Monday, August 24, 2015

There's nothing like a box with tissue paper!


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  1. Howard and da puss are furstiest!

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  2. Welcome to Monday!

    What does your week hold? Is Bill still away at a -con? Catreona told me her PT is tiring her out. Good to see your post, puddle. My thanks to Alan for holding down the fort a lot lately. I miss Susan! Sure wish R&D would pop in sometimes.

    My week has lots of hand sewing (baby quilt). Very nearly bought a Singer treadle sewing machine c1906 on Saturday; it was advertised as in excellent mechanical working order, but when I tried it before purchase we discovered that the bobbin casing was busted off the machine. :-( I told her if she can get that fixed I'm still interested. I used to have a treadle and miss it. It sure would speed up the piecing of quilts!

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  3. I may also make it back over to Bernie HQ this week. I'm waiting to hear back on when they need help.

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    1. I just signed up for $25.16 for seven months. Plus, of course, a supplement whenever (or if) HRC asks me for money again. If I don't have any Bernie Bucks to send her, I will send a copy of a Bernie bumper sticker; that should get the idea across.

      --alan

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    2. You are in good company!

      Civil Rights Activist Cornel West Throws Support Behind Bernie Sanders
      http://ringoffireradio.com/2015/08/civil-rights-activist-cornel-west-throws-support-behind-bernie-sanders/

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    3. Gee, that's good news. The story refers to the Black Lives Matter protesters in Seattle etc., and to tell the truth I noted how they got in Bernie's face but pretty much gave HRC a pass. Was that sexism? Or bullying? Bernie has a 100% rating from the NAACP.

      Alan

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  4. How to optimise your brain's waste disposal system
    New research suggests that body posture during sleep may affect the efficiency of the brain’s self-cleaning process
    [Click] Please don’t tell me that sleeping on my back (which I did most of my life) predisposes one to vote in a certain way…

    —Alan

    P.S.: The side sleeper pillow I used to deal with mild sleep apnea and to train myself to sleep on my side is no longer available. I have a different design on order and will let folks know if it should prove satisfactory.

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    1. If your new pillow doesn't make the cut, I can highly recommend the tempurpedic side sleeper pillow.

      http://www.tempurpedic.com/Contoured-Pillows/Contoured-Pillows.asp

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    2. I have seen those, but suspect habit would reassert itself and I would wake to find myself on my back again. Not easy to change a habit of more than sixty years. The one I am going to try (currently on back order) is the "Side Sleeper Pro Air."

      BTW, I just replaced my computer modem--connections were getting more and more difficult, and the Earthlink tech rep figured out that it was the modem. A replacement from Earthlink was "free" with a stiff handling fee for 1-2 day delivery and a contract, so I bopped over to the office supply store and got a Netgear one for (after everything is considered) less money, and in less than an hour. Huge improvement!

      --Alan

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    3. HRC NAACP rating = 96%.

      Alan

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  5. I am inspired to commence my brief summary (it won't be an essay) of what I have learned about Marxism and a few very closely related things. I think I have mulled over the basics well enough.

    --Alan

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