"For a starter, I would go to work and steal Jim out of slavery again; and if I could think up anything worse, I would do that, too; because as long as I was in, and in for good, I might as well go the whole hog."
Look! I remembered to post before December started this year!
Nov. 30th, 2025 02:42 amHello, friends! It's about to be December again, and you know what that means: the fact I am posting this actually before December 1 means
karzilla reminded me about the existence of linear time again. Wait, no -- well, yes, but also -- okay, look, let me back up and start again: it's almost December, and that means it's time for our annual December holiday points bonus.
The standard explanation: For the entire month of December, all orders made in the Shop of points and paid time, either for you or as a gift for a friend, will have 10% of your completed cart total sent to you in points when you finish the transaction. For instance, if you buy an order of 12 months of paid time for $35 (350 points), you'll get 35 points when the order is complete, to use on a future purchase.
( The fine print and much more behind this cut! )
Thank you, in short, for being the best possible users any social media site could possibly ever hope for. I'm probably in danger of crossing the Sappiness Line if I haven't already, but you all make everything worth it.
On behalf of Mark, Jen, Robby, and our team of awesome volunteers, and to each and every one of you, whether you've been with us on this wild ride since the beginning or just signed up last week, I'm wishing you all a very happy set of end-of-year holidays, whichever ones you celebrate, and hoping for all of you that your 2026 is full of kindness, determination, empathy, and a hell of a lot more luck than we've all had lately. Let's go.
The standard explanation: For the entire month of December, all orders made in the Shop of points and paid time, either for you or as a gift for a friend, will have 10% of your completed cart total sent to you in points when you finish the transaction. For instance, if you buy an order of 12 months of paid time for $35 (350 points), you'll get 35 points when the order is complete, to use on a future purchase.
( The fine print and much more behind this cut! )
Thank you, in short, for being the best possible users any social media site could possibly ever hope for. I'm probably in danger of crossing the Sappiness Line if I haven't already, but you all make everything worth it.
On behalf of Mark, Jen, Robby, and our team of awesome volunteers, and to each and every one of you, whether you've been with us on this wild ride since the beginning or just signed up last week, I'm wishing you all a very happy set of end-of-year holidays, whichever ones you celebrate, and hoping for all of you that your 2026 is full of kindness, determination, empathy, and a hell of a lot more luck than we've all had lately. Let's go.
LBCF: Faith and reason
Nov. 28th, 2025 08:38 pmIn Left Behind, "faith" is good and "reason" and "intellect" are bad. But none of those words are used to mean what they normally mean.
Men behaving badly (11.26.25)
Nov. 26th, 2025 12:00 pmMay every day be another wonderful secret.
Smart people saying smart things (11.25.25)
Nov. 25th, 2025 08:42 pmFeaturing Michael Woolf, Pema Levy and Ari Berman, Spencer Ackerman, Stuart Hall, Tatiana Schlossberg, and Bill McKibben.
ICE vs. churches (cont’d.)
Nov. 24th, 2025 08:10 pmDoes DHS have an "official plan" to "raid churches"? Maybe. But considering what its already doing, that hardly matters.
LBCF: Lunch with Dad
Nov. 21st, 2025 12:00 pmChloe's mother was "devout" -- meaning she regularly warned her about the imminent one-world government, quizzed her on the seven bowls and seven seals of judgment, and talked about the dream of a perfect red heifer.
Feliz Navidad
Nov. 20th, 2025 09:57 pmNight riders from ICE and the Border Patrol are targeting immigrant churches and will kidnap worshipers during the holidays if we don't stop them from doing so.
Smart people saying smart things (11.19.25)
Nov. 19th, 2025 08:33 pmPlease listen to Tressie McMillan Cottom, E.B. White, Mark Silk, Becky Garrison, Bhaskar Sunkara, and Abby Vesoulis.
The kingdom of heaven is within
Nov. 18th, 2025 09:03 pmFree your mind and your ass will follow.