HUMILITY (what a concept!)
"Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
Story from last Ash Wednesday: Teacher makes 4th grader remove ashes
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/08/us/4th-grader-ash-wednesday-trnd/index.html
I liked the way this was resolved and what the boy said.
I liked the way this was resolved and what the boy said.
Yes, that's a good story. Now think what it was and is like to have the words "under God" added to the Pledge of Allegiance. (The Knights of Columbus were particularly active in lobbying for that change.)
ReplyDeleteIs Gmail hiding [e.g.] Bernie’s emails to you? How inbox filtering may impact democracy [Click] “It’s known Facebook and Twitter customize news feeds – but a new report from The Markup reveals how Google’s email curation could have consequences in 2020.” I haven’t noticed such an effect with Earthlink’s e-mail server.
ReplyDeleteatt.net only has inbox and spam. About 10% of political emails end up as spam -- and that has occasionally included messages from The White House. But there is zero evidence that the algorithm is personalized in any way. Marking messages as "not spam" and sending them back to the inbox has no effect on categorization of subsequent messages from that sender.
DeleteThe article says that users can turn off categorization. Does that include spam? I have asked stt.net to turn off their span filter and they said it's not possible. A headache, since that means I have to periodically go online and check through my spam folder. It would be much easier if I could simply download everything and delete actual spam using my regular email client.
Which brings up a minor irritation with the article. They refer to "Microsoft Outlook" as an email provider. They mean outlook.com. Microsoft Outlook is the program, part of Microsoft Office, that I use to download and manage my email.
9 key takeaways from the Democratic debate in South Carolina, including Bernie Sanders being bruised but not broken.
ReplyDeleteRe Bernie's Springfield rally: Upon reflection, it occurred to me that the loud, raucous music would make me very nervous. Beyond that, I don't do well with crowds.
ReplyDeleteThe folks who run the Our 413 Revolution FB group are conscientious. No doubt, they'll have somebody there live streaming. So, I'll be able to listen to my Bernie from the comfort and safety of my chair which is, really, the best option for me.
Sorry to have whinged last night.
Whinge away, Cat; you're among friends.
DeleteI remember the Bernie rally I attended in 2016. I sought out a seat in the shade (it was a hot day) and realized that area was largely populated by the [ahem] more mature attendees. Down at the front were the folks in wheelchairs, and right in front of them, maybe 30 feet away, were the banks of loudspeakers. The volume of the music was nearly intolerable for me; not having brought earplugs, I had to close my ears with my fingers. But I have an abnormally low auditory threshold of pain.
That clinches it. No way could I handle that level of noise!
DeleteBill, I couldn't find IE installed and encountered problems installing it. However Microsoft Edge, utterly worthless though it is, is installed and I was able to get to ActBlue with it and cancel a recurring contribution I've been trying to cancel for weeks. So, that's done.
ReplyDeleteIn case you haven't been to the main site for a while, be prepared. They have a new, "user friendly" interface. Looks to me like it was designed for four-year-olds. Personally, I had no trouble using the existing interface. I'd find it much more useful if they worked out a way for you to change contribution amounts on existing recurring contributions. But I'm merely a user, so what do I know?
Oops—what looks like locally acquired coronavirus in northern Californa; no link to any other known case or to any established outbreak area. [Click] But don’t worry—Trump has assigned Mike Mike Pence [Click] to take care of it all. [Sounds like Trump decided on a fall guy…]
ReplyDeleteStock Market Futures Drop After Trump Press Conference [Click] Dang! That Nancy Pelosi will do anything to trash Dear Leader…
ReplyDeleteObama Demands TV Stations Pull Misleading Ad [Click]
ReplyDeleteSanders Plans Big Rally In Minnesota [Click] After two in Massachussetts Friday and Saturday.
A new Economist/YouGov poll finds Bernie Sanders leading the Democratic presidential field with 30%, followed by Joe Biden at 20%, Elizabeth Warren at 16%, Mike Bloomberg at 11%, Pete Buttigieg at 9% and Amy Klobuchar at 4%.
A new Public Policy Polling survey in Texas finds Joe Biden and Bernie tied in the Democratic primary race with 20%, followed by Elizabeth Warren at 17%, Mike Bloomberg at 12%, Pete Buttigieg at 11% and Amy Klobuchar at 7%.
Looks like Biden might win in South Carolina, but the size of his margin will be interesting.
The Arizona Republic isn’t going to endorse political candidates any more. Is this another indication that Arizona is turning purple?
Bag Man: The Wild Crimes, Audacious Cover-Up, and Spectacular Downfall of a Brazen Crook in the White House [Click] Spiro Agnew, that is.
“They talk about 40 Democrats. Twenty one of those are people that I spent a hundred million dollars to help elect. All of the new Democrats that came in and put Nancy Pelosi in charge and gave the Congress the ability to control this president, I bough — I, I got them.” — Mike Bloomberg, quoted by the Washington Post, at last night’s debate.
Will Bunch, Philadelphia Inquirer: Media, political elites who didn’t see Trump in 2016 are blowing it again with Bernie Sanders [Click] A REAL GOOD READ
ReplyDeleteAlong the same lines, Abraham Unger at The Hill: Why Bernie Sanders won the debate [Click]
Here is a notable technology story: Docking gives Intelsat telecoms satellite new lease of life [Click]
ReplyDeleteVery bad: Trump’s Quiet Power Grab [Click] “The president’s administration is attempting to bring thousands of federal employees under his control, and the public is largely unaware.”
ReplyDeleteHow Bernie Sanders' fight for Amazon warehouse workers is winning California voters [Click]
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