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Toby the Wonderdog's dad. Uxorious hubby. Vietnam vet. Retired fed. Great-grandpappy. Civil War buff. Hater of GOPtards.
I remember as a kid. A local polio outbreak was terrifying. Iron lungs. March of Dimes. Metal leg braces. Crutches. Movies, skate rinks, swimming pools closed. Stay out of the sun. Don't drink from public fountains. Nobody knew how. Nobody knew why.
January 3, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Apocryphal

Also credited to Lenin, Marx, others. Still apocryphal.
January 2, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Where ICE at?
January 1, 2026 at 8:54 AM
I was an Army officer at the time Nixon's resignation was becoming inevitable. There was some concern that he might use the military as a distraction or for a coup. The word quietly passed thru the officer corps to remember our oaths & obey only orders via the legit chain of command.
December 28, 2025 at 1:52 AM
My little buddy, the Murder Dog.
December 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Whatever the CFC take this time, I wonder how much Trump and his cronies will rake off.
December 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I do not understand the concept of leftover cake.
December 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Obama is an admirable man. Ol' Miracle Ear is a pustule.
December 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
About to head over to my stepdaughter's home for family Christmas. FOUR generations of Vietnamese wives, grannies & daughters are preparing the feast.
December 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Walter Cronkite never could properly pronounce "Nguyen." Never. "Nuu-wen." "Na-goo-yen." Nice try, Uncle Walter.
December 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Ma Deuce. Destroying Freedom's enemies for nearly a century.
December 22, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Demonstrably, even the Russians don't want more Russians.
December 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Very poor job of redaction. Left in: tiny hands.
December 20, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Ya think? Just figuring this out, Brainiac?
December 19, 2025 at 1:10 AM
At 0:12 - 0:14 there clearly appear to be TWO seats/bodies ejecting.
December 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I'm sure China will be just as cautious with AI in their Shenzhen lab as they were with COVID in their Wuhan lab.
December 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM
😜I'm a curmudgeon. Go, and grammar sin no more.
December 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
* my friends and I have...

Yep, Gen Z right enough.
A journalist?
December 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM