The 17 year cycle Cicadas remind me of my dear friend Jerry May, may he rest in peace, because he wrote of being out camping in a remote area the last time they emerged. (Or perhaps it was 2 times ago?) At any rate, he was alone and they kept him awake, but he was fascinated watching them. Slowly their chorus died down for the night, but not before he watched the last two still chirping away move closer and closer together until they touched. Then they too went silent.
The story was published in the last book he penned: The Wisdom of Wilderness, published in 2006 by Harper Collins. I got to be an advance reader for the book...not knowing he would never write another, as he died before publication...aged 61.
Wil has put in a reservation for a 2022 Ford Maverick hybrid pickup truck. He's hoping for red. He used to have a red Ford Ranger that he loved, and it lasted 17 years. It caught fire on my birthday in front of a garden center we were visiting, and Wil donated it to Good News Garage. Do you recall the event? Afterward he picked up VT*Grand in my car and told her the story of having grabbed his fire extinguisher out of the back seat, putting out the fire before it got worse. But the truck had died. Just then they pulled into our driveway, where down at the end, where his truck used to reside, a few yards of garden soil had been delivered. VT*Grand, who had just turned 5, saw the pile of dirt and inquired, "Is that where you buried it?"
I need a pickup like I need another hole in the head, but ever since I was a kid I REALLY liked the thought of having a Dodge Power Wagon (1940's-1950's vintage). At Jay Leno's Garage on YouTube not long ago I saw a restored and updated one from a specialty rebuilder back east (out west to you): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c68L_tieVs
I'm not sure, but I think the truck my folks had for our store when I was real little was probably a war surplus Power Wagon; I remember that it had a gasoline heater--boy, did that produce a LOT of heat FAST!
OH! So *that's* why all my refrigerator magnets are sticking to me!
Living in Ohio while the state is busy providing examples of complete idiocy is very embarrassing. You *know* the republicans are going to eat that ish up and probably give that "doctor" a speaking tour.
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) asked at a congressional hearing whether the National Forest System or the Bureau of Land Management could “change the course of the Moon’s orbit or the Earth’s orbit around the Sun.”
On FB they have a PawBoost Alert to show pictures of lost pets. I am really tired of sharing the ones of indoor/outdoor cats. You know why? Because if you let your cat go outside it is going to die. There are cars, dangerous dogs and predators like hawks and coyotes out there. I have found the picked-clean skeleton of a cat in my back yard. There were still some fluffs of long white hair blowing around and I know I saw a long-haired white cat lying in a yard down the block. Cats do not have to go outside. Cats *should not* go outside. It is a death sentence for most of them.
We've always let our cats go outside. (Many were strays or feral before we took them in.) We have lost exactly two over the course of a half century. One we don't know what happend to. the other, sleeping peacefully in a neighbor's yeard, was killed by a dog just months before Oak Park passed its leash law. I head that a bit later that dog decided to attack a moving car and lost the fight.
Yes, there are people who fall for it which is exactly why they keep doing it. I'm so glad to have caller I.D. If I don't recognize the number I don't answer.
Prior to Newt Gingrich's "Contract for America" in the mid-1990s, legislators voted as individuals rather than as part of partisan blocs. This often made it possible to achieve a majority that included members of both parties.
VT 6/9/21: 24,300-24,295 = just 5 new cases in the whole State! Active Cases:539 Deaths:256(0x6) Recovered:23,505(96.7%) Hospital:1(-1) ICU:1(0) Tests:396,287(+335)
I lost control and started a loaf of bread. No nap for me. I've just been missing PB+Js, toast with jelly, grilled cheese... So I had to make bread. It's buttermilk bread, just a one pound loaf, but enough for me and Son #2. Just wish I had started it earlier in the day.
It was good. I haven't made it for so long I forgot how sweet it is because of the honey. So today I will make a loaf of a plain white sandwich bread which will better serve all those things I've been wanting to eat. The buttermilk bread won't go to waste though.
Remember to use proper eye protection or watch a live stream!
