Victim-blaming

https://inveritateblog.com/2018/11/28/the-metoo-movement/

This bishop could not be more wrong. Victims of sexual assault do not cause their victimization.

By apologizing for attackers, he is a huge part of the problem, and should not be in a position of such influence where he can spout his drivel.

Sign the ACLU's petition asking Greyhound to stop rolling over for the CBP

ACLU petition to Greyhound

The best Last Jedi review

http://monsterhunternation.com/2018/10/02/my-russian-bot-review-of-the-last-jedi/

Female reporters needed

Why are news outlets still sending male reporters to cover Trump? From now on, I propose that only females read news about him, attend press conferences, ride aboard Air Force One in the press corps, and so forth.

Virtual Iansanity: Character Study: Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar

Virtual Iansanity: Character Study: Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar: I've already examined Jesus and Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar over the last few days. Now it's time for my favorite dude, Judas...

Moderato Assai

Why do so many conductors race through the moderato assai from measure 127 of the first movement of Tchaikovsky's violin concerto? It's right there: moderato. Play moderately, not presto.

That moderation is why this is still my favorite performance (link goes to the beginning of the moderato assai, at 6'49"). To play it from the beginning, go here.

Save WWV and WWVH

Save WWV and WWVH. Click here for the White House petition.

RICO

Isn't it time for the Justice Department to use RICO on the Catholic Church?

Jeff Sessions, you're a law and order type. Why aren't you doing this?

Hypocrisy in action

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/elections/todd-lamb-critical-of-car-allowances-for-school-administrators-but/article_ee102d1f-5bf1-5810-bce8-ed986dd9f57e.html

Hearthstone Tavern Brawl for week of 2018/6/13

I don't like this week's tavern brawl. I don't like them when either one must select a card deck from all the many cards available or when it feels like I'm never evenly matched with my opponent. I did win one, by concession, so met the week's goal.

Then I moved on to completing the quests I had today, crafting decks to satisfy the quests rather than with an eye to winning.

Pokémon Go Community Day June 2018

The other half and I did Pokémon Go Community Day, at an indoor venue conducive to summer walking. This month's frequent spawn was the Larvitar, with an increased chance of finding a shiny version. I was able to meet the day's goal of catching enough to evolve one to the Tyranitar form and also caught two shinies, my first ever.

No soliciting

"No soliciting" means don't ring my bell to try to sell me something.

How hard is that to understand?

If you ring my bell to sell me something . . .

. . . and I don't want to shake your hand, don't accuse me of racism.

You rang my bell and I didn't want to buy anything. Minimizing interaction is what I wanted.

I took down my "no soliciting, no proselytizing" sign for Halloween, and should have put it back up right away.