News and Updates

1. If you’re not absolutely incandescent with rage at the ongoing criminal rampage being conducted by Convicted Felon Donald J. Trump’s personal standing army of murderous dumbfucks all across the country but especially in Minnesota right now you really need to examine your life choices and figure out why they’re so morally diseased. This is an all-out assault on everything this country is supposed to stand for and we as Americans need to put an end to it good and hard.

2. Also, nice tyranny, bro. Still gonna need to see those Epstein files, though. You know, the ones that BY LAW were supposed to be released to the public in full two weeks ago but only 1% of them have been so far? Those.

3. Fuck ICE. Fuck everyone who supports ICE. And when that’s done, fuck them again but sideways. The Nuremberg trials that are going to follow the demise of this administration are going to be spectacular and I will pay good money for a ticket to watch the same outcomes happen.

4. In the meantime, life in my corner of the universe continues to move along. Just because I’m paying attention to my own life doesn’t mean I’m ignoring everything else. I can pay attention to multiple things at once! It’s a sign of intelligence, after all. I have many flaws, but stupid isn’t one of them.

5. We’re slowly gearing down from the holidays now. Our last Christmas was supposed to be Saturday but will instead be this coming Sunday, and we may or may not have the holiday decorations put away by then. We haven’t even started on our Christmas cards yet, but that’s nothing new. Maybe by Valentine’s Day.

6. I took Oliver back to his grad school apartment on Thursday night, a 5-hour drive through a monsoon so fierce that there were times when I wasn’t sure we’d get there. Sometimes you just go 35mph on the interstate because that’s all you can do. The new tires I put on the minivan last month have pretty much paid for themselves as far as I’m concerned. I spent some time banging around his town the next morning while he took care of some tasks and we had a lovely lunch afterward at the same ramen place we always seem to visit when I’m there. And then it was straight back to Our Little Town. The drive back was much less stressful, if rather lonelier. I got back just in time to go out again to see some friends who had just returned from New Zealand, and it was lovely but a long day.

7. Lauren is back up at her apartment as well, along with Shai. They came down Friday to go to a basketball game over at Local Businessman High because why not, though they did at least pop in with us to see our friends who’d just got back from their travels before taking my car back with them on Saturday so they can do a bit of exploring before Lauren’s classes start up. We’ll pick that up at some point soon, no doubt. We are back to being empty nesters. Sigh.

8. The semester is starting to gear up as well, with the usual meetings and tasks starting to come down the pike. I have not yet begun to get my class ready, but I figure I can do that at some point. I have LOADS of time! Sure thing, boss! LOADS!

9. I finished my first book of 2026 today, which is better than last year though still well off my usual pace for such things. I’m hopeful that this year I can get back on track with that, but I’m not putting money on it.

10. The Eagles will not repeat as Super Bowl champions, alas. The Packers have also been eliminated. The Flyers are actually doing well this year and might make the playoffs for the first time since lockdown. As for the Premier League, Wolves are pretty much a lock to be relegated but at least they’ve won a game this season now. Sportsball is a lovely distraction from things, and these are times that call for such things now and then.