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This was pop music at its peak for me. Simple yet powerful. Gender bending before it was popular, showing us the way. The lyrics say everything, and they use more than three hundred characters.

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Rubio said some sane and rational things on these issues. He seems to have empathy for migrants the world over. It is the first rational and humane thing I’ve heard from this administration. That said, the idea of sending people to El Salvador for imprisonment is incredibly cruel. Ugh.

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

This is my most unlikely three yet. I think I’m into a rhythm of sorts with this game. Maybe I can have more 1-3 than 5-6. That would be something! The answer is usually 42! Wordle 1,326 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

It’s simply amazing how much pain, suffering and death this administration is going to cause. I did not like the move to put Harris over Biden, but I would have voted for anyone over Dump. If one didn’t vote for Harris, thus helping to install this lunacy, one is partly to blame for this.

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

I thought for sure I had a three, but I’ll take the four. Wordle 1,325 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

This short article shows how dysfunctional our mayor has been in managing the jail system. Tishaura has blood on her hands with this one. Jennifer is gone, likely having moved far away from here. But Tishaura is the one who hired her, and Tishaura is still the mayor.

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

Getting a two is so damn lucky. It’s strangely the luckiest thing I’ve ever done. Three seems like a bit of skill, and certainly solving it in six or under continuously is skill, but two is just luck. But, as my dad used to say, better lucky than good. Wordle 1,324 2/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

Okay, so this is how you publish a story longer than 300 characters on this site. I'm learning the maze that is social media.

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Yeah, buddy! I got me a Cadet! I am very proud of this kid. He has big dreams of playing ball there, but mostly it’s just great to be able to go to a good school equidistant from his mom’s house and my house. The school is a good fit for him. He’s happy. Time to get ready for Cadet basketball!

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Had a good chance at another three, but I’ll never be upset with a four. No twos at all in this streak. It’s so tempting to think about “goals”, but that wouldn’t do me a bit of good. Nines and threes are wild! Wordle 1,323 4/6 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

I wrote a long, very personal perspective on the seven year arc of this story on the Facebooks. It’s a tragic tale of the destruction of a once great radio station. Kelly Wells destroyed KDHX. Somehow, one person destroyed a damn radio station! Crazy.

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

This is getting embarrassingly stupid. This woman’s whole life and future is being paraded around and toyed with. Tishaura is gonna fire her no matter what, but at least Tishaura is being exposed. We need new leadership. Support Cara Spencer for mayor!

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

Interesting that wind, solar and nuclear are all producing around 3,000 TWh right now. This image really does show how simple the whole thing is. Back in the early 90's when I started studying this, I never thought we would be at this point. I also didn't think we would be at 423PPM CO2.

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

More drama. Sure, water is a priority and it could be separated from the controversy pretty easily, so that’s not dumb. Megan may have overreached on this one. Plus, shouldn’t we wait until after the mayoral election? Why rush now? It stinks of politicization.

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

Fire Toni Cousins. Replace everyone on the board. When you fail that miserably, you deserve to be fired. Period.

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

I sort of stupidly like that my fives are catching my threes Wordle 1,322 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

What is crazy about this is the timing. Tishaura might be out in early April. This trial will take every bit of Feb. In March, if they let Tish fire her, the commission will have to start the process of picking 3 candidates for the mayor to choose from. That might not be done by early April.

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

I wake up, eat breakfast and listen to great music every day. Coffee, music and news. It’s a nice routine.

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Another charter school bites the dust. Charter schools in the area have failed 50% of the time. In school grading systems, 50% is an F. Charter schools have failed.

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Anyone in the city should be furious about Jefferson City doing their annual BS. If this happens, it will be the worst overreach in the country. For a “small government, local autonomy” party, this is the height of hypocrisy. It’s disgusting and insane and is purely political. Shame!

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Had a good chance at two but got the three. I’ll take it. Got to 93% on the board with this streak! Now I’d like to get to a true 93%. That won’t be for a week or so. The threes have my attention. Could I catch my fours with my threes? Wordup 1,321 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Let the time of “the dumbass in charge” begin.

