Sunday, August 23, 2020

Monarch Caterpillars: Nom Nom Nom...

 

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  1. Commentary on Biden’s use of Seamus Heaney’s poetry in his acceptance speech. [Click] “Coming up against a functionally illiterate president, it is quite a contrast.”

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  2. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany says Trump will announce a “major therapeutic breakthrough” on Sunday evening. [Click] Oleander extract, maybe? Then again, I don’t expect that either Trump or his press secretary knows what “therapeutic” means.

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  3. I am going to spray weeds this morning, while wearing an N95 mask. The smoke seems slightly less today.

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    1. What does it mean to spray weeds? With what? I usually spray my plants with water and pull my weeds.

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  4. OHIO: As of Sunday afternoon, there have been at least 114,802 confirmed or probable cases in the state, 3,978 deaths, and 12,800 hospitalizations, according to the Ohio Department of Health.

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  5. VT: 1557 cases (+4)
    58 deaths (18 days)
    142 active cases
    Recovered:1371 (+5)
    In Hospital 3 (-1)
    Tests 120,043 (+1439)

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  6. For your entertainment:

    "The Republican National Convention this year aims to one-up the Democrats’ Convention. Despite rumors, it appears Kid Rock, Ted Nugent, and Goya CEO Bob Unanue aren’t going to make it to the event … maybe because they forgot to bring their own Personal Protective Equipment?

    However, you can still catch a keynote from the rising star duet: the St. Louis couple who wielded guns at protesters! They’ll likely be showing support for Trump the best way they know how — yelling so loud that no one knows what they’re saying. (Let’s hope they leave the guns at home.)

    Although, incoherence may be the best promotion Trump can hope for. After all, 6 of the convention’s 12 “key speakers” will be Trumps! Yes, besides the President, you’ll see Ivanka, Melania, Tiffany, Eric, and Don Jr."

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    1. No, I won't be seeing them. . .

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    2. I’m torn between not watching to not boost their ratings and taping and watching clips later if something newsworthy happens.

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  7. I don't know how much farther smoke from the California fires extends, but the air quality is reportedly bad in the Salt Lake area.

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  8. Sidney Blumenthal: How Donald Trump canceled the Republican party [Click] “The convention will be a ghastly reminder of what happened to the party of Lincoln – even as it desperately grabs for his mantle.” Boy—Blumenthal doesn’t give the GOP both barrels—- it’s more like a saturation bombing raid.

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  9. The Corner That State Universities Have Backed Themselves Into [Click] “For schools to do the right thing would be financial suicide.” Do follow the link to the explanation of Baumol’s cost disease.

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  10. Investors Have Been Making the Same Mistake for 300 Years [Click] “If Isaac Newton could lose all reason in the pursuit of riches, so can anyone else.”

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  11. Can the Religious Left Flip the Bible Belt? [Click] “Anger over Donald Trump’s leadership has created an opening for progressives to flip formerly solid-red states such as Georgia—and reclaim the identity of so-called values voters.”

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