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Science Fiction TV – Numbers 50 – 46

The Gormogons Posted on July 31, 2014 by GorTJuly 31, 2014

It’s been a while since GorT (or others here) did a multi-part post/series.  We’ve had some memorable ones.  While this one may not become one, it’s of interest to me and a few followers that I’ve traded emails with so … Continue reading →

Posted in Science Fiction, This TV show really sucks

Why Israel Is Right And Just: A Primer For Ignorant Hamas Supporters

The Gormogons Posted on July 31, 2014 by 'PuterJuly 31, 2014

‘Puter’s had it with the Left’s ignorance of Israeli history. ‘Puter suspects, however, that much of this ignorance is not ignorance. Rather, it’s rank bigotry affecting an ignorant guise. Great Britain controlled the territory that comprised modern Israel and Gaza … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

Bye, Sweetheart

The Gormogons Posted on July 29, 2014 by The Czar of MuscovyJuly 29, 2014

The Czar wishes to report with personal sadness the passing of his beloved family member, Sally, whom a few of you emailed and tweeted to us about periodically. Sally, as some of you may remember, was a Shetland Sheepdog we … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

The Man in the High Castle

The Gormogons Posted on July 29, 2014 by GorTJuly 29, 2014

Amazon Studios just quietly greenlighted the drama The Man In the High Castle. Based on Philip K. Dick’s Hugo Award-winning novel, The Man In the High Castle is written by Frank Spotnitz (of the X-Files) and to be directed by David Semel (Legends).  It is set in … Continue reading →

Posted in Science Fiction

The Party Is Ending

The Gormogons Posted on July 25, 2014 by The Czar of MuscovyJuly 25, 2014

Quick—what does the Russian incursion of Ukraine have in common with the Israeli strikes on Hamas in Gaza? If you lean to the Left, you might be inclined to say something about an offensive military power taking advantage of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

E.J. Dionne Is An Idiot: Halbig Decision Edition

The Gormogons Posted on July 24, 2014 by 'PuterJuly 24, 2014

It’s been some time since ‘Puter’s excoriated E.J. Dionne, America’s Foremost Mentally Retarded ColumnistTM. Frankly, ‘Puter got bored tearing apart Mr. Dionne’s “logic.” It’s not very challenging to do so. But Mr. Dionne’s column, run in today’s Washington Post,* piqued … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

Hitting the Lottery

The Gormogons Posted on July 23, 2014 by GorTJuly 23, 2014

GorT is a manager of 20+ software engineers in two different cities in the United States.  GorT has been in the software industry for 20+ years and this group is one of the highest performing and talented teams he’s seen … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

Ancient Tropes

The Gormogons Posted on July 23, 2014 by The Czar of MuscovyJuly 23, 2014

St. Jerome, in his busier days, once wrote that pretty much nihil was novus under the solis, and that observation is pretty true in politics. Know all those stupid tropes that Democrats keep throwing out about their Republican rivals? You … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

Xena – HYDRA Princess

The Gormogons Posted on July 22, 2014 by Dr. J.July 22, 2014

Gentle Readers, Dr. J. saw this casting news this morning. Lucy Lawless will be joining the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. cast this fall in an unspecified role for an unknown duration of episodes. Dr. J. would like to make a casting … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

Compare And Contrast

The Gormogons Posted on July 18, 2014 by Dr. J.July 18, 2014

Gentle Readers, Dr. J.’s thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of the Malaysian Airline that appears to have been shot down in the Ukraine by Russian or pro-Russian forces. President Obama gave an odd forty second acknowledgement yesterday … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

Obama’s Smart Diplomacy Is Neither Smart Nor Diplomatic

The Gormogons Posted on July 18, 2014 by 'PuterJuly 18, 2014

Since 2006 or so, when David Axelrod and Valerie Jarrett decided America needed was an untested, uninterested community organizer as president, we’ve been told America’s conducted its foreign affairs wrong since its inception. What America truly needed was “smart diplomacy,” a … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, Hillary Clinton, John Junjus Kerry, Liberal Idiots