The partial ec;ipse begins at 4:41am. The annular eclipse starts at 5:50 a.m. ET (3:20 p.m. IST), is at its greatest at 6:42 a.m. ET (4:12 p.m. IST) and ends at 7:34 a.m. ET (5:04 p.m. IST). Finally, the partial eclipse ends at 9:11 a.m. ET (6:41 p.m. IST).
For more specific times related to your geographic location, check out TimeAndDate.com. If you're unable to see the eclipse, NASA and The Virtual Telescope Project will be streaming live views.
Ousted Tennessee Governor Tied to Murder Case [Click] “A former Tennessee governor’s administration helped fund a contract murder of a key federal witness decades ago while embroiled in the state’s largest political scandal,” the AP reports. Quite a story!
I surfaced just after 1:00am, so left messages on the last thread. LOVED your posts, Susan!!
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ReplyDeletehttps://www.cnn.com/2021/06/09/politics/cicadas-white-house-press-charter-delayed/index.html
The 17 year cycle Cicadas remind me of my dear friend Jerry May, may he rest in peace, because he wrote of being out camping in a remote area the last time they emerged. (Or perhaps it was 2 times ago?) At any rate, he was alone and they kept him awake, but he was fascinated watching them. Slowly their chorus died down for the night, but not before he watched the last two still chirping away move closer and closer together until they touched. Then they too went silent.
DeleteThe story was published in the last book he penned: The Wisdom of Wilderness, published in 2006 by Harper Collins. I got to be an advance reader for the book...not knowing he would never write another, as he died before publication...aged 61.
Wil has put in a reservation for a 2022 Ford Maverick hybrid pickup truck. He's hoping for red. He used to have a red Ford Ranger that he loved, and it lasted 17 years. It caught fire on my birthday in front of a garden center we were visiting, and Wil donated it to Good News Garage. Do you recall the event? Afterward he picked up VT*Grand in my car and told her the story of having grabbed his fire extinguisher out of the back seat, putting out the fire before it got worse. But the truck had died. Just then they pulled into our driveway, where down at the end, where his truck used to reside, a few yards of garden soil had been delivered. VT*Grand, who had just turned 5, saw the pile of dirt and inquired, "Is that where you buried it?"
ReplyDeleteCute story!
DeleteI need a pickup like I need another hole in the head, but ever since I was a kid I REALLY liked the thought of having a Dodge Power Wagon (1940's-1950's vintage). At Jay Leno's Garage on YouTube not long ago I saw a restored and updated one from a specialty rebuilder back east (out west to you):
Deletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c68L_tieVs
I'm not sure, but I think the truck my folks had for our store when I was real little was probably a war surplus Power Wagon; I remember that it had a gasoline heater--boy, did that produce a LOT of heat FAST!
DeleteVT*Grand will turn 14 this Sept and Wil still can't tell that story without chuckling so hard he gets tears in his eyes. 😆
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China Is Vaccinating People at a Staggering Rate [Click]
Ohio doctor tells lawmakers COVID-19 vaccine can leave people magnetized, interfaced with 5G towers [Click] Just in case you wondered.
OH! So *that's* why all my refrigerator magnets are sticking to me!
DeleteLiving in Ohio while the state is busy providing examples of complete idiocy is very embarrassing. You *know* the republicans are going to eat that ish up and probably give that "doctor" a speaking tour.
Texas might be able to beat that one, Susan:
DeleteRep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) asked at a congressional hearing whether the National Forest System or the Bureau of Land Management could “change the course of the Moon’s orbit or the Earth’s orbit around the Sun.”
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ReplyDeleteTrump Is Sabotaging the GOP’s Senate Prospects [Click] You're doing just fine, Donald.
Val Demings Announces Senate Bid [Click]
Note that Alan Grayson is also running for that Senate seat.
DeleteI looked up Mr. Grayson on Wikipedia, and it seems he has lost quite a few elections.
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ReplyDeleteOn FB they have a PawBoost Alert to show pictures of lost pets. I am really tired of sharing the ones of indoor/outdoor cats. You know why? Because if you let your cat go outside it is going to die. There are cars, dangerous dogs and predators like hawks and coyotes out there. I have found the picked-clean skeleton of a cat in my back yard. There were still some fluffs of long white hair blowing around and I know I saw a long-haired white cat lying in a yard down the block. Cats do not have to go outside. Cats *should not* go outside. It is a death sentence for most of them.
