The Other McCain

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

FMJRA 2.0: Road Warriors

— compiled by Wombat-socho SOTD: Weekend Warriors A good start to the 1971 season for my Senators! Yes, we dropped two of three to the Royals (were Twins) since Dom Carden is a tough and canny manager, but we came back to sweep Pete’s Brewers (were Pilots) at Milwaukee. Se we’re four and two after […]

FMJRA 2.0: Das Herz Von Groenland

— compiled by Wombat-socho Well, the long agony of the draft is over, and play begins Tuesday. I’m thinking with this lineup I should do fine, especially in a division that includes Pete’s Mariners (oops, Brewers), the Oakland A’s, and expansion teams in Boston & Minneapolis. C: Duke Sims/Dick Billings 1b: Mike “Super Jew” Epstein […]

FMJRA 2.0: Take It Away, Harry

— compiled by Wombat-socho SOTD: You’re Breakin’ My Heart This year I arrived at Balticon for the first time since 2019 only to find that without a face panty, I couldn’t attend panels, enter the dealers room, or visit the art show. But hanging out in the consuite was fine! WTF, Balticon. I can’t breathe […]

FMJRA 2.0: Who Made Who

— compiled by Wombat-socho Chilling in Chantilly for a few days before heading north for Balticon. So far the draft is going well for me. I have a solid outfield, starting rotation, and deadly bullpen. Don’t think the Senators are going to finish in the cellar this year. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. […]

FMJRA 2.0: Toward Compliant Towers

— compiled by Wombat-socho I’ve been a fan of the British electronic musician yclept Conelrad for some time, and for a while I was downloading his Conelcast podcasts on the regular. I can’t say I was too surprised that he’s taking a break from Conelcast, but as you can see from the link to his […]

FMJRA 2.0: Deep Holy Water

— compiled by Wombat-socho SOTD is from Jason & The Scorchers’ most recent album, Halcyon Times, which is probably the best fusion of country and rock you’re going to hear. On a related topic, I picked up the eighth volume of Klaus Schulze’s La Vie Electronique, which is pretty good except for the four pieces […]

FMJRA 2.0: La Vie Secrete – Exercises Spirituelles

— compiled by Wombat-socho This business with Stephen Crowder vexes me greatly. I would like to give him the benefit of the doubt, but it seems pretty obvious to me that while he seems to have taken Colossians 3:18 to heart, he’s completely forgotten the following verse. I’m not sure I can in good conscience […]

FMJRA 2.0: A Utilitarian View Of The Monitor’s Fight

— compiled by Wombat-socho Good to be back in the ruts; getting used to the thin air again and not subsisting mostly on gas station food, even if Maverik is a cut above 7-11 and Speedway. It’s no Sheetz or Wawa, either, though I think it aspires to reach that level. I am continuing my […]

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