…arose from the graphic below, which I encountered at 90 Miles From Tyranny: Upon reading which I immediately thought “Does Fabrique Nationale make morons too? In what calibers?” These early mornings…sigh.
Category: humor
May 27 2022
What I Will And What I Won’t
[As I’m in a fey mood (“Again?” I hear you mutter), and have had to delete a rather large number of unacceptable comments recently, I thought I’d repost this piece from Liberty’s Torch V1.0, which appeared there on April 3, 2016 – FWP] *** “Anonymous,” that lovable rogue we all know so well, …
Apr 26 2022
A Quick Morning Giggle
Not long ago, I stumbled over the following bit of cartoon genius: ‘Fess up, now: isn’t that just too plausible to dismiss out of hand? I mean, one of my cats sits atop my router several hours per day. And the trucks and the boxes keep arriving. More than coincidence? But just …
Apr 16 2022
The Suburban Horror
Homeowners know it well. At least, they do in the moist and temperate Northeastern United States. Each of us who opts for the privacy, space, and comfort of a single-family home must cope with it. The more spacious your domain, the more burdensome it is. No, it’s not the traffic, nor the property …
Apr 14 2022
I Know, I Know
I really shouldn’t…but it got me laughing so hard I hurt myself: Applause to Kenny “Wirecutter” Lane.
Apr 02 2022
Celebrate Their Achievements! (UPDATED)
I’ve come slowly but firmly to the conviction that, while our political class is generally vile, nevertheless its members display certain talents for which they should receive the credit due them. Some of those talents are demonstrably world-class. Consider, for example, the ability of the underappreciated Kamala Harris to speak at length, and entirely …
Mar 28 2022
Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner!
This definitely wins the Internet for today: I’m going to go out on a limb and say that global nuclear fallout is slightly worse for the environment than drilling our own oil. (A comment to this Daily Wire piece about Biden and the looming importance of the 25th Amendment.)
Mar 27 2022
Snark Level: World Championship Contender
This (found at 90 Miles From Tyranny)) requires no comment from me: I do find it “cute” and “heartwarming,” though. (Did Mommy Tank ever get Junior back on his treads?)
Mar 19 2022
The Wide World Of Pranks
We’ve all heard about them. Some of us have perpetrated them. The easier and more common ones – filling someone’s bedroom with Styrofoam® peanuts, or turning every item in his room upside-down – have lost their humor value through overuse and are merely irritating. But there are still a few that can tickle one…as …
Mar 14 2022
Fun As A Sociopolitical Weapon (UPDATED)
Good morning, and Happy Pi Day, to all my Gentle Readers. It comes but once a year, so make the best of it. Do something round. Do something irrational. Perhaps – if you can work it out – do something Eulerian: eiπ + 1 = 0 And do it loud! Now, on …
Mar 08 2022
Conversations
FWP: [pouring his third cup of the morning] Thank You, God for coffee, the chemical without which modern life would be impossible….You know, that’s one of the great mysteries of human history. CSO: Hm? What do you mean? FWP: Well, the coffee plant is native to South America, right? CSO: Yeah… FWP: And Europeans didn’t …
Feb 13 2022
Curmudgeonry In A Nutshell
[As I’m coming off an unsatisfactory book giveaway, and the question “Why do you style yourself a curmudgeon?” has been asked afresh, I shall give myself an easy day by reposting this exegesis, which first appeared at Liberty’s Torch V1.0 in March of 2020 — FWP] *** Long time Gentle Readers are aware …
Jan 24 2022
There Have Been Days…
…when an image I encountered by chance has infiltrated my thought processes and refused to budge. Those Gentle Readers who remember this short story will know how that can affect me. Well, today, courtesy of Knuckledraggin’ My Life Away, we have another such image: …and it has compelled me to recycle an …
Jan 20 2022
Conversations
Ours is a “mixed” household: One (1) Catholic husband (me); One (1) agnostic-Jewish wife (Beth, a.k.a. the C. S. O.); Three dogs (Sophie, Precious, and Joy); Four cats (Uriel, Fluffy, Chloe, and Zoe). (The cats sacrifice to Bastet. I have no idea whom the dogs worship. Possibly Dick Van Patten.) The consequences …
Jan 12 2022
Ultra-Quickies: Conical Pizza?
I sometimes lament my memory. It’s too good; it forces me to remember things I’d rather forget. But then something like this comes along: A lot of people like to make rules around what pizza is and isn’t. From where a pizza is made to what toppings are on it, a pizza can …
Jan 01 2022
Alert! Alert!
They killed him! The wisest man on Earth, a godlike being with superior intelligence who has absolute evidence and proof of his theory. He could not have expired from any natural cause. He’s been taken from us by the Worldwide Single-Day-Time Conspiracy! To gauge the immeasurable height, width, and depth of what we …
Dec 26 2021
Saint Stephen
Today, December 26, is the feast day of Saint Stephen, one of the first (some accounts make him the very first) martyrs to the Christian faith. Here’s what this morning’s missive from the Catholic Company has to say about him: St. Stephen (1st. c.) was one of the Church’s first deacons in Jerusalem …
Nov 15 2021
A Bridge Out In The Highways Of The Mind
Just a little while earlier, I was grumbling over my inability to get my snowblower serviced for the coming winter. It led to other, semi-connected thoughts. The first was why, at my advanced (and still advancing) age I should be wrestling with a deadly device that’s more than twice as heavy as I am. …
Oct 18 2021
Where Are They Now?
People occasionally ask this question about the formerly famous who are no longer mentioned in the entertainment magazines and gossip rags. “Whatever happened to Deanna Durbin?” rises the cry. “What became of Andrea McArdle?” was heard for years after Annie finished its run on Broadway. “And what about Naomi?” is heard in certain less-populated …
Oct 07 2021
Conversations
When you reach a certain age, it becomes unwise to trust your memory absolutely. Now, I’ve always had a near-perfect memory, so it distresses me when I fail to remember something that, upon investigation, I really should have remembered. (Note to married men: This is why it’s both important and hazardous to keep a …
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