This does pretty much summarize Trump Tariff economics: Still, we weather the storm, seeking wisdom from the usual suspects. Max’s Dad remembers Dolly for her skill at being an authentic human. He remembers part of the amazing amount of good she accomplished. Christ, Dolly funded the Covid vaccine, she funded libraries and free books for…

Backup plans can save us: We look to internet wisdom from our usual suspects: Author and educator Amanda Nelson gloats (just a little) over primary results: Michael J Scott suggests that the damage done by Trump will last, not because he is a mastermind, but precisely because his brain is empty of ideas. He isn’t…

I like this more than the America’s Funniest Home Injuries segments I occasionally come across: We also have smooth wisdom from our usual internet suspects: Dave Columbo begins Trump Week with Trump playing dress up in military clothing. Dave continues with RFK Jr giving medical advice and ends with Todd Blanche actually supporting police officers:…

[Personal update] Health improvement remains discouragingly slow but steady. Therapy continues. I have neckties older than my physical therapist but, since she is more mature, I pretty much have to listen. And she is reassuring about my progress, so there is that. Exercises at home and medical appointments take time and attention. Sleep continues to…

[Note]: Health is improving, albeit more slowly than expected. Two appointments next week and a host of time‑consuming but necessary exercises. I’m doing my best to keep up blogging, but the only guarantee is I’ll keep trying. Suggestion made to one of my doctors: Even though there were complications this time, for this surgical procedure…

So Ken Paxton, campaigning on his manliness, panics during his own press conference and runs away from questions about all the properties he managed to acquire on his public salary. [image or embed] — burrland01.bsky.social (@burrland01.bsky.social) July 22, 2026 at 10:14 AM

Three medical consultations last week, three this week. One each week was for postoperative physical therapy. One this week was unrelated to last month’s surgery. One remaining tomorrow is with a cardiologist to review a possible heart condition discovered during the longer than expected hospital stay. Continuous fatigue has my sleeping schedule in a blender.…

Unlike Pete Hegseth, Gonzalo Curiel did not fight drug trafficking from a desk deep within the Pentagon, ordering the most powerful military in history to attack helpless people in little boats. Before he became a federal district judge, Gonzalo Curiel fought to bring down, and was marked for death by, some of the scariest people…

Each bumbling tirade, each racist attack on the most vulnerable, each new instance of blatant financial corruption, each sexual scandal, each child rape cover up, brings to mind a President that acted …well… presidential. I’m gratified to be able to join a great majority of Americans in admiration of Barack Obama. In fact, Obama is…

Context: Several months of therapy were needed after metalic replacement of shattered bone fragments composing what was left of my upper arm. Excerpt from my courtroom testimony, February 2025. Lightly edited for grammar and structure: The therapy was painful. They didn’t intend for it to be. In fact, the therapist said that No Pain, No…