For fun I enjoy researching Spurious Quotations attributed to various Founders; Thomas Jefferson is especially popular for glurge.

For Irish Invective, I like this:

Yeah, Trump supplied returns from the only year in the last 20 where he's paid taxes.

Alas, Bannon ought to know better: “I come from a blue-collar, Irish Catholic pro-Kennedy, pro-union family of Democrats,” he told Bloomberg last year.

"Down with this sort of thing!"

Back in the Big War, one of the B-17's in my father's Bomb Group was named "Pogue Ma Hone." Slightly anglicized, but the attitude came across….

Ooh, one of those cool guys who hides his posting history.

I was one of those moochers from ages 4 through 18. My father died, so they paid me! (Well, Mom got the money along with Air Force benefits. But she didn't finance a life of leisure for herself.) Now I'll be eligible again in a few years.

Back on the cusp of the 50's & 60's, Dave Van Ronk joined the "Liberarian League":

I wonder if their experience with Governor Pence would have affected their votes in the General election. He was not universally loved in his home state.

Austin kept voting down road work & transit, to discourage people from moving there. They moved there anyway—and spend lots of time stuck in traffic.

If he does it while the Texas legislature is in session, pressure between the people of Austin & the idiot Republicans voted by rural & (some) suburban Texans might build to the blowing point.

A few years ago, John Nova Lomax wrote about codeine in the Houston Press. He mentioned DJ Screw—and went back into folkie history for some historical background. Townes Van Zandt ended his first serious song with a verse about codeine—and it was one of his favorite medicaments.

Giles has a glass of scotch, listening to Cream. And wonders just exactly why he & Joyce decided to pretend that their encounter under the influence of the band candy didn't happen…..

So, I checked out the articles tagged "Buffy Week" & can't find one devoted to The Very Best Big Bad. The Mayor, that is.

Says the guy who hides his posting history.

I didn't watch the show in its original run. Once I got interested, I binged with the aid of DVD's from Netflix.

Season 3: Xander came to rescue Giles from Angel, after Dru had used her mind-clouding powers to appear as Jenny & extract the secret of Acatla (spelling?). Giles had also been tortured so he was feeling pretty groggy. He asked Xander if he was just imagining him.

We are all free to consume a show in weekly portions. Just watch one episode, contemplate it & tune in next week. (Well, we don't get to gather in home room the next morning & discuss it with all our pals.)

We'd really appreciate his Stevedore Skills….