I bought two cannoli yesterday, and basically I used them as a test of willpower all day long. I managed to wait until about ten minutes ago, and I think waiting made them taste better
That’s it. That is literally all I’ve got.
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I bought two cannoli yesterday, and basically I used them as a test of willpower all day long. I managed to wait until about ten minutes ago, and I think waiting made them taste better
That’s it. That is literally all I’ve got.
This post is in: C.R.E.A.M., Proud to Be A Democrat
“It’s not ancient history — 2009 is the analogue,” Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) tells me. “We then waited for Senate bipartisanship to break out. It never happened. And I don’t think it will happen this time.” https://t.co/NKIKuKPGTW
— Matt Viser (@mviser) January 30, 2021
Almost certainly, without them — but it’s good policy to let the voters know you tried!
would be nice if Politico mentioned GOP had **ten months** to negotiate a big Covid bill and for ten months the GOP told Dems to f**k off https://t.co/sDy5PNSAbG
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) January 29, 2021
the funny part is DC press actually thinks the second one is real option
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) January 29, 2021
“The hostage takers have warned authorities that if police reject cooperation and instead adopt the extreme policy of not given ten million dollars by noon, they will be left with no choice but to start shooting the hostages.” https://t.co/i2oHvqG7Ja
— Zoomcock Archivist ?? (@canderaid) January 29, 2021
If Ds pass a reconciliation relief bill, they stand a good chance of reaping political benefit. (Whatever the particulars, the pandemic will end & the economy will likely rebound.)
Rs can either get in on the action & share the credit, or whine about partisanship & get no credit https://t.co/smfpms2fIu
— Bill Scher (@billscher) January 30, 2021
the real issue for Republicans is that they *don't want a vote on this bill* because they are stuck between rabid MAGA asshats who will go after them if they vote for any D bill, and the broader public, who would like to not die or lose their homes in a pandemic.
— Noah Berlatsky (@nberlat) January 29, 2021
Pretty much:
Republicans counter Biden’s COVID with one that, at a generous estimate, is one-tenth its size.
Here’s how conservative media is reporting it. pic.twitter.com/4XkePRd0CS
— Roy Edroso (@edroso) January 31, 2021
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When Biden called for "unity," he was politely saying that y'all have to stop being so racist & also maybe refrain from trying to overthrow the U.S. government. He wasn't telling you he would massage the festering cavern where your soul is supposed to be by cutting food stamps. pic.twitter.com/HpafWDNfp8
— Mangy Jay (@magi_jay) January 29, 2021
Quote was taken from this interview:
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This post is in: Books, Guest Posts, Medium Cool, Popular Culture, Culture as a Hedge Against This Soul-Sucking Political Miasma We're Living In
In case you’re new to Medium Cool, BGinCHI is here once a week to offer a thread on culture, mainly film & books, with some TV thrown in.
In this week’s MC, let’s talk non-fiction books.
Reading our own Tom Levenson’s terrific book on the South Sea Bubble got me thinking about good non-fiction books. I don’t read too many non-fic books that aren’t work-related, but I did just order this:
Avi Loeb’s Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth
Read an excerpt and was riveted, so can’t wait to dive in.
What non-fiction are you reading or would recommend?
This post is in: Domestic Politics, Politics
Is there any interest in talking about the Sunday shows?
I haven’t watched them since 2009. For awhile, there was some guy/blog who summarized the Sunday shoes, with a lot of attitude, and that made it fun to keep up (at best) and tolerable (at worst).
Who’s the “daddy” of Sunday shows now that Tim Russert is gone? Please tell me it’s not Press the Meat.
Are Dems are getting better representation on the Sunday shows now that Biden is in office?
Who’s on today’s shows? What’s being discussed – conronavirus, insurrection, Trump’s legal team? Are republicans being called out for their lies? Or, is it possible that they are not lying? No, never mind, that last one wasn’t a serious question.
Or is it all UNITY, all the time?
Open thread.
This post is in: domestic terrorists, Excellent Links, NANCY SMASH!, Open Threads, Proud to Be A Democrat
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said lawmakers would likely need more funding for security to protect them not just from outside threats, but also potentially from their own colleagues, whom she described as ‘the enemy within’ https://t.co/aPSyvvEMfO pic.twitter.com/jRYqHMekdz
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 29, 2021
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Today’s pics are a few of the South African flower bulbs I’ve grown and been lucky enough to have bloom (mostly in our cool/cold greenhouse) over the last 20 years. These aren’t huge flowers; today’s are mostly about 2 or 3 inches across when fully open (5-8 cm) but are impressive in their fine patterns of pollinator guidelines.
I haven’t yet visited South Africa (or anywhere in Africa), but I still have it on my bucket list! As a birder and wildlife watcher it is one of the top destinations, but as a gardener and lover of rock garden and succulent plants it is the pinnacle of plant diversity.
This is especially true because of the Cape Region which is often classified as one of the 7 or 8 floral/phytogeographic regions of the world all by itself.*
The area around Capetown South Africa has a Mediterranean climate (winter rainfall and summer dryness/drought) and is thus like its namesake and similar areas including Southern California a home to many “bulbs” or geophytes, I.e. plants with underground storage organs to which they retreat for survival during drought and fire each dry season. There is also a huge diversity of succulent plants like “ice” plants and Lithops (a.k.a. living stones) and much more!
East of Capetown the climate transitions to a winter dry/Summer wet regime. This change also corresponds to human farming and language transitions in this diverse country.
Sunday Morning Garden Chat: South African FlowersPost + Comments (92)