Early Sunday morning, Chekhov’s lady friend Yellowbird passed away in a Seattle hospital; she was 84 and had been suffering from a variety of health problems for the past several years. Then last year, the problems began to multiply, and by the beginning of this summer they grew beyond the typical problems of age; early last week she was diagnosed with a terminal neurological disorder, and by Saturday morning decided to let nature take its course. So the hospital increased her pain medication enough to let her sleep more deeply than she’d been able to do in months, and she passed away quietly in her sleep about 3:30 AM Sunday. Chekhov is taking it as well as can be expected; he had been her primary caregiver for the last few years, so nobody knew better how much pain she had been in, and how much it galled her to be unable to live the active lifestyle, including gardening and creating art, which she had maintained up until quite recently. So like me with Grace, he is deeply sad at the loss of someone he dearly loved, but also relieved that her suffering is at an end. He’s already told me plans to move back into his cottage soon; he’s never officially changed his residence, but for several years now has stayed with her. And I’m glad he’s coming back, because I don’t think he should be alone, and it will be good for both of us to have someone who understands nearby to talk to.
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Just a reminder that on the 25th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, the war it caused was already 21 years in the past, Japan and Germany had largely been rebuilt and become allies, and the economic costs of the war were largely behind the US (though not Europe or Asia).
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-09-11T17:44:58.998Z
I think scientists should lock RFK into a Skinner box to test this. Of course, several other Trump henchmen will need to be similarly-confined as a control group. A year or two of testing should prove or disprove the assertion.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-09-14T17:20:16.067Z
How much of a dangerous clown does a man have to be to get fired by ICE, which is practically the dangerous clown brigade?
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-09-15T17:15:38.468Z
Looks like I made the right choice by stopping my book at the end of New Who. amazon.com/dp/B0FBLDZ2B…
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-09-17T18:05:39.808Z
For those of you with very tenuous attachment to reality: Don't worry, the Panama Canal has not moved; it's in the same place it has always been since its completion in 1914.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-09-18T18:09:51.204Z
I really wish people understood verisimilitude, and that consistency of mundane elements is MORE important in a fantasy movie under the "change only one thing" principle.But alas, that ship sailed long ago; critics were already pointing it out in the '60s.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-09-19T17:12:25.407Z
This is possibly one of the stupidest diktats which have ever erupted from that festering pustule he uses to make sounds.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-09-22T16:44:49.712Z
I have said for decades that I'd much rather talk to someone who disagrees with me *and can articulate the reasons why* than someone who agrees with me and cannot.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-09-25T02:38:41.198Z
The group "Very Stupid People Who Are Nonetheless Convinced They Are Geniuses" have *always* been taken in by claims that one could live forever if one merely eats the "right" foods and performs the "correct" magical rites. The scam was already old when the Comte de Saint Germain was selling it.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-09-25T17:42:44.300Z
There's a word for a woman who trusts a man to take care of birth control: "pregnant".
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-09-27T01:58:03.448Z
Apparently, YouTube's search algorithm has been programmed so that when it can't find what you asked for, it just brings up a lot of commercials instead. It's like going to a restaurant, ordering something not on the menu, and being served ten dirty dishes and a bill.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-09-27T17:31:51.369Z
What a strange thing to say. Trump's belief that he is immune from any kind of legal limit is actually a rational one, because that's exactly how everyone in Washington behaves, including SCOTUS and Democratic members of Congress. If they want him to believe something else, they need to show him.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-09-28T07:28:06.777Z
All of these people are so physically warped it's almost like the director is signaling that they have warped minds and personalities. It's kind of like a Dutch angle.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-09-29T07:58:23.998Z
He's not far enough "underwater" until his regime implodes like a submersible full of billionaires.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-09-30T17:17:07.213Z
When science won't give a powerful person the answer he wants, he invariably turns to mysticism. This syndrome goes back to the dawn of science 2500 years ago, and is largely responsible for the technological and social stagnation of the European middle ages. reason.com/2026/10/02/a…
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-10-02T19:30:06.431Z
I love that the owl's facial expression says, "You've gotta be fucking kidding me."
