Nine days since our grapes were delivered and we set them out to dry. Drying should be complete by this evening (now 11AM), and we have a fair start at removing the capstems (which is tedious work) and sorting by size (my sweetie's job), then they get washed, heated lightly in the oven, and sealed in containers to equalize their water content. The small ones will get a dose of brandy for baking use. -----Alan
Univ. of NH poll: Harris ahead of Trump 54:43 among likely voters.
Teamsters will not endorse.
Trump warned of possibility of being poisoned. [Click] We have known for a long time that there is a cheeseberder out there with his name on it, and he has obviously feared poisoning for a long time. Evidently he is now worrying about drones too.
Via politicalwire.com: “I’m still gonna call them an illegal alien.” — Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), at a campaign rally, on Haitian immigrants who are in Ohio legally. ----Alan
Via The Guardian: California Teamsters endorse Harris
While the Teamsters’ general executive board announced earlier today that the union, represents over 1.3 million workers, would make no endorsement in the presidential race, they also released polling data that they said showed that a majority of their union members favored Donald Trump.
But other organizations of Teamsters have said they will endorse Kamala Harris, including the California Teamsters. ---Alan
Today we learned that Spinnaker kitty has cancer. It's a skin-tag shaped lump by her ear, and the biopsy took just a few hours to confirm. We are awaiting the estimate from the vet to schedule her surgery. Sounds like she will be in for a day (not night) to have the tumor removed, then will have to wear the collar of shame for 14 days. So that's going to make scheduling interesting, as one of us will need to be here at all times for those two weeks. She's incredibly skittish and our goal is to do this in the way least traumatising for her. Hopefully they can get it all in one surgery...! Stay tuned.
Yes indeed.
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I miss her so much. --nordy
DeleteMore than 100 Republican former national security officials, congressional lawmakers endorse Harris [Click]
ReplyDeletePair of huge plasma jets spotted blasting out of gigantic black hole [Click] “Streams are the largest ever seen, measuring 23m light years and with combined power of trillions of suns”
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Blast from attack on Russian arms depot picked up on earthquake monitors [Click]
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‘Transformative, for better and for worse’: what’s the legacy of Peru’s Alberto Fujimori [Click] “Despite his convictions for corruption and human rights abuses, many see the president who has died at 86 as the country’s greatest leader”
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Nine days since our grapes were delivered and we set them out to dry. Drying should be complete by this evening (now 11AM), and we have a fair start at removing the capstems (which is tedious work) and sorting by size (my sweetie's job), then they get washed, heated lightly in the oven, and sealed in containers to equalize their water content. The small ones will get a dose of brandy for baking use.
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It looks like all the capstems will be removed and the raisins sorted by sizes this evening! Six hands work fast.
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Univ. of NH poll: Harris ahead of Trump 54:43 among likely voters.
ReplyDeleteTeamsters will not endorse.
Trump warned of possibility of being poisoned. [Click] We have known for a long time that there is a cheeseberder out there with his name on it, and he has obviously feared poisoning for a long time. Evidently he is now worrying about drones too.
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Sounds like paranoia is deepening here. He seems more and more like Caligula every day.
DeleteVia politicalwire.com:
ReplyDelete“I’m still gonna call them an illegal alien.”
— Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), at a campaign rally, on Haitian immigrants who are in Ohio legally.
----Alan
ReplyDeleteTrump’s Growing Tax Cut Promises [Click] Do detect a whiff of panic?
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-------> Do I detect......
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Reuters: Workers at Musk's Tesla, SpaceX and X donate to Harris while he backs Trump [Click]
ReplyDeleteDavid Frum: This Is What a Losing Campaign Looks Like [Click]
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Harris Leads in the ‘Blue Wall’ States
ReplyDeleteSeptember 18, 2024 at 12:36 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard
Three new Quinnipiac polls of likely voters:
Pennsylvania: Harris 51%, Trump 45%
Michigan: Harris 50%, Trump 45%
Wisconsin: Harris 48%, Trump 47%
^^^^^^ Alan
DeleteVia The Guardian:
ReplyDeleteCalifornia Teamsters endorse Harris
While the Teamsters’ general executive board announced earlier today that the union, represents over 1.3 million workers, would make no endorsement in the presidential race, they also released polling data that they said showed that a majority of their union members favored Donald Trump.
But other organizations of Teamsters have said they will endorse Kamala Harris, including the California Teamsters.
---Alan
Today we learned that Spinnaker kitty has cancer. It's a skin-tag shaped lump by her ear, and the biopsy took just a few hours to confirm. We are awaiting the estimate from the vet to schedule her surgery. Sounds like she will be in for a day (not night) to have the tumor removed, then will have to wear the collar of shame for 14 days. So that's going to make scheduling interesting, as one of us will need to be here at all times for those two weeks. She's incredibly skittish and our goal is to do this in the way least traumatising for her. Hopefully they can get it all in one surgery...! Stay tuned.
ReplyDeleteSounds like it should be OK; best wishes to all.
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Remains of I-75 gunman seem to have been found. [Click]
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Don’t fear the boomers! How Poland is celebrating its old people – and making life better for every age [Click]
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