... you can talk about your memories of 2025 and plans for 2026.
Me, I'll almost surely be asleep, but I can see that it's already 2026 in London. In 5 minutes, it will turn midnight in Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland. That's good enough for me!
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And here's today's sunrise, which I did dare to go out to see:
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looks like Greenland…
…2025 not bad for me. Began with optimism, took long vacations, connected with old friends a bit, didn’t attend a funeral, married some family and they’re still married, still sitting up and taking nourishment…best of all my golf improved. I may see a plus index before room temp…
Clyde's Top 15 Favorite "New" Songs of 2025 - Part 16 of 16
#1 - L.E.O. - "Don't Let It Go" - Alpacas Orgling (2006)
And so, we reach the end of 2025 and this countdown. This final song was another of the ones that I found via Susan's ELOish playlist. As I said, I stretched the rules a bit at #5 to include a song by Bleu as a solo artist. I hope that you enjoy this song as much as I did this year. Alpacas Orgling is a great album and worth a listen.
Per Wikipedia:
"L.E.O. is a 2006 project by Boston musician Bleu and collaborators which produced Alpacas Orgling, a 2006 album of original songs similar in style to Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), the Traveling Wilburys, and 1970s AM radio pop music.
"In 2002 Bleu was chatting with the former frontman of Semisonic, Dan Wilson. Wilson retold details from producer Rick Rubin about Jeff Lynne's studio methods and techniques. Bleu, interested in these techniques and ELO in general] wanted to make songs similar to Jeff Lynne using his studio methods for fun. Gradually those songs would develop into the album Alpacas Orgling. Mike Viola joined the project after an onstage cover of ELO's "Telephone Line" by Bleu and Viola at the Paradise Lounge in Boston.
"The name "L.E.O." is based on the letters in "ELO". However, according to Bleu, the letters in L.E.O. could stand for "Little Electric Operas", or "Little E-mail Operas"
"Their debut album, Alpacas Orgling, features major contributions from Matt Mahaffey of Self, Andy Sturmer of Jellyfish, Hanson, Mike Viola, and members of Chicago. The album was remotely recorded by the musicians over the course of 4 years in 12 different studios. The album's name is an acknowledgement of alpaca farmer and Extreme's bassist Pat Badger, who previously gave Bleu a place to live."
https://youtu.be/PRp8rOlDTQg?si=tPsC4Wi7GzujV-wb
Clyde's Top 15 Favorite "New" Songs of 2025
Bonus Song - L.E.O. - "Ya Had Me Goin'" - L.E.O. (2006)
This was my other possible choice for favorite song of the year, and it was pretty close. If you like these songs, seek out the whole album, which I highly recommend. And if you listen to the full Alpacas Orgling playlist on YouTube, it has a demo cover version of ELO's "Don't Bring Me Down."
https://youtu.be/KL0k3TiW1Hg?si=CEfgsywF3fpecsYl
If you want to listen to the Deluxe version of my 2025 playlist (50 songs, about 3-1/2 hours), here it is. It has my Top 15 songs, 5 honorable mentions, 11 bonus songs and 19 others that I like that were either barely mentioned in passing or not at all. If you are an Amazon Music subscriber, log in to listen to it in order. If you aren’t, you can listen but it will be shuffled and you won’t be able to skip to the next song. This is my definitive cut of my favorite music from 2025.
https://music.amazon.com/user-playlists/651696a6bb814b469d6efa80a1f47bd2sune?ref=dm_sh_90IQRDbxETC2TXHS3QdDectaK&fbclid=IwY2xjawPCqahleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeXylWgqptmfd9pXO-OXFgOi1iiJaipfiFXgNiH74qBpry4Ml9vsWCguyPNDA_aem_0zdvA8Q5KpTTZOSuFKZKyg
As an alternative, here is the Basic version of my playlist. It is just my Top 15 plus the 5 honorable mentions, without all of the bonus material. This one runs an hour and 24 minutes. Same caveats apply as do for the Deluxe version, if you are not an Amazon Music subscriber.
https://music.amazon.com/user-playlists/3cec029b3fbb4cdf8080157ff81772adsune?ref=dm_sh_XweCHVY00AMpxo1UzDXHBxIVg&fbclid=IwY2xjawPCqfxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeXrdgdWS6gzPErVxyOx7mkI0vxetcnQ3teVYjDB4UH829H8hKX-FfKJT6JUs_aem_yoAdEkesyqTt_u8IydVi1A
And if you click on the link that says "Curated by Clyde S." you will be able to then click on the link that says "24 playlists" (or whatever number shows up for you) and you can see all of my various playlists.
