It's still Friday night here; about 10:30 Miyoko noticed a fire on the other side of the river, in the next county. I called it in and they knew about it. The light is much weaker now. It is in an area where there must be dry grass in addition to citrus trees, and there is often agricultural machinery working in the evening, particularly when it is hot during the day.
The river is fine, as it has been since the farmers and environmentalists came to an agreement some years back. I think it has water in it all the way nowadays; there used to be a place downstream where it disappeared.
Monkeypox Declared a Global Health Emergency [Click] Routine smallpox vaccination (which is also effective against monkeypox) ended in the US in 1972, so probably anyone less than 50-54 years old has not been vaccinated. The US maintains and regularly renews a stock of 200 million doses of smallpox vaccine as a precaution against biological warfare use.
Last night I came across an urban legend that I hadn’t heard before: the Black Knight Satellite(s). Rubbish, but entertaining. Dramatic video [Click] Wikipedia entry [Click] Part of the purported history is Nicola Tesla’s report that he detected extraterrestrial numerical signals during his experiments on power transmission in Colorado; it has been suggested that he might have detected pulsar signals. I wonder it that might be true.
{listener} VERY! It was 94 “feels like 96” at our 4 yr old granddaughter’s birthday party. It was held mostly outdoors in a very shady backyard, and wasn’t unpleasant. They have a large above-ground pool that the 6 cousins enjoyed immensely, plus an ice cream cake. Good time. But! Sunday there will be 96 “feels like 105” ~ which is pretty much unheard of in New England.
Suspect in Zeldin Attack Is Arrested on Federal Charge
The suspect, who had been released without bail shortly after the Thursday attack on Representative Lee Zeldin, the Republican candidate for New York governor, will be held pending a hearing next week.
Under state law, judges have been prohibited since 2020 from setting bail on a nonviolent felony charge of attempted assault. ===================== I do wonder if the assailant is a right-[or should I say “wrong-“] winger.
California officials evacuate more than 6,000 people amid Oak Fire [Click] 6:50 PM here, still very light. After seeing this news story just now I looked north and could see smoke rising from the foothills in two or three places. Some of what we thought were clouds could be smoke; but the wind is blowing away from us.
The Disability Pride Parade is over. There are still bills to pay and other financial tasks to complete, but I'll no longer be fielding dozens of phone calls and emails each day.
The parade went very well. Thunderstorm was over before I dragged myself out of bet just past 7 a.m. (Yes, I got to bed a bit earlier than usual.) Temps, which had been predicted for the 90s, were in fact very pleasant. Not as many participants as usual, but enough to make it a parade. I was handling T-shirt "sales" (merchandise for donation), and we got rid of essentially everything we had ordered.
After the parade ADAPT had a pizza fundraiser at my favorite Loop restaurant. Twenty dollars for all you could eat of some of the better pizza in a city known for its pizza. (Beer was extra.) I got home around 6 p.m. and napped for 2-1/2 hours before getting up to do computer stuff.
Oh, yes. There was a mobile vaccine clinic at the post-parade festivities. I got my second booster.
{listener} Well done, Bill! Sounds like you sure earned that nap. And, as puddle would say, good on you for getting the booster. Hoping you get only mild symptoms from it.
Will look up HCR post momentarily. I sent Rep. Cheney's campaign office an e-mail saying that I hadn't voted for a Republican presidential nominee since Richard Nixon, but if she ran I would vote for her in the Republican primary.
It's still Friday night here; about 10:30 Miyoko noticed a fire on the other side of the river, in the next county. I called it in and they knew about it. The light is much weaker now. It is in an area where there must be dry grass in addition to citrus trees, and there is often agricultural machinery working in the evening, particularly when it is hot during the day.
ReplyDeleteNo sign of it this morning.
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DeleteYIKES! How is the river holding up?
The river is fine, as it has been since the farmers and environmentalists came to an agreement some years back. I think it has water in it all the way nowadays; there used to be a place downstream where it disappeared.
DeleteSteve Bannon Warns January 6th Committee [Click] That isn’t exactly throwing himself on the mercy of the court. Maybe he is trying to make himself a martyr?
