I understand that Putin also customarily travels by armored (and armed) train these days. He even had a special railway line built between Moscow and his dacha. ----Alan
I just learned that the earliest form of the spring loaded clothespin was invented in 1853 by David M. Smith in Springfield, Vermont. The design kept being improved...by Vermonters, of course. At its peak of production in the early 1900s, The National Clothespin Company consumed 500,000 board-feet of lumber! Vermont remained the Silicon Valley of clothespins until the final demise of the industry in 1978.
I remember the obituary column in "The West Virginia Hillbilly" for their local clothespin factory. ----Alan P.S.: I am sure I can locate a copy of the story, should anyone like to read it. The WVa Hillbilly was a great weekly newspaper IMO.
I remembered to check on availability of the RSV vaccine at the CVS pharmacy that takes my insurance; they had it in stock, so I went over and had the vaccination. No big. ----Alan
According to Google, Trump is seventy-seven years old. So, I reckon he'll be tied up in court cases for the rest of his natural life. That works for me.
I don't know how they figure out who gets his body first, but evidently there are established methods for making such decisions. I shouldn't be surprised if he were to serve some time and then get compassionate release-- like Al Capone. I doubt that representatives of the various jurisdictions would pick numbers out of a hat, but that would be amusing. IMO. I envision it being live on national TV--- like selecting draft numbers back in the day. ----Alan
NY is first.
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Kim Jong Un enroute to meet with Putin in Valivostok, Russia
ReplyDeleteThis could be really bad. North Korea gives Russia arms and Russia gives North Korea nuclear capability.
I note that Putin is traveling much farther than Kim
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But Kim has an armored train.
DeleteI understand that Putin also customarily travels by armored (and armed) train these days. He even had a special railway line built between Moscow and his dacha.
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Because Trump ATL Alina Habba screwed up 2 years ago, Trump lost his right to a jury trial in the NY Attorney General's $250 million civil fraud case that begins in 3 weeks, on 10/2. [Click] Good fun!
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And it could be settled by summary judgement, not even a bench trial. . .
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Short and sweet, eh?
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ReplyDeleteI just learned that the earliest form of the spring loaded clothespin was invented in 1853 by David M. Smith in Springfield, Vermont. The design kept being improved...by Vermonters, of course. At its peak of production in the early 1900s, The National Clothespin Company consumed 500,000 board-feet of lumber! Vermont remained the Silicon Valley of clothespins until the final demise of the industry in 1978.
ReplyDeleteI remember the obituary column in "The West Virginia Hillbilly" for their local clothespin factory.
Delete----Alan
P.S.: I am sure I can locate a copy of the story, should anyone like to read it. The WVa Hillbilly was a great weekly newspaper IMO.
Richwood, WV, had the largest clothespin factory in the world. Once. The paper was published there. (In the town, not the factory, lol!)
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Yep, that's the one.
DeleteI remembered to check on availability of the RSV vaccine at the CVS pharmacy that takes my insurance; they had it in stock, so I went over and had the vaccination. No big.
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And yet, the new vaccinces were just oday approved by teh FDA, with CDC recommentations yet to come.
DeleteI seem to have discarded the informational handout I received.
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Jack Smith continues presenting evidence to the DC grand jury—this time evidently for fraudulent fund raising. [Click] Good fun!
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And the fun never ends.
DeleteAccording to Google, Trump is seventy-seven years old. So, I reckon he'll be tied up in court cases for the rest of his natural life. That works for me.
DeleteHe's 10 years younter than me. if you're talking about being tied up in court, I don't think so. If you mean serving time, maybe.
DeleteI don't know how they figure out who gets his body first, but evidently there are established methods for making such decisions. I shouldn't be surprised if he were to serve some time and then get compassionate release-- like Al Capone. I doubt that representatives of the various jurisdictions would pick numbers out of a hat, but that would be amusing. IMO. I envision it being live on national TV--- like selecting draft numbers back in the day.
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Ancient desert area dovecotes provide fertilizer [Click]
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