I walked by a television this afternoon that was tuned to Fox News. The man being interviewed, a law enforcement professional of some kind, was explaining that, while people were welcome to bring their semiautomatic rifles to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland next week, police would be confiscating tennis balls and any number of […]
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It’s a good thing that people will be able to bring automatic weapons to the Republican National Convention. You never know when a terrorist might smuggle in a tennis ball or a long piece of string.
Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged assault rifles, cestus, iron maiden, maces, Republican National Convention, rifle sights, RNC, string, tennis balls 10 Comments
Monkey Power Trio 21… 60 hours in the Cleveland suburbs with a bullhorn
The weekend before last marked the 21st meeting of my one-day-a-year pseudo-band, the Monkey Power Trio. For those of you who might not be familiar with our origin story, it all began back in 1995 with a promise between old friends one hot, summer afternoon in Brooklyn. On the spur of the moment, we’d decided […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life, Monkey Power Trio, Uncategorized Also tagged Airbnb, Aunt Esther, Brooklyn, bullhorns, Caleb Brokaw, catfish, couches, Dan Richardson, Dave Miller, Geographic Midpoint Calculator, Glenmorangie, Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Jett, Mars, Matt Krizowsky, midgets, Mike Bell, Olympus Mons, Potosi, Redd Foxx, Rodney McMillian, Sanford and Son, scotch, Steelyard Tavern, West Side Cleveland Market, Winnie the Pooh, Wisconsin 16 Comments
Republican Debate Open Thread
Here, from beginning to end, are my notes in chronological order. Feel free to add your thoughts if you like, or correct me if you think I’ve said something that isn’t right… Cleary Fox doesn’t like Trump. They’re going after him right out of the gate, asking him if he’d run as an independent, which […]
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina, Chris Christie, Common Core, Department of Education, Donald Trump, EPA, FOX News, Iran, IRS, ISSYS, John Kasich, Kate Steinle's Law, Mike Huckabee, misogyny, politically correct, Rand Paul, Rosie O'Donnell, Scooby-Doo, Scott Walker, sexism, Ted Cruz 25 Comments