Kirk Israel's commonplace and blog. Quotes and links daily since 2001.
2026.06.28

Open Photo Gallery

2026.06.27

Open Photo Gallery

2026.06.26
2026.06.25
2026.06.24
2026.06.23
Fans Are Sharing 'Star Wars' Deep Dives That Even A Scruffy-Looking Nerf Herder Would Love - I do enjoy "head canon" and other thoughts from folks who get deep into the weeds of shows I like.
2026.06.22
Moped rider hit, killed by driver during Northwest DC police chase

A lot of conservatives are in "Starsky and Hutch" mode and restrictions on high speed chases seem stupid to them. "What, and let the dude just drive off??"

Like... yes. That's why we have license plates and vehicle tracking.

Same approach we take to war diplomacy. We go with gut feels of "bombs'll fix it!" and lo and behold, it doesn't work.