Bill Thomasson7/14/2018 01:13:00 AM Have i mentioned that about a week ago I started work on the last grant application of my medical writing career? By this time next month *I* expect to be retired! =================== I don't believe you had, Bill! Welcome aboard!
They want to say I'm Ethiopian. But I didn't see a link to the article that supposedly underlies this, and I am more than slightly skeptical without more information about how all this is constructed.
And don't forget Belgian Fries! Mistakenly identified as French Fries because doughboys encountered them in Francophone Belgium. Said to be the best in the world.
This is an extraordinary moment. It is without equal not only in American history but in modern history. A hostile foreign power intervened in our election to help elect a man president who has since actively served their interests and has defended them at every turn.
I've been saying "treason" from the start. After the revelations about the 12 this week, he shouldn't meet with ANY Russian or give them the time of day. If DT meets with Putin in private, he's a bonfire traitor! Hanging would be too good for him. (And how often have you heard me say something like that?!)
I favor alien abduction, in no small part because it would resolve the quandary over what would constitute justice by rendering it moot. It occurs to me to wonder if exile is still available as a legal punishment. Hmmmmm......researching....... no. Vide infra. Oh, well. Another blow against tradition.
"A US citizen can only be 'exiled' that is, sent away from, the US if he obtained naturalization illegitimately, has been stripped of citizenship, and is being deported to the country he came from."
7 legal experts on what Mueller’s Russia indictments mean for Trump[Click] “Especially intriguing are these words: ‘and their co-conspirators.’ The words are repeated in all counts, in reference after reference to the named defendants. That repetition signals that this indictment presents only half a picture. Yet to come is the mirror image — the identification of and charges against co-conspirators.” …… “3. Mueller unsealed a guilty plea by a “witting” American co-conspirator on the same day, showing that there is more behind this indictment of Russians than innocent mistake.” Hey, I missed that one. Probably a lot of people did.
Not sure if this is the guilty plea referenced above.--Alan
On Friday, the government also unsealed a guilty plea from Richard Pinedo, an American who acknowledged selling bank accounts to the Russians to assist them in circumventing financial laws.
Oh. :( That's much better than the one Sis told me: Mangled apricot Hell-beast
She said she'd seen a list of Scottish, er, appellations for our, er, esteemed leader. Most of them were dirty, which she wouldn't repeat. (She's quite priggish.) But she did allow as how even the dirty ones were both very inventive and very funny.
I just realized something; since retirement I seem to hardly ever have a migraine. I had one yesterday or the day before, the first in weeks and weeks. Probably the result of a more regular lifestyle. Thank Heaven they haven't been painful for a long time, just ocular with a very slight dull discomfort in the right side of the head afterward. In my teens and early twenties they were really bad--I lived on aspirin. Bought the cheapest I could find, in bottles of 500 or 1000.
Wow, Alan! Your hands are better and your head too! Wonderful! I'll bet Bill can hardly wait to retire when he reads these notes of yours! I can hardly wait for Wil to retire and see the stress fall off!!
i can hardly wait to retire, but for me it's much more a matter of control and predictability. Please note that I've actually been working very little this year. But I always knew this grant application was coming up some time or another, and meanwhile my client would have a a little something for me hear and there, with no advance warning. Once this is done it will only be my volunteer jobs, and I know the timeline on those.
I mentioned to Wil that when all this breaks and it becomes super clear that Hilary got a bum deal, the DNC is going to insist she get another chance for a coronation. He said what would be perfect justice instead is to put her on the Supreme Court...! I CONCUR! LOL! Can you picture that?!!
Well, HRC does have a JD from Yale Law, and I admit the justice of the suggestion. Another excellent candidate would seem to be Michelle Obama (JD Harvard Law).
Toothless in Virginia: Pain relief for the uninsured of America [Click] Video of Remote Area Medical clinic.
ReplyDeleteCell phone service enables widespread vision testing [Click] This reminds me of how cell phones have made excellent banking services available in parts of the developing world.
--Alan
Bill Thomasson7/14/2018 01:13:00 AM
ReplyDeleteHave i mentioned that about a week ago I started work on the last grant application of my medical writing career? By this time next month *I* expect to be retired!
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I don't believe you had, Bill! Welcome aboard!
That's great, Bill!
DeleteThanks!
DeleteAlan, I tried the nationality quiz, but I very much prefer Vermont to the Congo. LOL!
ReplyDeleteLooks like I'd be right at home in Bangladesh.
ReplyDeleteIt was Hong Kong for me. We seem to be a diverse lot!
ReplyDeleteAlan
Russia Says Trump Requested Private Meeting with Putin [Click] Tightening Trump's collar? Getting ready to throw him under the bus? Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
ReplyDelete--Alan
They want to say I'm Ethiopian. But I didn't see a link to the article that supposedly underlies this, and I am more than slightly skeptical without more information about how all this is constructed.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'm probably taking it too seriously.
British tabloid hits Trump for sitting in Churchill's chair: 'How dare you’ - Click
ReplyDeleteBTW, has Trump ever been photographed sitting on the Iron Throne?
DeleteHuh? What did I miss?
ReplyDeleteDon't need a crystal ball or ap or whatever to know where I belong. England is where my heart lies, always has and always will.
Never mind. I found the link.
ReplyDeleteFélicitations! Your secret nationality is:Belgian
ReplyDeleteYeah, right. Well, I do like waffles...and chocolate.
And don't forget Belgian Fries! Mistakenly identified as French Fries because doughboys encountered them in Francophone Belgium. Said to be the best in the world.
