Wednesday, April 03, 2024

Egg Collection


 

23 comments:

  1. Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in trophy hunting row. [Click] “President Mokgweetsi Masisi voices anger over Berlin’s opposition to the import of trophies over poaching concerns.” I am reminded of Pablo Escobar’s hippopotamuses.
    —Alan

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  2. ‘You see one, you want to see them all’: 105-year-old excited for his 13th solar eclipse. [Click] “Laverne Biser, 105, has traveled the world to witness the phenomenon – and what might be his final one will pass directly over his Texas house.”
    ——Alan

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  3. OOPS!
    ----Alan

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  4. Early warning system to track Asian hornets unveiled by UK researchers [Click] “Monitoring station detects predatory species using artificial intelligence and sends alert so nests can be [located].”

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  5. Frenzied politics is damaging to us all. We need the Daniel Kahneman doctrine [Click] Column from the UK, but just as relevant elsewhere.
    —Alan

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  6. ‘Our now-weary bodies have held on’: 109-year-old Tulsa massacre survivors get day in court [Click] The case has been brought under the legal concept of “on-going public nuisance,” which has no statute of limitation.
    ----Alan

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  7. Guardian Exclusive: Trump Media saved in 2022 by Russian-American under criminal investigation [Click] “Trump’s social media company went public relying partly on loans from trust managed by person of interest to prosecutors.” I can’t say that I am surprised.
    —Alan

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  8. The weather is miserable here today; rainy, cold and raw with a forecast high of 41. Things could be worse though. Out in the Berkshires, they're experiencing wintry mix. Ah, springtime in New England!

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    1. A little warmer here today, just a few clouds. Back to work on weeding the front flower beds momentarily (now 1:30 PM).
      ----Alan

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    2. Not just New England. Essentially the same here. Predicting snow mixed with the rain, although I'm not sure that's happening.

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    3. Sorry to hear that, Bill. Ah well, Spring will get to us eventually.

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  9. Video: Wow! Court Suddenly REJECTS Trump’s Bond [Click] Sub-prime California auto lender seems not to be familiar with how things are done in NY courts of appeal, gets an opportunity for a do-over.
    ——Alan

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  10. My youngest brother was found dead in his apartment a short while ago. In shock. -Susan

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  11. Traders Bet Millions That Trump Media Will Tumble [Click]
    “. . .the appetite to bet against the stock has grown even more ravenous. . .”
    “Trump Media is the most ‘shorted’ special purpose acquisition vehicle in the country. . .“
    —Alan

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