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Doing the changover from Haloscan to Echo now. Please pardon any glitches or slowdowns until it gets all sorted out. Thank you. That is al...

Lambert : Don't throw the artificial tree in the wood stove!

Headin' fer my little slice of heaven today, with or without Jesus's help. Either way, credit him or blame him, he never cops to it....

Air travel could get any worse, some moron just assured it would . A Northwest Airlines passenger landing in Detroit on Friday tried to blow...

Robert Earl Keen Thanks to RTannamal .

The Last Chance Democracy Cafe , in toto and without comment, links at site: The woman was as guilty as sin of the crime of adultery: the p...

I find it odd that we're going to have a big ham today to celebrate the birth of a Jew.

Jews will outnumber Christians at the Fixer house for Christmas this year. Being a godless infidel, it ain't about the religion, it...

Everybody likes Christmas songs and this is a very pretty version of this old song. I'm not asking you to suspend your disbelief, as Mar...

Click to embiggen Taken at 4:55PM, December 24, from Margo Dodd Park , cliffside in Shell Beach CA.

Fixer's right. Pull all the alcohol stunts ya want to and enjoy your Christmas, but remember two things: 1. Everybody has a video camer...

To all our friends, readers, and commenters. Be safe and happy this holiday season. If you've gotta put one on, make sure you have a r...

We're headin' out for the coast today. In case I don't see you, y'all have a Happy Christmahanukwaanzakah or just take comfo...

Why we all have attitude ? ... At the other end of the scale, last in happiness – is New York state. As if to illustrate the problem, reside...

New Yorkers could get. No more Rudy .

EssEffChron Reacting to nightmare stories of passengers trapped on planes with no food, no water and overflowing toilets, the U.S. Transport...

After a long year hallmarked by bare-knuckle politics and a bevy of experimental attacks against a freshman president, a lone voice has reso...

Obama signs Franken’s anti-rape amendment into law. That's good, but one wonders what other amendments might be in the catchall Defense...

Verse-Case Scenario by Tony Peyser ... "Yeah, you helped get us elected and We've compromised lots but buck up. This is the way pol...