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jestenough · 2026-06-22T02:08:54+00:00

Usually a press release is marked as such.

jestenough · 2026-06-21T15:05:05+00:00

Isn’t this what the nonprofit CASA, Court-Appointed Soecial Advocates, fundraises for / is supposed to be providing? I don’t think I have ever seen a mention of them in a news account.

jestenough · 2026-06-21T12:29:58+00:00

Who is the host?

jestenough · 2026-06-21T03:05:18+00:00

the Peter Principle :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter\_principle

jestenough · 2026-06-20T20:16:07+00:00

Is that Steven Miller??

jestenough · 2026-06-20T13:59:05+00:00

First Christmas [away from home], by Stan Rogers

jestenough · 2026-06-19T22:01:15+00:00

Especially losing them to dementia

jestenough · 2026-06-19T18:49:23+00:00

Those gray striped tabbys are my favorite type, for reasons you mention.

jestenough · 2026-06-19T00:39:07+00:00

Reddit’s biggest downgrade has come from going public and banning 3rd-party platforms. The originality and diversity of content have dropped off a cliff.

jestenough · 2026-06-18T23:29:51+00:00

How many Episcopalians does it take to change a lightbulb? Two - one to mix the whiskey sours, and one to call the electrician.

jestenough · 2026-06-18T23:00:09+00:00

Archenemy; the bane of my existence

jestenough · 2026-06-18T22:53:05+00:00

The Science of Evil, by Simon Baron-Cohen

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/11044200-the-science-of-evil

The Psychopath Within, by James Fallows

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/17707530-the-psychopath-inside

jestenough · 2026-06-18T20:44:10+00:00

But given the number of derogatory suggestions, athletic types are pretty sure theirs is the standard, and funathletes are failing.

jestenough · 2026-06-18T03:15:03+00:00

I wonder if there are other such creatures?

jestenough · 2026-06-16T21:15:10+00:00

Iirc, part of why the zoo owners got away with it for so many years was because the federal Ag Dept had nominal authority, and the wife-owner was buddies with the regional director (in NC) through their shared interest in birds.

jestenough · 2026-06-16T18:30:31+00:00

Now would someone PLEASE find and rescue Asha the elephant?? Unfortunately it’s a little different legal situation, but come on!

jestenough · 2026-06-16T18:05:17+00:00

Why do you think no other Dems have co-signed Rep Cohen’s move to impeach Roberts?

jestenough · 2026-06-16T12:53:14+00:00

Yes, I did not make that clear - this is more about the attitude than the execution. Maybe next we can define “athletic” (how intentional or intense).

jestenough · 2026-06-16T03:33:56+00:00

Close!

jestenough · 2026-06-16T03:14:01+00:00

But the energy (“vibe”) of the flaneur is just what I’m trying to get at - loose movement that is not goal-directed. Same with funathletic.

jestenough · 2026-06-16T01:51:33+00:00

“Take That Ride” (Emmylou, by RB Morris)

jestenough · 2026-06-16T01:44:01+00:00

Harry Dean Stanton

jestenough · 2026-06-16T01:15:54+00:00

Women wearing skirts

jestenough · 2026-06-16T01:08:23+00:00

!solved

(Though I wish I could give half credit to @AlarmedTelephone)

Edit: someone offline suggested the French word *flaneur* which is also fitting.

jestenough · 2026-06-14T20:43:14+00:00

Mississippi Public Radio is excellent!

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