Thank you Clyde. Happy New Year
Sorry I posted this in the wrong thread. My Indiana Hoosiers play in the Rose Bowl tomorrow for the first time since 1967. I never thought it would happen in my lifetime.
Here's what I want for 2026.
Most of the subsidies going to "Legal Aid" projects are given to left wing NGOs fighting to prevent squatters from being evicted, or criminals of favored skin colors from suffering the consequences of their crimes, or filing Potemkin lawsuits against the EPA that lead to massive settlements, with the connivance of the government-worker scum who are supposed to be looking out for the taxpayer but are actually termites working for the other side.
Let's rip away 100% of their funding, and instead use it to subsidize Qui Tam actions against the day-care swindlers, vote harvesters, and other Democrat pets. Surely Trump has this discretion, does he not?
While we're at it, let's make the qui tam awards much larger, like 75% of what's been stolen from us. It would be nice to get the money back from the hapless Somalis, but it's far more important to expose and harshly punish the white left-wingers who are orchestrating all these schemes behind the scenes to keep the Democrats financially afloat.
The Somalis are backstabbing pirates who would happily sell their grandmothers, so with some fat, widely publicized rewards and judicious use of immunity from prosecution or deportation, maybe we can begin to take a chainsaw to the arms of the Soros/Arabella octopus, and put torpedo after torpedo into the traitors and racketeers of the Democrat party.
@mongo, have your Hoosiers ever been national champs? They are 3 wins away.
Like @mongo, I am Never Daunted, and a fan since the time of Corso.
Lucky to have lived long enough to see this season from our Hoosiers. In Cig We Trust.
A thought for all those working tonight. Safe travels home for all on amateur night.
As we close the book on 2025, my final thought is one of cautious optimism. History shows that turbulent years often precede breakthroughs—pushing us to innovate, adapt, and reconnect with what matters. Here's to 2026 bringing more collaboration, fewer conflicts, and the wisdom to build a better path forward. Happy New Year!
Could I mention that this is my silver anniversary? We got married on Sydney harbor bridge with thousands present because of the Federation Day celebrations. (at 01:01 on 01/01/01 -- computer nerd stuff) My wife (a cis woman as the kids say) woke me up at zero dark thirty this morning to watch the Sydney fireworks. Ooh la la. Say no more. lol.
Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland
Might as well be the US.
lol (902.7777777777778 miles? of 8/11 paper laid end 20 end)
Per NBC News:
The Justice Department is scrambling to review about 5.2 million pages related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to comply with a law passed by Congress, a source familiar with the operation told NBC News on Tuesday night.
That number is much higher than previously known.
The Justice Department was seeking to enlist roughly 400 employees in the effort to sift through the records, which is expected to run from Friday to Jan. 20, two sources familiar with the plan told NBC News.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Wednesday that lawyers from department’s headquarters, the FBI, the Southern District of Florida and the Southern District of New York “are working around the clock through the holidays, including Christmas and New Years, to review documents in compliance with federal law.”
Happy New Year, Althouse and Meade! Best wishes for a peaceful and prosperous 2026.
Jon Ericson said..."Could I mention that this is my silver anniversary? We got married on Sydney harbor bridge "
Cool. I love that bridge. Will be doing our mostly-annual walk across it to a Kirribilli pub in a couple of months. Some New Year's Eve we're going to be there for the fireworks.
Get Your Epstein Education right here. h/t Gerda.
Nebraska plays Indiana next season. UNL will lose by 40 plus.
On the night of December 31st 1999 I was in London working in IT. I had one client who paid me big money to be at his site at midnight to ensure that the systems transitioned correctly. I was there and of course everything was fine. My wife and I then walked away down Shepherd's Bush Road and started randomly going into people's house parties as we walked home. It was a mad night. We ended up drinking absinthe and taking ecstasy and were thrown out of some stranger's house after she dropped several of their wine glasses on the floor. Anyway, we got home and she fell face down on a wine glass cutting her face and getting a black eye. We went bed and didn't give it much thought.
