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)
Hey, look, it’s the Thursday Politics Thread! Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Exists (6/12/25)
I am remarkably bad at chess. Like, I literally play a game called “Really Bad Chess” on Puzzmo and am somehow incredibly bad even at chess I’m supposed to be so bad I’m good at. I restarted a lot and … Continue reading The Day Thread Is Bad at Chess (6/8/25)
The Trump Administration and the MAGA monstrosity were dealt a succession of judicial blows yesterday on multiple fronts. Who knows what will happen if/when these rulings wind their way to the Supreme Court, but maybe, just maybe, the Supreme Court … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is Harsh but Fair (5/29/25)
In 2020, when the pandemic became “real” and lockdown began, many of us had to find new outlets for creativity, stress, companionship, what have you. I briefly flirted with cross-stitch before remembering that I struggle to thread a fishing hook … Continue reading The 5/27/25 Day Thread Looks at Clouds
On Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 23rd-seed American John Isner faced off against French qualifier Nicolas Mahut in round one of Wimbledon. The match would not end until Thursday, June 24th, with Isner finally scoring match point to defeat Mahut, after … Continue reading The 5/25/25 Night Thread Sets a Record
Over the past few months, Louisiana has popped up as a recurring character in the drama of the Trump Administration’s crackdown on undocumented people in the U.S. It seems like every story about another Palestinian student protestor, or young mother, … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is Short on Southern Hospitality (5/22/25)
Cats? No, cats! Here are five random songs about cats: The Cure — “The Lovecats” (1983) Stray Cats — “Stray Cat Strut” (1981) Elvis Costello — “Pads, Paws and Claws” (Acoustic Live, 1989) Spin Doctors — “Cleopatra’s Cat” (1994) Aesop … Continue reading The 5/16/25 Night Thread Sings about Cats
I just typed “poolitics” not once, not twice, but three times, so that’s how this morning is going. Talk politics. Be kind. Have a good Thursday! Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Exists (5/15/25)
As usual, I procrastinated, and now the Night Thread I accepted is nearly upon me. So, A Boy and His Blob is a 1989 NES game in which the titular yet unnamed Boy travels with his protean Blob through the … Continue reading The 5/5/25 Night Thread and Its Blob
When I was a kid, I went through a phase of being obsessed with rocks — finding rocks, tumbling rocks, polishing rocks, ROCKS! Did every kid do this? Probably. Anyway, my parents bought me a rock tumbler that looked similar … Continue reading The Rock Tumbler Day Thread (5/2/25)
Yesterday, MollySawaGrue mentioned the tale of Porphyrios, a sixth-century whale of unknown origin that wreaked havoc amongst Byzantine sailors for over 50 years and caused consternation in Constantinople. “I could do this all day,” Porphyrios is reputed to have said. … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Hates Every Byzantine It Sees, from Byzantine A to Byzantine Z . . .s.
Today I attended the 103rd Annual Coronado Flower Show in Coronado, California. The show’s theme was “Cirque des Fleurs” — “a whimsical celebration inspired by the magic of vintage circuses and the elegance of floral artistry.” According to their website, … Continue reading The Night Thread Is Among the Flowers (4/13/25)
Hello, Politics Thread! I’m currently in California, which means the PT goes up really early here. I can’t think of a theme, I’m about to go to bed, and I’m sure as heck not waking up in time to post … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is in Pacific Time
Another Thursday, another hastily thrown-together Politics Thread. Today we have two classic poems from the Irish, the first to remind us that this is far from the first time it’s felt like the world is ending and the bad guys … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Snaps
Springfield is in the midst of an eight-day snowstorm. No one expected the storm to last this long, but here we are! Luckily, Springfield has the best snow plower in the business: . Everyone loves Mr. Plow! Especially Marge! . … Continue reading Werewolf 238: The Simpsons — Day Eight
It’s Ripley’s birthday! She is eight years old today (more or less). Though named for Ellen Ripley, the badass Alien(s) franchise heroine, my Ripley is a sensitive soul, . but she’s still a very brave and, needless to say, very … Continue reading Ripley’s Day Thread, Believe It or Not! (4/1/25)
Sheeba the Financial Panther is furious — at the werewolf attacks? No! At all of the fiscal inaccuracy going on around here! First, that so-called Principal Skinner can’t balance a lunch budget to save his life. $10,000/month for “vaguely-shaped sludge”? … Continue reading Werewolf 238: The Simpsons — Day Seven
Comic Book Guy doesn’t know what’s gotten into him lately. He’s been downright . . . kind! Why, just the other day he risked his own life to push someone out of the way of, well, what turned out to … Continue reading Werewolf 238: The Simpsons — Day Six
Bongo the One-Eared Rabbit was in a state of crisis. He was constantly paranoid, spying on his neighbors. Did he even belong in Springfield? . Wait, no, that picture is way too depressing. I much prefer this for “bongo rabbit”: … Continue reading Werewolf 238: The Simpsons — Day Five
Stacy Lovell was jaded but not so jaded as to ignore the death of the possibility of a woman POTUS in her lifetime. “They killed Future President Lisa Simpson?” she shrieked. . “This will not stand! Or my name isn’t … Continue reading Werewolf 238: The Simpsons — Day Four
