tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post9073367466820060624..comments2024-03-29T01:53:24.231-04:00Comments on Howard-Empowered People: An online community of Dean-inspired activists: Home Made BreadRenee in Ohiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01741974339127525003noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-65789677741731125172021-11-24T02:21:16.847-05:002021-11-24T02:21:16.847-05:00BTW, Wil's sister is Chair of Culture and Tour...BTW, Wil's sister is Chair of Culture and Tourism on Nantucket. I bet having the President there is wreaking havoc with logistics and getting around. But she's dealing with it well...as she always does.listenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258189493159993427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-38144633146078432892021-11-24T02:19:14.433-05:002021-11-24T02:19:14.433-05:00😯😯listenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258189493159993427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-56316781786258358032021-11-23T23:46:52.867-05:002021-11-23T23:46:52.867-05:00So, apparently President Biden is spending Thanksg...<br />So, apparently President Biden is spending Thanksgiving on Nantucket. <br /><br />So, here's what Stephen Colbert came up with:<br /><br />There once was a man from Nantucket<br />Whose poll numbers really did suck it<br />At least he is not<br />That orange Pol Pot<br />Who ate all his meals from a bucketlistenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258189493159993427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-75176060323076721792021-11-23T21:43:05.926-05:002021-11-23T21:43:05.926-05:00CVS, Walmart and Walgreens fueled opioid crisis, U...<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/nov/23/ohio-cvs-walmart-and-walgreens-opioid-crisis" rel="nofollow">CVS, Walmart and Walgreens fueled opioid crisis, US jury finds</a> [Click] “Ohio’s Trumbull and Lake counties sued five pharmacy chains for causing overdose deaths costing each of the two counties about $1bn.”Alan in CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516051777407876376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-82951634739417027312021-11-23T20:50:19.494-05:002021-11-23T20:50:19.494-05:00Good for you.Good for you.Alan in CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516051777407876376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-35013182642622224352021-11-23T20:48:29.462-05:002021-11-23T20:48:29.462-05:00I should think that their motivating force is lust...I should think that their motivating force is lust for the illusion of power.Alan in CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516051777407876376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-45548885297452926872021-11-23T18:39:51.454-05:002021-11-23T18:39:51.454-05:00Wil and I got Covid tests yesterday. We did so be...Wil and I got Covid tests yesterday. We did so because we attended VT*Grand's play Thursday evening and want to be sure we aren’t bringing Covid to Thanksgiving dinner, especially because our two youngest grands are too young to yet be vaccinated.listenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258189493159993427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-51577255747060322072021-11-23T18:25:32.196-05:002021-11-23T18:25:32.196-05:00Her remains and burial tell quite a story.Her remains and burial tell quite a story.Alan in CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516051777407876376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-43796836332800516372021-11-23T18:22:30.550-05:002021-11-23T18:22:30.550-05:00Actually, it seems to be sort of an anthology of s...Actually, it seems to be sort of an anthology of sutras. So that will make it more readily digested (as it were). Several from Nagarjuna and Vasubandu, or students of theirs. I tend to favor Nagarjuna, but Vasubandu is cool too. Different ways of looking at the same thing.Alan in CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516051777407876376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-82671521414077966912021-11-23T18:14:27.723-05:002021-11-23T18:14:27.723-05:00Either ones!Either ones!Alan in CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516051777407876376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-2665739309326567702021-11-23T18:13:20.119-05:002021-11-23T18:13:20.119-05:00Well, Britain IS pretty close to Maine. . .Well, Britain IS pretty close to Maine. . .Alan in CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516051777407876376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-8590141862018499772021-11-23T17:39:56.071-05:002021-11-23T17:39:56.071-05:00January 6th committee subpoenas Proud Boys and Oat...January 6th committee subpoenas Proud Boys and Oath Keepers<br /><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/23/politics/january-6-subpoenas-proud-boys-oath-keepers/index.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/23/politics/january-6-subpoenas-proud-boys-oath-keepers/index.html<br /></a><br />listenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258189493159993427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-37099882090436332422021-11-23T16:31:42.115-05:002021-11-23T16:31:42.115-05:00The mystery of Siberia's 2,500-year-old 'I...