6:45 AM here at the moment; I'm about to have some coffee. Temperatures here in the low 30's F, but not quite freezing. When I opened the door to let in the cat that stays outside at night I could hear the wind machines in the orange groves across the river going.
After having some food, the semi-outside cat settled in to sleep under the Christmas tree. When we set it up this time she tried sleeping near it, then slowly nearer and nearer, and finally underneath it, on the skirt and behind some remaining boxes. I guess we will have to leave it up longer than usual this year.
Wil's cousin in Longmont, Colorado and her husband are offering to take in ANY displaced animals. I love them so much for it! If you hear of anyone in need, please let me know and I'll put them in touch with her!!
Kath writes: If anyone knows someone affected by the Marshall fire who needs a place to keep their pet while they are displaced - we are a very loving pet home. We have nearly an acre of fenced yard and are happy (and experienced) to house dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, goats and marsupials! 😉. Our dogs are used to other dogs and we are used to animal chaos. Tom and I both work from home so can give attention and keep and eye out, and we have a vet in the family. We can keep animals as long as needed! Please share our info with anyone who needs help!
Bernard Kerik hands over “trove” of documents to Jan. 6th investigators [Click] “[He] also provided a ‘privilege log’ describing materials he declined to provide to the committee. . . Among the withheld documents is one titled ‘DRAFT LETTER FROM POTUS TO SEIZE EVIDENCE IN THE INTEREST OF NATIONAL SECURITY FOR THE 2020 ELECTIONS.’”
From New York Times via politicalwire.com: “In studies on mice and hamsters, Omicron produced less damaging infections, often limited largely to the upper airway: the nose, throat and windpipe [I suppose “trachea” is too fancy a word for readers of the NYT]. The variant did much less harm to the lungs, where previous variants would often cause scarring and serious breathing difficulty.”
The Truth About Prohibition [Click] “The temperance movement wasn’t an example of American exceptionalism; it was a globe-spanning network of activists and politicians who tilted not against sin but against economic exploitation.” This certainly rings true.
They would have presumably corresponded by Victory Mail (seemingly confirmed by the last photo in the article). See Wikipedia [Click] and United News [newsreel] [Click]
Happy New Year, everyone. This Omicron variant is apparently insanely contagious. D and I both got it in spite having gotten our booster shots. We seem to be at the end of it now. Wasn't awful, but we'll be glad to have it behind us.
A former coworker of mine, now in Montana, triple vaccinated and working in a place where everyone is vaccinated, masked, and maintains distance at lunch and breaks also came down with it. He had to be in another place a while back where vaccination rates are very low and few people wore masks and figures that is where he got it. He has lost much of his senses of taste and smell going on three weeks now, and it is a real drag. Any loss of taste or smell for you two?
Oh gosh, Renee! I'm sad you and D got Omicron. You now have extra immunity at least.
Wil and I are concerned we'll have the same outcome if we meet people who won't mask up. We are being super careful because of his heart condition and my low-normal immune system. But there's still a feeling of impending doom that we'll all meet the virus somewhere sometime. Hopefully Omicron will help Covid weaken in time.
Hey, wait. Does this mean Renee and Demetrius got FIRSTIES on the blog? Aren't you the first among us to get Covid? Dang rotten Firsties if you ask me. Some sort of award seems in order.
A moderate wind combined with moderately low humidity can draw a spark off an ungrounded five-gallon can. I remember a case like that up on the San Francisco peninsula a long time ago.
🎉 Welcome to the New Year, Susan, Renee and Bill!
ReplyDelete(Hang in there, Alan! 2022's coming!)
ReplyDelete6:45 AM here at the moment; I'm about to have some coffee. Temperatures here in the low 30's F, but not quite freezing. When I opened the door to let in the cat that stays outside at night I could hear the wind machines in the orange groves across the river going.
ReplyDeleteThe sun is up now, so we have a good view of the fog!
DeleteAfter having some food, the semi-outside cat settled in to sleep under the Christmas tree. When we set it up this time she tried sleeping near it, then slowly nearer and nearer, and finally underneath it, on the skirt and behind some remaining boxes. I guess we will have to leave it up longer than usual this year.
DeleteWelcome to the New Year, Alan!
DeleteIt's good of you to let your kitty have some extra tree time.
One of ours sits under the tree; the other avoids it completely.
Guardian: ‘We lost everything’: Colorado wildfires destroy hundreds of homes [Click] One wouldn’t think of such an area being part of the woodland-urban interface, but satellite photos show the homes surrounded by good-sized trees. Who would think they needed to build for wildfire resistance?
ReplyDeleteWil's cousin in Longmont, Colorado and her husband are offering to take in ANY displaced animals. I love them so much for it! If you hear of anyone in need, please let me know and I'll put them in touch with her!!
DeleteKath writes:
If anyone knows someone affected by the Marshall fire who needs a place to keep their pet while they are displaced - we are a very loving pet home. We have nearly an acre of fenced yard and are happy (and experienced) to house dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, goats and marsupials! 😉. Our dogs are used to other dogs and we are used to animal chaos. Tom and I both work from home so can give attention and keep and eye out, and we have a vet in the family. We can keep animals as long as needed! Please share our info with anyone who needs help!
