I have seen simmilar silos around here, but with just two walls. Not being an expert in such things, I didn't know the specific name. I learn something every day if I'm not careful; thanks to Phil.
What DJT carees about is being in the news. The motivations of his co-sonspirators are likeely moree crass. And then there is the problem that ballots have no monetary value and, besides, the whole enterprise failed. Failur, whether by accident or design in not a crime.
My correspondent in Montana who came down with a breakthrough case of Covid reports that his senses of taste and smell are rebounding--after five weeks.
The problem is that the Constituion is solely focused on property rights and civic obligations. It has nothing to say about human rights, which seem to have been forgotten between the Declaration and the adoption of the Constiturion. So, if one is to be an originalist, one protects property and, in the case of fetuses which, as future children are considered property, paternal claims (fathers being the presumed objectors to the termination of a pregnancy) have to predominate. That the state, in the interest of health and safety has been licensed medical/surgical providers has opened the door to serving their interests. That hospitals have been most keen to prevent the operation of "rogue" clinics that provide services at a lower cost has not been well covered. But, a shrinking obstetric patient load has been a concern for half a century. This past year, had it not been for migrants, the country would not have seen an increase in population and, at current rate, the global population is expected to peak in less than thirty years. If growth is not to be the signifier of progress, what is? Gee, we might actually have to focus on human rights and welfare.
I discovered a while back that only a century ago many states still used the Common Law principle that the children of a marriage are the property of the father.
Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell singer dead at 74 [Click] “Rock’n’roll superstar died at home with his family by his side.” In his early career he opened for Janis Joplin and for The Grateful Dead, so that says something for him, but I don’t recall ever having heard of him, which could just be evidence of my cultural deprivation. I checked his first big hit, Bat Out of Hell [Click] and can't say as it floats my boat.
The Simplest Way to Sell More Electric Cars in America [Click] “Decades-old laws that protect car dealers are keeping the U.S. stuck in the gas-powered past.” Given a practical choice, I think that many people would prefer not to do business with a car dealership, beyond inspecting the wares.
If I were to purchase a car online from a company in Nevada (e.g.) and arrange for it to be delivered to my driveway, shouldn't that be considered a sale in Nevada? But I would want to visit a local or at least semi-local showroom. I wonder if the dealer protection laws prohibit non-dealer showrooms.
Ford currently has a setup where one can reserve their vehicle online, but then needs to choose a dealership for that vehicle to be delivered to. This is because there is some cleanup and final inspection needed after the vehicle has been on a train and (for us East Coasters) an 18 wheeler. And I'm sure the car companies won't gain any friends in the industry if they bypass the dealers altogether.
So, we are slowly cottoning to the fact that almost all federal and state redulation was directed towards "protecting" commeercial enterprise. The "free market" is peeobably the biggeest hoax perpetrated on the American people, next to the fiction that dollars first have to be collected from the public before they can be spent on public services. Now we are taking a more functional tack.
The contention that the Supreme Court recognized corporations as people in a particular case, which has been cited again and again by the Supreme Court and others, is a complete fiction. It was stated by a Speaker of the House and went unchallenged. Or at least so I understand.
This happened outside an Orthodox Synagogue. There were 3 children together. The woman told them Hitler should have killed them all. The 8 year old boy said he would protect his little sister. And that woman said "We know where you live" and next time none of you will survive. { !!! } Then she spat on him and left. This is the element in society we are up against. I am thoroughly sickened.
Y'know, horrible actions like this and the recent hostage taking make me feel all the more that it is vital that DT be jailed...that people following see that you don't get away with being like this. There have been far too few consequences for the hatred.
Mind you, Vermont was the first state in the Union to outlaw slavery. It's the wording that needs tweaking, to make it clear. And with all the nutjobs out there, it's a good thing to take care of the details right now. Our legislature is also securing a woman's right to choose, etc., ahead of the next election. Fortunately, our Republican Governor is likely to sign everything like that.
I can understand the difficulties of the people writing the original constitution, since indentures were a common method of apprenticeship back in those days. I can also understand that many people these days don't realize that. Even today internships are often unpaid, although the interns are at liberty to just quit.
Penny update, and it's not good. Marcus and I met with her hospital caregivers in her room this afternoon. They had hoped that a couple of dialyses would set her kidneys on the road to recovery, but it hasn't happened. Indeed, the second dialysis had to be cut short because it was causing her blood pressure to fluctuate. So they recommend that there be no more dialysis. If her kidneys don't recover on their own in the next week or so, she will be transferred to hospice.
While we were there, Penny was a bit more awake and responsive than she had been when we called the ambulance, but not nearly as much as she had been two weeks ago. I think this may support the reocommendation.
I had been aware that decline was inevitable, and I had been specially concerned once I learned of her kidney disease in October. This is sooner than expected, but not really a total and absolute surprise. Not like somebody dropping dead of a heart attack.
