Dude, it's a Sunday afternoon in mid-January. I'd be more surprised if you weren't a little wonky. It's all good. Eazy-duz-it. (<- I'm very slightly ashamed of that.)

Couldn't agree more. What I'm advocating for is taking a page or two out of the Republican handbook of "Say whatever the hell you can to get elected, then do whatever the hell you want once you're in power."

Who, me? Not at all. I'm not sure if literacy tests are the way to go, per se - maybe you should have to pass the citizenship exam, or something - but I'm all for a vetting process. I mean, people can feel free to remain as ignorant as they want, but I tend to think voting's a privilege, and as a result you should…

Except that they voted for a guy who pledged in virtually every speech he made during the campaign that he would do just that. They have no one to blame but themselves.

Yep.

When did I say anything about literacy tests, Ghost Eazy?

Not to just add to the chorus here, but one of the major things to realize is that there is a significant percentage of Americans that literally believe that knowledge and nuance is somehow 'elitist' or otherwise anti-American. Which is how you wind up with people who think that once something is a law, it can't be…

Ooh, ooh, ooh, piss bottle man.

Give it time.

Identity politics are all well and good once you're in office. If they don't get that the point is to win, first, then all hope is lost.

Jesus Christ. Miller would have been within his rights to kick that dude's ass.

For the most part, I'm in favor of technology, but what you outline is likely the sad reality of the future, which sucks. Hell, it's already happening: I've got reams of (mostly shitty) writing that I can't access any longer unless I want to drop a couple hundred bucks on a used Brother word processor. And even then,…

I watched it last summer as part of an all-day Monroefest (I'd never seen one of her films.) I was hammered and remember almost nothing about it.

Sorry about that, man. Brock Osweiler is terrible.

"Holy srembakcinAGA-" (dies)

I'd look, but I wouldn't leer. Quick glance and out.

Here's what's great/sad about them: they got started in this bar a friend of mine used to work at. I never saw them that I recall, but my friend had a lot of dealings with them, and he told me not long ago that they were intentionally not trying. They basically just wanted to fart around with laptops and do club drugs…

Podcast?

Nah, I'm stealthy. The trick to robbing a grave is to look like you're supposed to be robbing that grave.

Duluth Trading makes quality jeans, too, and they're all manufactured domestically, as far as I can tell. No input on their shirts or anything, though.