Mad Mac's
@madmacs.bsky.social
Disappointed American. 35-year English teacher (retired). Reader. Sox fan. Cultivating my garden.
"How many good people are there in this world? Too many to count."
"How many good people are there in this world? Too many to count."
Libraries: they get the job done.
November 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Libraries: they get the job done.
Mitch! You could have put a stop to all this. Yes, you.
November 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Mitch! You could have put a stop to all this. Yes, you.
This happened to my wife about three years ago. Try theloopywhisk.com/diet/gluten-... . Kat has cookbooks, too. Lots of top quality foods.
Gluten Free Archives - The Loopy Whisk
theloopywhisk.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This happened to my wife about three years ago. Try theloopywhisk.com/diet/gluten-... . Kat has cookbooks, too. Lots of top quality foods.
So who's this Reagan guy? Sounds woke.
November 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
So who's this Reagan guy? Sounds woke.
Legality not much of a barrier for this administration.
November 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Legality not much of a barrier for this administration.
What's not perfect (for Putin)?
November 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
What's not perfect (for Putin)?
Okay, I wasn't going to say anything, but. . . you don't "sip" chowder. You slurp it. Please.
November 22, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Okay, I wasn't going to say anything, but. . . you don't "sip" chowder. You slurp it. Please.
Meanwhile, China gets miles ahead.
November 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Meanwhile, China gets miles ahead.
And a nice little film. Macbeth in an updated setting.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotlan...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotlan...
Scotland, PA - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
And a nice little film. Macbeth in an updated setting.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotlan...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotlan...
It's really Trump's only articulated foreign policy, isn't it? Take their oil.
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
It's really Trump's only articulated foreign policy, isn't it? Take their oil.
Starting with people using government jets for private purposes!
November 21, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Starting with people using government jets for private purposes!
I guess that what I've felt about gay people and now trans people is true of war criminals -- once you get to know them it's harder to dislike them.
[See MBS and Trump.]
(I hope this comes across the way I mean it. Oh, well, who's going to see it?)
[See MBS and Trump.]
(I hope this comes across the way I mean it. Oh, well, who's going to see it?)
November 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I guess that what I've felt about gay people and now trans people is true of war criminals -- once you get to know them it's harder to dislike them.
[See MBS and Trump.]
(I hope this comes across the way I mean it. Oh, well, who's going to see it?)
[See MBS and Trump.]
(I hope this comes across the way I mean it. Oh, well, who's going to see it?)
That's great. But $80,000 ain't gonna get it done.
November 21, 2025 at 12:44 AM
That's great. But $80,000 ain't gonna get it done.
Oh, man! You should see how it ends!
November 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Oh, man! You should see how it ends!
One litmus test for a presidential candidate: Would you like to have a beer with this person?
November 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
One litmus test for a presidential candidate: Would you like to have a beer with this person?
Gee, can the president do that?
November 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Gee, can the president do that?
Okay. Assuming he doesn't. . .
November 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Okay. Assuming he doesn't. . .
This will be a great disappointment to Neo-Nazis, won't it? ("Sorry, that's no longer a symbol of hate. You all need to grow Hitler mustaches.")
November 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This will be a great disappointment to Neo-Nazis, won't it? ("Sorry, that's no longer a symbol of hate. You all need to grow Hitler mustaches.")
But then he goes and [spoiler!] stabs Polonius. And hoists Rosencrantz and Guildenstern on their own petards. The guy's very unstable.
November 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
But then he goes and [spoiler!] stabs Polonius. And hoists Rosencrantz and Guildenstern on their own petards. The guy's very unstable.
If Ms. Halligan is doing the prosecuting, I shouldn't worry.
November 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
If Ms. Halligan is doing the prosecuting, I shouldn't worry.
I know criticism entails a point of view, but this seemed to me as much about Maggie Millner as about Mary Oliver.
November 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I know criticism entails a point of view, but this seemed to me as much about Maggie Millner as about Mary Oliver.
"People are saying, I've heard, you know a lot of people think, that this redaction could be Trump."
November 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
"People are saying, I've heard, you know a lot of people think, that this redaction could be Trump."
"If the name's been bumped, it must be Trump's."
November 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
"If the name's been bumped, it must be Trump's."