JamesSavik

Friday night flashback...

Anyone who has ever had to deal with spammers would like to censure them with a bat.

I used to have a boss who would say: save me from the hobgoblins of incompetence. She was right. Those hobgoblins of incompetence certainly do seem to get around and put their mitts into everything.

viva la whopper-chopper

I found this regarding the origin of Vendetta: “a prolonged and bitter feud” is a borrowing from Italian, derived from Latin vindicta “vengeance,” from vindex “defender,” which is also the source of avenger, revenge, vengeance, and vindicate.

My example of a syllepsis: Chris had his usual effect: I lost my temper and my mind.

Do you want to read or listen to music for fun? I understand perfectly. After all, what's the point otherwise? We ask too little of our art these days. We want it to give us a few laughs. We like to be entertained, maybe excited or even frightened. We don't often ask that it teach us anything and that's a shame. That's what art is for. It's supposed to challenge you, disturb you, open your eyes, expand your consciousness and understanding. There is another level to reading and listening. Stuff that burns a little. Might leave a mark or cuts you a little. Things at the edge that are heavy and scary and might be uncomfortable to look at. There are things that tickle your fancy and things that stretch your soul. If you are curious or adventurous enough, you might hear the call. What's over that next hill? Is it dangerous? Will it hurt? YES. You grow through discomfort. You understand by observation and experience. You learn by pain. Afraid? YES. Everyone is afraid. It defines our times. The challenge: Listen to the song. Read the lyrics. Understand- even if it's uncomfortable. There is stuff and there is art. Stuff doesn't teach you a damned thing. Art opens your eyes and expands your consciousness. This is an exercise in seeing the difference. The challenge is behind the spoiler. Are you up for it? BE WARNED. Here there be dragons.

Serial calumnist of the Clown News Network:

My pronouns are: he, him, cat daddy and majesty.

Recently, the FBI has taken a black eye when it turned out that their undercover agents were the true agents provocateur behind potential incidents. The Gretchen Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Looks an Awful Lot Like Entrapment

Many people don't know it, but Canada has numerous volcanoes. Even if most of them haven't erupted in a very long time, they are actively monitored. Volcanoes do their thing on their own timetables - this afternoon or ten thousand years from now. Usually when one is about to erupt, they get a little feisty and provide some warning. They've always fascinated me as I can't think of anything more dramatic than a big eruption. This last year I've been glued to webcams of the eruptions in Iceland (Geldingadalur) and the Canary Islands (La Palma). They put on a spectacular show.

Like any other spice, used sparingly, adverbs can be useful. Where they are most useful is characterizing by action. It doesn’t just tell you what the character did. It tells you how they did it.

Version 1.00 of anything should be considered a prototype, not a product.

The Unibomber's downfall was the publication of his Manifesto. When it was published people who knew him could easily recognize his peculiar brand of insanity.

oops- not my best moment- delete

They should probably call a battlefield beating a Wellington because Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington aka the Iron Duke, delivered a thorough drubbing to Napoleon at Waterloo.

Text p0rn is fun, and it has its uses... err I mean place. Isn't it more fun to see how Sean and Patrick got in the funky hotel waterbed in the first place?

AP LInk: Meatloaf - Dead at 74 What many people might forget about Meatloaf was his part in The Rocky Horror Picture Show Mearloaf's most remembered album was Bat Out of Hell.

Yikes! They're just twenty here in the states.

I discovered some boxers on Amazon I'm completely addicted to. I've gone to wearing them almost exclusively. They are incredibly comfortable, and you won't be embarrassed if you take them off with a friend. 😉 Chill Boys