The next morning (late) we got up and realized that she needed some first aid, so we walked down to the local chemist shop. The was a Queen's Park Rangers football match on that day and the supporters were coming down the road from the tube station escorted by mounted police. Everyone was looking at me with murderous intent, and I couldn't understand what was going on. We get in the chemist shop, and even the old ladies are looking at me hatefully. I finally twigged that everyone was sure I had beaten her up badly the night before. I've never felt so happy to have had mounted police around me. Those football yobe were ready to dismantle me.
Life is much calmer these days. I'll get up in the morning and run 7 or 8 miles. I don't even run properly anymore, but fewer people want to beat me up.
Jack Smith was right about everything. Too bad the Republican Congress doesn’t have more of his courage.
@big Mike, IU has never won a football championship. They have 5 men’s basketball championships, 7 or so swimming championships (Mark Spitz), and a host of men’s soccer championships. They have won a couple minor bowl games, but that’s it. Around 1989 they celebrated the 100th anniversary of the football program by losing every game on their schedule. Until this year they had the most losses in NCAA history.
Jack Smith is a fraud. That's why everything he did was tossed.
Inga said...
Jack Smith was right about everything. Too bad the Republican Congress doesn’t have more of his courage.
Jack has been overturned by the Supreme Court 9-0. If there is anyone who is universally known as a piece of shit it would be Jack Smith.
No wonder such a morally deranged person likes him.
Remember - Inag still buys the Jussie Smollete story.
Pleasantly surprised to find other Hoosiers on this thread.
When my brother was a freshman he attended that 1/1/1968 Rose Bowl when Indiana lost to OJ Simpson’s USC Trojans.
A lot of years have passed.
Looks like 2026 is opening up with a good old fashioned tax revolt.
I look forward to Trump getting off his ass and starting to arrest some traitors.
CNN called the 8 places Shirley highlighted in the video over 100 million people have viewed.
1 answered the phone. Couldn't answer any questions.
"Remember - Inag still buys the Jussie Smollete story."
She still buys Russia!Russia!Russia!
"CNN called the 8 places Shirley highlighted in the video over 100 million people have viewed."
That was totally pathetic.
Economic Education for leftists. If you dare.
O-Mike -
if it's a lie - she will buy.
Igner's theme music.
I just posted a longish comment that appeared and then vanished. I mentioned both ecstasy and absinthe. Could that have cased the deletion? We shall see...
It was a fun story, or at least I thought so.
I wonder if Inga supports her fellow Democrats who are now calling for fraudulent Democrat supported day care "owners" to just gun down and kill anyone who asks questions like 'do you actually have any kids here?" Does Inga and Kak support Democrat lawmakers who are demanding we pass laws making it a crime to question daycare owners or visit them? Because surely that is a great way to make sure everyone knows there is no fraud here, if we just kill anyone who asks!
Inga's part of a party that demands young girls and women must never, ever, defend themselves against rapists. That's not the point of the Second amendment.... the point of the Second amendment is to allow Somali fraudsters to kill anyone who dares threaten their Democrat supported fraud.
Isn't that what you leftists support now, Inga? No gun rights to defend yourself from criminals, only gun rights to kill anyone who opposes Democrats.
Also: Inga no doubt supports the Democrat Minnesota policy of "You can vote as long as someone you bring with you says you can!" Not a single dime of vote fraud there, of course.
"I just posted a longish comment that appeared and then vanished."
You didn't say the "b" word, did you?
Somebody earlier asked for this Dereck Chauvin link.
I aim to read fewer comments both here and on X. The vitriol and bitterness I see so much of are corrosive to my mind. So much good content on here, and I have gotten much better at skipping past the trash, but I've always been one of those people who has to read everything, even Mary Worth and Cathy in the comics years ago, so I struggle to simply skip the people who I know bring nothing useful to the conversation. Even that act of consciously skipping past is difficult for me, so the weakness is all mine.
I wish you all a god new year, even the likes of Inga and the tea bag hag (and a few others I won't name, but not you Chuck). We should all do our best to be kind.
