Japan reverses nuclear energy phase-out policy amid global fuel shortages, climate change
…whereas in Germany, for example, where all nukes were put on the short-term shutdown list because of the Fukushima disaster on the other side of the world, they’re still going to resort to firewood and wind power over the winter (lol good luck with that).
And I always thought that the Germans were pragmatic — but that no longer seems to be the case.
…that would be our Brit Cousins, who yesterday celebrated Boxing Day not by sitting by a warm fire eating crumpets etc., oh no. Apparently, the Boxing Day “tradition” Over There is to freeze your appendages off in this manner:
To quote Obelix: “These Britons are crazy.”
Made certain parts of me shrink just by looking at ’em.
Aaaaargh. Thanksgiving, schmanksgiving; when it comes to extended gluttony (at least in our family), nothing begins to compare with the Three Days Of Christmas.
Christmas Eve “snacks” (if you can call a long dining room table FULL of finger foods and a huge charcuterie board “snacks”, plus of course booze); Christmas morning brunch (full English plus cinnamon rolls, and mimosas); and then the pièce de résistance, the Boxing Day Roast Beast, with enough wine to drown a walrus.
I don’t want to see any food until at least tomorrow, and not even a sniff of booze until New Year’s Eve.
Yesterday we hosted the family for our traditional Christmas breakfast:
…but that was yesterday.
Today is Boxing Day, which for our family is as important as Thanksgiving.
Oh yes… ’tis the time that famille du Toit has its Christmas Day dinner (a day late but certainly not a dollar short): roast beef, roast potatoes and Yorkshire pudding, this year all ably prepared by Daughter and hosted by the Son&Heir at his place.
See y’all tomorrow.
I don’t even want to give you an executive summary of this one because it’s so fine, but here’s the punch line:
Officers were able to locate the goblin and transport him to the hospital, but he died of his wounds.
The employee, who has not been identified, did not sustain any injuries.
Sponsored by:
So speaking of cash:
...which, to my mind, is a thing we should be celebrating, not deploring.
...unless this plan involves mines, barbed wire and machine-gun towers, it’ll fail like all the others and I’m not interested.
...also, unless they’ve been issued with live ammunition, I don’t care.
...as much as the Church tries to suppress human nature, it finds a way. None of this would happen if Catholic priests were allowed to marry.
...given the quality of women in the dating pool nowadays, it’s a losing cause, Bubba.
...gun controllers lie. In other news, Custer having problems in Wyoming.
...and neither are the (vast) silent majority of car owners.
...never mind a new trial, this murderous little fuck should long ago have shared space on the gallows with OJ Simpson.
...key word: France.
...nor should he, just for saying what millions of people also think.
...Chinese sportsmen corrupted by gambling interests… see Custer news, above.
...South Africa wins again. Kill it with fire.
From the Women’s Section in INSIGNIFICA:
…oy.
And getting back to our regular Paige Three section:
And a couple others:
Can we have Too Much Paige? I don’t think so.
And that’s it for the post-Christmas car.