Five years and counting

Heinitz coal mine, Europe, before 1930. Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.

I finally figured out what I want my next big accomplishment at work to be before I retire.

To not die.

Third time's a charm

Quid pro quo. Via Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain.

Il Douchey is so pathetic that he's not even the 1st president to be impeached. He's a lowly *3rd*.

Mofo can't even fuck up with distinction.

You bet your life

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The not-so-secret word is "plague."

The generational divide

Headline, News24.com, 12 December 2019

I have a strange sense of humor, a strong sense of the absurd, and I am not always appropriate in public or private. But these days I try to embrace it.

This image is a pretty solid example of all of the above, a headline from the South African news site, News24.com. It's a horrible thing to happen, a family is murdered in their own home. And it happens all too often, in the U.S. as well as in other countries.

But the thing I just can't wrap my head around is why the headline notes that the family was watching Generations, a very popular South African soap opera, when they were murdered.

I'm just having trouble understanding why this point is germane. Would it have been more or less horrible if they were watching 7de Laan, Isidingo, or The Bold and the Beautiful instead?

I'll see myself out now.

Jaundice is the new black

Melania: I need new dress to meet Queen on big London trip. I am bored of these clothes.

Stylist: Mrs. Trump, perhaps your dresses could reflect a theme, such as the success of American industry and brands across the globe.

Melania: Yes, that is good idea.

Some time later ...

News anchor: First Lady Melania Trump appeared today in London wearing what was described by her stylist as her tribute to French's yellow mustard.