written by and for unserious people. bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
The good news is that you probably won't have to pay $218,542.98. The bad news is ... well ... read on.
The Cost of the Twelve Days of Christmas, 2025 Edition
One of the most popular traditional Christmas songs is "The Twelve Days of Christmas," which documents the cascading list of gifts "my true ...
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December 8, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The good news is that you probably won't have to pay $218,542.98. The bad news is ... well ... read on.
Graft and corruption have become commonplace. Don't let murder become commonplace, too.
Murder without Consequence
We've come to expect the new normality of Der Furor's administration: blatant, unapologetic corruption; abuse of the justice system for the ...
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December 1, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Graft and corruption have become commonplace. Don't let murder become commonplace, too.
I think I can spend one day a year being thankful for what I have. You probably should, too.
Thanksgiving, 2025
Happy Thanksgiving! I've been writing this blog since 2006, and some of you have been reading it almost since the beginning. You've learned ...
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November 27, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I think I can spend one day a year being thankful for what I have. You probably should, too.
When your government hits a new, if predictable low. bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
The Right-Cheek Ass Clown for November, 2025
In the aftermath of the unnecessary and idiotic government shutdown and the noisy and inane screams of blame from both sides, it's taken qui...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:40 AM
When your government hits a new, if predictable low. bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
The men who destroyed Congress. bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
The On-Crack Ass Clown for October, 2025
The month of October offers not the usual two, but three Fridays on which we can heap scorn on those who represent the highest standards of ...
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October 31, 2025 at 10:47 AM
The men who destroyed Congress. bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
"Despair" also comes to mind. bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/10/this...
This Presidency Brought to You by the Letter "D"
The classic children's television show Sesame Street used many clever ideas to teach basic language and number concepts to young children. ...
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October 27, 2025 at 9:42 AM
"Despair" also comes to mind. bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/10/this...
More than you ever wanted to know. bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/10/why-...
Why I Think the Way I Do (Redux)
Back in October of 2017, I wrote a post titled "Why I Think the Way I Do." I try my best to understand people who see issues differently - o...
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October 20, 2025 at 9:41 AM
More than you ever wanted to know. bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/10/why-...
I shudder to think of what they'll have to say about this hideous and shameful presidency.
One day, historians will explain why a sitting U.S. President posted an AI video of himself flying a plane that drops feces on Americans, during a shutdown, on the same day as the largest protest in U.S. history defending Social Security, health care, and the Constitution.
October 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I shudder to think of what they'll have to say about this hideous and shameful presidency.
Growing new leadership by example in today's GOP. bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
The Left-Cheek Ass Clown for October, 2025
Der Furor and his besotted followers in the MAGA movement are truly God's gift to comedians and to my biweekly search for worthy recipients ...
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October 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Growing new leadership by example in today's GOP. bilbosrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...