Automated Mailbag

The Gormogons Posted on July 17, 2014 by GorTJuly 17, 2014

GorT got this delivered via the autonomous mail delivery system we have here at the Castle…mostly because the denizens of the moat don’t play nice with our regular postal carrier. We love our postal carriers, but it’s pretty hard to … Continue reading →

Posted in GorT, Mailbag

Long Distance Dedication to The Czar

The Gormogons Posted on July 16, 2014 by Dr. J.July 16, 2014

Gentle Readers, As you are aware, The Czar is, among other things, our Grammarian-in-Chief, a title Dr. J. will never own. Weird Al is back! He’s putting out parody videos like he’s back in the ’80s. Dr. J. suspects that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

Autonomous Vehicles

The Gormogons Posted on July 16, 2014 by GorTJuly 16, 2014

GorT came across a brief post by Seth Godin regarding autonomous cars and tends to agree with his broad assessment.  His summary: Self-driving cars are going to be a huge transformational disruption, and they’re probably going to happen faster than … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars, Google, way too much technology

The Katrina Presidency

The Gormogons Posted on July 15, 2014 by The Czar of MuscovyJuly 15, 2014

On the one hand, we get a note from Boneman: Oh powerful and feared Czar, Your minion, Boneman, humbly suggests that those who think Dear Leader somehow doesn’t understand or appreciate the ongoing southern invasion and how to deal with … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

Happy Bastille Day OR The Fragility of Democracy

The Gormogons Posted on July 14, 2014 by Dr. J.July 14, 2014

Gentle Readers, Happy Bastille Day! This is just a friendly reminder as to how quickly democracy can transform into mob rule, and ultimately tyranny 2.0. and In the words of the greatest president in our lifetime, if not the 20th century, … Continue reading →

Posted in Freemasons, French Revolution

Guest Post: BG on The 1812 Overture

The Gormogons Posted on July 13, 2014 by The Czar of MuscovyJuly 13, 2014

The following essay is a guest post from Operative BG. We remind our readers that you are welcome to submit your thoughts either as an email or as a complete essay. Every year, the weekend after Independence Day, the city … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

Barack Obama Is A Failed President

The Gormogons Posted on July 11, 2014 by 'PuterJuly 11, 2014

What has Barack Obama accomplished as president? Permit ‘Puter to rephrase the question. What has Barack Obama accomplished as president that has been good for America? ‘Puter would argue that Obama has accomplished exactly nothing that has made America a … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Puter's Always Right, Barack Obama, Liberal Idiots, Suck It Czar

Ranking the Presidents

The Gormogons Posted on July 11, 2014 by The Czar of MuscovyJuly 11, 2014

Following up on yesterday’s essay on the Quinnipiac poll of best and worst presidents, the Czar wanted to take the opportunity to provide his rankings. Agree or disagree as you wish, but here are some thoughts on best to worst. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

But What About Hoover v Obama?

The Gormogons Posted on July 10, 2014 by The Czar of MuscovyJuly 10, 2014

The Czar, you loyal readers will note, has long maintained that history’s judgment on President Obama would be particularly harsh. Evidently, history is not waiting. Last week, despite the intense suppression of the main stream media, the generally pro-liberal Quinnipiac … Continue reading →

Posted in #fail

Tesla has his fanbase!

The Gormogons Posted on July 10, 2014 by Dr. J.July 10, 2014

Dr. J. loved GorT’s tribute to Nikola Tesla, however, GorT didn’t quite get it right with regard to Tesla’s fan base. Back in the 1980s, the ladies loved Nikola, and indeed, Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark (OMD) made a video … Continue reading →

Posted in OMD, Uncategorized

Happy Birthday, Nikola Tesla

The Gormogons Posted on July 10, 2014 by GorTJuly 10, 2014

Today marks the 158th anniversary of Nikola Tesla’s birth.  GorT has a bit of a bias and feels that Tesla is probably the greatest inventor in the modern age.  Aside from being most famous for developing the modern Alternating Current … Continue reading →

