Irreverent musings and malarkey from a disillusioned dilettante
I keep a running list of things I think are 1. interesting, 2. warrant further investigation, and 3. would make a compelling article someone else may find entertaining or educational. Most have a meatiness to it, a sort of weightiness that can sustain a few hundred words on its own while many others are nothing... Continue Reading →
Do you want to hear an extremely metal etymological story? I bet you do! You just read a series of words I am very comfortable have never been uttered before in the history of the world, and the subsequent story is suitable to its remarkable grandstanding. But first - a history lesson (what great story... Continue Reading →
No time to waste today - here is the first three sentences of Gaston Means' Wikipedia page: "Gaston Bullock Means (July 11, 1879 – December 12, 1938) was an American private detective, salesman, bootlegger, forger, swindler, murder suspect, blackmailer, and con artist. While not involved in the Teapot Dome scandal, Means was associated with other... Continue Reading →
A very happy Veterans Day to the men, women, and service animals of the United States. What better way to celebrate their selfless public service than to woo the crowd with some Ronald Reagan. It's A Soldier's Pledge by President Ronald W. Reagan. Now, here's a message for Macron's frogs: For each and every retweet... Continue Reading →
There is a surprising amount of publicly available information on the Central Intelligence Agency's past operations on Wikipedia! The basic premise of the organization as a whole is pursue American interests overseas, which was bound to lead to some moral gray areas. What is acceptable foreign actions, and what constitutes an obscene overstepping of moral... Continue Reading →
Readers, it's time I come clean. Many of these 'today I learned' posts are things I saw in various corners of the internet or in a book that seemed interesting and worth of additional research, at which point I at them to a list of potentially interesting subjects. When I feel compelled and I am... Continue Reading →
Pretty self-explanatory subject right? Do I really need to introduce this more than "here's a bunch of times people attempted to make their own states or countries"? If you think so, that's unfortunate because we're starting now: Civil War/War of Northern Aggression if you're a fucking loser: Yadda yadda yadda - it's the Civil War,... Continue Reading →
Usually when I write these posts, the choice title is pretty obvious - someone's name or a self-explanatory descriptor of the event. But today - whoo boy, 'CIA Filipino Vampires' sounds like a Cards Against Humanity-themed Mad Lib, but really only skims the surface. Let's unravel a new spool of wonderful tales of American imperialism!... Continue Reading →
You know how you aren't supposed to wear white after Labor Day, or wear black shoes or a black belt with khakis, or avoid clashing patterns? Imagine there were legitimate social repercussions of these rules beyond petty gossip (except the black shoes and brown belt - c'mon, you look like you're about to lecture me... Continue Reading →
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