Schwarzenegger speaks to Russians
Well said.
Orange Crate Art
Recently updated
Experts come out in favor of year-round Standard Time.
Gall and grammar
From Robertson Davies’s A Mixture of Frailties.
On Saint Patrick’s Day
Attaway, Hi-Lo Amalgamated: have Thirsty Thurston, the strip’s resident alcoholic, dress as a leprechaun and offer greetings.
The Braingame
From Robertson Davies’s Leaven of Malice.
Here, there
George Bodmer drew a cartoon: “There is no here, there is no there.”
Dumpsters
Finding a dinosaur.
Run DST
Making daylight-savings time permanent?
Errors
From Robertson Davies’s Leaven of Malice.
Boxes
Clearing out my office, again.
Jam session
Nancy and Sluggo attend a jam session, spoons in hands.
Foggy days
Way to clear a foggy brain.
Source?
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has”: who said it?
Outtakes (6)
Diners, from NYC tax outtakes.
AFT for Ukraine
To help refugee children.
Block that metaphor
Threading a needle between coattails and wrath.
Today’s Saturday Stumper
“Purple Crayola color.”
Shining star, or dim bulb?
“She’s one of the shining stars representing Illinois because of her leadership, intelligence and courage”: thus an Illinois congressional candidate touts his endorsement from Mary Miller.
Emilio Delgado (1940–2022)
Better known as “Luis” from Sesame Street.
TPM, sheesh
Talking Points Memo this morning: “sharing sources of what I believe are reliable information.”
Mississippi John Hurt Memorial
The ruins of the Valley Store, County Road 41, Carrollton, Mississippi, are preserved in Google Maps, with a marker for Mississippi John Hurt close by.
“Music as resistance”
Kyiv’s orchestra plays on.
Two presidents
In The New York Times, Mikhail Zygar describes Vladimir Putin’s world. As I read, I kept thinking of another president.
Matthew Snelgrove
From Robertson Davies’s Leaven of Malice.
Charles E. Entenmann (1929–2022)
Cross my heart: I almost typed Entenmann’s when I typed his name.
Cough drops
The store was being sold in three minutes, so I’d have to hurry.
“Qua”
I can’t decide if it’s a joke on Waiting for Godot. It might just be someone being witty about qua.
Mystery actor
Who?
Stricken mountaineers
From Robertson Davies’s Tempest-Tost.
“More clear”
Sometimes I want NPR to be more better.