This is the time we always wish didn't have to come along, even while we know we all have to face it at some point. I'm sad the time may have come for you and Penny. What precious days you have right now. Sacred space.
May Penny rally for some quality time together yet. May she not have too much pain. And may you have the support you need for this time. Who is with you? Is Marcus still around?
Thanks for the sympathies and good wishes. Yes, Marcus lives with us as he always had. If Penny comes home (details of hospice care as yet unclear) he will probably be more involved in her care than I am.
Man from Tonga, swept away by tsunami, swam and floated for 24 hours
ReplyDeletehttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/20/tonga-tsunami-man-afloat-24-hours
Re the thread photo--- what is that single-story buttressed square structure on the near side of the barn? Another design of silo, perhaps?
ReplyDeleteI’ve always thought such to be a kind of horizontal silo. But to be sure I checked with famous Dean farmer Phil*in*Iowa. He writes:
Delete“It is a bunker silo, where silage is stored, after being packed and covered. Those are the walls for the "pack".
I have seen simmilar silos around here, but with just two walls. Not being an expert in such things, I didn't know the specific name. I learn something every day if I'm not careful; thanks to Phil.
DeleteMSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell looks at Donald Trump’s growing legal concerns from a Georgia investigation and the January 6 Select Committee asking for the voluntary testimony of Ivanka Trump, and describes how Donald Trump will spend his post-presidency as a defendant in multiple criminal investigations. [Click] Gee. Sounds like the water is warming up rather nicely.
ReplyDeleteWhat DJT carees about is being in the news. The motivations of his co-sonspirators are likeely moree crass.
DeleteAnd then there is the problem that ballots have no monetary value and, besides, the whole enterprise failed.
Failur, whether by accident or design in not a crime.
My correspondent in Montana who came down with a breakthrough case of Covid reports that his senses of taste and smell are rebounding--after five weeks.
ReplyDeleteWow. That's a lot time to wait to taste food again...!
DeleteHe said it was getting to be a real drag. I am sure he didn't go home for Christmas.
DeleteMSNBC: Rudy Giuliani Reportedly The Ringleader Of Fake Trump Elector Scheme [Click] Isn't this where the Number Two Guy rats out the Number One Guy?
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ReplyDeleteTrump Friends Concerned About His Pick of Lawyer [Click]
Trump’s GOP kingmaker status is on the line as some endorsees struggle in polls [Click]
Pick of lawyer?
DeleteLike there could have been more than one willing?
Hey, there's always Rudy--isn't there?
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The problem is that the Constituion is solely focused on property rights and civic obligations. It has nothing to say about human rights, which seem to have been forgotten between the Declaration and the adoption of the Constiturion. So, if one is to be an originalist, one protects property and, in the case of fetuses which, as future children are considered property, paternal claims (fathers being the presumed objectors to the termination of a pregnancy) have to predominate.
DeleteThat the state, in the interest of health and safety has been licensed medical/surgical providers has opened the door to serving their interests. That hospitals have been most keen to prevent the operation of "rogue" clinics that provide services at a lower cost has not been well covered. But, a shrinking obstetric patient load has been a concern for half a century. This past year, had it not been for migrants, the country would not have seen an increase in population and, at current rate, the global population is expected to peak in less than thirty years.
If growth is not to be the signifier of progress, what is?
Gee, we might actually have to focus on human rights and welfare.
I discovered a while back that only a century ago many states still used the Common Law principle that the children of a marriage are the property of the father.
DeleteMeat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell singer dead at 74 [Click] “Rock’n’roll superstar died at home with his family by his side.” In his early career he opened for Janis Joplin and for The Grateful Dead, so that says something for him, but I don’t recall ever having heard of him, which could just be evidence of my cultural deprivation. I checked his first big hit, Bat Out of Hell [Click] and can't say as it floats my boat.
ReplyDeleteThe Simplest Way to Sell More Electric Cars in America [Click] “Decades-old laws that protect car dealers are keeping the U.S. stuck in the gas-powered past.” Given a practical choice, I think that many people would prefer not to do business with a car dealership, beyond inspecting the wares.
ReplyDeleteIf I were to purchase a car online from a company in Nevada (e.g.) and arrange for it to be delivered to my driveway, shouldn't that be considered a sale in Nevada? But I would want to visit a local or at least semi-local showroom. I wonder if the dealer protection laws prohibit non-dealer showrooms.
DeleteFord currently has a setup where one can reserve their vehicle online, but then needs to choose a dealership for that vehicle to be delivered to. This is because there is some cleanup and final inspection needed after the vehicle has been on a train and (for us East Coasters) an 18 wheeler. And I'm sure the car companies won't gain any friends in the industry if they bypass the dealers altogether.
DeleteSo, we are slowly cottoning to the fact that almost all federal and state redulation was directed towards "protecting" commeercial enterprise. The "free market" is peeobably the biggeest hoax perpetrated on the American people, next to the fiction that dollars first have to be collected from the public before they can be spent on public services. Now we are taking a more functional tack.
