Monthly Archives: May 2011

Be It Ever So Humble

Posted on May 31, 2011 by squathole

Late afternoon on Memorial Day I drop in on the Liquor and Rubber Balls Sports Emporium and Aquaculture Supply Depot to see what there is to see at the end of a holiday weekend.  When I arrive, Don Tequila, tending … Continue reading →

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Just Following Orders

Posted on May 28, 2011 by squathole

For your Memorial Day pleasure.  Here’s how the banking industry treats military veterans: Two mortgage servicing companies have agreed to settle federal complaints that they wrongfully foreclosed on the homes of at least 178 military service members and to set … Continue reading →

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Warning Shot

Posted on May 27, 2011 by squathole

Where do I sign up? Tucson, AZ. – Simmering frustration among Latino voters has prompted a tea party-style endeavor that’s intended to boost the political influence of America’s fastest-growing minority group. “We want to motivate Latinos to vote,” says Belinda … Continue reading →

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Ears to Me

Posted on May 26, 2011 by squathole

Happy May 26th  — my birthday.  It’s been happening annually on this exact day since, well, let’s put it this way: in dog years, I’m dead. My intention is to spend as much of this day as I can out … Continue reading →

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Believe This

Posted on May 25, 2011 by squathole

Thanks to Thor for this one. Do atheists have better sex? Yes. According to science, that is — and more specifically, according to the recently released “Sex and Secularism” study. Atheists and other non-believers, as a whole, experience a lot … Continue reading →

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Picky Picky Picky

Posted on May 24, 2011 by squathole

Is anybody else having a tough time with their innerwebs connections lately?  Guido said she heard something about solar flares wreaking havoc with satellites — I’d Google it if my connections would let me.  Or maybe it’s all those ascending … Continue reading →

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Same Shit Different Day

Posted on May 23, 2011 by squathole

Guido and I partied hard on Saturday — I even put down my beer to spell the bass player for a couple songs — so we totally forget about this Rapture bullshit. Dawn Sunday.  Cue the birdsong, the  sunrise behind … Continue reading →

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Oooooooo Yayaaa-uuuuh……Oh, NO!

Posted on May 20, 2011 by squathole

Randy “Macho Man” Savage suffered a heart attack while driving and was killed.  He was 58.  News Item Dammit — that’s two of my favorite sports heroes in one week.  Maybe the end of the world IS coming.

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Stairway to Heaven, Sponsored by Kool-Aid

Posted on May 20, 2011 by squathole

I fully expect that after today I’ll lose a considerable number of readers, as so many will be off to heaven and eternal peace, leaving miserable sinners like myself behind to confront horrible deaths and the destruction of the earth. … Continue reading →

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The Free Market

Posted on May 19, 2011 by squathole

The employment picture is dismal.  Senior workers — the 50+ crowd — are out on the streets, unemployable, and prospects for recent college graduates, many of whom are buried under mountains of debt, are limited.  Now what? Well, the Germans … Continue reading →

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