The Other McCain

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

FMJRA 2.0: Starface

— compiled by Wombat-socho Not a great week for my Senators – we split a two-game series against the Red Sox and then lost two out of three in Minneapolis. Playing baseball in 35-degree weather sucks. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. Historic Thoughts on ‘Our Democracy’ Patriots’ Soapbox Citrix News The Political Hat […]

FMJRA 2.0: Floating

— compiled by Wombat-socho I was going to knock this out yesterday, but I kept waiting for links from a usually reliable supplier, but they never showed…anyway, it was an okay week for my Senators. True, we got blown out by the Phillies in two games to start the week (the only win was from […]

FMJRA 2.0: Shamanic Tales

— compiled by Wombat-socho This week was better than last week for my Senators, who are still bedeviled by injuries and just plan bad luck. We ground out two wins against the A’s, both in extra innings, and then got blown away by the Red Sox in two games at Fenway. It could have been […]

FMJRA 2.0: The Glorious Burden

— compiled by Wombat-socho The less said about baseball this week, the better. We’re going to have to send a crew down to Home Depot for some new water coolers, and pray hard for Juan Marichal’s quick recovery. On the second day at Gettysburg, Longstreet’s division tried to crush the left flank of Meade’s forces […]

FMJRA 2.0: Synphaera

— compiled by Wombat-socho I have not been making as much progress on weeding out dead blogs from the bloglist, but at least I have peered into the guts of WordPress and figured out how to update the FMJRA widget so it’s not stuck on American Power all the time, especially since they don’t link […]

FMJRA 2.0: Girls With Guns

— compiled by Wombat-socho The really cool thing about today’s SOTD was that Tommy Shaw & the crew did the official video in one take. Never cared for Styx, but this was a great song. Senators played five games this week, and the hitters didn’t hit, so it didn’t matter that the starting rotation turned […]

FMJRA 2.0: Opening Day

— compiled by Wombat-socho Well, that was a fun week in the DC area. Got to see a lot of my friends, eat delicious food I can’t find out here, do The Other Podcast, and in general avoid all the drama & COVID stupidity at Balticon this year. In other news, the time zone changes […]

FMJRA 2.0: RIP Vangelis

— compiled by Wombat-socho Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou, better known as Vangelis, is perhaps best known for his soundtracks to Chariots Of Fire and Blade Runner, but I first encountered him as the composer of quirky electronica albums such as Albedo 0.39 and Spiral. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. “Guilty! Guilty! Guilty!” Gregor Mendel […]

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