by Didact | Nov 10, 2018 | fitness, Uncategorized
The name of Ray Williams is apparently at least somewhat well known in the USA, at least for those who are familiar with and follow collegiate football. Since I do not follow gridiron in any meaningful way, I had no clue who he is until earlier this year. Then I saw...
by Didact | Nov 9, 2018 | fat girl jihad, Uncategorized
I was bumbling around on RT.com a few weeks back when a rather odd news story caught my eye, concerning an Argentinean sports reporter who underwent a breast reduction surgery so that, and I quote, “people would take her seriously”. After I stopped...
by Didact | Nov 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
Not that anyone really cares, but… what did the ol’ Didact think upon learning that the Republicans had lost control of the House of Representatives, but kept the Senate and improved upon their majority? “Bummer. Oh well, looks like that ‘Blue...
by Didact | Nov 6, 2018 | Christianity, Uncategorized
Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, And lead us not into temptation, but...
by Didact | Nov 5, 2018 | Mondays, Uncategorized
It’s Monday. Normally, I would just stop right there, because y’all would be horribly depressed simply from knowing this fact. But this Monday has a certain duality to it. On the one hand, it is Guy Fawkes Day – which is to say, the day that a...
by Didact | Nov 4, 2018 | Christianity, Uncategorized
Each one hopes that if he feeds the crocodile enough, the crocodile will eat him last. All of them hope that the storm will pass before their turn comes to be devoured. But I fear greatly that the storm will not pass. It will rage and it will roar ever more loudly,...
by Didact | Nov 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Readers know by now just how much I absolutely loathed the steaming pile of bovine byproduct that was The Last Jedi. I regarded it as an absolute insult to the legacy of the greatest SF/F franchise ever made, and a slap in the face to all of us who once...
by Didact | Nov 2, 2018 | fat girl jihad, Uncategorized
It occurred to me, unfortunately at least a month too late, that early October marks the conclusion of the legendary and wonderful annual German custom of Oktoberfest. Now, I’m not much of a beer drinker myself – I am highly partial to a good American...
by Didact | Nov 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Owen “Big Bear” Benjamin once had a go at explaining the, uh, “appeal” – if you can call it that – of Coldplay and Pearl Jam, and I have to say, he did an excellent job: Now, normally I do not and will not listen to Coldplay, under...
by Didact | Oct 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s that time of year again – Halloween. Now, out of all of the year’s non-holiday holidays, this one has to be my favourite, because it involves little kids dressing up in silly costumes and going around knocking on people’s doors to demand...
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