vxbush 4/14/2023 5:54:15 AM

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I'll just post one article today, as no one seems to come here much (and thus I can't help but wonder if I'm pushing folks away): 

Could Reading C.S. Lewis or J.R.R. Tolkien Be Subversive in the UK?

The idea that reading these classics are evil is itself evil. 

doppelganglander 4/14/2023 6:35:05 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 1:

I've been kind of scarce but I drop in regularly. Work has been a nightmare and I'm dealing with a couple of health problems (nothing serious).

The idea if Tolkien and Lewis being subversive  - well, they are but in a good way. Christianity is counterculture now.

JCM 4/14/2023 7:44:04 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 1:

Hey, I know let's throw 6000 years of human civilization, learning and knowledge out the window because a bunch of uneducated kids said so!

Occasional Reader 4/14/2023 8:10:56 AM

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Reply to JCM in 3:

Or we could just rewrite them!

Prince(ss) Caspian, etc.

vxbush 4/14/2023 8:20:19 AM

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In #3 JCM said: Hey, I know let's throw 6000 years of human civilization, learning and knowledge out the window because a bunch of uneducated kids said so!

These are people who want to completely remake society world wide. They will use any means at their disposal. 

JCM 4/14/2023 9:24:21 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 4:

In Dawn Treader Eustace identified as a dragon.... that should count right?

vxbush 4/14/2023 9:27:22 AM

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In #6 JCM said: In Dawn Treader Eustace identified as a dragon.... that should count right?

Ah, but what are his pronouns? They should be, "Whatever you want." /

vxbush 4/14/2023 10:06:11 AM

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Occasional Reader 4/14/2023 12:39:13 PM

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Germans eagerly imposing Morgenthau Plan on Germany:

https://apnews.com/article/germany-nuclear-power-shutdown-merkel-climate-7cec2956fa05896edaa503b648ed06a1

Alice in Dairyland 4/14/2023 5:31:05 PM

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In #1 vxbush said: as no one seems to come here much (and thus I can't help but wonder if I'm pushing folks away)

Sorry, I'm here but can't really add to the conversation.  You're not pushing people away.  I appreciate the links you put up.  My mother always said, "if you don't have something good to say, then don't say anything at all".  I've been in such a foul mood lately I'd be hard pressed to come up with something good to say so I've been quiet.  My personal life has been good, it's just the rest of the world sucks so much right now.  Everyday seems worse than the day before. 

Kosh's Shadow 4/14/2023 5:46:37 PM

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Sports Illustrated Puts Bikini On Walrus For Latest Body-Positive Swimsuit Edition

Goo-goo-a-boob?

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Alice in Dairyland 4/14/2023 5:51:01 PM

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The first Alice in Dairyland, Margaret McGuire in1948.  At first this honor was known as the Dairy Queen.  The first Dairy Queen was Virginia Kelly in 1934.  I was surprised to learn she came from the city (Clintonville, WI) we lived in for our first 13 years of our marriage.  It is my son's hometown.  I never know that town had such a celebrity in its history.  And now you know...

   And no, she is not handing out cigarettes, she's handing out cheese samples.

@PBJ3 4/14/2023 5:58:51 PM

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Reply to vxbush in 1:

I appreciate the posts you put up and I've read most of them. I'm often stressed out these days.  Thanks for all that Kosh, JCM and you do for us.

Kosh's Shadow 4/14/2023 6:12:21 PM

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Reply to vxbush in 1:

I think we all know that I don't go here from work, even on my cell phone

But Monday is a Massachusetts and Maine holiday. No, not lobstah day, but Patriot's Day, commemorating the battle at the Rude Bridge that is on the main page of this blog.

Alice in Dairyland 4/14/2023 6:23:09 PM

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In #14 Kosh's Shadow said: Monday is a Massachusetts and Maine holiday.

Hope you enjoy your day off!  We suppose to get more snow on Monday.  It's been in the high 70's to low 80's the past few days.  Our normal high is in the mid 50's for this time of year.  God, I love Wisconsin.

Kosh's Shadow 4/14/2023 6:25:29 PM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 15:

It was 90 here yesterday. Needed the AC in the bedroom. 

Alice in Dairyland 4/14/2023 6:30:52 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 16:

It cools down enough overnight so no A/C needed.  Just opening up the windows takes care of it.  Going to be high 20's Monday night, hoping we don't have to turn the furnace back on.  After that it supposed to return to normal.  Yeah, I've heard that one before.

Kosh's Shadow 4/14/2023 7:12:47 PM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 17:

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