47’s New Look for The Golden Age: A New Limerick
The Cab’net loyal did need no excuse, For their mad rush to grab some gold mousse The wig debuted in … Continue reading 47’s New Look for The Golden Age: A New Limerick
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Following Orders, Refusing Orders: Ploesti, Richmond, Me, and — Well, Higher-Ups
In the military, you don’t follow your bliss. You follow your orders. And your orders are in pursuit of a mission. You may — or may not — understand the mission. The higher-ups sending you may not understand it either. It may even be a stupid, self-destructive numnuts scheme, FUBAR (look it up). But their … Continue reading Following Orders, Refusing Orders: Ploesti, Richmond, Me, and — Well, Higher-Ups
Scamtown Races — A Todd Blanche Tune
Scamtown races [With Apologies to Stephen Foster] The Scamtown Trumpers sing this song Doo-Dah, doo-dah Our Scamtown race will be eight years long, Dum-Dee-Doo-Dah-Day! We’ll get the best tax immunity scam, Doo-Dah, doo-dah IRS can’t touch us cuz of our old man Dum-Dee-Doo-Dah-Day! Oh yeah, we’ll cheat all night, you bet we’ll grift all … Continue reading Scamtown Races — A Todd Blanche Tune
A Birthday Card for YOU! December 2025
I had a birthday recently, and a lot of people posted greetings on my Facebook page. I appreciated the good vibes, but replying to all of them felt overwhelming. Also, I was sick, with a tough cold (still recovering) and low energy. So I wanted to do something different. But what? (My answer was to … Continue reading A Birthday Card for YOU! December 2025
Hey, Big Political Media — You MISSED Tuesday’s NC Political Earthquake!
So 2025 is a municipal election year in North Carolina, with seemingly little to catch wider public attention. A crowd of candidates with only local name recognition was running for council and mayoral seats in scores of small and medium-size towns — not the ones on those annoying clickbait lists of 20-best-places-to-retire-as-a-left-handed-nearsighted-single-cat-person pickle baller; such … Continue reading Hey, Big Political Media — You MISSED Tuesday’s NC Political Earthquake!