Some of her suggestions: Commune with nature. Breathe. Adopt a stray. Take stock of your failures. Bake. “Please note that whining, lying, and grabbing women by the p**** are not skills.” I would add one more: “Take this dad and shove him.” Yeah, he failed as a parent, too; s[...]
Archive for November, 2020
November 29th, 2020 - 9:26 am § in Donald Trump, Politics
Rudy Giuliani’s daughter offers him some advice
If you want to be employed, keep your opinions to yourself
That’s always been somewhat true, at least in certain occupations, but recent research at Penn State concludes that being opinionated on social media turns off recruiters: “Applying for a job? Don’t come across as self-absorbed on your Facebook page. Don’t express your strong[...]
November 29th, 2020 - 8:48 am § in Misc.
Darth Vader dies of old age
David Prowse, 85, who played Darth Vader in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, died Saturday, November 28, 2020. Prowse, 6 feet 7 inches, and a champion bodybuilder, was already an experienced actor when he got the role. However, he only did the physical acting, and didn’t get the speaking [...]
November 29th, 2020 - 8:21 am § in Schools & Colleges
Covid-19 breaks college football’s glass ceiling
Interesting thing happened in college football yesterday. Vanderbilt didn’t have a kicker for their game against Missouri, so they borrowed a player from their women’s soccer team. Her name is Sarah Fuller, and she’s the first woman to play in a Power-5 football game. Read story here. Retu[...]
November 29th, 2020 - 8:03 am § in Donald Trump, Politics
Trumper chitchat
Seen on Parler (here): Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
November 28th, 2020 - 9:22 pm § in Misc.
Amazing toy trains (2 videos)
This 20′ x 40′ HO scale layout is located in a St. Louis suburb. For more info, go here and here. There are lots more YouTube videos; to find them, type “City Edge Layout” in the search box. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
GOP election fraud claims may backfire in Georgia
Both of Georgia’s U.S. Senate seats were on the ballot this year, one a special election to fill the remaining term of a senator who resigned for health reasons; and because no candidate got 50% in November, both races will be decided by runoff elections in January. The special significance of[...]
November 28th, 2020 - 7:58 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Devil reneges on deal with Pence
“When Mike Pence held his nose and agreed to become the running mate of a man he found deeply offensive, he clearly hoped the decision would one day result in his own election to the presidency. But new polls out this week indicate that Pence’s hopes of ever ascending to the Oval Office are [...]
November 28th, 2020 - 7:49 pm § in Donald Trump, Law and Courts
Will Trump be prosecuted?
For starters, given the near-equal division of the country between Republicans and Democrats, it may be tough getting a jury to convict him, regardless of what the evidence is, or how justified the prosecution is. In addition, federal charges — most likely for obstruction and/or perjury —[...]
November 28th, 2020 - 7:18 pm § in Politics
GOP wins closest U.S. House race by 6 votes
The closest U.S. House race in the 2020 election, for a district in Iowa, apparently has been decided by 6 votes after a recount, The Des Moines Register reported on Saturday, November 28, 2020, flipping another Democratic-held seat in an election that denied Trump a second term but was disappointin[...]