ReplyDeleteWe've always let our cats go outside. (Many were strays or feral before we took them in.) We have lost exactly two over the course of a half century. One we don't know what happend to. the other, sleeping peacefully in a neighbor's yeard, was killed by a dog just months before Oak Park passed its leash law. I head that a bit later that dog decided to attack a moving car and lost the fight.
DeleteI would never want any of my cats to be mauled to death by a dog.
DeleteMystery caller is going to take legal action against me if I don't confirm a few things. I hung up. Are there really people who fall for this chit?
ReplyDeleteYes, there are people who fall for it which is exactly why they keep doing it. I'm so glad to have caller I.D. If I don't recognize the number I don't answer.
DeleteI suppose you could tell them that you can meet them at a particular coffee shop in Charlestown at 5AM on Sunday.
DeleteAustralian researchers develop quantum microscope [Click] Expected to greatly improve microscopy of living subjects.
ReplyDeleteMcConnell says ‘era of bipartisanship is over.’ [Click] Minority leader says Republicans cannot back ‘extreme leftwing’ bills.
ReplyDeleteWhat “era of bipartisanship,” pray tell?
And I'm SO sure it is just a coincidence that this happened when the President is abroad. Yeah.
DeleteAny sense of bipartisanship in Congress definitely pre-dates the 9/11 attacks of 2001.
DeleteAnyone have any idear when life was good in this regard?
Prior to Newt Gingrich's "Contract for America" in the mid-1990s, legislators voted as individuals rather than as part of partisan blocs. This often made it possible to achieve a majority that included members of both parties.
DeleteThanks, Bill.
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ReplyDeleteVT 6/9/21: 24,300-24,295 = just 5 new cases in the whole State!
ReplyDeleteActive Cases:539
Deaths:256(0x6)
Recovered:23,505(96.7%)
Hospital:1(-1) ICU:1(0)
Tests:396,287(+335)
When 80% of eligible Vermonters have least one dose of the Covid vaccine,
Deleteall restrictions will be dropped.
Currently at 79.6%
President Biden ends talks with GOP over infrastructure package, starts new negotiations.
ReplyDeleteI lost control and started a loaf of bread. No nap for me. I've just been missing PB+Js, toast with jelly, grilled cheese... So I had to make bread. It's buttermilk bread, just a one pound loaf, but enough for me and Son #2. Just wish I had started it earlier in the day.
ReplyDeleteHow your homemade buttermilk bread turn out? My mouth is watering just thinking about it!
DeleteIt was good. I haven't made it for so long I forgot how sweet it is because of the honey. So today I will make a loaf of a plain white sandwich bread which will better serve all those things I've been wanting to eat. The buttermilk bread won't go to waste though.
Delete😋 YUM!
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ReplyDeleteUS to buy 500 million Covid vaccine doses for world
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DeleteSolar Eclipse tomorrow
ReplyDeleteRemember to use proper eye protection or watch a live stream!
The partial ec;ipse begins at 4:41am. The annular eclipse starts at 5:50 a.m. ET (3:20 p.m. IST), is at its greatest at 6:42 a.m. ET (4:12 p.m. IST) and ends at 7:34 a.m. ET (5:04 p.m. IST). Finally, the partial eclipse ends at 9:11 a.m. ET (6:41 p.m. IST).
For more specific times related to your geographic location, check out TimeAndDate.com.
If you're unable to see the eclipse, NASA and The Virtual Telescope Project will be streaming live views.
TimeandDate.com (which also has a livestream) says the eclipse will begin at 4:12amET
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NASA livestream
https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive
Virtual Telescope Project
https://www.virtualtelescope.eu
Are you in the track, listener? I saw it somewhere and it goes across part of eastern North America and then into the North Atlantic.
DeleteHere’s a map [Click] It doesn’t look like any of us will see it.
DeleteOusted Tennessee Governor Tied to Murder Case [Click] “A former Tennessee governor’s administration helped fund a contract murder of a key federal witness decades ago while embroiled in the state’s largest political scandal,” the AP reports.
ReplyDeleteQuite a story!
Texas Bar Investigates Paxton [Click]
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