Wednesday, December 01, 2021

Welcome, December!


 

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    1. Well, that IS pretty darn good. Now if only the new variant of Covid-19 could prove to produce only mild disease. . .

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    2. And IF it can outcompete delta. Anybody's guess.

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  2. Christmas is coming
    the goose is getting fat
    please to put a penny in the old man's hat.

    If you haven't got a penny
    a ha'penny will do,
    If you haven't got a ha'penny
    then God bless you!

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  3. This is why Christmas shopping feels like being mugged to me. . . .

    "

    Cashmere,Pashmina,Wool
    Dry Clean Only
    PURE NATURAL MATERIALS: With an exquisite Blend of 100% lambs wool, it is smoother, softer, breathable and skin friendly than wool scarf. Finely carfted with premium cashmere, lambswool and water wave technology, our scarf has a thick texture, natural crimp offers better softness, warmth, cosiness and durability. "

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  4. 5% Wool, 5% Polyurethane
    Imported
    Pull On closure
    Hand Wash Only
    CLASSIC SOPHISTICATION - With its classic style, the Brixton Messer fedora hat easily brings sophistication to any outfit
    WOOL FELT CONSTRUCTION - This felt hat has a 100% wool construction for a soft and comfy feel
    STYLISH FAUX LEATHER BAND - For a distinctive touch, our black fedora is decorated with a brown faux leather band

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    1. May we hope that it is on container ship number 300 at anchor off Long Beach?

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    2. Doubt it--Amazon seems to sell mostly from in house. Think they charge extra for ersatz? I especial liked the fedora with a pull on opening. . . .

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    3. Fedora with a pull on opening? I am not sure I can visualize that. A quick search at Amazon does not discover it. Link?

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    4. WOW! How did I miss this??!! I've been wishing and hoping for you to be here again, Catreona!
      Then I missed the moment!?!!

      Welcome back!! 😃👍

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    1. I remember when the stadium was being worked on a few years back they discovered an unexploded bomb beneath the speaker's stand where Hitler had harangued the crowds.

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    2. My mistake; what I recalled must have been the Olympiastadion (Berlin) [Click] An unexploded World War II bomb found buried beneath the lower ring of seats of Olympic Stadium in Berlin was defused by explosives experts, the police said. The [500]-pound British bomb was found during renovation work. The 76,000-seat stadium, designed by the Nazi architect Albert Speer for the 1936 Olympics, is being overhauled for the 2006 World Cup soccer tournament. Victor Homola (NYT, 2000)

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    1. Small wonder the mainland government is doing all it can to accelerate the change to electric vehicles. I expect they will press on with construction of thorium-based nuclear reactors; they have been developing them for a long time. They started with a US government design that the US gave up on, and seem to have improved enough on it to make it practical some years ago.

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    2. But in the meantime they have a huge supply and demand problem with coal fired electrical power plants. They seem not to have taken the caution of Chuang-t'zu to heart: "Rule a large country as you would fry a small fish" (i.e., with little turning, lest it be torn to pieces).

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  7. First USA case of Omicron detected in San Francisco
    https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/01/health/us-omicron-variant-confirmed-case/index.html

    I bet it's also on the east coast, given that it's already in eastern Canada and the border is open.

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    1. I should expect that it is already widespread inland, particularly in places of high vaccine resistance. If it is more infectious than previous variants, the percentage of unvaccinated people need not be very high for it to spread quickly. The tendency of the unvaccinated to congregate will also enhance the spread.

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  8. Stacey Abrams has announced she is running for Governor of Georgia. (Per the campaign e-mail I received).

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  9. Requested link for Alan. . . .

    https://www.amazon.com/Brixton-Messer-Fedora-Black-S/dp/B083FLHPDJ/ref=asc_df_B083FLHPDJ/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=475771656862&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7930614340417514625&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9015323&hvtargid=pla-1041524515814&psc=1

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    1. Strange way to describe it, but that is an attractive price for a hat, and it IS a fedora.

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