I never watch the show Jeopardy. However, a local weather guy posted a note saying that there will be a question on tonight’s show that none of the contestants was able to answer. Anyone here know without looking it up?
“In 1864 it became the northernmost state to see land action when about 25 Confederate soldiers raided the town of St. Albans”
St. Albans is in Vermont! It is just 13 miles from the Canadian border, too. So that is about as far north as they could have done the deed! Funny that no one caught the easy clue, given that I used the word "local."
Well, heard from the doc. Blood sample which was about half what they needed in the first place was mostly spoiled, so they didn't get the potassium, the other two were fine. So the next draw will be in three months, and if I can't breathe, etc, I should go to the emergency ward.
Pulse ox just now was 97. Broccoli seems to be working. Yay!
Sure, but just stand waiting in a line sometime and listen to women. It doesn't matter if they've never met...they'll remark about how adorable someone's baby is, ask where they found their lovely sweater or shoes, and depending on what newspaper may be hanging on a rack nearby, have a conversation about homelessness or how unsettling the new construction in town is...etc..
What I love most is that this gentle camaraderie goes back to the Red Tent of yore. Men couldn't stomach the reality that women menstruate, so women in the Hebrew community were relegated to stay in a particular tent during their "unclean" time each month. Naturally, thrown together while intimately vulnerable, they became adept at having personal, emotional conversations and it just became natural to help out one another. This became part of the culture and was passed along to us. I'm grateful.
I suspect that it might go back to our pre-human ancestors and the division of roles between hunting and gathering. Perhaps to bipedalism enabling use of weapons, decreasing the utility of raw physical power among males and bringing about monogamous societies. ---Alan
Eighteen years is very impressive, even making allowance for the possibility of early release for good behavior. It should have made an impression on The Former Guy. ----Alan
Ukraine war notes: Wagner losses estimated by Russian source at 30 to 40 thousand in Bakhmut. Russian troops routed by Ukrainian attack, per Wagner boss. Russian signals intelligence ship that just entered Black Sea definitely hit by one Ukrainian drone boat of three that attacked. (Moscow claimed all three were sunk.) Joe Blogs: RUSSIA Technology Apocalypse as G7 Ramps Up Sanctions on Tech, Spares, Equipment, Gold & Diamonds —Alan
I guess the United States isn't a country either, then. I saw a cartoon meme of a personified Russia: 2022: Second most powerful military in the world 2023: Second most powerful military in Ukraine 2024: Second most powerful military in Russia ---Alan
Interesting article from USA Today that speaks to the concern that not raising the debt ceiling this week could mean Social Security checks are delayed in July
ReplyDeleteWould that would be owning them Libs?
Delete^^^ Alan
DeleteGlad to hear Wil's side job is going well; as you said, it is rather interesting.
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Yeah, it’s paid for the boat.
Delete^ {listener}
DeleteIt literally floats your boat? [he ducks]
Delete---Alan
Well, it's keeping the sailors afloat! 😉 LOL
DeleteI never watch the show Jeopardy. However, a local weather guy posted a note saying that there will be a question on tonight’s show that none of the contestants was able to answer. Anyone here know without looking it up?
ReplyDelete“In 1864 it became the northernmost state to see land action when about 25 Confederate soldiers raided the town of St. Albans”
^ {listener}
DeleteI don't know the answer. I seem to recall a St. Albans in New York, but that doesn't make sense. So I'd guess Indiana.
DeleteWait a minute. I'm not sure Indiana is north of Pennsylvania. So maybe it is New York.
DeleteDamned if I know. I suspect it was irregulars.
Delete---Alan
St. Albans is in Vermont!
DeleteIt is just 13 miles from the Canadian border, too. So that is about as far north as they could have done the deed!
Funny that no one caught the easy clue, given that I used the word "local."
Wow!
DeleteWell, heard from the doc. Blood sample which was about half what they needed in the first place was mostly spoiled, so they didn't get the potassium, the other two were fine. So the next draw will be in three months, and if I can't breathe, etc, I should go to the emergency ward.
ReplyDeletePulse ox just now was 97. Broccoli seems to be working. Yay!
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Or cabbage, bananas, potatoes, tomatoes, chicken thighs. . . .
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Avocados.
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‘We don’t do deep emotional discussions’: why men lose their friends – and how they can make more [Click] Interesting to a degree, but no distinction is made between friends and acquaintances.
ReplyDelete—Alan
Sure, but just stand waiting in a line sometime and listen to women. It doesn't matter if they've never met...they'll remark about how adorable someone's baby is, ask where they found their lovely sweater or shoes, and depending on what newspaper may be hanging on a rack nearby, have a conversation about homelessness or how unsettling the new construction in town is...etc..
DeleteWhat I love most is that this gentle camaraderie goes back to the Red Tent of yore. Men couldn't stomach the reality that women menstruate, so women in the Hebrew community were relegated to stay in a particular tent during their "unclean" time each month. Naturally, thrown together while intimately vulnerable, they became adept at having personal, emotional conversations and it just became natural to help out one another. This became part of the culture and was passed along to us. I'm grateful.
DeleteI suspect that it might go back to our pre-human ancestors and the division of roles between hunting and gathering. Perhaps to bipedalism enabling use of weapons, decreasing the utility of raw physical power among males and bringing about monogamous societies.
Delete---Alan
My understanding was that there were hunters, and separately there were gatherers, and later there were hunter-gatherers. I'm definitely a gatherer.
DeleteNow I'm wondering if that's all early Conservatives and Liberals. LOL. (Might make an interesting Far Side cartoon!)
BREAKING: New SHOCKING Evidence of Trump Document Theft Discovered [Click] Video based on Washington Post article which I will momentarily go looking for. JHC— Trump’s goose is cooked.
ReplyDelete—Alan
Here is the WaPo story, not behind a paywall:
DeleteTrump workers moved Mar-a-Lago boxes a day before Justice Dept. came for documents [Click] New details, including alleged ‘dress rehearsal’ for moving sensitive papers, show a focus on Donald Trump’s instructions and intent
—Alan
I'll get excited when they finally arrest him and put him behind bars.
DeleteBut it was gratifying today to hear that Stewart Rhodes got 18 years in prison for leading the Oath Keepers on January 6th!
Eighteen years is very impressive, even making allowance for the possibility of early release for good behavior. It should have made an impression on The Former Guy.
Delete----Alan
It's actually 18 years plus 3 years of supervision after release.
DeleteUkraine war notes:
ReplyDeleteWagner losses estimated by Russian source at 30 to 40 thousand in Bakhmut.
Russian troops routed by Ukrainian attack, per Wagner boss.
Russian signals intelligence ship that just entered Black Sea definitely hit by one Ukrainian drone boat of three that attacked. (Moscow claimed all three were sunk.)
Joe Blogs: RUSSIA Technology Apocalypse as G7 Ramps Up Sanctions on Tech, Spares, Equipment, Gold & Diamonds
—Alan
(Susan)
ReplyDeletehttps://news.yahoo.com/putin-claimed-400-old-map-145800137.html
Putin claimed a 400-year-old map proved Ukraine isn't a real country, not noticing it has 'Ukraine' written on it (Susan)
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DeleteI guess the United States isn't a country either, then. I saw a cartoon meme of a personified Russia:
Delete2022: Second most powerful military in the world
2023: Second most powerful military in Ukraine
2024: Second most powerful military in Russia
---Alan