At the charity I work in England one of our volunteers is an elderly Iranian widow with no children whose closest relative, her brother, lives in Nevada. Every two or three years she has gone over for a week or so to visit him and enjoy the warmth (even after thirty years here she still suffers from the cold).

Anyone done the “Blass tried to throw them out the door but they ended up hitting the backstop” joke yet?

I see what you mean

If only they hadn’t cut Drake Laroche last year.

But I can’t imagine (perhaps it’s just hope) that museum curators would take kindly to being told what to display. Like librarians, whatever their views they would defend their independence and I imagine the pushback could be quite entertaining.

You say Jihad; I say bulwark of democracy. But I’m just “blinded by partisan rage,” I suppose.

Oh, even Sherman’s devastated this time.

hate I have been seeing from both sides

The anti-abortion groups participating in the march are being organized by Brandi Swindell, the founder and CEO of an Idaho crisis pregnancy center chain called Stanton Healthcare, that, contrary to its name, does not actually provide healthcare.

Or is preparing for some ultraviolence.

At the time it may have been a feel-good story; now we know it was just a portent of the apocalypse.

Got more of a Mark Chapman vibe, myself.

We don’t women wearing an item of clothing we believe they’re being forced to wear. We’d better force them not to wear it.

If he hits 280/360/480 while playing a premium defensive position well and being one of the best baserunners in baseball at minimum and then cost-controlled salaries for 6 more years the WS have a steal.

I know. I was joking. Badly, it appears.

No, you’re right. Was just a cheap joke. Sorry.

Although she was reputed to have a surplus in other areas.

Even if this were an issue, I’d think that flying the Confederate flag is a far greater act of treason. But I’m English, so what would I know?