tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post2368100848562469006..comments2024-03-28T19:34:19.507-04:00Comments on Howard-Empowered People: An online community of Dean-inspired activists: Time to Decorate?Renee in Ohiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01741974339127525003noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-49927612009403756302019-12-04T20:28:02.179-05:002019-12-04T20:28:02.179-05:00Ah, well, perhaps it would reassure the forebears ...Ah, well, perhaps it would reassure the forebears to know that Wil did indeed have a job that supported us. He was accepted into General Electric's Manufacturing Management Apprenticeship Program. Therefore it took 6 years to get a 4 year degree, since there is an apprenticeship as well. At first one works part time and goes to school full time. Then one works full time and goes to school part time. Upon graduation one is required to work for GE for two years. So Wil also had a job upon graduation which paid well. He then moved on to Digital Equipment Corporation. All good.listenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258189493159993427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-89561519742709990152019-12-04T12:13:10.570-05:002019-12-04T12:13:10.570-05:00Sis confirmed this morning that she saw in the pap...Sis confirmed this morning that she saw in the paper that we got eighteen inches yesterday. Somewhat amazed at my accuracy.<br /><br />Yes, Alan, he's stable. Glad you could decipher my spelling.Catreonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959115298646880631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-69600821501175350932019-12-04T12:05:33.444-05:002019-12-04T12:05:33.444-05:00Meaning no disrespect to Bill or to Listener's...Meaning no disrespect to Bill or to Listener's sweetie, but that's pretty much the way I think it ought to be. No marriage let alone children till at least one party (preferably the boy) has a solid job. Terribly old fashioned, I know.Catreonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959115298646880631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-86125431054201823512019-12-04T11:58:20.062-05:002019-12-04T11:58:20.062-05:00That hadn't occurred to me. I wonder what coun...That hadn't occurred to me. I wonder what country would take him. Uncle Vladimir might be less than thrilled to have him as a permanent guest.Catreonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959115298646880631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-32535031509193873672019-12-04T02:32:41.067-05:002019-12-04T02:32:41.067-05:00Quite so. Article I, Section III of the Constitut...Quite so. Article I, Section III of the Constitution:<br /><br />"Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law."<br /><br />So all the Congress can do is remove him from office (no removing his head, like Parliament did for Charles the First), but he can subsequently be prosecuted for fraud, treason, jaywalking, or whatever charges are brought against him, just like any other citizen. I truly do wonder if Trump will flee the US.Alan in CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516051777407876376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-44549548563331263642019-12-04T02:21:10.070-05:002019-12-04T02:21:10.070-05:00I think Biden might have been honestly surprised b...I think Biden might have been honestly surprised because he overestimates the appeal of "centrist" candidates. And he is basically a decent fellow, who will do the socially expected thing. I recall an analysis of the various candidates' donations, and Harris's funding followed a "flash in the pan" pattern: a lot at the beginning, then a rapid decrease, followed by a longer and slower decrease. Beto's fundraising pattern was similar.Alan in CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516051777407876376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-47571221170065002222019-12-04T01:50:07.834-05:002019-12-04T01:50:07.834-05:00Albuquerque. The high desert is rather chilly this...Albuquerque. The high desert is rather chilly this time of year but will probably be sunny.W. A.Thomassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053050637813607747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-60082267920219635412019-12-04T00:44:20.468-05:002019-12-04T00:44:20.468-05:00Listener--would it sound more impressive if you re...Listener--would it sound more impressive if you received ten millimeters? [he ducks]Alan in CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516051777407876376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-6939802175366106422019-12-04T00:42:23.058-05:002019-12-04T00:42:23.058-05:00May you travel to sunny climes!May you travel to sunny climes!Alan in CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516051777407876376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-60952172758672594072019-12-04T00:41:46.379-05:002019-12-04T00:41:46.379-05:00Coumadin, Cat. No big to be a week late if he'...Coumadin, Cat. No big to be a week late if he's been stable.Alan in CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516051777407876376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-20810701843940134522019-12-04T00:38:36.047-05:002019-12-04T00:38:36.047-05:00My folks married in 1932, in the depths of the Gre...My folks married in 1932, in the depths of the Great Depression, and I absorbed life lessons from them and to a lesser extent their parents' generation. I don't know that they ever explicitly said so, but one lesson I absorbed was that a man has no right to go courting, much less marry, before he can support a family--which means before he has a regular job. Ideally, "first the nest and then the bird." I knew well several couples who married in graduate school, and one who married as undergraduates. One graduate/undergraduate couple. Many of them made it, but it was hard. I just couldn't bring myself to do it, but that was hard too, even though it was in my bones. I didn't have an account at the Bank of Mom and Dad (my father passed away and I helped my Mom), and government guaranteed student loans only came along after I was in graduate school and knew how to get by without them. I did have to be very careful with my money, but that was accepted as normal in my family.Alan in CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516051777407876376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-42756176976066692982019-12-04T00:26:00.123-05:002019-12-04T00:26:00.123-05:00I was actually surprised she pulled out, but also ...I was actually surprised she pulled out, but also not sorry. Funny that Biden would call her a first rate candidate given