You might know (because I’ve been whining about it for weeks) that I’ve been fighting with my home insurance company. In the process, I sought a new home insurance quote, so I now get all the emails. On the plus … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread IS Bridge Largemeat!

in that I phoned it in again. Be safe out there, Avocados, and be kind to yourselves and others! Continue reading The Thursday PT Is Just a Phone Call Away –

It’s almost midnight, and I have to take my mom to the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport at 7am. (Don’t worry, folks; she’ll drive on the way there . . . So I guess, more accurately, I have to … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is Up Late

I’ve had a tab open for days with a series of articles that have been running in The Advocate (local paper) about the “lethal heat” that’s been rising in Louisiana in recent years, largely unremarked beyond the usual, “Boy, it’s … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Enjoys Fall

This song is a treasure: If you ever wanna be as bad as Skee, you gots to be A Big Mac, McDLT,A Quarter Pounder with some cheese,Filet-O-Fish, a hamburger,a cheeseburger, a Happy Meal — Milkshake, Diet Coke, Big or large … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Has Salad on the Side (10/16/25)

This entire thread is going to sound like an ad, and for that I apologize, but today I’d like to talk about Mr. Price V. LeBlanc, founder of Price LeBlanc Toyota (and now Price LeBlanc Nissan, etc.) in Baton Rouge, … Continue reading It’s the Thursday Politics Thread, Dahlin’! (10/9/25)

So at some point I guess I subscribed to a Substack’s emails even though I don’t have Substack. By Shaun Usher, it’s called “Letters of Note,” and it shares letters from notable people on this day in history. I’ve still … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Takes Note (10/2/25)

I ran across this poem somewhere awhile back and felt its impact but didn’t have time to digest it, so I emailed it to myself, where it sat in my inbox for about the last two months. “Wild Geese”Mary Oliverfrom … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Belongs (9/25/25)

Good morning! It’s the 24th anniversary of 9/11, and I should probably say something profound, but everything’s so topsy turvy that I wouldn’t know where to start. Instead, please enjoy this video that has been running in my head nonstop … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Dances Like Everybody’s Watching (9/11/25)

Next time it will be scintillating I’m sure! In the meantime, take breaks when you need to, look for the helpers, lay off Mayor McSquirrel no matter how tempting, and be kind to yourselves and each other. Have a good … Continue reading The Thursday PT Didn’t Even Try (9/4/25)

Did I forget to reserve an Open Thread for my birthday tomorrow? I sure did! Does this mean I finally remembered to write up a Thursday Politics Thread ahead of time (or at all)? It sure does! Hi, PT! Tomorrow … Continue reading Forget It, Thursday PT, It’s (Almost) the jake Birthday Thread (8/28/25)

As is tradition, I forgot about today’s PT until this morning. Luckily, I just stumbled across an article about Pearl, the world’s oldest chicken! The world’s oldest chicken keeps surviving everything life throws at her Like Pearl, I’m a little … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is a Clucking Survivor (8/21/25)

Thursday just keeps sneaking up on me! Be kind to yourselves and each other, and don’t say things about Mayor McSquirrel that would get us in trouble. Have a great Thursday, Avocados! Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Had Good Intentions!

I promised myself I was not only going to remember the Thursday PT this week, but also put some effort into researching an interesting header topic instead of producing scrambling apologia at best. Alas, it’s now almost midnight, and I … Continue reading A Sensory Thursday Politics Thread (8/7/25)

As July draws to a close, politics continue to happen. The fever is going to break, but give yourselves and each other some grace in the meantime. Hang in there, contact a mod if things get heavy, and remember to … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Abides (7/31/25)

It’s 10:45pm, and I’m about halfway done cleaning my house, with a deadline of 8am tomorrow. That is to say, I doubt I’ll remember to put together a Thursday PT, so here you go, just in case: the mid-cleaning placeholder! … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread is Cleaning (7/17/25)

Oopsie! Be kind to each other and yourselves, Avocados, and remember site rules! Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Really Meant to Do a Header This Time! (7/10/25)

Take it easy out there today, Avocados! Be kind! Talk politics! Continue reading The Thursday PT Is Here (6/26/25)

I’ve been stuck for a proper Juneteenth header; luckily, Headphone Princess and Uvular kindly shared some thoughts from a previous year that I’m just going to repeat wholesale. First, some links: Second, Headphone Princess’s thoughts on her experiences with Juneteenth … Continue reading The Juneteenth Politics Thread Borrows Some Thoughts (6/19/25)