Kosh's Shadow 11/25/2020 4:55:00 AM

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Before starting work post-

I had a dream that aliens landed - to start a fast food chain. Never did see what was in the bags of food, though.

The aliens wondered, however, why the media wasn't covering them. I understood but couldn't express in the dream that it was because they couldn't use it against Trump.

Kosh's Shadow 11/25/2020 4:55:53 AM

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And former NYC Mayor Dinkins died.

He lived long enough to see he has a new challenger for worst mayor in the history of NYC.

vxbush 11/25/2020 5:16:17 AM

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In #1 Kosh's Shadow said: I had a dream that aliens landed - to start a fast food chain. Never did see what was in the bags of food, though.

At least you weren't in the bag. 

Morning, campers. In and out today between appointments. The coding wars continue. 

Occasional Reader 11/25/2020 6:14:05 AM

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In #1 Kosh's Shadow said: that aliens landed - to start a fast food chain

To Serve Man

buzzsawmonkey 11/25/2020 6:17:40 AM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 2:

++++++++

buzzsawmonkey 11/25/2020 6:18:39 AM

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In #14 @PBJ3 said: It sounds like Trump is going to pardon Michael Flynn.  I hope so.

buzzsawmonkey 11/25/2020 6:20:48 AM

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Your morning stupidity appetizer is at this link.

Brooklyn Democrats/Leftists agitating against a pipeline that delivers gas because the gas has been---gasp---fracked.

lucius septimius 11/25/2020 6:22:08 AM

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In #6 buzzsawmonkey said: If Trump can "pardon a turkey" for Thanksgiving (what a silly ritual that is)

Sort of the inverse of Hunger Games -- one lives so that millions may die.

buzzsawmonkey 11/25/2020 6:22:37 AM

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It's unseasonably warm here in Brooklyn.  

Given the financial destruction the New York responses to covid have wrought, I guess we could call it Indian Indigent Summer.

vxbush 11/25/2020 6:24:31 AM

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And New Mexico is going to close any grocery store that has 4 cases of COVID-19 in a period of two weeks. 

Grocery stores. 

Given the incredibly high probability of false positives, this is going to cause huge problems and generate no benefit. But it's just an "order", not a law; I really hope some folks start filing lawsuits against this. 

buzzsawmonkey 11/25/2020 6:26:38 AM

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In #10 vxbush said: And New Mexico is going to close any grocery store that has 4 cases of COVID-19 in a period of two weeks. 

Four cases of covid seems like a lot, since you can only put about half a case on the shelves at any one time...

vxbush 11/25/2020 6:31:16 AM

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In #11 buzzsawmonkey said: Four cases of covid seems like a lot, since you can only put about half a case on the shelves at any one time...

Heh. 

lucius septimius 11/25/2020 6:55:52 AM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 9:

Speaking of which ...

buzzsawmonkey 11/25/2020 6:57:52 AM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 13:

Bad link, but I'm betting it was to the Tribune's old McCutcheon "Indian Summer" cartoon.

lucius septimius 11/25/2020 7:03:13 AM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 14:

Indeed it was.

lucius septimius 11/25/2020 7:03:45 AM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 15: 

I remember as a kid looking forward to that each year.

buzzsawmonkey 11/25/2020 7:04:50 AM

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In #16 lucius septimius said: I remember as a kid looking forward to that each year.

Me, too. Nice artwork; I think it first ran in the early '20s.

Kosh's Shadow 11/25/2020 7:25:09 AM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 13:

Corrected link

lucius septimius 11/25/2020 7:38:26 AM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 17:

1907, which is interesting if you consider that that was about the same time that the Indian Wars finally drew to a close.

Occasional Reader 11/25/2020 8:02:13 AM

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In #10 vxbush said: And New Mexico is going to close any grocery store that has 4 cases of COVID-19 in a period of two weeks. 

I've got a great idea! We should apply the same rule, only to hospitals this time!

Occasional Reader 11/25/2020 8:10:46 AM

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The division of spoils: according to this, “Biden true believers“ are being edged out for the plumb jobs in the new administration by Obama retreads.

https://althouse.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-obama-staffers-are-now-cutting-out.html?m=1

First things first: try to wrap your mind around the concept of “Biden true believers“.

vxbush 11/25/2020 8:30:54 AM

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In #20 Occasional Reader said: I've got a great idea! We should apply the same rule, only to hospitals this time!

Brilliant! That will get rid of COVID in no time!

buzzsawmonkey 11/25/2020 8:31:07 AM

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buzzsawmonkey 11/25/2020 8:32:25 AM

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vxbush 11/25/2020 9:14:35 AM

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In #24 buzzsawmonkey said: Or you'll end up with a president that wears Depends...

*golf clap*

Occasional Reader 11/25/2020 9:34:39 AM

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In #25 vxbush said: golf clap*

That’s what you can get from an unhygienic ball washer

Occasional Reader 11/25/2020 10:38:53 AM

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Alice in Dairyland 11/25/2020 10:57:25 AM

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In #20 Occasional Reader said: I've got a great idea! We should apply the same rule, only to hospitals this time!

That pretty much describes things here.  Try getting into a hospital/doctors office for non-emergency related issue.  My husband had his physical by phone.  Guess they really don't need all that lab work they normally do anymore.  Another Covid has cured!

On a brighter note, today is my birthday.  I'm officially old!  Should have been my retirement party at work today, but since they eliminated my job a year ago, that didn't happen.  Am I bitter?  Not really.  I think I had a better past year without them in my life.  I really can't say I miss any of it, even the "good" people are fading from memory now.  I just keep remembering how I hated doing this job or that job now.  I truly am much more happy now.  I wished I could have afforded to retire at 62, but it was too hard to walk away from company sponsored health insurance.  Life is good and I am thankful for my blessings! 

