Constant Readers know how much I hate March 17, but that means I got a kick out of John Cole’s contribution to the day, because it’s entirely silly start to finish. Darby O’Gill and the Little People is not, by far, the worst Irish-American film ever shot, but it does play on sentimental archetypes and […]
St. Olga’s feast day is July 11, but given who she was and what she did, St. Patrick should yield his day to her this year. Ukraine’s patron saint is Josaphat, a Ukrainian monk who yielded himself up to be killed by a Russian mob, but we’re not celebrating meekness at the moment. Olga is […]
I had some deep thoughts today but realized I’ve shared enough deep thoughts lately and I’m not in the mood. So here is our deepest thought of the day, from Red and Rover (AMS), and it fits my mood that it comes from a dog. Nothing against dogs, mind you. I appreciate their ability to […]
I’m with Wiley on this Non Sequitur (AMS). It’s nice and peaceful at this moment, but it seems another dose of chaos is probably just around the corner. So, yes, be grateful for peaceful moments, such as they are. “Such as they are” based on the current state of social media. I think we’ve become […]
The Barn pretty well summarizes the day. As an excuse to get blind drunk, it’s not bad. As a holiday saluting a nation, well, it’s only one day out of 365 and tomorrow all those fools will be at work hungover. That should be punishment enough, but feel free to cheerfully ask them if they’ve […]