<a href="https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0b5vtbj/the-mystery-of-siberia-s-2-500-year-old-ice-maiden-" rel="nofollow">The mystery of Siberia's 2,500-year-old 'Ice Maiden'</a> [Click] Wow! What a set of tattoos!Alan in CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516051777407876376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-91010700851805530922021-11-23T16:27:43.883-05:002021-11-23T16:27:43.883-05:00Yep, that's us.Yep, that's us.Alan in CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516051777407876376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-8284118045421319632021-11-23T16:26:55.910-05:002021-11-23T16:26:55.910-05:00With hospitals full, Central California pleading t...<a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-11-23/central-california-pleading-to-send-covid-19-patients-to-l-a-as-hospital-fill-up" rel="nofollow">With hospitals full, Central California pleading to send COVID-19 patients to L.A.</a> [Click]Alan in CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516051777407876376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-68374194935304676282021-11-23T16:26:45.680-05:002021-11-23T16:26:45.680-05:00Jury awards 25 million dollars in damages for Unit...<a href="https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-11-23/jury-awards-millions-for-charlottesville-unite-the-right-violence" rel="nofollow">Jury awards 25 million dollars in damages for Unite the Right violence </a> [Click]<br />Alan in CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516051777407876376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-80003248378838170332021-11-23T15:53:21.305-05:002021-11-23T15:53:21.305-05:00Amazon (from whom I didn't order the book) exc...Amazon (from whom I didn't order the book) excerpts show that the book is in a single language, English. Early sutras (English cognate: suture, a thread that holds things together) are so concise as to be cryptic to those unfamiliar with the material. This is not an early Buddhist sutra.Alan in CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516051777407876376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-78244879556039343142021-11-23T15:18:16.113-05:002021-11-23T15:18:16.113-05:00Which reminds me of that translation of the Avatam...Which reminds me of that translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra I ordered a couple of days ago for my education, after thinking about it for fifty-odd years. It is described as the best translation into English; all good. It has been shipped, but without a tracking number. In looking for the tracking number last night I came across a short description of the book-- it runs to 1656 pages! That could be more education than I was looking for. Well, I shall see. I expect it will have almost no end of footnotes, which can be overlooked. It may include one or even two (extreme possibility three) versions in languages other than English. And it includes a translation (and transcript maybe?) of a classical Chinese commentary. Alan in CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516051777407876376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-40945400405779409202021-11-23T15:08:35.320-05:002021-11-23T15:08:35.320-05:00Britain is in desperate need of workers. So why is...<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/nov/23/britain-workers-ministers-small-boats-channel" rel="nofollow">Britain is in desperate need of workers. So why is it trying to keep them out?</a> [Click] Sounds familiar, it does. . .Alan in CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516051777407876376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-42867007020230224852021-11-23T15:07:32.434-05:002021-11-23T15:07:32.434-05:00Who? The humans?
*ducks*Who? The humans? <br /><br />*ducks*listenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258189493159993427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-60536182247149387002021-11-23T15:06:01.750-05:002021-11-23T15:06:01.750-05:00Karma has an ironic sense of humour.Karma has an ironic sense of humour.listenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258189493159993427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-41021587878590201882021-11-23T15:02:02.541-05:002021-11-23T15:02:02.541-05:00Damn scary.
You have to wonder what is really dr...Damn scary. <br />You have to wonder what is really driving DT's party.listenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258189493159993427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-86060589641419675352021-11-23T14:51:08.794-05:002021-11-23T14:51:08.794-05:00Well, I don't see any evidence in the story th...Well, I don't see any evidence in the story that they weren't made by flying saucers. . .Alan in CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516051777407876376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-61688392921955477072021-11-23T14:49:43.991-05:002021-11-23T14:49:43.991-05:00Seven doctors contract Covid after attending Flori...<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/nov/23/florida-doctors-covid-coronavirus-bruce-boros" rel="nofollow">Seven doctors contract Covid after attending Florida anti-vaccine summit</a> [Click]Alan in CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516051777407876376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-68957744852150565882021-11-23T13:48:21.023-05:002021-11-23T13:48:21.023-05:00Yes, please!
Yesterday the Vermont Legislature vo...Yes, please!<br /><br />Yesterday the Vermont Legislature voted to allow cities and towns to create their own mask mandates. The Governor signed the bill, though he spoke against it ... which will only embolden those who don't want it.<br /><a href="https://www.wcax.com/2021/11/22/vermont-lawmakers-return-monday-special-session/" rel="nofollow">https://www.wcax.com/2021/11/22/vermont-lawmakers-return-monday-special-session/</a>listenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258189493159993427noreply@blogger.com