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-10-03T17:26:51.356Z
Basically, all the village idiots have been networked into a giant idiotnet (like a botnet, but with idiots) which functions like a computer to spew out more and bigger idiocy than could be produced by any one idiot or group of idiots. It's a massive breakthrough in the technology of idiocy.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-10-04T18:16:09.793Z
The main problem with those stupid enough to believe even a single word of this Bronze-Age nonsense is that they're allowed to vote.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-10-06T17:50:29.076Z
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-10-07T07:42:20.746Z
Remember what "code" is: a set of instructions. If an LLM has feelings, so does every one of those printed sheets that come with Ikea furniture. So does the phrase "close cover before striking" on a matchbook.Yes, this is absurd. People need to start saying so. A picture of a human is not a human.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-10-10T07:43:11.040Z
The term everyone is dancing around is "secret police", a hallmark of totalitarian regimes.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-10-10T18:00:31.330Z
Oh please, God, please, I don't ask for much…
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-10-12T17:42:16.917Z
Yeah, we've noticed.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-10-13T17:48:41.989Z
Actual LOL.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-10-15T17:35:05.310Z
Quoted post: the fantasy.This post: the reality
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-10-16T17:56:17.598Z
That's the story of government from ancient times to the present. In all but very rare cases (so rare they are historically notable), the rulers of any political grouping are the most despicable creatures in the land.What makes Trump different is that he can't even PRETEND to be a civilized man.
— Maggie McNeill (@maggiemcneill.bsky.social) 2026-10-17T07:41:54.468Z
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Our great-great-grandchildren will not starve; they will be squeezed to death. – Heinz von Foerster
This week’s video is a British PSA from 1973 (narrated by a voice you should recognize) which was called to my attention a couple of months ago by T. Greg Doucette; I decided to save it until it was seasonally appropriate. The links above it were provided by Kevin Wilson, Nun Ya, Anarres Ansible, IncarcerNation (x3), and Shiv Ramdas, in that order.
- R,I.P. Margaret Hamilton.
- Cops have many ways to be creepy.
- Just another Doomsday that didn’t happen.
- Cops murder black man to create TV show content.
- Another triumph for the cop suicide assistance service.
- What part of “not for any reason” is so hard to understand?
- Government is just a word for the things we choose to do together.
From the Archives
- Cops raping whores is so ubiquitous, others pose as cops to facilitate rape.
- Modern attorneys general are vile even by the low standards of politicians.
- They make these cases sound like the rapist was doing his victims a favor.
- “Non-consensual gynecological procedures” are just institutionalized rape.
- Sleeping with a cop is one of the most dangerous things a woman can do.
- Politicians don’t even try to make their new laws Constitutional any more.
- His magic clown costume would’ve made this very different for his victim.
- This will continue as long as fools teach children obedience to “authority”.
- Politicians will keep abusing civil suits until it’s declared unconstitutional.
- Child porn is only the first of many excuses to bleed internet companies.
- Cops, California, Piper Laurie, Keith Giffen, Lara Parker, and much more.
- I now have to do things for myself that Grace used to do for or with me.
- Nothing infuriates violent, self-important busybodies more than privacy.
- Your “leaders” call this “correction”; “journalists” shouldn’t parrot them.
- Give aggressive thugs power over teens; what could possibly go wrong?
- “Authorities” actually do something about a serial rapist of sex workers.
- If “authorized” busybodies can spy on you, so can “unauthorized” ones.
- Why does a vacuum cleaner need either a speaker or a wifi connection?
- Politicians and bureaucrats are empowered to force stupidity on others.
- The only way to stop these maniacs is to hit them where it hurts most.
- As a tool of social control, pseudoscience is more useful than science.
- These tyrannies often start with sex workers, but never stop with us.
- Your regular reminder that my writing depends upon your support.
- Medical emergencies are death sentences when cops are around.
- Anyone with a functional brain could’ve predicted this outcome.
- Artificial stupidity makes those who believe in it stupid as well.
