Robert Reich: There is no US labor shortage. That’s a myth [Click] This reminds me of a story I saw recently about how there was a shortage of snow plow drivers in several western states— part time jobs that paid less per hour than working at a hamburger stand. Duh. ---Alan
A Society That Can’t Get Enough Of Work [Click] “A satirical 1883 pamphlet about workers who won’t quit has eerie resonance today.” Note [gasp!]: The author was the son in law of Karl Marx.
Hallo! We are enroute home…earlier than planned, actually, Yesterday was a great visit with grandson (four grands, actually!), for the family birthday party. Today we planned to visit our 3 NH grands, but one of them woke up with a fever. Sigh. So, we met Youngest nearby and gave a care package from us, on the way by. Before that, though, with the wind blowing a light gale, we stopped to see the Nubble Lighthouse. The waves were the highest we’d ever witnessed there! Photos will be forthcoming! Stopping shortly to pick up candle stubs from the church where the altar guild directress saves them for me. Then home to reassure the kitties that the fox didn’t get us after all.
Strong gale-force winds, and waves formed and reinforced across a large part of the northern "Pacific" Ocean--nothing to break them for thousands of miles. ----Alan
A little while ago I saw a report (unsubstantiated and unsourced, of course) that Putin is contemplating fleeing to North Korea. That does sound fairly reasonable. Train would take several days, I suppose. Probably he would use the armored train Stalin gave to Kim's father or grandfather, which would also serve to carry a large portion of Russia's domestic gold reserves. ---Alan
The regularly scheduled train trips between Moscow and Pyongyang take 8 days, so a priority train might take seven days. That's a little slow for a quick getaway. ---Alan
Y'know, as much as I want that barbaric dude out of Russia and out of power, I sure don't want him giving Kim Jong Un any more idears (plus secrets and materials) than he already has!
Van Gogh the one-eared rescue dog paints his way to a new home [Click] “A seven-year-old boxer mix saved from a dog-fighting ring became an in-demand celebrity after online auction of his ‘masterpieces’”
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27 million under flood alerts across California [Click] That seems hard to believe, given that the entire population of California is 39 million.
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Storm damage in my home town, on the north coast of California [Click]
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It's believable if they placed all of LA county under alert because that concrete 'river' might be overflowing
DeleteThat's probably how they came up with the number, all right.
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Robert Reich: There is no US labor shortage. That’s a myth [Click] This reminds me of a story I saw recently about how there was a shortage of snow plow drivers in several western states— part time jobs that paid less per hour than working at a hamburger stand. Duh.
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A Society That Can’t Get Enough Of Work [Click] “A satirical 1883 pamphlet about workers who won’t quit has eerie resonance today.” Note [gasp!]: The author was the son in law of Karl Marx.
DeleteBookshop.org [Click]
alibris.com [Click] With links to older translations
Amazon [Click]
——Alan
Hallo! We are enroute home…earlier than planned, actually, Yesterday was a great visit with grandson (four grands, actually!), for the family birthday party. Today we planned to visit our 3 NH grands, but one of them woke up with a fever. Sigh. So, we met Youngest nearby and gave a care package from us, on the way by.
ReplyDeleteBefore that, though, with the wind blowing a light gale, we stopped to see the Nubble Lighthouse. The waves were the highest we’d ever witnessed there! Photos will be forthcoming! Stopping shortly to pick up candle stubs from the church where the altar guild directress saves them for me. Then home to reassure the kitties that the fox didn’t get us after all.
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DeleteI was impressed by the report of forty-foot waves near my home town. The cliffs are considerably higher, though.
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Just looking in to say hello.
DeleteHello back!
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40 ft waves are incredibly impressive!!! You're talking hurricane force winds, maybe a Category 3?
DeleteStrong gale-force winds, and waves formed and reinforced across a large part of the northern "Pacific" Ocean--nothing to break them for thousands of miles.
Delete----Alan
A little while ago I saw a report (unsubstantiated and unsourced, of course) that Putin is contemplating fleeing to North Korea. That does sound fairly reasonable. Train would take several days, I suppose. Probably he would use the armored train Stalin gave to Kim's father or grandfather, which would also serve to carry a large portion of Russia's domestic gold reserves.
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The regularly scheduled train trips between Moscow and Pyongyang take 8 days, so a priority train might take seven days. That's a little slow for a quick getaway.
Delete---Alan
Y'know, as much as I want that barbaric dude out of Russia and out of power, I sure don't want him giving Kim Jong Un any more idears (plus secrets and materials) than he already has!
DeleteI figure that he would essentially be under house arrest, and would bring nothing much other than a portion of Russia's gold reserves.
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