Thursday miscellanea #340

I stayed away from Amazon.com’s Prime Day yesterday, mostly because the car insurance is due. Heh. Here are some interesting facts about it. Somehow I missed the news that Rick Ducommun died. He was one of the second wave of all of those great comics of the ’80s, and quite a funny fellow. RIP. Hampton … Read more

Hampton Cove Owners Association bullying resident over corn

When the pampas grass around the utility boxes in Ken Mackenzie’s front yard got out of hand, he removed it and replaced it with a different grass: Silver Queen corn. The Hampton Cove Owners Association (HCOA) told Mackenzie to remove it. He reviewed the covenants extensively, and finding no restrictions against planting and growing corn, … Read more

You don’t like me, and I don’t like you, so let’s not pretend

Believe it or not, some people don’t like me. I know, crazy, right? I mean, really? Me? Bo Williams, of BoWilliams.com? But it’s true. Sometimes it bothers me a little. Sometimes it’s someone I would prefer to win over, though honestly such impulses fade a little more with each passing year. Other times I dislike … Read more

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