- The claims in these nuisance lawsuits are increasingly absurd.
- Cops, popes, Trump crimes, Drew Struzan, and much more.
- Cops, artificial stupidity, crypto-moralism, and much more.
- I’m content for the time being to keep things as they are.
- Cops should not be allowed anywhere near legal minors.
- Etowah County, Alabama needs to be sued into oblivion.
- Prohibitionists never tire of treating adults like children.
- If only there were a specific word for this sort of thing.
- Wannabe preachers are often as bad as the real thing.
- This will not stop until SWAT cops murder a prankster.
- Facts have absolutely nothing to do with US sex laws.
- Tim Ballard’s house of marked cards is collapsing.
- One State, Two State, Red State, Blue State.
- Sleeping with cops isn’t safe for men, either.
- It isn’t merely disrespectful; it’s ghoulish.
- Zuckerberg’s sleaziness has no bottom.
- Yet another example of McNeill’s Law.
- The Throwback Thursday Chronicles.
- Pages from Throwback Thursday.
- Throwback Thursday’s Daughter.
- Why all “100 best” lists are bad.
- This is only going to get worse.
- A month of good, spooky fun.
- A game of musical cars.
- Your “leaders” at work.
- ”Plain cowboy logic“.
- R.I.P. Miss Major.
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Whether…a…person has a vagina or a penis has no bearing on the deadliness of a firearm. – Judge Carlyn Addison
Some states appear to be determined to reverse civil rights progress:
Paris Lee was shot six times and killed by Samuel Ward Jr…[who] was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in May 2025. He claimed it was self-defense, but the jury didn’t buy it…however, the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals [has] reversed his conviction…declar[ing] that…[by] not disclosing [that] the victim…[w]as a trans woman, the trial judge “misled” the jury…and that Ward was entitled to a new trial where he could use this fact to bolster his claim of self-defense [because trans women are intrinsically scary]…even [though]…Ward was…known…to trans women in the area…[as one who] largely pursued relationships with transgender women…
This abomination began as a way for cops to target sex workers:
[Surveillance software] now lets cops take a photo and nearly instantly figure out what specific home it was taken in, using only clues in the photo itself, and is clearly pulling data from sites like Zillow and Airbnb. The tool, [now] called Raven…was previously called GeoSpy…[but] has [now] added features that let cops analyze the interior of homes…without using location data or other metadata attached to the image…This is…not a reverse image search…what Raven is doing, instead, is identifying unique characteristics in the photo, then finding what are likely other photos from the same property on sites like Airbnb, even if those photos are not exactly the same, or even if time has passed between them being taken…
The first version of this software was called “TraffickCam“; when it appeared 10 years ago, “sex trafficking” hysteria was still going strong and its designers sold it to useful idiots as “helping police rescue trafficking victims” so as to enlist their aid in building a mass surveillance database which now threatens the liberty and privacy of millions who have never sold sex.
They never stop demonstrating exactly what they are:
An ICE [goon was arrested for]…assaulting an elderly man and his daughter at a home in Fresno…[around] 3:30 am [on October 9. The] woman found…[drunk goon] David Gonzalez sleeping on her front lawn…[and] told her 72-year-old father, who then went outside to tell Gonzalez to leave…he [responded by attacking] the…old [man, and when]…the daughter tried to intervene to protect her father…Gonzalez…attacked her [as well. Fortunately]…the…old man [was sensibly armed] and shot Gonzalez. The[n the] woman…[called her cop] boyfriend…to [come and arrest] Gonzalez…who [has been] charge[d with]…felony assault…
Every study shows that chatbot usage harms brain function:
Brian Christian…was part of a team behind a landmark study that found that spending just 10 minutes relying on a…[chatbot] significantly impairs [human] ability to focus and persist with difficult tasks. A preliminary draft made waves earlier this year, and the team [recently] presented the updated, peer-reviewed paper…[a control group of] participants [were]…tasked with solving…basic [math and reading comprehension] problems without help, while another had ChatGPT open on the side…[chatbot] users got answers wrong or gave up entirely when the [electric crutch] was withdrawn…The findings backed up what [sensible people understood from the outset: using chatbots] for answers erodes…cognitive fitness…and…removes what the team called “productive struggle,” which can lead people to [hone intellectual skills. And]…offloading tasks to chatbots [quickly] reduce[s]…baseline understanding and mastery of a subject…
Cops think violence is the solution to every problem:
[A typical and representative] San Francisco [cop named Kevin Mannix murdered his estranged wife, another cop named] Ann Mannix…and her 24-year-old daughter, Katherine…[then killed himself. Another adult son or daughter]…was able to escape [unharmed]…and…[a third] adult [son or daughter was not there at the time]…
Why are people shocked when men paid & encouraged to behave violently, behave violently?
