A Weather So Cold It Would Stare At You And Wave “Go” With Its Hand: Tuesday Open Thread

Don T - November 16, 2021November 18, 2021

I spent most of last week until yesterday in the United States and got to experience cold weather AND daylight savings time in the flesh. As I now sit at home shirtless with the fan on, I can say in good faith: I Feel Ya I will never complain again about NFL games starting

HRTN Special: The Boys of Summer (Part Three)

Beastmode Ate My Baby - August 28, 2020August 25, 2020

The scene: The clear skies over the Pacific Ocean, where a vintage DC-3 twin engine airplane flies a scant 500 feet or so above the blue waters. Stoner Pilot: It’s easy flying from here, man. Like, we’re gonna unload all that Hawaiian grass and be on E-Z street. Stoner Co-Pilot: Oh,

HRTN Special: The Boys of Summer (Part Two)

Hard Ride To Nowhere

Beastmode Ate My Baby - August 21, 2020August 21, 2020

The scene: A lush tropical paradise! Actually a clearing in the midst of the tropical lushness, with a corrugated steel hut, a hastily-constructed workbench, a still and The Maestro. The Maestro is currently hard at work on the still, since failure to do so might well result in an unhappy

HRTN Special: The Boys of Summer (Part One)

Hard Ride To Nowhere

Beastmode Ate My Baby - August 14, 2020August 12, 2020

The scene: A pleasant beach. The surf is quietly rolling in, seagulls can be heard in the distance, and a gentle breeze moves the palm fronds to and fro. And in the midst of this pleasant scene sits Satan. He’s stretched out on a folding beach chair, sipping from a