Posted in Electricity

The Change of Life

The Gormogons Posted on July 9, 2014 by Dr. J.July 9, 2014

No, not that change of life! Dr. J. spent a good amount of his training time in research related activities, and actually held a grant or two from the NIH at various times in his career. At a critical juncture … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

Mailbag

The Gormogons Posted on July 9, 2014 by GorTJuly 9, 2014

It’s been a while since GorT has done a mailbag dump (man, that sounds like something ‘Puter would say). Item 1 – maybe shockingly to the Czar, Borepatch writes into the silver robot with the followin: Great writeup. I completely … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Puter, 'Puter ain't always right, Mailbag, The Czar of Muscovy

Cupcakes, meh

The Gormogons Posted on July 8, 2014 by GorTJuly 8, 2014

GorT told his friends and family a few years ago that the whole “cupcake industry” as it were has 3 to 5 years of viability.  Then people will tire of it, there will be some new trendy thing and all … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

Ingmar Bergman, Call Your Office

The Gormogons Posted on July 8, 2014 by The Czar of MuscovyJuly 8, 2014

As you know, DC Comics is locked in an epic battle for domination of the superhero movie genre with Marvel Comics. DC has not fared so well; as they try to figure out how modern audiences will adapt to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

Of Course Obama Loathes Israel

The Gormogons Posted on July 7, 2014 by The Czar of MuscovyJuly 7, 2014

Operative BJ writes to opine: Your Highness, This lowly one has been watching the recent reaction to the deaths of 3 teens unfold in Israel and wishes to make an observation. The child-king Obama spoke to Israel and asked for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

Hobby Lobby: Proof Liberals Don’t Understand Negative Rights

The Gormogons Posted on July 7, 2014 by 'PuterJuly 7, 2014

Like GorT, ‘Puter has enjoyed many of his liberal friends’ logic free, overwrought Facebook rants on the Supreme Court’s decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby et al. Unlike many of his friends, ‘Puter has actually read the Court’s decision and … Continue reading →

Posted in Birth Control, Constitutional Law, Liberal Fascism, Liberal Idiots, Stupid People, Supreme Court

Recent SCOTUS Ruling

The Gormogons Posted on July 3, 2014 by GorTJuly 3, 2014

Sigh.  GorT has been trying to ignore the Facebook deluge that those opposed to the recent SCOTUS ruling a/k/a the “Hobby Lobby case” are causing.  Most recently, GorT came across this post referenced in his timeline by a friend of … Continue reading →

Posted in ObamaCare, Supreme Court

Extraterrestrial Real Estate

The Gormogons Posted on July 2, 2014 by Dr. J.July 2, 2014

XKDC.COM posted this cartoon today: It shows the surface area of all of the solid celestial bodies in the solar system. Just like on heart, some real estate is better than others for building a home, it nevertheless is pretty cool. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged science, space, xkcd.com

Progressive Newspeak

The Gormogons Posted on July 2, 2014 by Dr. J.July 2, 2014

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Human_Fertilization.png One of Dr. J.’s hep-cat progressive friends from on teh Facebook posted this article  from the Atlantic during her wailing, rending of garments and gnashing of teeth as a consequence of the narrow-in-scope Hobby Lobby decision. The article tries, like so many, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

World Cup Thoughts

The Gormogons Posted on July 2, 2014 by GorTJuly 2, 2014

So the Czar is goading GorT (and maybe ‘Puter) a bit with his latest post about soccer being tiresome.  Aside from his clever title the post is a bunch of mis- or uninformed babbling.  Yeah, I’m calling out the Czar … Continue reading →

Posted in Gormogon Infighting, Soccer, World Cup

Soccer Overti(reso)me

The Gormogons Posted on July 1, 2014 by The Czar of MuscovyJuly 1, 2014

The Czar is glad Americans are watching the World Cup in such numbers, because since last week the number of people claiming baseball is way more boring than soccer has dropped to nearly nothing. No matter how tiring you feel … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

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