A Raleigh [North Carolina cop named]…Christopher Andre Reed was [arrested for] bothering employees and other patrons [of a restaurant while drunk]…he assaulted the manager and tried to hit two others on his way out…he…threw his keys at a[nother] person [then fled]. When [his fellow gang members] arrived…they found him walking down Capital Boulevard, and blocking traffic. He had several cuts after jumping a barbed wire fence…and…[when] a…paramedic [tried] to [help] him [he responded] by kicking him in the groin…[and] yell[ing] at [the other cops] to “shoot him”…
A boss hog is still just a pig, with all that entails:
Elizabeth…Louisiana…[may soon have a boss hog who raped] two children…Christopher Paul…was arrested in early September…[for] raping two 13-year-old girls 20 years ago…[and his opponent, Zachary LaCaze, had to withdrew after learning that his candidacy violated the Hatch Act because he works for the federal government. But] the village’s Board of Aldermen have no authority to change the ballot under state law…[so they] put an item on the Dec. 12 ballot that would change the police chief position from an elected position to an appointed position, if voted in. [But this being Louisiana,] it is unclear whether the p[opula]tion…will…act in the[ir own] best interests…
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I’ve written on a number of occasions about how one of the pleasures Grace and I derived from watching classic TV shows was recognizing actors we knew from Star Trek or other classic shows such as The Twilight Zone; back in February I wrote (of The Fugitive): “in this show I’m also recognizing musical cues in every episode, because the show drew on the CBS music library and featured many of the pieces Bernard Herrmann and others wrote for The Twilight Zone.” But in one of my current shows I’ve gone even beyond that to recognizing various names in various roles in nearly every episode. The show is Have Gun – Will Travel, a highly character-driven show about a gentlemanly mercenary in the 1870s who rejects jobs he finds morally objectionable, very much like a modern knight-errant (a symbolism clearly broadcast by the character’s nom de guerre, “Paladin”). Since the show aired on CBS from 1957-1963 I was not surprised to discover that the show’s opening title and most of its incidental music for the first three seasons were composed by Bernard Herrmann, nor that many of its guest cast appeared on the contemporary CBS show The Twilight Zone. The two shows also shared a number of directors, including Buzz Kulik, Ida Lupino, Lamont Johnson, and Richard Donner. But what I really wasn’t ready for was the number of writers whose names I recognized; given that Have Gun – Will Travel is a western (albeit an unusual one that often feels more like a private-eye series), I didn’t really expect to see so many names I knew from the fantasy and sci-fi series I loved, including Shimon Wincelberg (AKA S. Bar-David), Jack Laird (later the producer of Night Gallery), Gene L. Coon, Charles Beaumont, and Richard Matheson. But the name that surprised me most was that of the author of 30 of the series’ best episodes: Gene Roddenberry, a gent I’m sure needs no introduction; it was interesting to note that many of the themes of those stories later resurfaced in Star Trek.
I bought this set for Grace around 2018 (if memory serves) for a really good price at the late, lamented Big Lots, because I knew it was one of her childhood favorites (she even had a dog named after one of the recurring characters); however, she watched it during the period when I was still spending most of my time in Seattle, and I only started watching it myself because I happened to see some really good reviews of it online. So another pleasure I derive from the show is a feeling of closeness to her, though I dearly wish we could have seen it together before we lost that opportunity forever.
