Regarding @JohnnyTruant’s wild rants, it’s pretty consistent with his posts on lots of subjects. You might buy something at Walmart and decide it’s worth it, but at least own up to the fact that you’re doing something that breaks unions. And generally all your consumerism might be worth it to you, but recognize what it’s doing to people and the world. Eat a burger if you must, but don’t try to tell the cows that it’s raining when you piss all over them. That kind of thing. And he’s right of course. No one is perfect, sure, but don’t use that as an excuse. Great job for doing what you do to try, you don’t have to beat yourself up over things, but also, don’t pretend that your transgressions aren’t transgressions.
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Your garden center won’t do curbside pick-up? All the ones around here are asking people to call in orders when they are able to. Dirt seems like a good target for this unless you need to browse the dirt for some reason. I had my place pick out lettuce starters and I told them the brand and types of compost I wanted, and they just put them in the back of our CRV in the special parking spots for curbside pick-up. And we paid on the phone.
Dear Inso,
The
Virus
Does
Not
Care.
Hope that helps.
Man classic Simpsons is amazing. I forgot all about Skinners little “boo” when the teacher approaches the mic.
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I like that! My smoker friend wouldn’t appreciate it, I’m afraid. Last time I told her I wished she’d quit she said “You sound just like my mother!” That put me in my place so I didn’t object or even flinch when she lit up over coffee last time.
Eh, how about the cognitive dissonance of knowing that that our lives are pointless and meaningless but acting as if though they aren’t by finding meaning through pointless and meaningless activities?
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Also i saw this on HBO last night, thought it was nice.
I love Turturro
I have a similar thing but with friends and guns.
I don’t know of a single family member or friend - or their friends and family members who successfully defended themselves against a bad guy using a gun.
Yikes. We need another dog derail here an I can’t see several of the more flagrant posts here.
What are some good recipes for people to use to cook any dog they can catch when they can no longer afford food?
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My brother got a gun after he became a prosecutor, but we’re not a gun family. The only person shot that I know of was my Grandpa got shot in the leg in WWII.
I’m counting on my dog to help supply us with food - hopefully there are enough possum to go around.
Short interview with Thomas Piketty. Nothing too surprising but opinions include
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Asymmetric distribution of deaths against wealth will lay gross inequalities bare
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Shocks like this have the potential to force corrections in inequality eg in some areas after the Black Death
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Expects to see renewed enthusiasm for the idea of public investment in healthcare
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Soaring levels of government debt may drive the move to raise taxes for the wealthy
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Global threats of climate crisis and covid are likely to underline the move towards tariffs and away from globalisation
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I took GA up on their claim that anyone can get tested (even asymptomatic). Signed up yesterday through my county health dept. Got a time-slot this morning for drive-up. Only one car ahead of me, so waited about 5 minutes.
The test is surprisingly unpleasant. This is not something you’d want to do on even a weekly basis. Should get results by phone in 3-5 days.
This may be true in some places around the world. In USA#1, we aren’t going to do shit for inequality unless the Democrats sweep this fall, and even then it’s no guarantee.
Yup and the heathcare point is very Eurocentric I suspect because the US will just become even more polarised.
Obviously Joe Biden is all about a public plan for healthcare,
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1260233522478006272
For example, right now children presenting with COVID-19 who have a very strange inflammatory syndrome, very similar to Kawasaki syndrome.
Clinical signs include fever, rash, swelling of the hands and feet, irritation and redness of the whites of the eyes, swollen lymph glands in the neck, and irritation and inflammation of the mouth, lips, and throat.
KD is a leading cause of acquired heart disease in the United States. Serious complications include coronary artery dilatations and aneurysms. The standard treatment, intravenous immunoglobulin and aspirin, substantially decreases the development of these coronary artery abnormalities.
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This should be extremely alarming. Government officials will not commit to making the vaccine available to everyone?
Are they serious?
https://twitter.com/pjbreenphoto/status/1260031682272350209
I’m starting to think stuff like this is just a defacto “youngs go out and get herd immunity, olds/sick stay home” policy.
California tried “over 65 stay home” for a few days. I’m guessing it didn’t go over well. Lol at telling Boomers they can’t have everything they want, whenever they want, in perpetuity. It’s their CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT.
But maybe states are effectively doing it now w/o making official policy.