Thank you, Clyde!
@mongo, the swimming championships were due to coach Doc Counsilman.
@mongo - IU soccer has eight national championships.
Miami band playing Neck at the finish. They are the official "hot" team in this tournament. Buckeyes soundly thumped.
Happy New Year!! And I certainly hope my beloved Crimson Tide rings it in properly tomorrow afternoon… :)
Happy New Year!
Thank you Prof Althouse for being our gracious host.
Moved houses this year. I forgot how much I hate moving. New place has a gas fireplace in the front room; I've been looking forward to sitting by the fire watching snow fall next to the lit Christmas tree.
Took the tree down today. Hasn't snowed here yet this year. Was 63 degrees the day before Christmas Eve. Strange, strange year.
It’s 11:30 here (Eastern Time Zone) but it’s gotta be 5:00 somewhere.
I'm struggling to make it until midnight so decided to come to Althouse. Happy New Year Althouse and Meade! I note that you ended up short over a hundred posts to hit 3000 for the year. I'm grateful you didn't force it.
Happy new year, all! We fired up the wood burning pizza oven and had the best homemade pizza to date. And it was better than most good pizzeria pies. I'll be in bed before midnight for sure - happy belly and hopefully sleep in until 0700. That would be a good start to the new year.
Look at this thing. What do you figure? IQ of 75? Obviously, this is the brains of the outfit. I wouldn't let my dog mate with it.
Happy New Year from Virginia!
@Jupiter, how can someone steal what never existed?
I moved myself and my mother into the new house I had built in Crossville, TN a couple of weeks ago- been a hectic end of the year for me but is the first new year's eve I have spent in the central time zone since grad school in 1991's new year's eve.
Happy New Year to all at Althouse. Thanks for 365 days of sunrise pictures. I'm staying up to see in my last New Year's Eve in Wisconsin. Then, off to new adventures in a new state. But thanks to the internet, I'll still be able to follow my favorite blog and all its varied life from the proud leaping thinkers to the blooms of pond scum. Yet, tonight, strangely, I only think, bless you all. Age 82 is a strange age even when you've lived through 82 years and think you know the ranges and the changes.
Happy New Year from the Eastern time zone. I was impressed with the way the Washington Monument was lit up to celebrate America's 250th anniversary. It's going to be a great year to be an American.
Happy new year! Thanks again to everyone who helped me with my ongoing legal troubles. I am still in the fight. Optimistic about the outcome. CC, JSM
Midnight in Madison. Happy New Year, everyone!
Be well in the new year. Peace.
I gave the following to a group of parents when I was a grad student, my advisor Said I filed the mission,
If a father is talking to a son who’s just finished STAT 400, the message doesn’t need pep talk or philosophy. It needs transfer — how the math maps onto life without turning into cynicism.
Here’s what he should say.
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“Everything you’ll face is a distribution — but you choose what to optimize.”
You’ve learned that:
• averages lie,
• variance matters,
• tails kill,
• and shape beats slogans.
Now apply that without becoming paralyzed.
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1. Don’t argue with expected values — argue with variance
High expected payoff with high variance is often a trap unless:
• you can repeat the bet,
• the downside is bounded,
• or failure is reversible.
In life, most big bets are one-shot.
Protect against tail risk first.
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2. Time changes distributions
The x-axis is not neutral.
Early losses compound.
Early wins compound faster.
Delays shrink option sets.
If you don’t like where the curve is going, change trajectories early — later you’re just integrating.
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3. Equal areas are not equal lives
Two paths can have the same expected cost and feel nothing alike.
Choose:
• the curve that keeps you functional,
• the one you can explain to yourself at 3 a.m.,
• the one that doesn’t rely on heroics.
Survivorship is underrated.
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4. Map before you dare
Random courage is noise.
Dare only where:
• exits exist,
• losses are capped,
• and learning transfers.
If you can’t sketch the landscape, you’re gambling, not exploring.
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5. Folk wisdom is a Monte Carlo — useful, but uncontrolled
Listen to stories.
Don’t confuse them with proofs.
If someone can’t tell you:
• assumptions,
• constraints,
• and failure modes,
they don’t understand the thing they’re selling.
