Bubbles the Vampire

How is only Tuesday?

Recall that Oman was publishing the Peninsular War at the same time and his magnum opus remains indispensable reading on the topic.

I just made a chicken fricassee that, frankly, blew my own socks off. It might be the best thing I've ever made. 😳 I totally surprised myself.

The dish doesn't even have cheese! 🤪

Grieving is hard, grieving while parenting a grieving child is even harder. This journal is designed for parents and kids to use together as they process their grief over a loss. Sometimes the things we can't express out loud, can be expressed in words and pictures.

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Oh. My.

Folks like James Arnold's October Triumph... And if I remember correctly, even David Chandler did a campaign study for this campaign published by Osprey.

Wow! There's a dinosaur. First published more than 100 years ago (1909). It's solid, reasonably well researched (obviously incomplete with today's available resources) and the Maude believed the Prussians had a better than average chance to win that campaign and that Napoleon was reckless.

Nice!

My brother spent 2 yrs in the 101st Airborne so earlier this summer we traced his unit from the landings at Normandy, the Market Garden area, and Bastogne. Gave me real ASL feels. I haven't played that game in 30+ years...

Where Do Democrats Go From Here? History Class Would Be a Good Start. Democrats could learn something from studying how wounded political parties returned to power in the past.

History offers Democrats a roadmap back to power.

But will they listen?

Huh... 🤔

I didn't know that was a thing.

All of this is just so surreal. Trump said he'd place tariffs and blow up trading patterns. Farmers voted for him, Senators like Ernst enabled him. Now farmers want a bail out and Ernst says Trump can make a deal.

Proud autocorrect moment... Chatting with a buddy and I tried to type "she can't keep a straight face in that shot" (referring to a moment in Frasier when Roz has a challenge delivering a line) and autocorrect changed 'shot' INTO 'shit.'

I did it! I broke autocorrect!!! 🎉😃

Jane Goodall, legendary primatologist, has died at age 91 Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.

JUST IN: Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.

Coming to a US city near you. . . .

I live in Kent, Ohio, where, in 1970, the National Guard was called out to suppress campus anti-Vietnam War protests. The Guard opened fire and killed four students and wounded 19 others. No one was ever held responsible.

In 2025, I worry about this happening every day.

Every now and then the music gods remind me of a *perfect* album... Strong from start to finish with no fillers. The 1988 release of Sunshine on Leith by the Proclaimers is one of these albums.

Ooo!! I bet! 🤩

I don't know why this is so hard for Democratic leadership... Republicans control the presidency, both houses of Congress and the judiciary. If they can pass their budget by themselves, do it. If they NEED Democrats to pass a budget, we need some of our priorities in there. That's how this works. 🤷‍♂️

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I love mayo. . . . WAY too much. 🤪

I've had some luck using Greek yogurt in some recipes (my chicken salad recipe leaps to mind) and mixing in some sour cream for others.

YouTube video by Pilot - Topic Magic

I wonder how people know the Pilot song "Magic" was a top 10 smash in 1975... And not composed for an Ozempic commercial.

music.youtube.com/watch?v=B1ve...

Coming to a US city near you!... The government is unleashing on its own population people who are trained to kill and break things.

What could possibly go wrong?

Noodles is the nickname I gave our lead guitar player - because he's always noodling around. I am part of the soup. 😛

Noodles and the Soup played a gig last night to support Mountaineers Indivisible Citizen Action at 123 Pleasant St. in Morgantown, West Virginia. RESIST!

Hegseth getting his rocks off at cosplaying North Korea today...

Headlines: Hegseth lectures military brass on military values.

Me: yet ANOTHER day of feeling deeply ashamed to have to live in Trump's America.

I'm sorry for everyone.