Off topic, but I think this cartoon will cheer most of you: https://www.gocomics.com/michaelramirez/2024/11/22 (FWIW, I like both Ramirez and Matt enough to have collections of each man's cartoons.) (View Post)
On ladders: When I was growing up, I picked cherries from our trees in the summers. We used ladders to get to the cherries higher up. Our land was not flat, so even setting a ladder could be tricky. … (View Post)
George Will provides a succinct summary of Musk's problem: "Debt service (13.1 percent of fiscal 2024 spending) is not optional and is larger than defense (12.9 percent), which Trump wants to in… (View Post)
For the record: I thought Obama was wrong to comment on Brexit, that he should have said something bland, if asked, for example, that he would leave that decision up to the British voters. (His remar… (View Post)