Call me Ishmael. —Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. —Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Lolita
light of my life, fire of my loins. —Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita
You don’t know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain’t no matter. —Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Somewhere in la Mancha, in a place whose name I do not care to remember, a gentleman lived not long ago, one of those who has a lance and ancient shield on a shelf and keeps a skinny nag and a greyhound for racing. —Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote
I don’t quite know how Rand Paul’s Political tale began but given that he is a LiberTURDIAN I can say it was “I am a sick man . . . I am a spiteful man. —Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Notes from Underground” and not be too far off the mark.
It would be folly to arbitrarily to castigate those who we do not align with politically without showing the same skepticism to those we support; A support that often is based on nothing more than partisanship—the last time I listened to the start of a tale it went, “Hope and Change” well we all know how that fairytale unfolded.
Fancy Jack
The Realm 
Woo hoo!! The new Archer series is on Amazon Prime streaming…finally. My life has purpose now.
Nobody ever gets excited about Cylons anymore 😦
Sorry!
I have been serial watching “Game of Thrones” all week.So many plots,sub plots and violence.But I think I have seen enough to watch the new episode Sunday.
Haven’t tried that series yet.
I have not watched a Drama series,or sitcom for that matter in years Lizard.Now that I have been forced into retirement by my health,I have time.It is different,with a lot of violence,which I am not a big fan of. I am more of a nature show watcher
Discovery Channel is kind of lame. Try Ted Talks perhaps.
What is that?
Great minds on various subjects. Youtube
Will do,see you lizard,tomorrow.Fresh start don’t you know,Bye
Hey x
TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TED_%28conference%29
They are a series of lectures basically, on a wide range of topics. Some are really good
https://www.ted.com/talks
Good night kindred souls,WHOA lookout! She came in through the bathroom wndow,protected by a realmer,and though I thought I new the answer,well I knew,but I could not say.Goodnight
Where is that haggis?
Many would die,that Christmas day,but only three wore the green beret….Silver wings,upon his chest,he was one,America’s best.For fucking what exactly?? good night my friends
Sleep well XMAN!!!!!
I would have rather you comment on what I said Jack,then I can rest 🙂
The pomp and glory is what’s sold to those who are about to die, so greedy uber rich old white men can be even more miserable for they’ll never be truly happy in this life time.
That is EXACTLY what right thinking Americans should demand! You are in the majority.Fear works for the R’s J,I have been saying it for literally years.Fear is more powerful than passive(by comparison)views
Trippy!
http://www.zigzagphilosophy.com/
http://patientaspebbles.com/
http://www.jellotime.com
Sweet morrow gentle Realmfolk.
Hi Jack.
Hey fi…
Morning X, you ok?
Why wouldn’t I be? I am getting used to my new place,and it keeps getting better all the time> Who said that line? LOL
That’s good to hear.
Happy 4th of July!
Have I slept that long?
Wave is right fi,keep your knee elevated,it is not comfortable,but it works the best for quicker healing
Seriously, I spend 80% of my time with my leg elevated, I’ve never watched so much TV.
Good Girl! Just keep it up! Chin up!
Rand is a thin skinned pretender fi,you know it,I know it. And soon,most of America will know it!
HA!
Gonna go shower.
Listen to song above first please
fi….
Perfect good night song 😉
Gday’ my friends…..!,rest my case..for tonight…
Good night I keep drifting i and out so lets make official!
Morning Fancy Jack and the rest of the realmsters..
✔︎
Morning, waiting for the caffeine to kick in.
A Checkbox On Your Tax Return Helped Kill Public Campaign Funding http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/a-checkbox-on-your-tax-return-helped-kill-public-campaign-funding/
“What’s the point?” you might ask yourself. To fund more polarizing and negative campaign ads? You happily refuse to check the box.
“By doing so, you joined 94 percent of Americans who also declined to make that checkmark. The share of tax forms with a checked box has been declining steadily for decades.
That widespread sentiment is one of the principal reasons why the public funding of presidential campaigns, long a goal of campaign finance reform activists, is dying. Because the checkoff has provided a reduced stream of money, public financing is no longer an attractive option for the major party candidates, who now prefer to let private citizens with money pay for their campaigns.
When you agree to the $3 tax checkoff, it funds the Presidential Election Campaign Fund (PECF), a common pool of money that matches the fundraising of eligible presidential candidates in primary and general elections, for those who choose to take it. The $3 does not come out of your taxes; it’s just $3 less the government receives in tax revenue.”
That box is utterly meaningless now. Thanks, SCOTUS. $$$$$$
well, that didn’t take long..
Geraldo: Dashcam Video Should Clear S.C. Cop Of Murder Charge http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/geraldo-dashcam-no-murder-charge
“Fox News contributor Geraldo Rivera on Friday morning said that new dashcam footage that shows Walter Scott running away from his car at a traffic stop should clear South Carolina police officer Michael Thomas Slager of the murder charge.
