It seems that the air conditioner at this end of the house (bedrooms) is on the blink. Tomorrow I will clean the compressor screens; if that doesn't fix it I will call the A/C repair folks. ---Alan
The Constitution was addressed to agents of government, giving directions and advice. It would be imprudent to silence opponents and force them to conspire in secret. Calling the first ten amendments a "Bill of Rights" was a publicity ploy. That the literal minded took that at face value, likely made the adoption process easier. Ditto for calling civic duties "rights."
So, Pence (and the other Repugnants) wants to do away with measures that mitigate Climate Control and increase use of fossil fuels. I said this to Wil and he said, "I hope another fly lands on his head." As for me, I'm rooting for a bee.
Pence, after all, owned a number of gas stations. The EPA complaining about leaking fuel tanks was such a nuisance to "small business." We had two hundred years of Congress promoting "free enterprise" and then, all of a sudden women insisted businessmen clean up after themselves.
A deputy clerk at the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. said no indictments were returned today by the grand jury and none are expected for remainder of the day, Politico reports. Rats! Bring on the UFOs! ----Alan
Georgia Courthouse Gets Ready for Something [Click] As a potential indictment Donald Trump looms in Georgia, barricades have sprung up around the courthouse where he’d likely be arraigned. SPROING!! —Alan
The air conditioner repairman arrived, discovered that there was no power to the air conditioner, which led us to check the circuit breaker, which had been thrown for no obvious reason. He checked everything else while he was at it--refrigerant pressure, fuses, voltages, etc. The AC is working and all is well. Very nice. ----Alan
I had been feeling tired; when I took a shower mid-day I checked my weight, which had decreased significantly; so I commenced drinking "extra" water, took a couple of salt pills, and had a second lunch plus desert (I hadn't been feeling like eating). I feel considerably better. Probably dehydration slowly sneaking up on me. ---Alan
“Donald Trump is facing additional charges in the Justice Department’s classified documents investigation,” the AP reports. “The additional allegations of obstruction and willful retention of national defense information were added to the indictment Thursday by Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith’s team of prosecutors.”
A maintenance worker at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago private club has been charged by Special Counsel Jack Smith in the same criminal case against former President Donald Trump, the AP reports. ------Alan
Ryan McBeth analyzes the attack on the Odessa Cathedral [Click] Figures that it was probably a Kaliber (or similar) cruise missile intended for a coal fired power plant outside the city.
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It seems that the air conditioner at this end of the house (bedrooms) is on the blink. Tomorrow I will clean the compressor screens; if that doesn't fix it I will call the A/C repair folks.
ReplyDelete---Alan
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DeleteAre you able to sleep in another cool room while waiting?
Oh, yes, and the weather cools off at night. I have cleaned the compressor screens, replaced the furnace filters, and await the result.
Delete----Alan
Supreme Court May Have Handed Jack Smith New Tool Against Trump [Click]
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The Constitution was addressed to agents of government, giving directions and advice. It would be imprudent to silence opponents and force them to conspire in secret. Calling the first ten amendments a "Bill of Rights" was a publicity ploy. That the literal minded took that at face value, likely made the adoption process easier. Ditto for calling civic duties "rights."
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ReplyDeleteAnother vital post from Heather Cox Richardson
So, Pence (and the other Repugnants) wants to do away with measures that mitigate Climate Control and increase use of fossil fuels. I said this to Wil and he said, "I hope another fly lands on his head." As for me, I'm rooting for a bee.
DeletePence, after all, owned a number of gas stations. The EPA complaining about leaking fuel tanks was such a nuisance to "small business." We had two hundred years of Congress promoting "free enterprise" and then, all of a sudden women insisted businessmen clean up after themselves.
DeleteI vote for a yellow jacket; but not for a murder hornet.
Delete---Alan
This would be a good day to listen to Marketplace on NPR (at 6:30pm here).
ReplyDeleteThe Dow is on pace to do something today it hasn’t done since 1897
Sorry. I looked sooooo good, too. Never underestimate the ability of stockmarketers to shoot themselves in the foot. . . .
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IT LOOKED. . . . .
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Yeah, the Market went down. Bah.
DeleteA deputy clerk at the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. said no indictments were returned today by the grand jury and none are expected for remainder of the day, Politico reports.
ReplyDeleteRats! Bring on the UFOs!
----Alan
ReplyDeleteGeorgia Courthouse Gets Ready for Something [Click] As a potential indictment Donald Trump looms in Georgia, barricades have sprung up around the courthouse where he’d likely be arraigned. SPROING!!
—Alan
May 19th: Georgia prosecutor clears decks for possible Trump charges in early August [Click]
DeleteNote: Georgia doesn't require a permit to carry a concealed weapon in public.
Delete---Alan
Trump lawyers meet special counsel as potential indictment looms [Click] As I understand, that is typically the last thing before indictment.
Delete—Alan (Who wouldn’t mind revelation of a crashed space alien ship; sort of a cherry on the top. . .)
Wikipedia: Foo fighter [Click]
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B-29 Bomber Gunners Engaging Balls of Fire Over Japan [Click]
Delete91° predicted. Only got 83°--which still makes it the hottest day of the year, to date. And about par for predictions at this location.
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Less is more!
DeleteThe air conditioner repairman arrived, discovered that there was no power to the air conditioner, which led us to check the circuit breaker, which had been thrown for no obvious reason. He checked everything else while he was at it--refrigerant pressure, fuses, voltages, etc. The AC is working and all is well. Very nice.
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All's well that ends well!
DeleteI had been feeling tired; when I took a shower mid-day I checked my weight, which had decreased significantly; so I commenced drinking "extra" water, took a couple of salt pills, and had a second lunch plus desert (I hadn't been feeling like eating). I feel considerably better. Probably dehydration slowly sneaking up on me.
ReplyDelete---Alan
These just in via politicalwire.com:
ReplyDelete“Donald Trump is facing additional charges in the Justice Department’s classified documents investigation,” the AP reports. “The additional allegations of obstruction and willful retention of national defense information were added to the indictment Thursday by Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith’s team of prosecutors.”
A maintenance worker at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago private club has been charged by Special Counsel Jack Smith in the same criminal case against former President Donald Trump, the AP reports.
------Alan
Oh, the Republicans are going to be so owned . . .
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Emperor Nero’s lost theatre found at hotel construction site in Rome [Click] “Archaeologists hail ‘exceptional finds’ at venue whose existence was previously known only from mentions in ancient texts.”
ReplyDeleteNearly half a million in US may have been affected by tick-bite meat allergy [Click] “CDC issues warning over alpha-gal syndrome, red-meat allergy primarily associated with lone-star tick saliva”
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The [marine] microbes that could protect grapevines from climate change [Click]
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Black fraternity moves Florida event over DeSantis’s ‘assault’ on minorities [Click] “Alpha Phi Alpha joins a number of companies and organizations boycotting state in protest of governor’s extremist positions.” Reckon I will maintain my boycott of Florida.
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