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QOTD 0
John Astin (as Gomez Addams): Mr. Hilliard may be right. We may have saved the world.
Carolyn Jones (as Morticia Addams): Do you think we did the right thing?
Empty Space 0
JoCat passed away today. She had been fighting irritable bowel disease and it appeared to be under control with proper diet, but, this morning, she started to cough and wheeze (beyond that, I will spare you the details). Before we could get her to a vet emergency room, she passed.
We took her to our regular vet, and the best guess of the vet tech was that she threw a blood clot unrelated to the irritable bowel syndrome. Apparently, cats may do that.
She was a good cat, affectionate as long as she got her way (after all, she was a cat), and she had a life full of love.
She had been a member of the family for 13 years, since my father passed away and she became an inheritance (my brother cares for her sister).
She was a good, if demanding and persnickety, friend, and she is missed.
Light Bloggery 0
The weather here is very nice, but I’m under it.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Does your politeness pass inspection?
Officials say it appears a 35-year-old man was inspecting a rifle when it went off. Witnesses told investigating officers it was an accidental shooting and there was no reported altercation before the gunfire.
Meta: Maintenance 0
My hosting provider has notified me that it will be doing maintenance on my VPS (and, I suspect, numerous other VPSs) starting this evening. The site may be unavailable for short periods over the next 24 hours.
Stray Question 0
Who is Google anyway to presume to tell me what items in my Gmail inbox are “important” and which are not?
Drinking Liberally Virginia Beach Thursday 0
When fellowship is needed, join us . . . .
When: Thursday, September 14, 6 p.
Where:
Croc’s 19 Street Bistro
620 19th Street (Map)
More here.
Blood in the Water 0
Thom discusses how Republican obstructionism and denial of climate change led directly to increasing Harvey’s toll on Houston.
Aside:
Thom is incorrect about why Amtrak cannot run high-speed trains between D. C. and New York. Amtrak does own the track from Washington to Boston. It can’t run higher speed trains because the government won’t fund the necessary improvements.
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“Normalization” Nonsense 0
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
I recently subscribed to the Sunday New York Times. It’s a week’s worth of good and challenging reading.
But, as Farron points out, its writer got this one wrong (and journalists sometimes get stuff wrong–it happens, live with it).
No amount of face paint can turn Donald Trump into anything other than a racist poseur.
The Pushers and the Pushees 0
In a lengthy article at The American Scholar, physician and journalist David Brown explores the genesis and state of the prescription opioid* problem in the United States. He traces the history of it in terms of evolving attitudes towards the treatment of pain and patients’ perception of pain in the medical profession and in society and ends with some recommendations.
I’m not sure how much I buy the recommendations, but, given the growing problem, I commend the article to your attention. Here’s a bit:
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*Remember, when Not White people do it, it’s simply “drug addiction” and get them off the streets.
Flat Out Denial 0
Dick Polman applauds while deriding Florida Governor Scott on Irma and climate change. A snippet; follow the link for the rest (emphasis added).
