We are getting a LOT of weeds pulled; yesterday I noticed that the buds on the plum tree are just barely beginning to show some green, so I sprayed the fruit trees with horticultural oil, and today I will apply sulphur. Looks like another nice day--no need for a jacket, even.
A relative of mine lived in Vermont for a short while back in the 1940's or 1950's. He said it was remarkable how fast their vegetable garden grew when the weather warmed enough--as if the plants knew they had to make up for a short growing season.
The death penalty is predicated on the belief that people learn from the bad experience of others. There is no evidence to support that. Many people do not even learn from their own bad experience. Ordering a third party to kill someone in cold blood is really barbaric.
There is a wonderful book called Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery, which takes place in WW1 from the perspective of the people at home in Prince Edward Island, Canada. I have always applied the concept portrayed there to federal executions.
The story goes that the adults were sitting out on the veranda discussing what they'd like to do to Kaiser Wilhelm...things such as bayonets and boiling oil were mentioned. But then the child present says, "I would like to make the Kaiser a good man. Then he would see what he has done and it would bother him always. And it would serve him 'zackly right."
Well, the American relationship to death is a problem. In this case, it leads health care workers to be extremely stressed because they are not used to so many people dying despite their care and it prompts relatives to bemoan that they cannot properly mourn the passinb of loved ones. At the same time, hardly any attention is being paid to the long term effects of the virus' insults. Nor is much attention being paid to having the costs of care and vaccination covered by payments from the Treasury. At least we should be paying attention to what it means to have a single payer.
In order to educate myself about Pennsylvania politics, I read this article: PA Lt. Gov. Fetterman Files To Run For Toomey Seat In 2022 [Click] The portrait photo of Fetterman is astoundingly good. I was further moved to read his Wikipedia entry. [Click] Fetterman unquestionably goes into my HELL, YES! file.
A year ago yesterday, on February 5, 2020, the Republican-dominated Senate acquitted President Donald J. Trump of two charges for which the House had impeached him: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress in order to rig his own reelection.
A year ago today, February 6, 2020, 57-year-old Patricia Dowd of San Jose, California, died suddenly after feeling ill for several days. She is the nation's first known victim of coronavirus.
Now, a year later, on February 6, 2021, the official count of coronavirus deaths in the United States is more than 460,000, significantly more Americans than died in World War Two.
And on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, the second impeachment trial of former president Donald J. Trump will begin in the Senate. This time, the House impeached him for incitement of insurrection in a desperate attempt to retain control of the presidency despite losing the 2020 election.
We are getting a LOT of weeds pulled; yesterday I noticed that the buds on the plum tree are just barely beginning to show some green, so I sprayed the fruit trees with horticultural oil, and today I will apply sulphur. Looks like another nice day--no need for a jacket, even.
ReplyDeleteSounds like our May. 😊
DeleteA relative of mine lived in Vermont for a short while back in the 1940's or 1950's. He said it was remarkable how fast their vegetable garden grew when the weather warmed enough--as if the plants knew they had to make up for a short growing season.
DeleteOHIO; COVID cases 918,079 and 11,652 deaths.
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DeleteFederal executions at end of Trump term were COVID superspreader events [Click]
ReplyDeleteThe death penalty is predicated on the belief that people learn from the bad experience of others. There is no evidence to support that. Many people do not even learn from their own bad experience.
DeleteOrdering a third party to kill someone in cold blood is really barbaric.
Agreed.
DeleteThere is a wonderful book called Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery, which takes place in WW1 from the perspective of the people at home in Prince Edward Island, Canada. I have always applied the concept portrayed there to federal executions.
The story goes that the adults were sitting out on the veranda discussing what they'd like to do to Kaiser Wilhelm...things such as bayonets and boiling oil were mentioned. But then the child present says, "I would like to make the Kaiser a good man. Then he would see what he has done and it would bother him always. And it would serve him 'zackly right."
VT cases: 12,766-12,612 = 154
ReplyDelete3212 active cases
182 deaths (+1)
Recovered 9372 (73.4%)
Hospital 61(+6) ICU:16(-1)
Tests 309,785 (+972)
Positivity Rate up to 1.9%
DeleteDeath rate holding at 1.4%
Well, the American relationship to death is a problem. In this case, it leads health care workers to be extremely stressed because they are not used to so many people dying despite their care and it prompts relatives to bemoan that they cannot properly mourn the passinb of loved ones. At the same time, hardly any attention is being paid to the long term effects of the virus' insults. Nor is much attention being paid to having the costs of care and vaccination covered by payments from the Treasury. At least we should be paying attention to what it means to have a single payer.
DeleteIn order to educate myself about Pennsylvania politics, I read this article: PA Lt. Gov. Fetterman Files To Run For Toomey Seat In 2022 [Click] The portrait photo of Fetterman is astoundingly good. I was further moved to read his Wikipedia entry. [Click] Fetterman unquestionably goes into my HELL, YES! file.
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A year ago yesterday, on February 5, 2020, the Republican-dominated Senate acquitted President Donald J. Trump of two charges for which the House had impeached him: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress in order to rig his own reelection.
A year ago today, February 6, 2020, 57-year-old Patricia Dowd of San Jose, California, died suddenly after feeling ill for several days. She is the nation's first known victim of coronavirus.
Now, a year later, on February 6, 2021, the official count of coronavirus deaths in the United States is more than 460,000, significantly more Americans than died in World War Two.
And on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, the second impeachment trial of former president Donald J. Trump will begin in the Senate. This time, the House impeached him for incitement of insurrection in a desperate attempt to retain control of the presidency despite losing the 2020 election.
It's been quite a year.
Excess deaths continue to run roughly 50% higher than the official Covid-19 death toll, so now approaching 700,000.
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