What’s on Those Trucks? 0
Will Bunch tires to figure out what’s behind “Freedom Convoys” in Canada. He suggests that their roots go far deeper–and much farther back–than the COVID pandemic. Here’s an excerpt (emphasis added).
The vagueness of the demands makes it easy to both ridicule the protests and the protesters, and to also point attention at the many bad actors eager to mobilize the ennui and growing paranoia of a two-year pandemic for their own nefarious causes — including the usual suspects of neo-Nazis and Holocaust deniers and Confederate flag wavers and whatnot. That’s on top of the exploiters of political gain (cough, cough, Rand Paul) and profit, like the ratings-mad hosts at Fox News. But you can’t exploit resentment unless there is resentment to exploit.
Follow the link for Bunch’s theory as to what’s behind said resentment.
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Birds of a Feather? 0
The writer of a letter to the editor of The Roanoke Times would like to know.
Cauliflower Cheese Casserole 0
This is a very simple recipe that works quite nicely. It has the added advantage that it can be prepared early and kept in the refrigerator until ready for the final step of prep.
Ingredients:
1 medium-sized head cauliflower
1/2 stick butter
1/2-2/3 cups bread crumbs (I recommend Panko)
1/4-1/3 cup grated cheddar cheese or to taste
Procedure:
1. Trim away any leaves, core cauliflower, and break it apart.
2. Steam until tender (approx. 15 mins. at med.-high). Allow to cool a bit for easier handling.
3. Arrange cauliflower pieces evenly in a casserole dish.
3. Melt butter in skillet over low heat, then stir in bread crumbs until the butter is absorbed.
4. Carefully spoon the bread crumb mixture evenly over the cauliflower.
5. Top with grated cheese. Refrigerate until ready for the last step.
6. Bake at 350 Fahrenheits until headed through and cheese is nicely melted (approx. 20-25 mins.). Serve hot.
Note: Mixing the bread crumbs with butter makes is less likely that they will fall to the bottom of the dish.
Truth in Labeling 0
At the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Mark Bernard argues that words matter. A nugget:
Follow the link to see why he finds this annoying.
Supply Change, “Knights of the Open Road” Dept. 0
Peter S. Goodman takes a long look at the “truck driver shortage.”
Many of those he spoke with said that the issue is not a shortage of truck drivers per se; there are many more qualified drivers than job openings. Rather, it is that employers treat their truck-driving employees like dirt.
A snippet:
Some experts counter that the very notion of too few drivers is bogus.
As the trucking association itself noted, more than 10 million Americans held commercial driver’s licenses in 2019. That was nearly triple the 3.7 million trucks that required a driver holding that certification.
“This shortage narrative is industry lobbying rhetoric,” said Steve Viscelli, a labor expert at the University of Pennsylvania who previously worked as a truck driver. “There is no shortage of truck drivers. These are just really bad jobs.”
Vaccine Nation, Middle Ages Redux Dept. 0
I agree with Farron. We are a nation of stupid.
The Stand Not Taken 0
Daniel Ruth muses on the Florida Governor’s refusal to take a stand against Florida’s home-grown Nazis.
QOTD 0
Francois de la Rochefoucauld:
True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen.
A Supreme Realization 0
At The Seattle Times, Luis Carrasco considers the current who-shot-john about who President Biden will nominate to the Supreme Court. In response, Carrasco takes a deep and thoughtful look at how America, to use his terms, “default(s) to white” in our concept of what constitutes normal.
Here’s one little story about how this manifested itself in his own life; methinks the entire piece is worth the few minutes it will take you to read it.
He was Afro-Latino, and I was a fool.
The Impules To Indoctrinate 0
Farron discusses the Republican war against truth in education.
Along the same lines, retired English teacher Todd R. Nelson shares some of his experiences with “banned” books. A snippet:
Facebook Frolics 0
Insurrection frolics come back to haunt a Facebook frolicker.
The Whitewash 0