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

Because we need good news once in a while, articles like this, at this time, are essential reading. Science gives us another great solution to a vexing problem and gives aquafarming a big boost in terms of being an ecosystem friendly and global warming friendly solution to our need for protein.

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

Maybe Mongolia and Italy should lose their membership with the ICC.

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

I used to get it in four all the time. It feels good to get it in four. It feels normal, which is definitely not how I feel about the world right now. Wordle 1,320 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

It’s amazing what is happening downtown since Cara Spencer became the alder over most of it. This building is in her ward and it’s no coincidence that progress is finally happening there. Just imagine if she were mayor of the whole city!

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

The only thing that matters is that the jail inmates finally will have a civilized detainment. For years it has been brutality, torture and death. And no, Tishaura, it wasn’t getting better during your time. It got much worse, then you finally, at the very last minute, found someone competent.

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

“But I want to let you know that that’s part of being in government,” -Tishaura Jones- When you are in office, which hopefully is not for long.

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

I’ll take it….. Wordle 1,319 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

I remember seeing this striking album cover in my house when I was growing up in the 70’s. I bought the CD for $2 and am listening to it front to back for the first time. It’s damn interesting!

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

It shouldn't take 3.5 years with eighteen dead to figure out the jail has a problem. Tishaura is just scrambling at the last minute to cover up the dysfunction that has been her administration. Read the laundry list of easy corrections that has not happened. How hard is it to provide books?!

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

The 21-page report from Doug Burris, who oversaw improvement at the St. Louis County jail after a series of inmate deaths, lists 35 recommendations in total.

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

I only have 300 characters to explain a complex issue. It’s bizarre. Are our attention spans really that short at this point? We can only digest one paragraph? Where is the true replacement for Facebook where at least one can explain an important, complex issue? This is unacceptable stupidity.

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

The three streak goes to eleven out of fourteen. This may be the luckiest one yet. Wordle 1,318 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

I just looked it up to find out that the ogre Daniel Snyder no longer owns the Commanders. Right after seeing that he is upset at their recent success they scored a TD. Go Commanders!

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

I do not understand how anyone could possibly say that Israel is a country of laws and ethics. If their argument is that Hamas acted like monsters on Oct 7, then they too have been monsters since Oct 7. Worse monsters, in fact. Hamas is evil and Israel is evil. The children are innocent.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

This story would be a great vehicle for a dramatic film series covering the dysfunction and dive into post-truth politics that is Jefferson City today. And we all know that it’s about to get a lot more ugly. I gotta see if Messenger is on Bluesky…..great little soap opera power grab here.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

I honestly have no idea how I’m doing this. I’ve gotten it in three ten of the last thirteen tries. I did not think I would get it in three today, but I did. It’s a weird Wordle world! Wordle 1,317 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

On the day when the ice will finally melt with temperatures in the forties, this is a fair summation of the response by Mayor Jones. It also speaks to her overall performance in the role for the past four years. It’s time for a change.

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

Gawd, they are successfully killing the feel of this neighborhood with modernist glass buildings. Our old city is having easy, modern-money conveniences displace and eclipse our old world charm. I hate it, but money always wins. A giant glass building at that location is sinful. Oh well.

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

This says a lot about where we are mentally right now.

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

Another three as the streak continues. I’ve lost count of the threes but it’s about eight out of ten at this point. One of the things I hate about Bluesky is that you can’t edit a comment at a later time. Wordle 1,316 3/6 🟨⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

Good gawd, this is ugly. Politics at its worst in the city of Saint Louis. The mayor is off the deep end.

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

If you have to publicly say “I won’t drink ON THE JOB”, you probably shouldn’t be the fucking SECRETARY OF DEFENSE! Or a teacher or a cop or a nurse or a delivery driver or an electrician. You should get therapy and quit drinking! I own a bar and wouldn’t hire this guy to be a bartender.

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments