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Hola Free Rangers, A small victory over the forces of Mordor shone bright like the first glimpse of life giving sunlight after the longest of winters in the Balrog’s subterranean lair. Sure, Southern agreeing to deliver to us 2 days per week- after unceremoniously...

Dearest Free Rangers, There is a heaven and I’ve seen it. In a profoundly vivid visceral dream, I had dinner with my old pal, Jeff Austin, and Anthony Bourdain at some crazy hybrid of bustling bistro and low key music venue. Think 2001 Wetlands Preserve meets 29th...

Dearest Free Rangers, There is a heaven and I’ve seen it. In a profoundly vivid visceral dream, I had dinner with my old pal, Jeff Austin, and Anthony Bourdain at some crazy hybrid of bustling bistro and low key music venue. Think 2001 Wetlands Preserve meets 29th...

“Wasted and wounded, it ain’t what the moon did. I’ve got what I paid for now…” - Tom Waits Hey Free Rangers, With so many angles on so many topics that could be addressed here in our safe space, we genuinely try not to fixate, but bush league billionaires, Southern...

”Wasted and wounded, it ain’t what the moon did. I’ve got what I paid for now…” - Tom Waits Hey Free Rangers, With so many angles on so many topics that could be addressed here in our safe space, we genuinely try not to fixate, but bush league billionaires, Southern...

Holy Hell Free Rangers, The booze industry is crumbling. We’re doing great, thanks to all of you, but major producers are halting production, many smaller and sourced brands are shutting down entirely, and the distribution tier is resorting to raising fees while...

Hey Free Rangers, Corporate consolidation getting you down? Or more the lawless masked thugs terrorizing and murdering people? Yeah, it’s a lot. There’s a fine line between allowing oneself to be consumed by the meathook realities of the day, and avoiding all gaze...

Hey Free Rangers, You know when you wake up feeling old? Something about an ashtray in an old Wilco song. Can't recall with which part of the metaphor the listener is suppose to relate, but the ashtray likely shares most of my DNA. Yeah, no, me neither. Spry as the...

Scattered Free Rangers, Like a ______. Wrong answers only. Lefties like me are genuinely tired of being proven right. And now we have national storm troopers murdering citizens with complete impunity. The ICE agent that shot and killed Renee Good (say her name!)...

Welcome Free Rangers, To 2026, which is not unreasonable to approach with relative optimism, especially here in heartland of America, downtown Brooklyn, USA. Anybody who saw our new mayor speak at Grand Army Plaza yesterday (the other day, by the time you’re reading...