Yearly Archives: 2016

Cockatoo Meltdown

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Cockatoos are divas.

Posted in Humor | Tagged animals, birds | 1 Comment

Quote Du Jour

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Fred Reed’s current column is the best thing yet written about this election as well as a rollickingly fun read. IMHO, of course, but I trust that that’s always understood. Here’s a bit of it: I frankly … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Economics | Tagged Donald Trump, Fred Reed, Hillary Clinton, politics | 2 Comments

Architecture and Color

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes:

Posted in Architecture | Tagged architecture | 1 Comment

Quote Du Jour

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: This popped up in my Facebook feed this morning and it sums up pretty well my feelings throughout this election season.

Posted in Politics and Economics | Tagged democracy, HP Lovecraft | 2 Comments

A Song for Sunday

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

Posted in Music | Tagged The Monkees | 2 Comments

Notes on “The Shallows”

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I found the highly praised shark movie “The Shallows” to be a tolerable but rather joyless experience. Taken as a genre picture it’s weirdly flat — not exciting and funny like “Jaws,” or empathically harrowing like “Gravity,” or … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Uncategorized | Tagged Blake Lively, Film, Jaume Collet-Serra, movies, sharks, The Shallows, thrillers | 3 Comments

A Song for Saturday

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

Posted in Music | Tagged Sam Cooke | Leave a comment

Naked Lady of the Week: Ember

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Ember, or Britney Luv, was one of the popular internet models of the early 2000s. She appeared in seemingly hundreds of different photo sets, many of them hosted by her own website. What’s more memorable, that … Continue reading →