ReplyDeleteAlan
The Way Trump and the GOP Deal with Russian Attacks is ‘Textbook Treason’[Click]
ReplyDelete—Alan
An excerpt from the article:
DeleteThis is an extraordinary moment. It is without equal not only in American history but in modern history. A hostile foreign power intervened in our election to help elect a man president who has since actively served their interests and has defended them at every turn.
I've been saying "treason" from the start. After the revelations about the 12 this week, he shouldn't meet with ANY Russian or give them the time of day. If DT meets with Putin in private, he's a bonfire traitor! Hanging would be too good for him. (And how often have you heard me say something like that?!)
DeleteI favor alien abduction, in no small part because it would resolve the quandary over what would constitute justice by rendering it moot. It occurs to me to wonder if exile is still available as a legal punishment. Hmmmmm......researching....... no. Vide infra. Oh, well. Another blow against tradition.
Delete"A US citizen can only be 'exiled' that is, sent away from, the US if he obtained naturalization illegitimately, has been stripped of citizenship, and is being deported to the country he came from."
Alan
Week 60: It’s the Names That Don’t Appear That Matter Most in New Indictments[Click] From politico.com.
ReplyDelete7 legal experts on what Mueller’s Russia indictments mean for Trump[Click] “Especially intriguing are these words: ‘and their co-conspirators.’ The words are repeated in all counts, in reference after reference to the named defendants. That repetition signals that this indictment presents only half a picture. Yet to come is the mirror image — the identification of and charges against co-conspirators.” …… “3. Mueller unsealed a guilty plea by a “witting” American co-conspirator on the same day, showing that there is more behind this indictment of Russians than innocent mistake.”
Hey, I missed that one. Probably a lot of people did.
Robert Mueller Has the Authority to Name Donald Trump an Unindicted Co-Conspirator[Click] From October 2017, but still relevant, certainly.
A “goldmine:” Archaeologists find mummification workshop in the Saqqara necropolis[Click]
Brexit Britain is out of options. Our humiliation is painful to watch[Click]
—Alan
Not sure if this is the guilty plea referenced above.--Alan
DeleteOn Friday, the government also unsealed a guilty plea from Richard Pinedo, an American who acknowledged selling bank accounts to the Russians to assist them in circumventing financial laws.
No, that seems to have been in February, as I thought I remembered.
DeleteAlan
The Toronto Star analysis is most enlightening, if disheartening. Thanks, Alan.
ReplyDeleteForget a Fast Car. Creativity Is the New Midlife Crisis Cure. Who needs a Ferrari when you can pick up a paintbrush?[Click] Good Heavens—I am aging rapidly! In 2016 I supported Bernie, which made me a Millenial; now I am middle-aged!
ReplyDelete—Alan
LOL Tempus fugit, eh?
Deletefugitissimus?
DeleteAlan
'Deed we do. 8)
DeleteYa Radge Orange Bampot![Click] Radge = wild, crazy (outrageous or raging). Bampot = idiot.
ReplyDelete—Alan
Oh. :( That's much better than the one Sis told me: Mangled apricot Hell-beast
DeleteShe said she'd seen a list of Scottish, er, appellations for our, er, esteemed leader. Most of them were dirty, which she wouldn't repeat. (She's quite priggish.) But she did allow as how even the dirty ones were both very inventive and very funny.
Time Magazine, no less. Wow! Thanks, Alan.
ReplyDeleteI cannot personally vouch for the authenticity of the cover; it did not come from my personal collection. But we report, you decide!
ReplyDeleteAlan
I just realized something; since retirement I seem to hardly ever have a migraine. I had one yesterday or the day before, the first in weeks and weeks. Probably the result of a more regular lifestyle. Thank Heaven they haven't been painful for a long time, just ocular with a very slight dull discomfort in the right side of the head afterward. In my teens and early twenties they were really bad--I lived on aspirin. Bought the cheapest I could find, in bottles of 500 or 1000.
ReplyDelete--Alan
Wow, Alan! Your hands are better and your head too! Wonderful! I'll bet Bill can hardly wait to retire when he reads these notes of yours! I can hardly wait for Wil to retire and see the stress fall off!!
DeleteHats off to you, Bill!
i can hardly wait to retire, but for me it's much more a matter of control and predictability. Please note that I've actually been working very little this year. But I always knew this grant application was coming up some time or another, and meanwhile my client would have a a little something for me hear and there, with no advance warning. Once this is done it will only be my volunteer jobs, and I know the timeline on those.
DeleteI mentioned to Wil that when all this breaks and it becomes super clear that Hilary got a bum deal, the DNC is going to insist she get another chance for a coronation. He said what would be perfect justice instead is to put her on the Supreme Court...! I CONCUR! LOL! Can you picture that?!!
ReplyDeleteI can picture that perfectly.
DeleteWell, HRC does have a JD from Yale Law, and I admit the justice of the suggestion. Another excellent candidate would seem to be Michelle Obama (JD Harvard Law).
Delete--Alan
Same here Alan. I could go through a couple of bottles of 1,000 a year. But in my 30's switched over to pre-ulcer as a stress response.
ReplyDeleteFrom the NYT:
ReplyDeleteForget Suits. Show the Tattoo. Female Candidates Are Breaking the Rules. [Click] "After years of being told to put on a suit and recite their résumé, women running for office are now revealing themselves in more complex ways." Includes a very nice video.
Also from the NYT:
Boris Johnson Has Ruined Britain. “He knows that the verdict of history is about to come down on him — and bury him.” [Click] "It is petrifying that the deliberate deceptions and wild ego of one man can so mislead a nation. (Americans know all about that.)"
Also from the NYT:
Trump, Having a Bawl in Europe [Click] By Maureen Dowd.
--Alan