Monthly Archives: March 2014

Play Bawl!

Posted on March 31, 2014 by squathole

Believe it or not, baseball season started over a week ago, on Saturday March 22nd. The Arizona Diamondbacks played the Los Angeles Dodgers twice — in Sydney, Australia. The Dodgers won both. Then there was no baseball at all until … Continue reading →

Posted in Playing With Balls | 8 Comments

Hot Air

Posted on March 29, 2014 by squathole

White House Unveils Plans to Cut Methane Emissions —NYTimes Long story short: Joe Biden took a vow of silence.

Posted in Gen. Snark, Maj. Snafu, Corp. Punishment | 3 Comments

Sorry, All Bats Are Off.

Posted on March 28, 2014 by squathole

To help quell its first Ebola outbreak, the West African nation of Guinea has banned bat soup. Bats are believed to be the natural reservoirs of the filovirus that causes Ebola, and fruit bats are a popular food in West … Continue reading →

Posted in NIMBY | 6 Comments

Squatology 101

Posted on March 27, 2014 by squathole

As it heads for hospice gasping its last, this blog will address several of queries that arrive via comments and emails. For example, Where did the name Squathole come from? There are several plausible responses: 1.  The blog’s semi-anonymous administrator … Continue reading →

Posted in Shaken and Stirred | 4 Comments

The Good The Bad and The Ugly

Posted on March 26, 2014 by squathole

Broward County Mayor Barbara Sharief is under investigation, accused of violating state ethics laws by filing financial disclosures with shall-we-say errors. Innocent oversights, I’m sure. Rounding errors. Inadvertent slips of the old abacus. Whatever, we’re used to this shit here … Continue reading →

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New Mexican Diet Food Discovered!

Posted on March 22, 2014 by squathole

With Cinqo de Mayo right around the corner, and every other weekend and other excuse to drink to excess in between, here’s wonderful news: A new study suggests that agavins, the sugars found in the plant used to make tequila, … Continue reading →

Posted in Shaken and Stirred | 2 Comments

Arms and The Man (what else?)

Posted on March 20, 2014 by squathole

MIAMI — A new administrative policy bans police officers from taking their guns next time they attend a Miami city commission meeting unless they are assigned to City Hall or handling a call. The new rule follows a protest in … Continue reading →

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Borderline Insanity

Posted on March 18, 2014 by squathole

Once  in a while Guido brings home this stuff called “Stringsters,”a package of individually-wrapped cylinders of mozzarella or provolone string cheese.  Good for a quick snack. Each stick has a “trivia question” on the outside of the wrapper, with the … Continue reading →

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Strike One

Posted on March 15, 2014 by squathole

The other night at the Liquor and Rubber Balls Sports Emporium and Boutique Plumbing Supplies, professional gambler Duck Diamonds mentions something about the Miami marlins I don’t see in my local newspapers. Being from Jersey, and spending a lot of … Continue reading →

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The Beaten Track

Posted on March 12, 2014 by squathole

The hour grows late at the Liquor and Rubber Balls Sports Emporium and Artesian Dentistry, and it’s just me, Crazy Cosmo and her girlfriend whose name I forget, Duck Diamonds (who has spent about the whole night on the phone … Continue reading →

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