September, 2017 archive
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).
Rainbow 0
This rainbow appeared this morning, quite literally out of the blue.
The sky was mostly sunny with some cumulonimbus clouds. There had been no rain. I was off for a bike ride, but I grabbed a picture before I left. It’s not a great picture, but who does that stop any more?
Misdirection Play, DACA Dept. 0
Robert Reich wonders why Trump tossed DACA into the mix when the Republicans have already demonstrated that they can’t get anything done.
“I Know I Am but What Are You?” 0
John Diaz considers Donald Trump’s reflexive response to criticism.
In (Selective) Rembrance 0
Justin Perry muses over the contrast between “Never forget” and “Get over it.” A snippet:
One thing you won’t hear is “Get over it!” And yet, that is what black Americans have heard repeatedly and casually over and over in regard to our home-grown terrors . . . .
urpme –auto-orphans<--How did that get in there? That’s a Mageia command for managing Magiea rpm packages. I was running Mageia updates earlier today, but, oh, well. I’m going to leave it in just for grins and giggles.
Follow the link for the rest.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Recreate politely.
According to the story, the authorities have once again forgotten their vocabularly words and confused “accidentally” with “negligently.”