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Hugs are first today! And budding artists too.
ReplyDeleteNow off to bed too late, and to work too early. I anticipate a bit of fog, but not really heavy. Will see in the AM.
--Alan
What a wonderful portrait, listener--think she's caught your very essence!!
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DeleteThe almonds are in bloom hereabouts; not yet full bloom, but considerable.
ReplyDeleteAlan
Alan, might you have a photo?
DeleteSorry, no.
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Reading today:
ReplyDeleteA fascinating look at the pattern of Chinese internet censorship [Click]
The fate of the super-rich? [Click] I am reminded of the Welsh saying often quoted by Andrew Carnegie: “Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations.”
I have commenced reading Max Beer’s The life and teaching of Karl Marx [Click to download free]; it is incredibly promising. The introduction alone is a real wowser.
I continue to be interested in this story:
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“As turmoil at NBC News over the suspension of top anchor Brian Williams continued through a second week, new doubts arose about anecdotes Williams has told over the years, from meeting the pope to watching the Berlin Wall come down to flying into Baghdad with a team of Navy Seals. The news presenter was suspended for six months earlier this week after it was revealed that he had exaggerated a story about being shot down in a helicopter in Iraq, and as several more of his reports were called into question. NBC has said it is investigating the matter.”
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I’m unfamiliar with Mr. Williams, but I cannot help wondering how long it will be before the same standard will be applied to Senator Clinton’s claim that she landed under fire in Bosnia. I can’t believe that the Lee Atwaters of today will not use it. I suppose the best time to deploy the story would be after the Democratic national convention, or maybe even between the primary elections and the convention, assuming Senator Clinton should be the nominee. In the meantime, they might simply keep adding fuel to the fire under Mr. Williams.
--Alan
On another tack altogether, I think I may have located a less distant store that carries the type of Mexican chocolate (Moctezuma brand) that I found a couple of weeks ago in Los Banos--another branch of the same small chain. I will check it out on the way to San Jose on Wednesday, and it is close enough for the occasional (rare?) trip for a single purchase of something special. No luck finding said chocolate in Fresno, nor this weekend in Coalinga.
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Good luck! I hope this one's the one!
DeleteTo judge from the news, it looks like New England is getting some more real rough weather; stay safe and warm, all.
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P.S.: The more I contemplate my idea of repurposing the Keystone XL pipeline to repatriate our misguided precipitation from back East, the more I like it. Think of the construction jobs! Maybe in place of pumps to get the water over the Rockies, they could make a series of siphons! Heck, they only need to get it into the Colorado River watershed, or maybe the Humboldt Sink. But once over the Rockies, it’s all downhill (on average).
My loved ones in the Boston area and SW Maine are expecting upwards of another foot of snow. Up here we might get a few inches…the bigger issue here is wind chills as low as -30 to -45F. We intend to stay home tomorrow, safe and sound.
DeleteGreat idear to repurpose the Pipeline, Alan. :-)
Hearty Congratulations are in order for all Boston kids! It's official, Boston has broken snow records older than 150 years. Now they never have to listen to their parents or even grandparents tell them that it was tougher when they were kids. Rockin' that Record! Yeah!
ReplyDeleteBack from Capricon (science fiction convention). Not enough sleep, as expected, and maybe not as big a triumph as hoped. But enjoyable on the whole.
ReplyDeleteHave I mentioned that I am organizing a group of fants to take the train form Chicago to the Worldcon in Spokane this August? And am starting to get the word out about next year's trip to the Worldcon in Kansas City. Thursday and Friday nights I did a room party to advertise these, serving doughnuts, coffee cake, and kolacky. Didn't get as many people as I'd hoped, but several people were very interested and asked to be on the mailing list. we'll see if they actually sign up. And I had a number of other people say they though it was a beautiful ides, so I don[t feel bad.
I some ways the biggest disappointment was that the Chicago area's third science fiction, DucKon, announced it wouldn't be happening this year, although they insist it will be back next year.