@PBJ3 11/25/2020 11:13:13 AM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 28:

Have a terrific birthday!!!

vxbush 11/25/2020 11:21:14 AM

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In #28 Alice in Dairyland said: I truly am much more happy now.  I wished I could have afforded to retire at 62, but it was too hard to walk away from company sponsored health insurance.  Life is good and I am thankful for my blessings! 

And that attitude will do you more good than the money 99% of the time. Enjoy your birthday and celebrate it well!

doppelganglander 11/25/2020 11:31:56 AM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 28:

Happy birthday! My boyfriend retired last month and I am insanely jealous. I may be working until I drop.

Alice in Dairyland 11/25/2020 11:37:25 AM

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In #31 doppelganglander said: I may be working until I drop.

Oh, please don't do that!!!!

Occasional Reader 11/25/2020 12:09:41 PM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 28:

happy birthday to you! And may you enjoy many more, in a much more normal setting than the one from this year.

Kosh's Shadow 11/25/2020 12:53:02 PM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 28:

Happy Birthday!

Kosh's Shadow 11/25/2020 12:55:18 PM

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Reply to doppelganglander in 31: Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 32:

I really don't want to retire. I won't know what to do with the time.

Alice in Dairyland 11/25/2020 1:07:14 PM

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In #35 Kosh's Shadow said: I won't know what to do with the time.

Believe me, that will never be a problem.  My husband and I still wonder how we got everything done while working all week.  

Kosh's Shadow 11/25/2020 1:27:19 PM

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In #21 Occasional Reader said: First things first: try to wrap your mind around the concept of “Biden true believers“.

I'm amazed at how few people didn't realize he's just a figurehead. 

I was afraid that his handlers would go full leftist, but so far, it is Obama's third term, which is bad enough.

But I do wonder how long they will leave him in office.

Kosh's Shadow 11/25/2020 1:30:26 PM

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In #36 Alice in Dairyland said: Believe me, that will never be a problem.  My husband and I still wonder how we got everything done while working all week.  

I'm having enough trouble figuring out what to do with my evenings. (Government contract rules - 40 hour weeks without prior approval for overtime. Minus holidays - this week 24 hours)

Now that I don't have a commute, I'm done early. And this week, I was too into what I was doing to stop on time, so today, I had to stop after 6.5 hours. I hope my notes are clear enough when I go back on Monday.

Kosh's Shadow 11/25/2020 1:34:14 PM

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Gak is free!

The tiny brown-and-white speckled Saw-whet that inadvertently traveled from Oneonta to Manhattan aboard this year’s Rockefeller Christmas tree was released back into its natural habitat on Tuesday night.

Alice in Dairyland 11/25/2020 2:02:04 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 38: I think you will be for a pleasant suprise when you finally do retire.  My only regret (well one of my only regrets) is that I won't live long enough to do all the things I still want/have to do.

Alice in Dairyland 11/25/2020 2:05:25 PM

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Alice in Dairyland 11/25/2020 2:08:43 PM

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lucius septimius 11/25/2020 2:10:39 PM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 42: 

Happy Birthday!

Occasional Reader 11/25/2020 2:20:34 PM

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In #35 Kosh's Shadow said: I really don't want to retire.

At this point, I cannot wait to retire. I will treasure the free time.

doppelganglander 11/25/2020 2:23:03 PM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 42:

I was shocked by the PA judge's ruling blocking certification. Could he actually throw out all the mysterious midnight votes and declare Trump the winner? If that happens, that would set the precedent for similar challenges in WI and GA. I am not getting my hopes up, but that would spark leftist riots like this country has never seen.

Alice in Dairyland 11/25/2020 2:30:17 PM

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Reply to doppelganglander in 45: The hearing was really inspiring, what I heard of it.  It's 3 1/2 hours long if you want to watch it on CSPAN.  PA was appalled at the fraud in their voting system.  Have been trying to correct it for decades.  Every time they presented a bill to correct something the Governor told them flat out if that comes across my desk, I'll veto it immediately.  I'm thinking they are really grateful someone has shone a light into their dark cheating ways.  Now they have to do something!

Alice in Dairyland 11/25/2020 2:30:41 PM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 43: Thank you.

Occasional Reader 11/25/2020 2:33:09 PM

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In #45 doppelganglander said: leftist riots like this country has never seen.

But they will still be “mostly peaceful“.

Occasional Reader 11/25/2020 2:34:08 PM

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Kosh's Shadow 11/25/2020 2:56:03 PM

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In #49 Occasional Reader said: In addition to “strange matter”, Little OR has hypothesized the existence of silly matter. Among other properties, if you eat silly matter, it gives you a voice like Mickey Mouse for five minutes.

Helium!

Now, what about going ludicrous speed?

doppelganglander 11/25/2020 2:58:24 PM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 46:

PA has a Republican legislature and a Democratic governor, thanks to decades of malfeasance in Philadelphia. You'll recall that's where Black Panthers intimidated white voters at a polling place and Obama's DOJ let the case drop despite iron-clad evidence.

Occasional Reader 11/25/2020 3:48:21 PM

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In #51 doppelganglander said: despite iron-clad evidence.

Not merely despite ironclad evidence. The case had actually already been *won*. Obama's Justice Department failed to proceed.

Kosh's Shadow 11/25/2020 3:55:27 PM

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In #52 Occasional Reader said: The case had actually already been *won*. Obama's Justice Department failed to proceed.

I thought they'd be fast and furious/