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Freedom from persistent, dragnet-style surveillance while in public…is a reasonable expectation. – Judge Sara E. Hill
At least this report doesn’t pretend she was a real sex worker:
A woman who admitted to drugging and robbing four men, killing three of them, in New York City was sentenced to 27 years to life in prison…Tabitha Bundrick…would give the men the drugs, sometimes claiming it was cocaine…[then] take their phones, money, watches, clothing, and other items. Mario Paullan…Miguel Navez…and Abrihan Fernandez Rodriguez…[all] died…[and] Bundrick…[also kept] the victims’ sneakers…in…her apartment[, apparently as trophies]…she…[blamed] her conduct…[on] “drug addiction”…
Your “leaders” refer to aggravated rape as “correction”; parroting that is a choice:
A Utah woman [who] was [pepper-sprayed,] drugged[, kicked repeatedly in the head] and raped by [deranged screws inside Nashville’s] Downtown D[unge]on…[has filed] a [federal] lawsuit…Lisa Travis, a school administrator from Salt Lake City, visited Nashville on Oct. 7, 2025, to sing at the Dove Awards…[she] was booked…on [a bogus] trespassing [charge which] the prosecutor later dismissed…[but while in the holding cell another woman tried to cause trouble so] four [pigs] — Brandon Davis, Viniece McBride, Jacob Webb and Louis Bulivant…in[vaded the cell to]…threaten…and [brutalize]…her…McBride then…“saturat[ed her] eyes, mouth and nose with [pepper spray, blinding]…her…for hours…[they then] pushed her onto the floor…restrained her legs…[and dragged her] to another, more isolated part of the jail, where the[y] injected her with [such a large dose of] benzodiazepines…a blood test [could still detect them] nearly a week later…two [of the screws, whom she could not see because of the effects of the pepper spray]…began to kick [her repeatedly] in the head…then…raped her…at 3:30 a.m…they [threw] her out of the back door in her socks [without allowing her to call anyone]…forc[ing her] to wander alone, still disoriented and traumatized, around downtown…[she eventually] found her husband at their hotel, then went to [a hospital where]…she received a rape kit [and was diagnosed with a concussion and traumatic brain injury from the kicking]…
When Ambulance-Chasers Run the Hospitals (#1586)
Ken Paxton doesn’t care how many children die because of his actions:
Ken Paxton, the [psychopath-]general of Texas and [a serial lawsuit abuser]…has [now] accused doctors, drug companies and insurers of [“]conspiring[“] to…[protect] children…from…[dangerous diseases by vaccination. Following his usual modus operandi, the criminal Paxton has begun by attempting to intimidate his victims by official-looking letters making sweeping demands for confidential medical records he is not legally authorized to see under the bizarre excuse of “]consumer protection[“]…Paxton[‘s attempted victims include not only Texas]…pediatricians [individually, but also] the American Academy of Pediatrics…[his motive appears to be not only the promotion of the] Trump[ist cult in general, but also retaliation for]…the…Academy[‘s suing]…the Trump [regime over its dangerous policies] and grant cancellations, with some success so far…
I’m afraid judgments like this are too little, too late:
Utah’s [attempt to enact a de facto ban] on VPNs and similar tools…intended to allow internet users to bypass censorship, firewalls, and surveillance…[has been kneecapped by a federal court. Wannabe censors] have discovered that tools effective for bypassing Chinese and Iranian censorship are equally useful for evading restrictive laws imposed by the European Union, Brazil, or Utah. Britain briefly considered targeting VPNs but dropped the idea…of banning technology designed to be unbannable…In their lawsuit, the plaintiffs [ex]plained that the state’s requirements that age verification be applied to all internet users present in Utah…would require them “to age-verify every user of its platforms throughout the world” on the off-chance that they’re Utah residents…Utah’s attorneys [pinky-swore]…not…to…actually…enforce…the law…[but Judge David] Barlow [didn’t buy it, and]…issued a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the “actually located” provision…
Judge rules that unconstitutional surveillance is unconstitutional:
