The Grand Inquisitor

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Your Swing Through the Swing States Post

If you have the misfortune of living in a swing state your life has been turned into a living hell for the past few months by ceaseless political advertising. If you have the misfortune of not living in a swing state your life has been turned into a living hell for the past few months by endless commentary about the importance of swing states. Here is an insider’s view of three of those hot beds of divisiveness.  Continue reading

Vote for the Greatest Political Troll of the 2012 Election

It’s been one hell of a painful election season. The never-ending parade of jackassery has been difficult for all of us. Fortunately, it is almost over. Tonight we will all gather around our screens and see who will govern this mess of a country for the next four years. However, here at Crasstalk, this is of a secondary concern.

No one enjoys the stylings of a good troll more than the residents of Crasslandia, and we thought it was only fitting that on election day we vote for our political troll of the 2012 election. Vote early, vote often, and may god have mercy on America. Continue reading

The Power Is Out. What Do I Do With the Children?

Cross posted from Crassparenting. Please feel free to add booze to make these grownup games. Thanks, BBQ.

Power outages and children at home can quickly lead to panic. I live in Colorado and every once in a while, we get a blizzard that traps us for a few days. The first several hours can be fun, but the novelty wears off FAST.

If the power is out for several days, you will have to come up with something good to avoid a Shining sort of situation. I have some ideas of my own to occupy the kids. I will post options as fast as I can. Continue reading

Your Crasstalk Hurricane Emergency Guide

Well, here we go again. Here is our list of hurricane resources for you kids on the East Coast. This year I actually included Vermont since Launie was the only one who actually got hit last year. Stay safe, kids.

Good morning gang and especially you Crasstalkers on the East Coast. By the time you are reading this there is probably only about 24 hours left before you start to feel the effects of the hurricane. Not ready yet? Go, now. Here’s a couple of things to get you started and a list of emergency contacts and numbers you may need. I have included mostly state government links, but please feel free to add info from your own area in the comments. I tried to include Twitter links for each area so you can get emergency information on your phone if you lose power and internet access. Stay safe and be sensible out there. Continue reading