Stucky Q.O.T.D. ——– “Car 54 where are you?”

Ms. Freud is going to meet someone today for lunch whom she hasn’t seen in several years.  She’s quite excited about that.

Which made me think — “What happened to so many of our one-time regular posters??

I’m sure several, if not most, STILL read this blog. It’s vewy vewy hard to kick the TBP addiction.  Just the other day “efarmer” submitted a comment!

So, this Q.O.T.D. is mostly for former contributors —  of course, “regulars” might want to call out or opine about these former folks.

—1)  Why did you leave?

—2)  Would you consider coming back?

—3) What replaced TBP  (or, what are you doing now?)

This is pretty much true for most former regulars ….


Putin Reappears, Puts 40,000 Troops On Full Alert As Part Of “Snap-Readiness Exercises”

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After disappearing for ten days from the public’s eye, theories surrounding his absence ranged from the tabloidy (fathering a baby with a Russian gymnast), to the trivial (lower back issues), to the bizarre (another putsch in the Kremlin), to the idiotic (dead). All that can be cast aside when moments ago we learn that the Russian president simply wanted some time away and has now reappeared for his meeting with the Kyrgyz president. From Bloomberg:

  • PUTIN ARRIVES FOR MEETING W/ KYRGYZ PRESIDENT IN ST. PETERSBURG

And for those who desperately need photographic evidence here it is:

Putin take on the rumors:

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