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My dog is a Briard; his name is Moby. Email: leechristophersmith at gmail dot com
My dog is a Briard; his name is Moby. Email: leechristophersmith at gmail dot com
In normal times I wouldn’t suggest this, but right now Stephen Colbert checks all the boxes. And he’s from SC. Just saying.
December 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
In normal times I wouldn’t suggest this, but right now Stephen Colbert checks all the boxes. And he’s from SC. Just saying.
This is an actual breaking bad episode, in which Saul calls out the fraudulent cover up in the real estate listing and gets Jesse the house for nothing.
December 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is an actual breaking bad episode, in which Saul calls out the fraudulent cover up in the real estate listing and gets Jesse the house for nothing.
On the pleasures of hating duke sports (esp basketball): Highly recommend Will Blythe’s fantastic book To Hate Like This is to be Happy Forever.
December 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
On the pleasures of hating duke sports (esp basketball): Highly recommend Will Blythe’s fantastic book To Hate Like This is to be Happy Forever.
Please someone find out who owns the house in Malibu where she is living. Rent has to be at least $20k/month. Someone who is not her is covering that—probably the owner of the house. Suspect it belongs to RFKjr. Don’t know why NYT didn’t look this up for its profile.
December 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Please someone find out who owns the house in Malibu where she is living. Rent has to be at least $20k/month. Someone who is not her is covering that—probably the owner of the house. Suspect it belongs to RFKjr. Don’t know why NYT didn’t look this up for its profile.
Gen X man here. This topic is v much worth exploring. The guys I know from high school and college who’ve gone MAGA were, largely but not exclusively, targets of bullying.
December 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Gen X man here. This topic is v much worth exploring. The guys I know from high school and college who’ve gone MAGA were, largely but not exclusively, targets of bullying.
Charlie Brown, here comes midnight, with the dead moon in its jaws
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Charlie Brown, here comes midnight, with the dead moon in its jaws
Yeah, NA beer is for non-alcoholics.
November 18, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Yeah, NA beer is for non-alcoholics.
FYI: NA beer is *not* alcohol-free (most have about 0.5%), so still not great for certain meds.
November 18, 2025 at 12:53 AM
FYI: NA beer is *not* alcohol-free (most have about 0.5%), so still not great for certain meds.
Alt text: 10/10, no notes
November 15, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Alt text: 10/10, no notes
Hasn’t Trumped claimed repeatedly and in public that he had stopped associating with Epstein years earlier?
November 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Hasn’t Trumped claimed repeatedly and in public that he had stopped associating with Epstein years earlier?
As long as he stays in the Hamptons he’s safe.
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
As long as he stays in the Hamptons he’s safe.
Right, of course.
November 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Right, of course.
Interesting trivia bit: At Maze prison Bobby Sands wrote lyrics to a song called, “Back in Derry.” Years later it was recorded by Christy Moore, set to a melody that he acknowledged was lifted from the Gordon Lightfoot song.
November 12, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Interesting trivia bit: At Maze prison Bobby Sands wrote lyrics to a song called, “Back in Derry.” Years later it was recorded by Christy Moore, set to a melody that he acknowledged was lifted from the Gordon Lightfoot song.
Packer’s The Unwinding addresses those topics more angularly and largely via the economy, but for me those points landed pretty hard.
November 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Packer’s The Unwinding addresses those topics more angularly and largely via the economy, but for me those points landed pretty hard.
Missed this, thanks for sharing
November 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Missed this, thanks for sharing
I saw someone report recently that Baltimore is most likely his next stop.
November 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I saw someone report recently that Baltimore is most likely his next stop.
I clicked on comments solely for trampoline jokes. Thanks y’all!
November 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I clicked on comments solely for trampoline jokes. Thanks y’all!
Great book about that batshit-insane New Hampshire saga: A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear by Matthew Hetling.
November 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Great book about that batshit-insane New Hampshire saga: A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear by Matthew Hetling.
This is a lie. He reports to Corey Lewandowski.
November 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
This is a lie. He reports to Corey Lewandowski.
Got it, thanks
October 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Got it, thanks
Why not both?
October 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Why not both?