My Thanksgiving meal
I had an extremely small group for Thanksgiving, but the smallest turkey I could find was 12 pounds. And so there are lots and lots of leftovers for turkey soup and sandwiches. Photos from the meal:
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Open thread 11/28/2025
The anti-stuffing spoilsports
Somehow we managed to survive all these years, eating stuffing that was cooked within the cavity of the bird. But now every site warns not to. For example: …[M]any experts recommend baking the stuffing outside the bird, where it can … Continue reading →
Happy Thanksgiving!
There’s a lot to be thankful for. Hope you have a great meal and a great time today with friends and loved ones. Please consider this an Open Thread as well.
Continue reading → Breaking news: two National Guard members shot and killed in DC [see UPDATE]
This is the most recent article I could find. Terrible news: Two West Virginia National Guardsmen have been shot and killed in Washington, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Wednesday. … The Guardsmen were in Washington as part of a state deployment. … Continue reading →
What’s happening with the Ukraine War?
There’s been a lot of news about the recent negotiations over the Ukraine War, but I haven’t yet written about the topic for the simple reason that I’m waiting for something more definitive. First there was a report about a … Continue reading →
In Chicago, more anarcho-tyranny – and the mayor is in favor of it
In Chicago, there was another terrible crime in which a woman on a train was doused with gasoline and set on fire. The alleged perp, Lawrence Reed (44), is what used to be called a “career criminal.” Byron York writes … Continue reading →
Open thread 11/26/2025
Turkey day Is on the way.
Continue reading →The drama of the “illegal orders” six
Six members of Congress made a video telling members of the military to disobey any illegal orders from Trump. Now the FBI is investigating them to see what may have prompted this action, since the six didn’t cite any illegal … Continue reading →
Crime and punishment: pity the poor murderer
Point and counterpoint: This story is about a man whose green card was revoked because he'd been convicted—not accused, but *convicted*—of murder, armed robbery, and forcible theft with a deadly weapon. https://t.co/goz0lcLGNo — Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) November 25, … Continue reading →
What really happened with the appointment of Halligan as US Attorney in the Comey case?
There was an interesting discussion between commenters “om” and “Bauxite” yesterday about the dismissal of the Comey and James cases. It went like this – first, Bauxite: You’d think that a man whose bacon was saved in Florida because the … Continue reading →
Open thread 11/25/2025
Actually, it’s Bob Fosse he’s dancing like here, not Michael Jackson. It’s a different look for Astaire, circa 1953:
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