ReplyDeleteHuffpost: Steve Bannon 'Drank His Own Kool-Aid,' Now Choking On His Takedown [Click]
Rupert Murdoch’s Newspapers Weigh In [Click] What about Fox News?
Monkeypox Declared a Global Health Emergency [Click] Routine smallpox vaccination (which is also effective against monkeypox) ended in the US in 1972, so probably anyone less than 50-54 years old has not been vaccinated. The US maintains and regularly renews a stock of 200 million doses of smallpox vaccine as a precaution against biological warfare use.
Last night I came across an urban legend that I hadn’t heard before: the Black Knight Satellite(s). Rubbish, but entertaining.
Dramatic video [Click]
Wikipedia entry [Click]
Part of the purported history is Nicola Tesla’s report that he detected extraterrestrial numerical signals during his experiments on power transmission in Colorado; it has been suggested that he might have detected pulsar signals. I wonder it that might be true.
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DeleteHmmm. I’m 66 and don’t recall ever having a smallpox vaccine.
The Secret Services explanations for how they erased the Jan. 6th-7th messages just doesn’t hold water. [Click]
ReplyDeletelistener--it looks like you are getting some pretty darn hot weather today, considering the high humidity.
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DeleteVERY! It was 94 “feels like 96” at our 4 yr old granddaughter’s birthday party. It was held mostly outdoors in a very shady backyard, and wasn’t unpleasant. They have a large above-ground pool that the 6 cousins enjoyed immensely, plus an ice cream cake. Good time.
But! Sunday there will be 96 “feels like 105” ~ which is pretty much unheard of in New England.
Suspect in Zeldin Attack Is Arrested on Federal Charge
ReplyDeleteThe suspect, who had been released without bail shortly after the Thursday attack on Representative Lee Zeldin, the Republican candidate for New York governor, will be held pending a hearing next week.
Under state law, judges have been prohibited since 2020 from setting bail on a nonviolent felony charge of attempted assault.
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I do wonder if the assailant is a right-[or should I say “wrong-“] winger.
California officials evacuate more than 6,000 people amid Oak Fire [Click] 6:50 PM here, still very light. After seeing this news story just now I looked north and could see smoke rising from the foothills in two or three places. Some of what we thought were clouds could be smoke; but the wind is blowing away from us.
ReplyDeleteThe wind is blowing *the smoke* away from us.
DeleteI'd estimate the distance from here to those nearest fires is very roughly seventy miles.
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DeleteAWAY is the best direction!
The Disability Pride Parade is over. There are still bills to pay and other financial tasks to complete, but I'll no longer be fielding dozens of phone calls and emails each day.
ReplyDeleteThe parade went very well. Thunderstorm was over before I dragged myself out of bet just past 7 a.m. (Yes, I got to bed a bit earlier than usual.) Temps, which had been predicted for the 90s, were in fact very pleasant. Not as many participants as usual, but enough to make it a parade. I was handling T-shirt "sales" (merchandise for donation), and we got rid of essentially everything we had ordered.
After the parade ADAPT had a pizza fundraiser at my favorite Loop restaurant. Twenty dollars for all you could eat of some of the better pizza in a city known for its pizza. (Beer was extra.) I got home around 6 p.m. and napped for 2-1/2 hours before getting up to do computer stuff.
Oh, yes. There was a mobile vaccine clinic at the post-parade festivities. I got my second booster.
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DeleteWell done, Bill!
Sounds like you sure earned that nap. And, as puddle would say, good on you for getting the booster. Hoping you get only mild symptoms from it.
What listener said!
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ReplyDeleteWe got home from NH and immediately (finally!) watched Thursday’s hearing.
Wow!
Then I read Heather Cox Richardson’s daily post. It’s a fine one:
HCR 23 July 2022 Letters From An American
Will look up HCR post momentarily. I sent Rep. Cheney's campaign office an e-mail saying that I hadn't voted for a Republican presidential nominee since Richard Nixon, but if she ran I would vote for her in the Republican primary.
DeleteRead the HCR post; no argument here.
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