…the tide is turning against Flock…an[d other]…ALPR…system[s] in pervasive [and unconstitutional] use around the country…a federal court in Oklahoma granted a woman’s motion to suppress evidence found in her car after a [Flock] search that was conducted [purely because she had California license plates]…Judge Sara E. Hill…reject[ed] previous court holdings that…automated license plate reader systems are not “searches” for Fourth Amendment purposes…A right not to be subjected to “dragnet-style surveillance while in public…is the same expectation of privacy that the Supreme Court has continued to recognize,” she adds, citing…[the court’s rejection of geofence warrants in] Chatrie v. United States…On September 28, the jury on a federal case out of San Antonio held that…[“pre-crime”] policing…involving…pretextual traffic stops [i]s unconstitutional…
In which intimidation is euphemized as “talking” and a victim is dysphemized as “the offender”:
A…Chicago [cop attempted to murder a whole group of young] people [because] one [got tired of his big talk and slapped him]…the [pig was not wearing his magical clown costume, but]…when he s[aw a]…group [of teenagers] standing on the sidewalk [he couldn’t resist playing the big cheese by swaggering up to them and barfing cop intimidation talk at them]…when [one of the teens got tired of it he foolishly slapped the big-mouthed cop, who flew into an unhinged rage and shot both] the [teen who slapped him]…and…another [young man who was merely] standing [nearby. His typical cop cowardice then kicked in, so]…he…drove a short distance away and [then got]…out and [started] firing…at [every person he could see. The first victim]…was [arrested and] transported to Mount Sinai Hospital in fair condition. The [deranged cop, whose identity is being hidden by his gang, is still at large and presumed to be armed and dangerous]…
Cops shouldn’t be allowed anywhere legal minors even might be:
A Houston-area family is suing a [typical and representative cop for raping a 13-year-old]…Nicholas Burbridge…[used] an online dating app called “Pure”…[while] pretend[ing] to be a 16-year-old…to [groom] the…girl…[then] picked her up and t[ook] her to his residence…[where he] gave [her] edibles from a dispensary, which [because she was] 13…[and had no tolerance caused her] to [eventually pass out, after which he raped her]…Burbridge’s attorney, Cordt Akers, [called the girl a liar and claimed she is motivated by]…”money to be made”…Harris County [apparently believes otherwise because]…Burbridge was [fir]ed on March 6…
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Typically, I put the shutters back up around the middle of October, when I can see from the two-week forecast that we’re heading back into the rainy season. The main reason for that is, the rains typically precede the cold here, and I don’t want to try installing the shutters in the rain. But this is supposed to be a wonky El Niño year, so I’m not surprised to see a very unusual (for us) alternation of cold and warm, rainy and dry, for the rest of this month. So because the forecast called for light freeze both Saturday and Sunday nights, and rain on both Friday and Saturday, I decided to install them last Thursday. When I designed these, I could handle them alone with some effort, but since my body has been catching up to its chronological age for the past five years, it now takes a lot of effort. Taking them down again in April is much easier because gravity is on my side, but we’ll see how I do putting them back up next October. And I won’t be at all surprised if I start needing help to do it in the next year or two.
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I know that mincemeat pies aren’t as popular as they once were, but I must have some readers who like them. And because it took me years to adapt the vintage recipe I have to modern kitchens, I’d like to share it with those who might be interested. So without further ado, here’s my recipe; I find that since I only need two quarts a year (one per pie for Thanksgiving and Christmas), it’s easier to just make two quarts and freeze it rather than canning it.
2# peeled, cored apples (weight after coring)
2# green tomatoes
1# raisins
3 cups brown sugar
1 cup molasses
1 cup vinegar
1/2 cup dark rum
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon salt
Finely chop apples and tomatoes in a food processor. Combine with all other ingredients in a large, deep pot and stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves, then increase heat to high and stir until boiling; boil the mixture hard for 10 to 15 minutes until quite thick, stirring occasionally with a long enough spoon so you don’t get burned by spatter. Remove from heat and ladle into jars or 1-quart containers. Each quart makes one pie (top and bottom crust, bake at 375o for 50 minutes).