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6. When the math says “leave,” leave
Sunk cost is a lie your brain tells to protect ego.
If the feasible region collapses, exit cleanly.
No speeches.
No rage.
Just reallocate.
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7. Optimize for a life you can stay inside
Global optima that require constant heroics aren’t stable.
Aim for:
• wide basins,
• shallow gradients,
• low entropy,
• and room to breathe.
Happiness is often just low variance with upside optionality.
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The closing line (the one he’ll remember)
“Be brave where the losses are small,
cautious where they’re terminal,
and humble about what you can’t model.
The rest takes care of itself.”
That’s what a father should say — not to make his son clever, but to make him durable.
Tampon Tim Walz defense? Nick Shirley is a white supremacist. Sound familiar? Yessir! That was former President Biden and AG Merrick Garland’s rallying cry. We know who is on the right side of history here.
And to think Tampon Tim was a VP candidate. Incredible what the Dems toss up as candidates. Walz wanders around like a bumbling fool.
I am grateful I made it through another year and am heartened by my relationships that keep me plugging along. It was 42 degree F. here in South Florida around midnight when I got on Owl and talked English to Mandarin and vice-versa with Huang Qin. I was warm inside.
Headline in NN Post: “ Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani sworn in on Quran as NYC’s 112th mayor”
I was up fixing a Cyberpower UPS which it turns out turns off at the first glitch in the power line, and can't be turned back on unless it has AC power. Pretty useless. With the backyard bird microphone on, though, I heard about 15 minutes of gunfire at midnight, some early, most continuing late, same as every new year.
I'll try the Amazon basics UPS. Done with Cyberpower. They used to be good but then started shipping with firmware that required battery charging before they'd turn on, to prevent turning on in shipping, but that firmware I think also produces malfunctions. Some new units never turn on. And now this one only functions with AC power applied.
I discovered recently my battery backup works for a few seconds, just long enough for the wifi router to reboot and then shut off. I bought a car jump start battery a few years ago which can recharge my iphone that I barely know how to use, but the landline goes through the AT&T fiber internet, so I believe it goes out with the power.
…the battery in my Amazon 1000 stopped recharging after less than a year. I did replace with a Cyberpower months ago and it has just worked. My desktop and a switch are on an Amazon backup strip and my fiber box outside has an apc backup in a Hrenshaw outdoor box. The whole setup keeps working in power flickers and storms. The lousy service from the utility fries all components in my hvac units but I can still use the computer..
Yeah some people are still hungover
Im reminded of norma desmonds revolting script
Where in south florida
Zero Hedge: “Obama's Trojan Horse: How His Refugee Machine Engineered The Billion-Dollar Looting Of US Treasury”
This is a comprehensive article on the roots of the importation of the Somalis. The legacy of the Enlightened One continues to bear rotted fruit. Inag and RJW nod.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/obamas-trojan-horse-how-refugee-machine-engineered-billion-dollar-looting-us-treasury
From Instapundit: :“I want to talk about how the average American is starting to feel as major corruption is being exposed..."
Just now she is starting to feel that the same government that demands our sons to fight its wars is being used to systematically loot our futures. But remember, Hunter Biden's laptop was not an important document.
In 1984, Orwell noted that they make a huge show of hating the people who actually were telling the truth, there's a reason for this.
Well orwell worked for the bbc world service so
A buddy is making home-smoked honey ham, black eyed peas, rice, collard greens, cole slaw, and cornbread for the gang this afternoon. I’m making Bloody Mary dip as an appetizer. All served with an assortment of fine bourbons, as we watch the game. And a few excellent red wines, because that’s the way we roll. Happy 2026!!
I am sequestered in Jupiter in northern Palm Beach County
I lived in hollywood some years ago
Oooh — Beasts of England- Care to share your Bloody Mary dip recipe? Please and thank you I hope.
Daily Caller: “Congress Breaks Record for Doing the Least”
That 40 day Schumer Shutdown was effective. Perhaps curtailing Congress was the goal all along. Of course, the Republicans were complicit in their own way.
@TaeJohnDo: We fired up the wood burning pizza oven and had the best homemade pizza to date. And it was better than most good pizzeria pies.