how she went after him in the debate. He must be courting her bereft followers.listenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258189493159993427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-22457632690910227452019-12-04T00:22:35.393-05:002019-12-04T00:22:35.393-05:00I was thinking you must have had at least 22"...I was thinking you must have had at least 22" of snow, Cat. We got a whopping 4/10ths of an inch.listenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258189493159993427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-20128974568071721812019-12-04T00:08:53.331-05:002019-12-04T00:08:53.331-05:00We had three children by the time Wil completed hi...We had three children by the time Wil completed his 6 year program of study and apprenticeship. I finished my bachelor's while home schooling our five children. Then I went on to a three year study program on theology, scripture and spirituality, and after that a two year spiritual guidance program...all while home schooling the kids. listenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258189493159993427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-42382714953984460922019-12-04T00:02:38.524-05:002019-12-04T00:02:38.524-05:00Traveling Mercies, Bill!Traveling Mercies, Bill!listenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258189493159993427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-2830127077177585752019-12-03T23:12:55.607-05:002019-12-03T23:12:55.607-05:00Have a safe trip, Bill.Have a safe trip, Bill.Catreonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959115298646880631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-18266257874744881512019-12-03T23:11:17.718-05:002019-12-03T23:11:17.718-05:00We got about four inches yesterday, and by this mo...We got about four inches yesterday, and by this morning about eighteen or so inches more. It has snowed in a desultory sort of way through the afternoon and evening. Don't know what the accumulation is up to at this point. Dad snow blew this afternoon, but hasn't yet dug out the cars. He'll do that tomorrow. Couldn't go for his monthly kumatin (sp?) check in the morning or to do his weekly food shopping. It's not like we had six feet or anything, but enough to be snowbound today.Catreonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959115298646880631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-53867773399071487262019-12-03T22:56:51.252-05:002019-12-03T22:56:51.252-05:00These may be my last posts for a while. I leave to...These may be my last posts for a while. I leave town tomorrow and won't be back until a week from today.W. A.Thomassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053050637813607747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-64165534670340118822019-12-03T22:55:38.850-05:002019-12-03T22:55:38.850-05:00I was married shortly after I started my PhD progr...I was married shortly after I started my PhD program and my son was borm a few months before I completed my degree.W. A.Thomassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053050637813607747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-31474647571389753082019-12-03T22:53:20.623-05:002019-12-03T22:53:20.623-05:00The way I read it, this applies to the impeachment...The way I read it, this applies to the impeachment process. No pardon can stop impeachment (and note that is is not only presidents than can be impeached). I don't see this as blocking pardons for actual criminal charges, which are something different.W. A.Thomassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053050637813607747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-5805641688664237992019-12-03T22:28:46.144-05:002019-12-03T22:28:46.144-05:00Feeling old and shunned, legendary writer Paul The...<a href="http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20191203-is-travel-the-secret-to-a-long-life" rel="nofollow">Feeling old and shunned, legendary writer Paul Theroux leaves the US and journeys to a country that reveres the elderly.</a> [Click] A very nice little read.Alan in CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516051777407876376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-67938761071675553752019-12-03T21:38:39.131-05:002019-12-03T21:38:39.131-05:00"By Tuesday there had already been more than ..."By Tuesday there had already been more than 2ft of snow in some areas of central Massachusetts, and 16in in Somers, Connecticut. The Boston area had only about 4in of snow..."<br /><br />How about where you are, Cat?Alan in CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516051777407876376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-70498005912075264072019-12-03T21:19:59.445-05:002019-12-03T21:19:59.445-05:00Seems like the two processes were considered diffe...Seems like the two processes were considered different. Would also explain why Nixon didn't wait for conviction/removal, but left before mpeachment. puddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472602120015210301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-19589956226088486582019-12-03T20:38:00.051-05:002019-12-03T20:38:00.051-05:00Biden Calls Kamala Harris a ‘First-Rate Candidate,...<a href="https://politicalwire.com/2019/12/03/biden-calls-kamala-harris-a-first-rate-candidate/" rel="nofollow">Biden Calls Kamala Harris a ‘First-Rate Candidate,’ seems shocked at her withdrawal.</a> [Click]<br /><br />Sen. Harris had significant baggage, but it seems to me that her most pronounced failing as a candidate was that she was unable to articulate any particular reason that she should be President. She is a clintonista, and apparently figured (like HRC) it would be enough to declare "Here I am!" A sense of entitlement is definitely not enough; one must have some sense of the political, economic and social zeitgeist, show it, and act on it. IMO.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/03/spectacular-collapse-kamala-harris-2020-074982" rel="nofollow">Politico on Harris’ downfall.</a> [Click] They make much of her previous electoral successes, but don’t point out that in the senatorial election her opponent was wildly far to the right of the electorate. I did vote for her, but only because her opponent was so repulsive.Alan in CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516051777407876376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-55113752217979179822019-12-03T18:55:15.360-05:002019-12-03T18:55:15.360-05:00Hmmm.... on further reflection, doesn't that m...Hmmm.... on further reflection, doesn't that mean that he must be convicted by the Senate? Alan in CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516051777407876376noreply@blogger.com