Beautiful day here today; blue sky, clouds have largely disappeared, and the breeze is actually very slightly warm. This is the first time since autumn that I have perspired during our morning walk. I see it has warmed way up in Regina; currently 18F, recently down around sixty below zero.
Oh, I am sure one needs a special filter--whether infrared or polarized I don't recall. And I don't have one on either of my modern cameras. There ought to be one in the newspaper--I will look.
My thought exactly. Governors and US senators must be elected by all the voters in a state. In a few states, their single US Representative is of equal political stature.
We keep hoping!! But so far no snow coming down. First it was going to start at 4:00pm, then 7:00pm, then 1:00pm. Oh well. On the radar it looks imminent. It'll snow all day tomorrow and we'll get something like 4-10" of snow atop what's already on the ground. We got something like 15" in January, but I think it's down to about 8" now. So even 4" will get us back up to a foot. A foot of snow is pretty nearly perfect!
Disagreements over legal strategy weren't the only reason Donald Trump's defense team collapsed just days before his second impeachment trial, Axios has learned.
What we're hearing: The notoriously stingy former president and his lead lawyer, Butch Bowers, wrangled over compensation during a series of tense phone calls, sources familiar with their conversations said. The argument came even though Trump has raised over $170 million from the public that could be used on his legal defenses.
The two initially agreed Bowers would be paid $250,000 for his individual services, a figure that "delighted" Trump, one of the sources said.
However, Trump didn't realize Bowers hadn't included additional expenses — including more lawyers, researchers and other legal fees that would be accrued on the job.
He was said to be livid when Bowers came back to him with a total budget of $3 million. Trump called the South Carolina attorney and eventually negotiated him down to $1 million. In the end, the money dispute added to frustrations Bowers and the other lawyers felt about whether the former president's claims of election fraud should be central to their arguments.
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful day here today; blue sky, clouds have largely disappeared, and the breeze is actually very slightly warm. This is the first time since autumn that I have perspired during our morning walk. I see it has warmed way up in Regina; currently 18F, recently down around sixty below zero.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful day here too. Bright sun on inches and inches of new-fallen snow.
DeleteIt's getting close to sundown here, and the view of the snowy mountains is really fine.
DeleteOh, I wish you'd all send me photos!!
DeleteOh, I am sure one needs a special filter--whether infrared or polarized I don't recall. And I don't have one on either of my modern cameras. There ought to be one in the newspaper--I will look.
DeleteAre you sure? The iPhone camera has some filter options, or you could adjust some of the settings after the fact, in the edit function.
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DeleteMy thought exactly. Governors and US senators must be elected by all the voters in a state. In a few states, their single US Representative is of equal political stature.
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In the week from Jan. 6 through Jan. 12, about 4,600 Republicans changed their party status in Colorado, according to a CPR News analysis.
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ReplyDeleteWe keep hoping!! But so far no snow coming down. First it was going to start at 4:00pm, then 7:00pm, then 1:00pm. Oh well. On the radar it looks imminent. It'll snow all day tomorrow and we'll get something like 4-10" of snow atop what's already on the ground. We got something like 15" in January, but I think it's down to about 8" now. So even 4" will get us back up to a foot. A foot of snow is pretty nearly perfect!
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ReplyDeleteDisagreements over legal strategy weren't the only reason Donald Trump's defense team collapsed just days before his second impeachment trial, Axios has learned.
What we're hearing: The notoriously stingy former president and his lead lawyer, Butch Bowers, wrangled over compensation during a series of tense phone calls, sources familiar with their conversations said. The argument came even though Trump has raised over $170 million from the public that could be used on his legal defenses.
The two initially agreed Bowers would be paid $250,000 for his individual services, a figure that "delighted" Trump, one of the sources said.
However, Trump didn't realize Bowers hadn't included additional expenses — including more lawyers, researchers and other legal fees that would be accrued on the job.
He was said to be livid when Bowers came back to him with a total budget of $3 million. Trump called the South Carolina attorney and eventually negotiated him down to $1 million. In the end, the money dispute added to frustrations Bowers and the other lawyers felt about whether the former president's claims of election fraud should be central to their arguments.
Gee, didn't they know he never pays his contractors?
DeleteI think it's just desserts.
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