We installed a wood/gas dual fuel pizza oven in our new house and I'm delighted with it. There is nothing quite the same as a pizza you made yourself, just out of the oven, almost too hot to eat.
We haven't done a wood fire yet. The gas produces excellent results. I haven't even started making my own dough yet. I have a friend who owns a pizza joint and buy it from him. I am looking forward to experimenting and finding out exactly what I like best, and with my own fresh dough and a wood fire, I expect it will be nirvana.
I have my eye on a used pizza prep table to keep things organized and refrigerated for big parties. They are surprisingly expensive when new, but pizza restaurants go out of business regularly, and most restaurant supply houses have used ones for sale, or you can often find them on Facebook Marketplace etc. "True" is the brand to get, according to my pizzaiolo friend, who will do the cooking when I throw a humdinger of a pizza party.
https://x.com/visegrad24/status/2006623725936865666
CNN video: "Who gave this random YouTuber a license to go around and check for fraud?"
NOBODY has to give permission to a US citizen in order for that Citizen to speak. Nick Shirley is speaking and it’s up to people to choose to listen or not. If some people are listening, it might be because Nick Shirley has something to say.
It’s a tell that their side is all in on the scam and except for the most gullible amongst we all know it…
Son and his wife and the world’s smartest and prettiest 3 year old came out from the Washington. DC, suburbs on Boxing Day and are still with us. We let granddaughter stay up last night (she had sparkling water), certain she’d sleep until noon. Ha! Looks like we forgot when our sons were toddlers and allowed to stay up on New Year’s Eve.
Jon Ericson said...
"We got married on Sydney harbor bridge with thousands present because of the Federation Day celebrations."
Happy anniversary and happy Federation Day!
For those who don't know, Federation Day commemorates the date when Earth, Vulcan, Andoria, and Tellar Prime signed (or will sign in 2161) the compact establishing the United Federation of Planets.
You got it, Breezy!!
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
3 tbsp tomato paste
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
3 tbsp pimento olives, chopped
2 tbsp onions, chopped
2 tbsp bacon, chopped
1/4 cup celery, chopped
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
salt + pepper, to taste
It’s super yummy!! :)
The Minneapolis Star Tribune (aka The Red Star) finally got around to covering the fraud under their noses. How did the do it? Their primary focus was investigating the citizen journalist. The comments following the article were brutal.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/what-to-know-about-the-viral-video-that-renewed-scrutiny-on-fraud-in-minnesota/ar-AA1TjfaH#comments
Happy 2026, all!
OK. Fun's over. Get back to work.
Old and Slow: your cracking me up this morning. Absinthe and ecstasy sounds synergistic with a Jekyll and Hyde potential.
Josephbleu, great advice- the problem is almost no one under the age of 25 will ever understand it even if they are math majors.
People only pretend to honor whistleblowers. They end up getting steamrolled or worse. However since the MSM has lost its cache of mojo, their protestations of authority are falling on deft ears.
Sorry, Beasts, but I gotta root for poor old Indiana today. I mean, Indiana!
"almost no one under the age of 25 will ever understand it"
Hell, I don't understand it and I'm 72. I don't think my 40 y.o.
son would either.
A statistics class with Dr. Thoeny is the only reason I didn't get that double major of History and Polisci. (But I don't blame Dr. Thoeny, who was great.)
I forgot--Happy Birthday, 2026! And Happy New Year to ye Althousers.
Statisticians are dull, but they have their moments...
speaking of corruption:
"Jack Smith just torched what was left of his own January 6 investigation. The former special counsel sat down for an over eight-hour deposition with the House Judiciary Committee on December 17, 2025, and when the transcript was released to the public on Wednesday, it contained a stunning admission. It turns out that the former special counsel admitted under oath that Cassidy Hutchinson, the committee's star witness, relied on secondhand hearsay instead of firsthand evidence when she testified about Trump's conduct after the 2020 election."
Inag assured us that Trump grabbed the wheel - and drove right into a Russian Oligarch's yacht ... and then he raped little girls and peed on the sofa.
Never forget the Embedded instigating FBI agents on Jan 6th.
Thank you, Beasts of England!
Actual Footage from Jan 6th showing a man in full face and body coverage (ala Antifa or fed) breaking windows, and attempting to insitgate and fight with a man holding a flag - and the flag man has his face fully revealed.