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DeleteYep, "free enterprise" is not free, and that observation is far from new.
DeleteYale: Wearable clip-on air sampler detects personal exposure to Covid
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I very much want a couple of these!!
DeleteA deluxe version could incorporate a little audio alert, like on musical greeting cards.
DeleteThe opening notes to the Jaws theme, perhaps?
DeleteThe organ entrance to Phantom of the Opera?
The first 4 notes of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony?
Add in a klaxon, make the sound selectable by the customer, call it super deluxe and charge double!
DeleteMake my klaxon a shofar!
DeleteToday is the 12th anniversary of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision.
ReplyDeleteThe contention that the Supreme Court recognized corporations as people in a particular case, which has been cited again and again by the Supreme Court and others, is a complete fiction. It was stated by a Speaker of the House and went unchallenged. Or at least so I understand.
DeleteDonald Trump’s rationale for seizing voting machines was worse than you might have assumed [Click] Or not.
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Thich Nhat Hanh has passed away peacefully at Từ Hiếu Temple in Huế, Vietnam,
ReplyDeleteat 00:00hrs on 22nd January, 2022, at the age of 95.
I must have a few of these on my megayacht! [Click] I shall order a hangar installed forthwith.
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Female leadership is good for the world. Just look at Barbados [Click] Well! I never!
ReplyDeleteNYPD arrests woman after she allegedly spit on an 8-year-old Jewish boy
ReplyDeletehttps://www.cnn.com/2022/01/21/us/new-york-antisemitic-incident-arrest/index.html
This happened outside an Orthodox Synagogue. There were 3 children together. The woman told them Hitler should have killed them all. The 8 year old boy said he would protect his little sister. And that woman said "We know where you live" and next time none of you will survive. { !!! } Then she spat on him and left. This is the element in society we are up against. I am thoroughly sickened.
DeleteY'know, horrible actions like this and the recent hostage taking make me feel all the more that it is vital that DT be jailed...that people following see that you don't get away with being like this. There have been far too few consequences for the hatred.
DeleteVermont: Proposition 2 aims to close slavery loophole in state constitution
ReplyDeletehttps://www.wcax.com/2022/01/21/proposal-2-would-close-loophole-vermonts-constitution-allowing-slavery/
Mind you, Vermont was the first state in the Union to outlaw slavery. It's the wording that needs tweaking, to make it clear. And with all the nutjobs out there, it's a good thing to take care of the details right now. Our legislature is also securing a woman's right to choose, etc., ahead of the next election. Fortunately, our Republican Governor is likely to sign everything like that.
I can understand the difficulties of the people writing the original constitution, since indentures were a common method of apprenticeship back in those days. I can also understand that many people these days don't realize that. Even today internships are often unpaid, although the interns are at liberty to just quit.
DeleteMother Jones: Leaked Messages Show Gettr in Crisis Mode Over Joe Rogan Criticism [Click] “They suggest deeper involvement in the MAGA company by a controversial Chinese billionaire than previously acknowledged.”
ReplyDeletePenny update, and it's not good. Marcus and I met with her hospital caregivers in her room this afternoon. They had hoped that a couple of dialyses would set her kidneys on the road to recovery, but it hasn't happened. Indeed, the second dialysis had to be cut short because it was causing her blood pressure to fluctuate. So they recommend that there be no more dialysis. If her kidneys don't recover on their own in the next week or so, she will be transferred to hospice.
ReplyDeleteWhile we were there, Penny was a bit more awake and responsive than she had been when we called the ambulance, but not nearly as much as she had been two weeks ago. I think this may support the reocommendation.
I had been aware that decline was inevitable, and I had been specially concerned once I learned of her kidney disease in October. This is sooner than expected, but not really a total and absolute surprise. Not like somebody dropping dead of a heart attack.
Oh, my, Bill. It is facile to say that I am so sorry, but it is true.
DeleteWords fail.
Delete((( 🕯 Bill 🕯 )))
DeleteThis is the time we always wish didn't have to come along, even while we know we all have to face it at some point. I'm sad the time may have come for you and Penny. What precious days you have right now. Sacred space.
May Penny rally for some quality time together yet. May she not have too much pain. And may you have the support you need for this time. Who is with you? Is Marcus still around?
Gentlenesses to you...
Thanks for the sympathies and good wishes. Yes, Marcus lives with us as he always had. If Penny comes home (details of hospice care as yet unclear) he will probably be more involved in her care than I am.
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ReplyDeleteDamn. No one told them about any of the other deaths? They hadn’t read the stories from the year before?
Blizzard claims four lives including infant near US-Canada border [Click] “Authorities believe deaths occurred from exposure as group tried to cross into US”
Update: Family’s death at US-Canada border underscores desperate journeys of migrants [Click] “Perilous conditions along remote stretch of Manitoba have ambushed border crossers for years.”
We really could be so much more humane.
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