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I’ve never seen [corruption] like this outside…of a TV show.
– Mark Begnaud
I recently remembered another favorite from Sesame Street, and it’s even seasonally appropriate! The links above the video were provided by Shiv Ramdas; Franklin Harris; Jesse Walker and Franklin Harris again; Mike Siegel; David Ley; T. Greg Doucette; and IncarcerNation, in that order.
- Impressively accurate for me.
- “Some believe” ≠ “100% confirmed”.
- R.I.P. Eva Marie Saint and Jim Bakker.
- “Smart” devices aren’t, part umpteen.
- Natural stupidity meets artificial stupidity.
- They keep demonstrating exactly what they are.
- Careless cops pick the wrong black man to try to frame.
From the Archives
- Nobody is going to give expensive cannabis edibles to your spawn for free.
- Thinking with the wrong head creates its own problems sans political help.
- How long will airlines accept liability for government-brand racial profiling?
- If you didn’t see where this was going, you haven’t been paying attention.
- When a crime resembling the myths really happens, a church is behind it.
- Nobody is safe until this odious practice is recognized as unconstitutional.
- As practical limits on surveillance vanish, legal limits are more important.
- Over 90% of all whores work illegally rather than submit to “registration”.
- Ordinary business arrangements get spun into “exploitation” and “crime”.
- The government is working to ensure these men die in their filthy cages.
- Looking-glass politicians say adding window to bathroom “adds privacy”.
- The impending dark age I have warned about for years has now arrived.
- Cop deals with disagreement exactly as paid to; all claim to be shocked.
- Another individual protection the Establishment is working to eliminate.
- Culture war is driven by idiots refusing to understand how things work.
- When it comes to surveillance, fascism beats communism hands down.
- “Drug” fantasies are just a pretext for petty torture and fascist profits.
- It took seven years for people to start fighting wannabe book censors.
- Politicians believe “election” grants them license to practice medicine.
- Surely you didn’t think this would stop with libraries and the internet?
- The phrase “conspiracy theory” does not mean “any bizarre fantasy”.
- Anybody still using Facebook products deserves everything they get.
- Many overseas pharmacies don’t care about politicians’ permission.
- Cops, Lovecraft, Captain Kangaroo, Diane Keaton, and much more.
- These abuses are finally getting the attention they’ve long needed.
- Your regular reminder that my writing depends upon your support.
- It is not the job of libraries to enforce parental censorship choices.
- A reminder that I depend on your support to keep this blog going.
- “Worship leader”. How many variations on these titles are there?
- A program is not a “she”, and running a program is not “acting”.
- Every Friday the 13th, I ask non-sexworkers to stand up for us.
- As I’ve said many times, the urge to censor is a mental illness.
- The people the government empowers to police your sexuality.
- Politicians will never stop until privacy is completely abolished.
- In mass surveillance, fascism beats communism hands down.
- I can’t feel sorry for cops hoist with their own twisted petard.
- Some rapist cops are indiscriminate in their choice of victim.
- Cops, Russell Batiste, Jr, gay furry hackers, and much more.
- “Serious domestic incident” seems to mean he raped his ex.
- Conditioning kids to accept constant, intrusive surveillance.
- Privacy as we once knew it will soon be a thing of the past.
- Cops, dark ages, Nazca lines, John Amos, and much more.
- Because this kind of prohibition will surely be different!
- Goats view fences as challenges rather than barriers.
- Politicians keep openly trying to destroy the internet.
- The open internet is becoming a thing of the past.
- Welcome to the “safe” future you keep voting for.
- I’ve been wanting one of these for quite a while.
- Oh look, sensible people were correct as usual.
- All cops will have these within a few years.
- Throwback Thursday Meets the Wolf Man.
- The Ascension of Throwback Thursday.
- Sometimes I really miss the Beatles.
- Your “leaders” call this “correction”.
- Victor Throwback Thursday.
- Water for the piggies.
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