Recent Comments

1. about 20 hours ago on Prickly City

   Really? The size of the federal workforce in 1988 was 3.15 million. In 2023, it was approximately 3 million. Yet, the population was 245 million in 1988, while it was 336 million today. That means there was 1 federal employee for 77 people in 1988, while in 2023 it was 1 for every 111 million. This is an effective DECREASE of 30%.

   (This post is for people who don’t get statistics.)

2. 3 days ago on Zen Pencils

   Ikigai: the confluence of doing what you’re good at, what you love, what people need from you, and what you can get paid to do. Find it, and never work another day in your life.

3. 3 days ago on Day by Dave

   Slade?

4. 5 days ago on Doonesbury

   We’re arguing over an unprovable assertion from an anonymous source. Out.

5. 6 days ago on Doonesbury

   I’ve administered both the oath of enlistment and the commissioning oath several dozen times. The distinction you’re making I’ve already made in an earlier post.

6. 6 days ago on Doonesbury

   That’s not my experience.

7. 6 days ago on Non Sequitur

   Another DOGE firing.

8. 6 days ago on Non Sequitur

   They’re okay. It’s no trouble atoll.

9. 6 days ago on Moderately Confused

   Jeff could do a more accurate rendering of President Musk and Pretend President Trump.

10. 6 days ago on Luann

    Over. Always over. Under often results in the edge being behind the roll.