The problem Republicans have is that, if they admit that current conditions are not so bad, they are, in effect, admitting that four decades of deprivation were the fault of their policies. So, they have to double down. While we imagine that guilt leads to changed behavior, it doesn't. The more typical response is to pretend nothing was wrong. How to counter? Just focus on the behavior and tell them to cut it our. In the case of Republicans, the message should be "stop giving tax cuts to corporations and pay attention to the people who actually vote.
Our new next-door neighbor had an overgrown japanese yew tree that was hanging over our back yard removed. Yesterday I cleaned the filter baskets for the pool and found them clogged with yew leaf litter. Then I got the chlorinator working again—the electrolyzer was crudded up badly with calcium carbonate deposits. Next on to removing the leaf litter from the pool. Since we don’t use it, we tend to neglect the pool maintenance. But it was reasonable to have the pool built—after the house was built it would have been impossible. The supposedly deluxe finish on the inside of the pool proved defective, and both the pool builder and the manufacturer of the finish went out of business before the warranty expired. The cost of refinishing the pool is simply not reasonable; better to borrow the money and have it done just before putting the house up for sale (which we have no plans to do). Also I have my eye on a flower bed that needs to be weeded, some weeds that can be sprayed, and pruning back that part of the failing citrus tree where we often walk to the compost heap, so we don’t injure ourselves on the dead twigs.
Have you considered turning the pool into a pond? Initially, you will want to continue some circulation/aeration, but evenentually, the addition of minnows, sold fish (koi are a lucury) and a selection of water lilies and papyrus will stabilize to the point where it needs no attention. Though, you might want to feed the fish from time to time, since that's a rewarding exercise.
Unruly passenger forces outbound flight from LAX to land early [Click] “Over 2,500 formal reports of passenger misbehavior have been filed already in 2021. . . In a normal year, the [FAA] sees 100 to 150 such cases.” I wonder if there is any correlation with political party registration.
Seat belt extenders (that's what they use for the seatbelt demonstrations) should make dandy restraints. One around the ankles, one around the wrists (behind the back), and a third to draw the two together.
Coronavirus Delta variant currently about 10% of cases in US, and doubling every two weeks. [Click] Spreading quickly in areas with low vaccination rates (natch), will become predominant strain throughout US. I think I read yesterday that it seems to cause more serious disease than the Kent variant, which is now predominant in the US; not positive about that, though.
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ReplyDeleteRobert Reich: Burrito economics: Republican claims about price rises are so much hot air [Click] “It seems Republicans have finally found an issue to run on in the 2022 midterm elections. Apparently Dr Seuss and Mr Potato Head weren’t gaining enough traction.”
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The problem Republicans have is that, if they admit that current conditions are not so bad, they are, in effect, admitting that four decades of deprivation were the fault of their policies. So, they have to double down.
DeleteWhile we imagine that guilt leads to changed behavior, it doesn't. The more typical response is to pretend nothing was wrong.
How to counter? Just focus on the behavior and tell them to cut it our. In the case of Republicans, the message should be "stop giving tax cuts to corporations and pay attention to the people who actually vote.
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ReplyDeleteOur new next-door neighbor had an overgrown japanese yew tree that was hanging over our back yard removed. Yesterday I cleaned the filter baskets for the pool and found them clogged with yew leaf litter. Then I got the chlorinator working again—the electrolyzer was crudded up badly with calcium carbonate deposits. Next on to removing the leaf litter from the pool. Since we don’t use it, we tend to neglect the pool maintenance. But it was reasonable to have the pool built—after the house was built it would have been impossible. The supposedly deluxe finish on the inside of the pool proved defective, and both the pool builder and the manufacturer of the finish went out of business before the warranty expired. The cost of refinishing the pool is simply not reasonable; better to borrow the money and have it done just before putting the house up for sale (which we have no plans to do). Also I have my eye on a flower bed that needs to be weeded, some weeds that can be sprayed, and pruning back that part of the failing citrus tree where we often walk to the compost heap, so we don’t injure ourselves on the dead twigs.
Have you considered turning the pool into a pond? Initially, you will want to continue some circulation/aeration, but evenentually, the addition of minnows, sold fish (koi are a lucury) and a selection of water lilies and papyrus will stabilize to the point where it needs no attention. Though, you might want to feed the fish from time to time, since that's a rewarding exercise.
DeleteI thought of it. Also filling it in and planting potatoes. Haven't done either, though.
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ReplyDeleteI love this article more than words can say.
DeleteI hope his hunger continues to increase.
DeleteUnruly passenger forces outbound flight from LAX to land early [Click] “Over 2,500 formal reports of passenger misbehavior have been filed already in 2021. . . In a normal year, the [FAA] sees 100 to 150 such cases.” I wonder if there is any correlation with political party registration.
ReplyDeleteSeat belt extenders (that's what they use for the seatbelt demonstrations) should make dandy restraints. One around the ankles, one around the wrists (behind the back), and a third to draw the two together.
DeleteCoronavirus Delta variant currently about 10% of cases in US, and doubling every two weeks. [Click] Spreading quickly in areas with low vaccination rates (natch), will become predominant strain throughout US. I think I read yesterday that it seems to cause more serious disease than the Kent variant, which is now predominant in the US; not positive about that, though.
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Best thing that could happen to Israel.
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ReplyDelete...and that's why I will continue to wear a mask.
DeleteIt may be very interesting politically if the low-vaccination areas get hammered.
DeleteThe 'Zoom towns' luring remote workers to rural enclaves [Click] Well, I wish them all good luck.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with Bernie: What gets passed is more important than when or how.
DeleteMy personal priority is passenger rail. THAT tend to have biparatisan support.
Not out here. I would like to take a spin on the California bullet train, but I don't think I will live that long.
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