Last evening Pixie, who is a small Tuxedo cat, had an adventure. When Dad let in the care aid just before 11:00, Pixie darted out. She gamboled on the front lawn,, leaping and diving in the snow, which was fortunately only a few inches deep. Then she took to the sidewalk and marched down to the corner house (that is the house next door). On coming back, she went up the driveway and under the car. After that it didn't take her long to come inside. Dad said she must have been cold. I didn't see her myself, but she was probably pretty wet too. Her fur is king of long so when she's dry she looks kind'a like a fuzz ball. Anyway, all this took place in the middle of the night. A little more excitement than Dad needed at that hour; but he said Pixie seemed to enjoy herself enormously.
Mizzen cat begged for and received (from Wil) a little whipped cream one evening. That was it! She was in love with it. We checked with the vet and she said it's okay in small doses. So now with me not eating sugar and Wil not eating fat, we actually buy squirt-on whipped cream just for the cat. She gets a very tiny dollop of it each evening. LOL!
Biden Rushes to Oust Trump Loyalists [Click] “If there has been a single defining feature of the first week of the Biden administration, it has been the blistering pace at which the new president has put his mark on what President Donald J. Trump dismissed as the hostile ‘Deep State’ and tried so hard to dismantle.”
Biden Plots ‘Full-Court Press’ for $1.9 Trillion Relief [Click] “Some progressives like Senate Budget Committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) argue Biden should move to the reconciliation track now and not waste time looking for 60 votes.”
Romney Tells Republicans to Stop Perpetuating ‘Big Lie’ [Click] Might he be positioning himself as a leader of a new conservative party? Just sayin’. I will never forget or forgive his profiteering from the destruction of US companies, jobs, and communities dependent on them. That said, I will give credit where credit is due in other things as well.
I helped. I ordered a pair for myself and one for our nephew, whose birthday is Saturday and who sent me a meme of Bernie sitting in their garden! LOL!
But I took flack for it. My artist DIL was incensed that the original artist had teamed up with a big toy manufacturer to make the mittens, instead of local artisans. She feels everyone should have bought them from local artists who are just trying to make ends meet. She made a good point. When I ordered, I didn't know they're being manufactured in KENTUCKY!! Argh!
A New Way to Trace the History of Sci-Fi’s Made-Up Words Click This article seemed slightly incoherent to me, but that might only reflect the shortcomings of my screen reader. The dictionary under discussion is surely an important step forward.
It was literally a mob scene. There were *hundreds* of us olds there. I wouldn't be surprised if they managed to vaccinate over a thousand just in that one day.
Well, we got our Delete button back. So now the weird thing Blogger is doing is that when I go to the list of threads with thumbnails, and click to open one of them (such as to edit it), instead of showing me the preview Blogger just shows me the ascii data that will create the photos. I've never seen that before! One has to click "Preview" to get to the preview. But you can't edit from that screen. It's going to make editing a real PITA.
Leahy said he had 'muscle spasms' on Tuesday night but has been cleared for a full return [Click]
ReplyDeleteUndercounting of Covid-19 deaths is greatest in pro-Trump areas, analysis shows [Click]
ReplyDeleteRather remarkable graphs.
DeleteWhat a surprise. :P
DeleteWow! The reincarnation of Arsène Lupin! [Click]
ReplyDeleteA Netflix streaming hit, from Gaumont, no less! [Click]
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DeleteLast evening Pixie, who is a small Tuxedo cat, had an adventure. When Dad let in the care aid just before 11:00, Pixie darted out. She gamboled on the front lawn,, leaping and diving in the snow, which was fortunately only a few inches deep. Then she took to the sidewalk and marched down to the corner house (that is the house next door). On coming back, she went up the driveway and under the car. After that it didn't take her long to come inside. Dad said she must have been cold. I didn't see her myself, but she was probably pretty wet too. Her fur is king of long so when she's dry she looks kind'a like a fuzz ball. Anyway, all this took place in the middle of the night. A little more excitement than Dad needed at that hour; but he said Pixie seemed to enjoy herself enormously.
ReplyDeleteAnd what a cat wants to do is the important thing.
DeleteDogs have owners, cats have staff members.
DeleteMizzen cat begged for and received (from Wil) a little whipped cream one evening. That was it! She was in love with it. We checked with the vet and she said it's okay in small doses. So now with me not eating sugar and Wil not eating fat, we actually buy squirt-on whipped cream just for the cat. She gets a very tiny dollop of it each evening. LOL!
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ReplyDeleteRecall Elections Ordered in Wisconsin [Click] Sounds like politics in the Wolverine State is a contact sport.
Biden to Create Commission on Supreme Court Reform [Click]
Biden Rushes to Oust Trump Loyalists [Click] “If there has been a single defining feature of the first week of the Biden administration, it has been the blistering pace at which the new president has put his mark on what President Donald J. Trump dismissed as the hostile ‘Deep State’ and tried so hard to dismantle.”
Hunger Soars Across America [Click] Sounds like an issue custom-made for a budget reconciliation bill.
Militiaman Who Plotted to Kidnap Whitmer Pleads Guilty [Click] and agrees to rat out his buddies.
What was the date on that Wisconsin article? The governor they are talking about recalling was defeated for reelection in 2018.
