Please Jeebus let this be real … a daughter responds to her asshole father:
Steve in Manhattan
Too fast, and for me that’s saying something, because I like my presto PRESTO:
We did the movies-you-have-to-watch exercise, now it’s time to list your 10 best. Here are mine:
1) Dr. Strangelove (1964)
2) Manhattan (1979)
3) All the President’s Men (1976)
4) Young Frankenstein (1974)
5) The Godfather (1972)
6) The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
7) Three Days of the Condor (1975)
8) The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming (1966)
9) Empire Strikes Back (1980)
10) Hunt for Red October (1990)
I’ve noticed that, as I’ve gotten older, there are movies that make me stop channel surfing – I have to watch the rest of the movie unless the credits are about to roll. I’ll tell you mine if you tell me yours. Here they are, roughly in order of their power over me:
1) Hunt for Red October (1990)
2) Godfather series (1972 on)
3) Dr. Strangelove (1964)
The deep freeze in Europe continues to claim lives and cause havoc. This is outside Helsinki – normally the Finns are the best drivers in the world, but not in these conditions:
“They masquerade their bullshit in the words of Jesus and the all-knowing free market, but it is transparent what motivates them. Not love for their fellow man, not love for their fellow citizen, not love for country- what motivates them is hate for the other.” [Balloon Juice]
BURR DEMING • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 Thank you for this, nojo. He was a wonderful talent and, by all accounts, a wonderful human…
NOJO • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 Oh, and there’s a Catholic church across the street. Maybe I can do a little dance for them!
NOJO • Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 Now that I’m in NYC, plenty of pigeons to poison in his honor.
NOJO • All the Vice President's Men 2025 update: Nothing happened. And here we are!
MANCHUCANDIDATE • Weeping Angel Imagine going from hope to Fascism in less than two decades enabled by greedy ass (millionaire)…
NOJO • Nightmare at the Museum From the last time he threatened to bomb Iran, 2020. Remember that one? All a misty blur now.
NOJO • TRUMP TARIFFS UNLEASHING FURY OF CANADIANS - AND THEIR LEGENDARY SNIPERS! @ManchuCandidate: I have birthright citizenship in Cascadia, so I think I’m good.
MANCHUCANDIDATE • TRUMP TARIFFS UNLEASHING FURY OF CANADIANS - AND THEIR LEGENDARY SNIPERS! @nojo: Only the sane parts... like the West coast, New England (minus the Bruins and…
NOJO • TRUMP TARIFFS UNLEASHING FURY OF CANADIANS - AND THEIR LEGENDARY SNIPERS! @ManchuCandidate: So, can you guys annex us now?
MANCHUCANDIDATE • TRUMP TARIFFS UNLEASHING FURY OF CANADIANS - AND THEIR LEGENDARY SNIPERS! PP is done. 51st state, my ass.