Bernard Kerik hands over “trove” of documents to Jan. 6th investigators [Click] “[He] also provided a ‘privilege log’ describing materials he declined to provide to the committee. . . Among the withheld documents is one titled ‘DRAFT LETTER FROM POTUS TO SEIZE EVIDENCE IN THE INTEREST OF NATIONAL SECURITY FOR THE 2020 ELECTIONS.’”
ReplyDeleteHmmm, do I smell a smoking gun?
DeleteI think I detect someone who is not cool with walking the plank.
DeleteOcasio-Cortez Says Criticism Is Just ‘Sexual Frustrations’ [Click] ZOT!
ReplyDeleteFrom New York Times via politicalwire.com: “In studies on mice and hamsters, Omicron produced less damaging infections, often limited largely to the upper airway: the nose, throat and windpipe [I suppose “trachea” is too fancy a word for readers of the NYT]. The variant did much less harm to the lungs, where previous variants would often cause scarring and serious breathing difficulty.”
ReplyDeleteBiden and Manchin Still Talking [Click]
ReplyDeleteThe Truth About Prohibition [Click] “The temperance movement wasn’t an example of American exceptionalism; it was a globe-spanning network of activists and politicians who tilted not against sin but against economic exploitation.” This certainly rings true.
ReplyDelete100 ways to slightly improve your life without really trying [Click]
ReplyDelete9:30 AM; we can make out the islands in the river bottom, but not yet the opposite bank.
ReplyDelete10AM, and the fog is burning away; we can see well beyond the far bank of the river, albeit not clearly.
ReplyDeleteWe've had such thick fog here that folks are remarking on the VT Roads site that they have never driven in such dense fog before.
DeleteDrivers baffle Nevada Highway Patrol officers with [foolish] behavior in Tahoe [Click]
ReplyDeleteYoung couple, separated by war, wrote every day and kept all the letters. 4000 letters!
ReplyDeleteThink the Pandemic is long? Try 4 years on Vermont’s WWII home front
https://vtdigger.org/2021/12/31/think-the-pandemic-is-long-try-4-years-on-vermonts-world-war-ii-home-front/
They would have presumably corresponded by Victory Mail (seemingly confirmed by the last photo in the article). See Wikipedia [Click] and
DeleteUnited News [newsreel] [Click]
I remember V-Mail, although my family never needed to use it.
DeleteYes, I do believe they mentioned Victory Mail. That included soldiers' letters home being read before being sent, to ensure no loose lips sank ships.
DeleteUsing microfilm reduced a very large room full (stacked to the ceiling) of mailbags to a half bag. Or something like that.
DeleteThe predicted snow started about an hour ago. Prediction is for up the 8". We'll see.
ReplyDeleteNice! We're only expecting 3-7". Our plow guy comes if we have 4" or more, so I guess we'll see.
DeleteAnton Petrov: Happy 2022, Let's See What Sci Fi Movies Predicted It'll Be Like [Click]
ReplyDeleteIt seems I have been overactive on the blog today! Gardening and other forms of work forbidden in our house on New Year's Day.
ReplyDeleteI do not think it is possible for anyone to be overactive on the blog. We appreciate all the posts!!
DeleteLA Times: Younger adults driving coronavirus surge in Southern California [Click]
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, everyone. This Omicron variant is apparently insanely contagious. D and I both got it in spite having gotten our booster shots. We seem to be at the end of it now. Wasn't awful, but we'll be glad to have it behind us.
ReplyDeleteA former coworker of mine, now in Montana, triple vaccinated and working in a place where everyone is vaccinated, masked, and maintains distance at lunch and breaks also came down with it. He had to be in another place a while back where vaccination rates are very low and few people wore masks and figures that is where he got it. He has lost much of his senses of taste and smell going on three weeks now, and it is a real drag. Any loss of taste or smell for you two?
DeleteNo, neither of us had that. A friend of ours who was sick at the same time did lose his sense of smell for a brief time, but it's coming back.
DeleteOh, that's good.
DeleteOh gosh, Renee! I'm sad you and D got Omicron. You now have extra immunity at least.
DeleteWil and I are concerned we'll have the same outcome if we meet people who won't mask up. We are being super careful because of his heart condition and my low-normal immune system. But there's still a feeling of impending doom that we'll all meet the virus somewhere sometime. Hopefully Omicron will help Covid weaken in time.
Hey, wait. Does this mean Renee and Demetrius got FIRSTIES on the blog? Aren't you the first among us to get Covid? Dang rotten Firsties if you ask me. Some sort of award seems in order.
DeleteColorado wildfire: three feared dead and nearly 1,000 homes destroyed as Biden declares disaster [Click] How the blaze started has not been determined. With such winds and dry conditions I should think that static electricity discharge(s) are a very real possibility.
ReplyDeleteA moderate wind combined with moderately low humidity can draw a spark off an ungrounded five-gallon can. I remember a case like that up on the San Francisco peninsula a long time ago.
DeleteYikes! It takes so little to start an apocalypse...!
DeleteI think one of the three people missing has been accounted for. Possibly two. And I think the accounting wasn't happy. But we'll hear in time.