Russian journalists offered 400 kroner to the inhabitants of Stockholm suburbs to start riots.
This is something that is very easy to organize wherever there are disaffected people who’ll be happy to make some easy money venting.
The best state for me to live is, obviously, Alaska. Find out what’s yours here.
1. Spent the day at home with Klara. Took Klara for a long walk.
2. Finished the NeMLA talk.
3. Added 218 words to the article.
4. Made spiced braised red cabbage.
5. Washed and changed bedsheets.
6. Reading: Dr. Thorne and Heartbreak Hotel.
7. Failures: wanted to surprise N by doing the dishes but Klara was cranky, so it didn’t happen. I’ll do something double nice for him tomorrow instead.
People act so completely shocked by these stories about Canadian citizens being refused entrance into the US and foreign artists threatened with deportation if they accept money for performances not specified in the visa application that one might think this is something new and hasn’t been happening pretty much forever.
This is not on Trump, folks. This is simply how it is. It’s either this or marching with the losers who carry “Open Borders” signs at airports. And inconvenience is better than idiocy any day of the week.
Those freaks are still on the inane tweets about wiretaps? How infernally boring.
Hey, folks, guess what I got for myself. One of those Bluetooth earphones that you put in and it drones on as you go about your errands! I retain about 5% of the information it delivers to me but I’m yet to try it at a boring committee or meeting to drown out the inane stuff.
I really want to train myself to be able to listen to audiobooks. I used to read much more when I was on public transportation. It would be great to have a book recite itself into my ear as I drive.
A journalist is asking on the news whether Putin is upset over Trump’s Twitter outbursts.
Yes, I’m sure Putin is weeping quietly in the corner because it must be extremely painful for him to see the US look stupid, chaotic and out of control. I’m sure he’s swallowing anti-depressants by the mouthful whenever anything happens to make democracy look like a joke.
The student who was supposed to write a makeup test in my office on Friday at noon and who never showed up sent me an email 20 minutes ago saying, “Professor Clarissa, I’m parking! I’ll be there in 10 minutes!”
From long experience, I know she’ll rank me low on the question of “Was the professor available to help you in her office?” at the end of the semester.
1. Went to the gym. Used their new jogging track.
2. Made lentil soup and turkey-rice meatballs (tefteli.)
3. Worked on the article, adding 355 words and cutting 270.
4. Prepared half of NeMLA talk (they want me to talk about the book, so the talk is mostly copy-paste.)
5. Reading: the Sunday NY Times, Dr. Thorne, and Jonathan Kellerman’s Heartbreak Hotel.
6. Uploaded course materials to Blackboard.
I have so many books that sometimes I go through my collection and find something amazing that I had no idea was even there. “Oh, wow, I didn’t know I had this!” I exclaim. “I totally need to read this.” For instance, I just found a volume of Georges Simenon’s Maigret novels in Spanish. How cool is that?
And mind you, I accumulated this entire collection since August of 2009. I arrived here back then with no books at all and a single suitcase. I have a gift for attracting books especially the really old ones.
A conservative literary critic and college professor
Oof. We have neighbors like this. Not the doordash but it’s so weird. We’ve spotted them outside the house once…
This started before AI, so it’s not that. The academic job search process did not change, so it’s not that…
What do you think is going on? They don’t want jobs? They are lining up jobs some other way that…
Google gave me a wonderful explanation of the joke. Thanks for the suggestion! Amanda
I always suspected I was spiritually Polish. 😁😁
When I was a child, I could not have any food touching any other food on my plate. But food…
There is no specifically American religion. Christianity is practiced worldwide. It’s bizarre that I have to explain this.
As a good friend of mine once said, ‘Americans are wonderful people. The two things you have to forgive them…
“you eat first the carb, then after you’re done with that, you eat the meat” I don’t think that’s a…
Considerable differences regionally, my wife’s mother had fish every Friday supper – cod fishsticks. She was shocked by the taste…
Nice pictures. The first one in particular is very appealing. It’s the “cooked separately” part that is alien to me.…
Yes. I have never identified as strongly with any main character of any book.
I was raised on meat, potatoes, and vegetables for supper every day, and I think everyone I knew ate that…
I don’t know. Maybe New England? The culinary tradition I come from is… if you can catch it, you can…
“bring back pet rocks” And moon rings! And clackers!
I think it is time to bring back pet rocks. That was something I could understand.
Spain, and most of western Europe, are all failing civilazations. Look at fertility rates, economic growth, or military capabilities. All…
“symbolizes the reason behind this war” Related: More rejection… Trump’s “great” diesel deal runs into a problem as there are…
“One Meat, One Carb and One Vegetable, all cooked separately and that inhabit different parts of your plate” Isn’t this…
Are you reading Witness? Walnut
Well, I all along viewed them as rather juvenile. Not unsympathetically.
I believe that Whitaker Chambers’ book should be required reading at every high school. Not only for its documentary value,…
I would assume he was paid for being a communist agent, he just did not pay taxes on that income.
Thank you for mentioning this, but the bigger picture is even uglier. While Whittaker Chambers happened to be a commie…
Less profound Kid, but given the date, appropriate ;-D https://midwestchick.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/836918877_1674333217579165_6315325116472858603_n.jpg
:D As someone who’s bad at indirect communication, I deeply appreciate this about them.
Get one for Christmas. It will be a huge hit.
I have 10 grandkids, ages 15 down to 1, and have no idea what Needoh power towers are. I will…
“actual black ladies when I accidentally trespass somewhere” I miss parts of pre-woke Black culture from the states. I remember…
That’s really great. I only know about this from social media but it looks like there is a big propaganda…
I’m not a mental health specialist. I can’t help with whatever you are going through. I hope you find the…
Exactly. There’s a big difference between black people in real life and black people on TV. Real black people call…
“How do you feel about Tusk? Is he good for the country?” Short answer (might write more on the blog):…
Meanwhile, actual black ladies when I accidentally trespass somewhere: “no MA’AM!”
Why do you think it’s not being used in a classical heritage American tradition or as a polite substitute for…
And they do it in this fake accent, “Gaaaaahl!” All I hope is that they don’t do it around any…
This is very profound.
Thank you. This helps. How do you feel about Tusk? Is he good for the country? Overall, I have absolutely…
A college professor at the prestigious school with worldwide fame in his field? People wouldn’t care if he weren’t trans?…
Український співак Олександр Пономарьов. It’s a benefit for the wartime effort.