WATCH
watch
" instigate"
’Sorry, Beasts, but I gotta root for poor old Indiana today. I mean, Indiana!’
It’s all good! I was more worried about playing Oklahoma, as we’re returning a few key players from injury today. Should be a great game!!
Reports have come in that Shirley is receiving death threats. One "journalist" (go to Twitchy to read) said the Stand Your Ground law might be invoked against Shirley. Minn has NO stand your ground law. Walking into the reception area of a facility open to the public is not a threatening move. Stupid as shite, evil Liberals. They want to CK him
Narciso, I haven't been there in decades, but I remember enjoying the stroll along their unique boardwalk along the ocean.
Tyler Robinson - he needs to be held up against a wall - and his neck blown out by a bullet that can take down a deer.
Just for basic fairness and honor.
The left need to understand that we are not going to put up with their soviet-death antics.
Sounds good, Beasts, but where I'm from the Bloody Mary has more kick to it. You need some Tabasco, or better yet, Cholula.
This was mixed year for my family.
All the kids are thriving, and are financially in good places. One of my nieces got married.
I lost my youngest brother in January. It was quite a shock; sudden heart attack.
I've been running at 30% since August. Just had back surgery on 15 December to fix the problem. So, I didn't get a lot accomplished. Had to cancel our Hawaii trip. We should have left today.
Happy New Year, everybody! Some rowdy individual set off a huge Tannerite bomb last night, and it caused consternation and celebration throughout the county.
Just watched Newhart season 6, episode 17 and Bill Maher was on it. I never knew he acted.
Ah yes my spouse and I wake up to our 45th New years day and will continue in our tradition of breakfast in bed and watching reruns of all the HONEY MOONERS CD'S I bought years ago.We even have the lost episodes and the original With different Alice etc. We laugh as hard everytime we watch them as we did when they were first on. Our 4 children, 6 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren all well and living one day at a time. Later today I will continue handicapping the midterm take over of the house by the Dems ,as of now I am seeing DEMS with 221 and Repubs with 213. The number has dropped since I looked at some of different scenarios but trump has an opportunity to make it even worse for Repubs. I will place my wager a few weeks before election and now dopping the beautiful thoroughbreds prepping for 1st Saturday in May and tuning in to all prep races. My wagering bankroll is strong and ready for some action. Cold spell in the south last couple days as temps dropped to low 60's so I took my outdoor plants inside and have to keep them from attack of the KITTIES!!! Help somebody today and give your Maker a smile(and keep it to yourself.
The last thing I did in 2025: watched Ricky Gervais' Netflix special "Mortality". Hilarious!
I'm going to try and draw/paint a squirrel each day for 2026. By 2027, I'll be a squirrel expert.
I will get excited about NYE celebrations again when drone displays replace fireworks.
I watched that the night before last and I haven’t laughed so much in a long, long time, ALP!
Speaking of Hogmanay, Edinburgh held their traditional torchlight parade, son-et-lumiere on the Castle, and other festivities last night. I'm glad some remnant of Scots audacity persists in the face of all the terror.
London also had its New Year's Day parade today. It's a bit more multi-kulti, but one of the cultures is American! - every year they have a US high school marching band come and perform. And the overall vibe is DIY - local organizations, nothing too grandiose. So the spirit of Stamford Bridge lives on a bit. CC, JSM
Some rowdy individual set off a huge Tannerite bomb last night, and it caused consternation and celebration throughout the county.
Tannerite is another one of those perfectly legal things, like black-powder cannons and Amanita muscaria mushrooms, that are adjacent to very similar things that are highly illegal.
If you are not familiar with Tannerite but someday get to see a detonation of a few pounds of it, you'll be quite surprised to learn it is perfectly legal and uncontrolled in most states (although there are certainly a few nanny-state Democrat shitholes that ban it, lest the peasants and serfs get any big ideas about freeing themselves from gangster government.) I once saw a tractor tire and wheel, too heavy for one man to lift, be sent a good 200 feet in the air with Tannerite.
A little goes a long way, Hass.
Anne If you are closing down - THANK YOU for all the wordsmithing and interesting posts for over 20 years
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