A tiny earthquake (2.6) occurred at 11:39pm up by Canada on the NY side of Lake Champlain. We didn't feel it here, but others did. Then, today we're getting a little RAIN!! Whoo hooo!! Seems like a major season shift. Nice!
This is the weather the cuckoo likes, And so do I; When showers betumble the chestnut spikes, And nestlings fly; And the little brown nightingale bills his best, And they sit outside at 'The Traveller's Rest,' And maids come forth sprig-muslin drest, And citizens dream of the south and west, And so do I.
This is the weather the shepherd shuns, And so do I; When beeches drip in browns and duns, And thresh and ply; And hill-hid tides throb, throe on throe, And meadow rivulets overflow, And drops on gate bars hang in a row, And rooks in families homeward go, And so do I.
~ Thomas Hardy
Actually, I am absolutely delighted we're getting some Autumn rain!
U.S. House speaker calls Portland naked bike ride ‘most threatening thing I’ve seen yet’ Oregon live: Portlanders turned to a local tradition Sunday to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Riding bikes in the nude. Over a thousand riders, some naked, some with various amounts of clothing on, rode through the city in the rain over the weekend in what was, by all accounts on the ground, as well as many videos of the event, a peaceful protest. One person who doesn’t agree with that characterization? U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson. On Tuesday, Johnson told the press that he had not seen federal law enforcement “cross the line yet,” but instead, he said, “What I’ve seen is the abuse of law enforcement by radical leftist activists.” “Most recently,” Johnson went on, “the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet was the naked bicyclers in Portland who were protesting ICE down there. I mean, it’s getting really ugly.” -- nordy
I was unexpectedly without a monitor from Thursday till this evening. I'm not adept enough to do too many things on the iPhone. Glad to be back on my trusty, if sometimes temperamental, computer.
Hard to say whether that last comment about Hegseth crawling back into the bottle was posted by Susan, nordy or Catreona. Could be any of us, really. 😁
A tiny earthquake (2.6) occurred at 11:39pm up by Canada on the NY side of Lake Champlain. We didn't feel it here, but others did. Then, today we're getting a little RAIN!! Whoo hooo!! Seems like a major season shift. Nice!
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ReplyDeleteThis is the weather the cuckoo likes,
And so do I;
When showers betumble the chestnut spikes,
And nestlings fly;
And the little brown nightingale bills his best,
And they sit outside at 'The Traveller's Rest,'
And maids come forth sprig-muslin drest,
And citizens dream of the south and west,
And so do I.
This is the weather the shepherd shuns,
And so do I;
When beeches drip in browns and duns,
And thresh and ply;
And hill-hid tides throb, throe on throe,
And meadow rivulets overflow,
And drops on gate bars hang in a row,
And rooks in families homeward go,
And so do I.
~ Thomas Hardy
Actually, I am absolutely delighted we're getting some Autumn rain!
I like the poem. Thanks, Listener.
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ReplyDeleteU.S. House speaker calls Portland naked bike ride ‘most threatening thing I’ve seen yet’
ReplyDeleteOregon live: Portlanders turned to a local tradition Sunday to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Riding bikes in the nude.
Over a thousand riders, some naked, some with various amounts of clothing on, rode through the city in the rain over the weekend in what was, by all accounts on the ground, as well as many videos of the event, a peaceful protest.
One person who doesn’t agree with that characterization? U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson.
On Tuesday, Johnson told the press that he had not seen federal law enforcement “cross the line yet,” but instead, he said, “What I’ve seen is the abuse of law enforcement by radical leftist activists.”
“Most recently,” Johnson went on, “the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet was the naked bicyclers in Portland who were protesting ICE down there. I mean, it’s getting really ugly.” -- nordy
Send Mike Johnson to Fremont. -- nordy
DeleteMike Johnson is just not right in the head. Susan
ReplyDeleteGot it in one!
DeleteI was unexpectedly without a monitor from Thursday till this evening. I'm not adept enough to do too many things on the iPhone. Glad to be back on my trusty, if sometimes temperamental, computer.
ReplyDeleteGlad to have you back.
DeleteThanks, W.A.
DeleteRe the title of today's thread: I heard that Vance and Rubio are effectively doing Hegseth's job.
ReplyDeleteI wish Hegseth would crawl back into the bottle and STAY THERE!
DeleteHard to say whether that last comment about Hegseth crawling back into the bottle was posted by Susan, nordy or Catreona. Could be any of us, really. 😁
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