The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Jimmy Baseball’s Third Ex-Wife

Jim Edmonds spent 18 seasons in the major leagues, won four Golden Glove awards, made the All-Star roster four times and helped lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a World Series championship in 2006. Edmonds, known to fans as “Jimmy Baseball,” was already twice divorced and the father of four children and had been out […]

Good News From New York

Important, because most of the news from there is bad nowadays: The “distorted” career criminal accused of shooting two Manhattan cops, killing one and leaving the other clinging to life, died of his wounds Monday, officials said. Lashawn McNeil, 47, had been in critical condition since being shot by a third officer after fatally gunning […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Yvette Mimieux, RIP

— compiled by Wombat-socho As if Sidney Poitier, Betty White, and Meat Loaf weren’t enough, the Grim Reaper also came for Yvette Mimieux, best known for her role as Weena in George Pal’s The Time Machine, but who I first encountered in the movie Dark of the Sun, a brutal movie set during the horrific […]

FMJRA 2.0: Ludwig II von Bayern

— compiled by Wombat-socho Finally, back in the swing of things. My Senators went 3-2, this week, sweeping the Braves and losing two out of three to the A’s, but except for one blowout by the A’s, they were all close games.  Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. Rule 5 Sunday: Clearing Out The […]

Can We Make Thursday ‘Everybody Blog About Mass Formation Psychosis Day’?

Darren Beattie has a piece at Revolver talking about how the Biden administration is trying, without much success, to convince Democratic voters to let go of the COVID-19 panic narrative to which they are clinging like a toddler with a security blanket: Masks are useless, children are not at risk, schools should be open, et […]

Patriots Post Mortem: What Mac Jones Needs to Do During the Off Season

It’s been nearly a week since the Patriots got humiliated by the Bills in last Saturday’s playoff game, and I’ve been procrastinating on doing a post mortem analysis of New England’s 2021 season. Y’all know the story — the Patriots drafted Mac Jones from Alabama, and thereby recruited me as a fan, because Roll Tide! […]

Aspiring Rapper Update: Lawsuit Accuses Seattle CHOP ‘Warlord’ of Pimping Hoes

Just in case anyone forgot the relevant definition: Aspiring Rapper North American euphemism for a member of the urban criminal class. This unusual occupation is usually mentioned in conjunction with the subject either being slain or being taken into custody for a violent or property-related crime. A relative of the subject usually points out that […]

In The Mailbox: 01.21.22

— compiled by Wombat-socho Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Safety As A Public Good EBL: Meat Loaf, RIP Twitchy: Nick Searcy Calls Out Texas Dem Gene Wu For Being A Jerk About Meat Loaf’s Death Louder With Crowder: Joe Rogan Unloads On How Bad “Preposterous” CNN Sucks Vox […]

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