Monday, October 1, 2018

Trolling: "Beto Will Lose"

Trolling from September, 2018:
  • Sep 3 2018: RT @Redistrict: "Prediction: after all the hype, Beto will lose the epic 2018 TX Senate race by 1%, then settle for the 2020 Dem presidential nomination as a consolation prize."
    1. Beto losing by 1% is a prediction right in the margin of error.
    2. Predicting 2020 ahead of the 2018 mid-terms is a crap shoot.
    3. Winning the 2020 Dem presidential nomination is hard to imagine if he loses.
  • Sep 4 2018: Empower Texans. Remember the name. Anything published by Empower Texans is not done in good faith. Be on the watch for the billionaire.
  • Sep 4 2018: Eat Pray Vote.

After the jump, more trolling.

Friday, September 28, 2018

Going in Style (2017)

Rotten Tomatoes
Going in Style (2017): Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Alan Arkin as seniors facing money problems who decide to rob a bank. Not an original line or scene in the movie, but these actors are still fun to watch. C+









Thursday, September 27, 2018

POTD: Dot Painting in the Outback

From 2018 03 21 Alice Springs

Today's photo-of-the-day is from Ayers Rock Resort in the Australian Outback. It shows Ellen exhibiting her artistic skills making a dot painting. There's no souvenir finer than one you make yourself. It's not just a pretty painting. Ask her to explain her symbolism.

From 2018 03 21 Alice Springs

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

POTD: A Toast to Kata Tjuta

From 2018 03 21 Alice Springs

Today's photo-of-the-day is from Kata Tjuta (aka the Olgas), a rock formation near Australia's Uluru (aka Ayers Rock). Kata Tjuta is equally impressive but much less well known.

From 2018 03 21 Alice Springs
Ellen wearing a fly net


From 2018 03 21 Alice Springs
Reason why a fly net is desirable

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

POTD: Please Don't Climb Uluru

From 2018 03 21 Alice Springs

Today's photo-of-the-day is from Uluru (aka Ayer's Rock). It shows the track by which countless tourists have climbed to the top of the rock. Traditional owners have put up signs asking tourists to respect native law and culture by not climbing, but climbing is not outright prohibited...yet. The Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Board of Management has decided to close the climb to the top of Uluru on October 26, 2019. But don't rush to climb before that date. How about just respecting the local culture which holds Uluru sacred.