Ball Diamond Ball

I keep seeing the question asked, “Why now for Weinstein?”  The New York Times went after him and the Great Wall of Media is crumbling.  The allegations are not new, and there are some big, popular names behind some of them.  Crusading UN globe-trotter Angelina Jolie, for instance, could have made this “a thing” on her own if she had set to do it — years ago.  So why now?

I think it’s a shot across Hillary Clinton’s bulbous bow.  While Democrats are split about Clinton, one thing they all have in common is that they were all wounded when she did not win in 2016.  The New York Times certainly love them some HRC, but these things are relative.  The Times endorsed Clinton for President in the 2008 … Continue reading →

Please pick up the white phone in the mezzanine.

https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/278180/

John Ringo talks about Weinstein and actresses at Instapundit. I thought it was an interesting take on hating Conservatives. An abused person needs to take their frustrations out. Conservatives are a safe target.

In power struggles between two groups it is easier to come down unfairly on the weaker party. Or on the people with different views because they are “the enemy” than to face the problems on your side.

What do you think of “Hollywood High” in the article?

Ah, that droll Russian sense of humor, all the tenderness of a Cossack, all the humor of a choke hold.

Gotta love it.

USS Shiloh.

The only question is with what. Currently, a railway bridge is slightly favored over Godzilla and Hokkaido.

It’s that time of the week again, when we connect for another town hall meeting in the Village of the Darned.

If BDB or Dime report they can host earlier than 9PM Eastern, I’ll update.

Jam a topic in the comments below and let people read up if you like.

If the software tells you that you’re the only caller, don’t you believe it!  Press on with the access code and you’ll probably find us in there!

US: 515-604-9908

Access Code: [see chat in “BDB Chat” tab above]

International Local Dial-in Numbers

Albania +355 4 454 1702
Argentina +54 351 569-7183
Australia +61 2 8077 0505
Austria +43 1 2650524
Belgium +32 3 294 11 50
Brazil +55 11 3042-5274
Bulgaria +359 2 495 … Continue reading →

Well, it was not actually lunch but dinner. I was on a motorcycle trip to Hokkaido. In my opinion the best way to go was on a ship from Maizuru to Otaru.  Here are pictures inside the ship. The ship takes 20 hours and leaves at midnight.

As anyone who has waited to drive on to a ferry knows you wait in line. Unlike a car you talk to the other riders in the motorcycle line. Next to me was an old guy on about 150 cc motorcycle. He said in his younger days he traveled around Hokkaido on a … Continue reading →

Just a quick note while I’m at work to say thanks for joining!  Look around — most folks here are on US time, but there a re a few tucked into odd corners of the world.  There’s a chat thing which you can now access — it’s really bare-bones, and you can’t even see who is on — it literally *just* does chats.

Privacy here is respected but not enforced — that is, it’s the internet — nothing is ever truly offline once it’s online.  Just the same, I put out a good faith effort to keep things tidy.  Any poor hygiene is at least not intentional :-)

Introduce yourself!  As much or as little as you choose to share.

Continue reading →