Category Archives: “Dog Days” Diversions
Quotes of the Day: Chickens, Boomers & the Python, and an Astronomer who Sees the End of Our Universe
Quotes (Today, all from The Washington Post) On Backyard chickens: “Which reminds me: Everything imaginable will try to eat your chickens. Depending on where you live, you’ll have to protect your flock from hawks, raccoons, weasels, coyotes, wolves, dogs, foxes and even hungry bears. . . .
DECLASSIFIED: Late Night on Classified Docs & Trump vs. Diamond & Silk
Wanda Sykes joked that Donald Trump could only remember one Black woman at a time: “If he turns on the TV right now, he’ll be like, ‘Wow, Diamond’s hosting “The Daily Show”!’”Credit…Comedy Central By Trish Bendix (& other sources) Jan. 24, 2023 ‘Tone-Def Comedy Jam’ [Famed comedian] Wanda Sykes started her weeklong stint as … Continue reading DECLASSIFIED: Late Night on Classified Docs & Trump vs. Diamond & Silk
Justice Triumphs! I Sued Apple — I Won! (Sort of)
It’s true. I joined in a 2019 class action lawsuit against Apple. The suit alleged that Apple charged me and a few (thousand?) others for file storage on its iCloud servers. But Apple didn’t actually store my stuff on their iCloud servers, because it didn’t have enough of them. So it jobbed out the storage … Continue reading Justice Triumphs! I Sued Apple — I Won! (Sort of)
Garrison Keillor Returns: Still Good-Looking & Above Average
Hey, Garrison, ‘bout time you sent us a postcard. Where are you and what are you up to? Why I am in Minnesota, if you wish to know The Column: 01.20.23 — GARRISON KEILLOR We came back to Minneapolis to see snow on the ground, there being none in Manhattan yet, and to drive around the … Continue reading Garrison Keillor Returns: Still Good-Looking & Above Average