He so badly wants a "win". Who's the poor sap who has to tell him that getting it through the House isn't the end of the process?

A new Steve James documentary? I had no idea this was coming. Sounds fascinating, too. Very cool.

It seems unlikely that the Republicans would schedule a vote in the House if they didn't think they had the votes, but 1) these people are stupid, and 2) all the experts seem to think this is going to be very close either way, so I wouldn't be surprised if there's enough voter outrage between now and the vote to cause…

There's apparently a protest scheduled for noon at the Capitol, if anyone from the D.C. area is interested and available.

Surely "Cat Scratch Fever" is on there (with modified lyrics — "Well, I make the pussy purr with the grab of my hand . . . .").

"Hello, I'd like the Department of Missing Babies?"

I'd like to pull up a Charon stay a while, Poseidon't know how much longer I can keep this up.

That would have been an interesting Theseus statement. (Please know that I am embarrassed by that, as I should be.)

I've seen a few people flying the flag upside down here in D.C. I didn't realize that it was in protest (because an upside-down flag is a signal of distress) until I'd seen it a couple of times. Most of that was right around the inauguration. In fact, I saw people in the stands on the inaugural parade route holding an…

That jackass was formally reprimanded by the House, for what it's worth. But he also became sort of a conservative folk hero and is still in Congress, so your larger point stands.

Wasn't there one of these Metallica-on-toy-instruments GJIs just a couple of weeks ago? (EDIT: My mistake. That one was Rage Against The Machine ("Killing In The Name") on toy instruments. Similar headline, though. That one said "'Killing In The Name' still shreds on toy instruments.")

I wish we knew how invested the Russians are in Trump. (Someone leak his tax returns. Or grow some balls, Republicans in Congress, and demand them.)

The final Seinfeld was a great idea executed poorly. But the final scene, with the four of them in the cell, was brilliant:

I liked Miss Sloane. And if other stuff hadn't come up, I might have gone to see The Zookeeper's Wife last weekend, because holy cow Jessica Chastain. (And I'm glad you're having a good day.)

I found out that I'm getting a little over $250, thanks to my union's filing some grievance about something that I didn't even know was affecting me, and started long before I even began working here. And I'm not even a member. (I now feel guilty about that.) Hooray for unions!

Wilson Pickett, "In the Midnight Hour"
Smashing Pumpkins, "Untitled"
U2, "Angel Of Harlem"
Led Zeppelin, "Kashmir"
Thurston Harris, "Little Bitty Pretty One"
AC/DC, "Whole Lotta Rosie"
Norah Jones, "Come Away With Me"
The Lumineers, "Stubborn Love"
Everclear, "Heartspark Dollarsign"
The Beatles, "She's A Woman"

If I may toss a question to all of you good folks: What do you think the point of life is? What are we here for? This is not meant as a cry for help, and I'm not depressed; I'm just curious to hear some thoughts. I'm not married, don't have any kids, I don't expect either of those things to change, and I'm fairly…

I'm torn between wanting them all to die immediately and wanting all of them to experience cruel, excruciating physical and mental pain for the rest of their lives.

It's to her credit, I guess, but I'm surprised Vanna White has kept that job for all of these years. I'm certainly not criticizing her looks, but I would think typical TV producers would have traded her out for someone younger a long time ago. (I'm not saying that's right — just typical.) I don't watch Wheel of…

Dave?