lucius septimius 7/1/2021 5:06:37 AM

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vxbush 7/1/2021 5:07:06 AM

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vxbush 7/1/2021 5:10:06 AM

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vxbush 7/1/2021 5:14:01 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 3:

He also goes into the odds of getting COVID with and without vaccination. 

doppelganglander 7/1/2021 7:02:46 AM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 1:

When I was booking my AirBnB, I narrowed it down to two places. One has a full kitchen and a pool, but it's way uptown. The other has only a fridge and microwave, but it's in the historical district within walking distance of everything except the beach. I decided on the latter. Hopefully the walking and swimming will offset the restaurant calories.

doppelganglander 7/1/2021 7:09:45 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 2:

My city is doing it up big. They've moved the fireworks from an office park, where I could watch by walking across the street, to the lawn in front of the performing arts center a couple of miles away. They've spent years creating a downtown in a suburban city, but it's actually turning out well, with lots of new apartments, restaurants, and shops.

Occasional Reader 7/1/2021 7:20:26 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 2:

DC apparently is doing the traditional fireworks display on the National Mall.

I have no intention of heading downtown for that, because it would be a mess trying to get home from it with a six year-old in tow; but I might take Little OR over to the grounds of the National Cathedral to see the show.  The rooftop of my own building also has a decent view, usually. 

Occasional Reader 7/1/2021 7:20:54 AM

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In #5 doppelganglander said: When I was booking my AirBnB,

Where are you headed, if you don't mind saying?

doppelganglander 7/1/2021 8:20:27 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 8:

St. Augustine. I haven't been since 2007 and I'm pretty excited  

buzzsawmonkey 7/1/2021 8:31:33 AM

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In #9 doppelganglander said: St. Augustine.

I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine.

Occasional Reader 7/1/2021 8:33:09 AM

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In #9 doppelganglander said: St. Augustine.

Ah, right... sounds wonderful.

And during your vacation in St. Augustine, you should be virtuous, but not quite yet... 

Occasional Reader 7/1/2021 8:52:39 AM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 10:

Buzz, did the cast-cover-condom-thingy get there yet? 

doppelganglander 7/1/2021 8:54:44 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 11:

I'm too old to be anything less than virtuous. 

buzzsawmonkey 7/1/2021 9:33:56 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 12:

It got to the mail drop yesterday afternoon.  I'm not mobile enough to get it easily; the girlfriend is picking it up a little later.  

Kosh's Shadow 7/1/2021 10:35:09 AM

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Tourists shot video of water gushing from Surfside parking garage shortly before collapse

Not quite what I'd call "gushing", but it does indicate some kind of leak. Looks too high to be sea water, but there was also a report the pool collapsed first, so this could be from the pool or pool  system.

buzzsawmonkey 7/1/2021 11:44:01 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 12:

Got it!  Looking forward to trying it out. 

Occasional Reader 7/1/2021 11:46:50 AM

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In #16 buzzsawmonkey said: Got it!  Looking forward to trying it out. 

Glad to be of help.

buzzsawmonkey 7/1/2021 11:53:15 AM

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My email feed from the New York Times brought me a link to "The Ezra Klein Show."  Ezra Klein, IIRC, is the guy who founded Vox, and, I believe, dismissed the importance of the Constitution because it was written, like, maybe 100 years ago?

Anyway, the "show"/podcast is an hour-and-a-half interview with some sociologist named James Suzman, who asks why we bother to work so much instead of having 15-hour weeks?  You see, he's lived among the hunter-gatherers, and they all work only about fifteen hours a week, and they all seem healthy and well-nourished with a varied diet.

I couldn't get far into the interview, but it seems that this guy Suzman has a pretty dystopian vision for the future.

Kosh's Shadow 7/1/2021 12:55:40 PM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 18:

I don't think the hunter-gatherers work only 15 hours a week, but much more. I've mentioned a show "I, Caveman" where some modern people tried to live like cavemen, and they had experts build their huts, spears, bows and arrows, clothing, etc.

One woman got so tired of doing so much she stopped, so they had to throw her out of the show.

It was a LOT of work.

Maybe while he was visiting they didn't do as much so they could talk with the visitor. And they don't stay healthy that well. If they get injured or sick, they are more likely to die, and they also have a shorter life expectancy.

buzzsawmonkey 7/1/2021 1:03:27 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 19:

Oh, I'm sure.  This is just the modern, academic-glossed Rousseau vision of "the noble savage"---and, of course, the communism of a small community which is largely an extended family appeals to the Left also.  

It would be funny to ask the boosters of such societies to explain how such societies enact "gender equality" in the workplace, how they deal with LGBT people, who their Shakespeare or Homer is, when we'll be able to attend the hunter-gatherer film festival, etc.

Occasional Reader 7/1/2021 4:12:54 PM

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Kosh's Shadow 7/1/2021 4:27:47 PM

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Behold, the Noble Savage (link)

Kosh's Shadow 7/1/2021 4:40:23 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 22:

That is a product of Savage Arms

Occasional Reader 7/1/2021 4:47:28 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 23:

(us gun nuts got that)