DeleteBiden Plots ‘Full-Court Press’ for $1.9 Trillion Relief [Click]
ReplyDelete“Some progressives like Senate Budget Committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) argue Biden should move to the reconciliation track now and not waste time looking for 60 votes.”
Biden Replaces Top Immigration Court Official [Click]
Romney Tells Republicans to Stop Perpetuating ‘Big Lie’ [Click] Might he be positioning himself as a leader of a new conservative party? Just sayin’. I will never forget or forgive his profiteering from the destruction of US companies, jobs, and communities dependent on them. That said, I will give credit where credit is due in other things as well.
Proud Boys leader was ‘prolific’ informer for law enforcement [Click]
The GOP’s answer to its post-Trump blues: More Trump [Click] Concrete boots aren’t enough for them, they’re going for a full set of concrete pajamas?
ReplyDeleteSenate GOP Braces for More Retirements [Click]
Rachel Maddow: GOP has become party of a 'fringe, violent, extremist criminal movement' [Click]
Inauguration star Amanda Gorman to perform at Super Bowl [Click] Egad, what next? NASCAR? Well, that’s OK.
Hey, if she can bring a little culture and class to the Super Bowl, more power to her. There's nothing wrong with bringing poetry to the masses.
DeleteIt just amazes me that she would be invited.
DeleteBernie Sanders’ inauguration mittens help raise $1.8M for charity.
ReplyDeleteI helped. I ordered a pair for myself and one for our nephew, whose birthday is Saturday and who sent me a meme of Bernie sitting in their garden! LOL!
DeleteBut I took flack for it. My artist DIL was incensed that the original artist had teamed up with a big toy manufacturer to make the mittens, instead of local artisans. She feels everyone should have bought them from local artists who are just trying to make ends meet. She made a good point. When I ordered, I didn't know they're being manufactured in KENTUCKY!! Argh!
A New Way to Trace the History of Sci-Fi’s Made-Up Words Click This article seemed slightly incoherent to me, but that might only reflect the shortcomings of my screen reader. The dictionary under discussion is surely an important step forward.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Cat. Great article, starting with the first sentence: "One thing nerds like to argue about is what nerds are allowed to argue about."
DeleteDanged if I can figure out what the word "neoseme" means.
DeleteI've never encountered it before, but it seems to mean using an existing word (e.g., "warp") in a new way.
DeleteTo Beat China on Tech, Biden Will Have to Learn from It - Click
ReplyDeleteBernie's mittens and memes raised $1.8 million for Vermont charities.
ReplyDeleteThat's what's reconciling me to the fact that they got made in Kentucky...!! Argh!
DeleteBut at least the money went to Vermont.
The new use for abandoned oil rigs [Click]
ReplyDeleteInternational Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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ReplyDeleteThe new use for abandoned oil rigs [Click]
ReplyDelete'Have we learned nothing?' California faces backlash for lifting stay-home order. Move comes as Covid surge has pushed local healthcare systems to brink of collapse and funeral industry faces horrifying backlog [Click] Sounds like utter insanity to me.
ReplyDeleteGamestop: 'Failing' firm soars in value as amateurs buy stock [Click]
ReplyDeletequestion: Why is Bernie wearing the mask off to one side (the left)?
ReplyDeleteArtistic license?
DeleteI'm thinking the wind was up from the left.
Deletethe wire across the top of the mask is bent off to the right, instead of in the middle. Looks to me that it would really uncomfortable.
Delete'Unseemly' $1.1 Trillion Billionaire Wealth Gain During Pandemic Could Fully Fund Biden Relief Plan for Working Class: Report - Click
ReplyDeleteCalling Robbin' Hood; calling Robbin' Hood!
DeleteThe Literary Origins of Netflix’s Latest Smash Hit [Click] “Lupin, the French-language series about a charismatic thief, embraces its source material—and then transcends it.”
ReplyDeleteI don't do Netflix streaming, but this makes it look tempting!
DeleteThe US System Is Rigged So the Minority Can Rule Over the Majority - Click
ReplyDeleteOh, but it's surely the *deserving* minority. . .
Delete[Pardon the sarcasm.]
Climate crisis: world is at its hottest for at least 12,000 years – study [Click] Data conflict resolved
ReplyDeleteDegree inflation: how it is being deflated. [Click] Good.
ReplyDeleteOHIO; COVID cases 878,284 and 10,931 deaths.
ReplyDeleteGot my first Covid vaccine today, didn't feel it at all. They're using Moderna and already set everybody up for the second appointment.
A great big *wOOt* from Vermont, Susan!!! 🥳👍
DeleteSusan got Firsties, as the first among us to get vaccinated! Yay! It has begun!!
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DeleteIt was literally a mob scene. There were *hundreds* of us olds there. I wouldn't be surprised if they managed to vaccinate over a thousand just in that one day.
DeleteVT cases: 11,379-11,285=94
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172deaths(+1)
Recovered 7696 (67.6%)
Hospital 46(-4) ICU:8(-1)
Tests 298,176 (+964)
Positivity rate down to 2.2%
DeleteDeath rate holding at 1.5%
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ReplyDeleteSo now the weird thing Blogger is doing is that when I go to the list of threads with thumbnails, and click to open one of them (such as to edit it), instead of showing me the preview Blogger just shows me the ascii data that will create the photos. I've never seen that before!
One has to click "Preview" to get to the preview. But you can't edit from that screen. It's going to make editing a real PITA.