Monthly Archives: May 2017

Trump: The Joke That Keeps on Giving

Posted on May 31, 2017 by

So much for being the most powerful man on earth, the Great Yuge Orange One has irrefutably become nothing more than a laughingstock the the other leaders in the world, a punchline to the kind of not-really-funny dirty joke that … Continue reading →

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The Closer You Look, The Weirder….

Posted on May 25, 2017 by
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Hellbenders Fighting In My Back Yard

Posted on May 24, 2017 by

There is a nice article right now in Rolling Stone on a historic and heroic struggle that is happening just a few miles up the road from me. A while back, a big corporation came to a tiny little community … Continue reading →

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Ugh, They Did It Again…

Posted on May 24, 2017 by

Ugh, they did it again. I was away from here more than I was here the past few months, and things look–and work–a little differently. Ugh. With Apolgies To Britney Spears Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah yeah … Continue reading →

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Let The Memes Flow…

Posted on May 22, 2017 by
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Flapper On A Pole, Not Dancing

Posted on May 22, 2017 by

Part of sliding back into the blog is resusitating the whimsical elements of Old Road Apples to, you know, balance out the bitching and ranting. Favorite photos…this one is widely dispersed on the interwebs, but I stole it from  http://imgfave.com/view/2428432 … Continue reading →

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Hunter Smooshed By Elephant

Posted on May 22, 2017 by

Briefly, some big game hunters were out of a stroll in scenic Zimbabwe, undoubtedly scouting for rare and endangered animals they could blow holes through. For sport. They riled up a group of elephants, who took exception to the interruption–and … Continue reading →

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On United Airlines, Customer-Beating, and One Particularly Self-Righteous Pilot’s Wife

Posted on May 19, 2017 by

Update: I wrote this a while ago, when the first flurry of outrage was still rippling across the electronic netherworld, but never really liked where it ended up, so it was abandoned to the “drafts” bin. Might as well spend … Continue reading →

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Blame Trump? Blame Me.

Posted on May 18, 2017 by

I’m a big fan of the WordPress community and the creativity this outlet and the people here wring out of me–quickly written, spontaneously conceived and sloppily edited. There’s something about wise-assed rants I don’t bother to edit or even proofread … Continue reading →

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Don’t Count On Impeachments Before They’re Hatched.

Posted on May 17, 2017 by

The Interwebs are crackling with excitement over the possibility that finally, after an interminably frustrating 4 months in office (who thought he’d even last this long?) something might possibly stick to the, er, gold plated Teflon-coated skin of our embarrassment-in-chief. … Continue reading →

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