Doug Merrill 🌻

BOOP

Sure, I can see that from a justice perspectice.

On the other hand, "Only people who have served can make military decisions" is not a road I want my country to go down, for a lot of reasons.

Evergreen.

It's a minor quibble, but to whatever extent you think Bill Clinton was privileged, it's light-years away from how GWB and Trump grew up. Bill's step-dad owned a car dealership in the eleventh-most populous city in Arkansas. GWB and Trump both came from immense wealth and power.

The Shire-Reckoning recounts the events The Lord of the Rings each year, in real time. Things are moving quite quickly now.

Scroll upward in Kay's feed for more terrific recommendations on #WorldBookDay.

I trust that the release party was lit?

oof.

You also don't really want to hear an S-Bahn train hit a person.

This is the way.

Pre-ordered and excited for its arrival!

Not running for re-election is doing him good. He could have been like this all along and still been a strong candidate for re-election, but no, he chose to lick Trump's boots for years.

An oldie but a goodie:

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Pizza was my usual post-fencing meal, but sometimes it's just gotta be Wendy's.

Sinners was so good!

"'...Though you might consider building a sauna. It won’t hurt, and even if it doesn’t help, at least then you’ll have a sauna.'
Which, as medical advice goes, was not the worst I’d ever heard by a long shot." — What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher, p. 101

The world was saved because a human being didn't trust a computer.

I would do anything for democracy, but I won't Douthat, no no, no I won't Douthat.

Wohl zögert auch das alte Herz
und atmet noch nicht frei,
es bangt und sorgt: »Es ist erst März,
und März ist noch nicht Mai.«

Theodor Fontane - Frühling

Good morning, Womble!

I've almost finished Jaffa: City of Oranges by Adam LeBor, a vivid book with too much loss.

Next is probably more of Jakob von Gunten by Robert Walser because I'm saving The Ropewalker by Jaan Kross for the morning commute.

Nothing anyone else has heard of, I suspect.

Yes pls.

I wonder how difficult it would be to persuade any of the good banh mi places to fry up some shrimp, and to simplify the fixins that they put on the sandwich.

what

None. Go and buy!

Good night, sleep tight, don't let the Bretbug write.

Screenshot from downforeveryeoneorjustme.com, showing that army.mil is down.

Oh hey, army.mil and navy.mil are down right now.

Old and steadfast Väinämöinen

There is no amount of money in the world that would lead me to fight a Vietnamese refugee that grew up in Louisiana

(Also I really want to try a Korean style Po’ Boy)

"Friends" is a beloved American sitcom that aired from 1994 to 2004, following six young adults—Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe—living in New York City. The show explores their friendships, romances, careers, and personal growth over ten seasons.

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