“I’m extremely glad that they released the dash cam video because it gives context to the event. However horrific and tragic and outrageous the shooting in the back is, it shows that it started as a righteous traffic stop,” Rivera said on “Fox and Friends.”
Oh Bummer…darth. another person Geraldo losing the purpose of his life.
It is the story of power of money when greed takes over 😦
Hi bebe. That guy is a real piece of work… or something. Being angry does not justify homicide. The false call in about the taser and then planting it beside the body immediately afterwards shows premeditation, even if briefly. Geraldo is an idiot.
Ha…all are shown in the video taken by this courageous young man.
Santana is very brave. I’m sure it crossed his mind a few times that they could “disappear” him.
They still could I worry about his safety.
“a righteous traffic stop”
“Tennessee v. Garner, 471 U.S. 1 (1985), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that, under the Fourth Amendment, when a law enforcement officer is pursuing a fleeing suspect, he or she may not use deadly force to prevent escape unless the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_v._Garner
Then there’s the planting of evidence immediately after the shooting to match his “he has my taser” call in, the officer didn’t miss a beat, like he’d done it a few times. Walter Scott had electrode wires trailing from his back. The taser would have been useless to him as the officer had already fired it at Scott, it has to be reloaded with another charge to even work again.
Geraldo should have done the world a favor and stayed locked in Capone’s vault.
He should have…long ago He was in MSNBC and surprisingly was watchable then. Made a name during OJ`s trial…shows one he is not only an idiot but a greedy one.
He can be exceedingly pompous. He fits right where he is now.
Geraldo should make the argument that it was OK to do this last year, but suddenly now our militar..er, police are being overly-scrutinized because we have a Mooslim prez..Hiya Darth!….8-)
When he got clocked with that chair on the head I think something in his head became dislodged —like the pea brain?
The Fantastic Four reboot looks promising
These Knotted Cords Are A Sophisticated Ancient Counting Tool http://io9.com/these-knotted-cords-are-a-sophisticated-ancient-countin-1697078760
“The knot counting system is actually called a quipu, and it served a rather different function than an abacus. As the University of St. Andrews’ Math and Stats department explains, it “was not a calculator, rather it was a storage device.” It wasn’t just the device’s function that made it unusual, though, but also the fact that it was actually developed before a writing system. As such, it became not only a counting tool, but also its own system for records-keeping.”
“Numbers were recorded on strings of a particular colour to identify what that number was recording. For example numbers of cattle might be recorded on green strings while numbers of sheep might be recorded on white strings. The colours each had several meanings, some of which were abstract ideas, some concrete as in the cattle and sheep example. White strings had the abstract meaning of “peace” while red strings had the abstract meaning of “war”.”
Quipucamayocs = PhDs….8-)
‘Mornin’, Realmsters!..CAWFFEEEE!!..Mrs4E is very happy with her new mattress–I think it’s a little too firm for me, but I did get more sleep than normal, of late..One of these days I’m going to get out to the gardens….8-)
Morning!
You’re up early, Your Sithness!….8-)
A madness has overtaken me! That and I gotta run some errands, gonna have to scoot soon.
I’m sure it’s fleeting..Betcha I’ll have more fun–I’m cold-patching a flat roof with GS today….8-)
Ha! Well have fun with that. I’ve gotta go make the “glazed yeast rings”. SYL
Have a good one, Darth!–And remember an extra one for Floofy….8-)
Eek…don`t remember when i had one of those.
4EEEEEEEE !!!!!!!!!
Ahh..so those five are on the mattress and have taken over ?
Good to know you are sleeping a little better..healing vibes for that headache ❤
Awesome day don’t know wht to do with myself..decisions… Smooches ❤ ❤
Thank you, sweetie..I’m putting it in gear, now.. ❤ ❤ & S!….8-)
Fun fact:
“Roger Ailes is credited with the “Orchestra Pit Theory” regarding sensationalist political coverage in the news media, which originated with his quip:
“If you have two guys on a stage and one guy says, ‘I have a solution to the Middle East problem,’ and the other guy falls in the orchestra pit, who do you think is going to be on the evening news?”
Roger Ailes
That, my friends, is Fox news in a nutshell.
Falls?–Or is pushed??..You decide….8-)
HA! That’s so true.
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/San-Bernardino-County-Deputies-Arrest-Horse-Pursuit-Desert-California-299356131.html
(Wavey will 🙄 this)
“”At the end of the day, it appears to be excessive,” [San Bernardino County Sheriff John] McMahon said Friday.”
This wasn’t a silent smartphone filming–there was a helicopter (noisy buggers) and THAT didn’t seem to matter to them….8-)