Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Low Clouds


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  1. Well, only an hour late tonight. Heh.

    I was busy leaving notes on the last thread. 😄

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  2. Oops--too many links to suit Blogger. Quite a few this AM, and quite a range of interest. Will divide into two parts.

    Compare, contrast, and ponder:
    DNC Getting Smoked In Fundraising [Click]
    House Democrats Outpace GOP In Fundraising [Click]

    Buttigieg to Dems: campaign on what voter want, not what Trump says. [Click] I think the young man makes a good point.

    The Perils of Leadership Based on Charisma Instead of Strategy [Click] “Amoral leaders have a way of revealing the character of those around them.” —James Comey

    Freeway shootings—SF Bay Area as an example. [Click]

    Boris Johnson: the clown is crowned as the country burns in hell [Click] By Hannah Jane Parkinson

    Malaika Jabali: Trump's racist attacks will make it easier for ‘the Squad’ to recruit more members [Click]

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    1. Second tranche:


      Experts fear deserted oil tanker off Yemen could explode [Click] Oh, boy…

      Theme parks, pubs and 'human zoos': how the Victorians invented leisure [Click]

      'Just don't call it a cult': the strangely alluring world of the Bruderhof [Click] “In the radical religious community, no one owns or earns anything, everyone sings constantly and the booze flows freely. Where are the drawbacks?”

      Brexit highlights Ireland’s divisions. But sport shows how united we can be [Click] I don’t generally pay attention to sports news, but this does seem to hold promise for the future.

      Bobby McDonagh: I sat at the EU’s negotiating table for years – and saw how great Britain’s influence was [Click] “Brexiters claim the UK is the victim of Brussels bureaucracy. The truth is that it has shaped EU decisions for decades”

      Cartoon: Boris enters No. 10 [Click] More to my taste than typical UK political cartoons.

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    2. "Buttigieg to Dems: campaign on what voter want, not what Trump says."

      Should read: Buttigieg to Dems: campaign on what voters want, not what Trump says.

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  3. Songs about food and cooking! [Click] Alas, “Pulling My Rhubarb Out” (mentioned in the Victorian entertainments article) is reported to be lost… But "Know Your Chicken" sounds promising.

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  4. Walter Shapiro: Moderation in the Trump era? Democrats, it’s futile [Click] “What’s the point of careful issue proposals when Trump will just bellow that they’re coming for your cars, air conditioning and straws?”

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  5. It speaks ill of me, but while pulling weeds yestere'en, it occurred to me to wonder if our Dear Leader is more intelligent than a proglottid (you may not want to know). After mulling it over I supposed that he is, but realized that is a very low bar.

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  6. Trump Sues to Keep State Tax Returns Private [Click] Filed in federal court, which I should think does not have jurisdiction. More here—sounds wacky to me. [Click]

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  7. I was going to go outside and pull weeds after 6PM (now 5:45) but thought better of it. 102 F, heat index 107, noticeably humid (25%--I do not expect to get much sympathy for that). No cool breeze. Thought better of it. We will pick peaches, though--they are starting to drop from the tree in the back yard. The power company has asked us to save electricity from 2PM to 7PM tomorrow.

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    1. Record high for this date is 113F.

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    2. I lied. We picked peaches for about half a hour; during that time a nice little breeze came up. Then I went around to the front of the house, which was completely in the shade and had a slight breeze--not too bad. About 7PM the mosquitoes started buzzing by me, so I put on some repellent. Pulled weeds for about an hour and a quarter. Took one salt pill, a glass of water and a glass of cider. With ice.

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