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Late Night Words to Live By Open Thread

by Anne Laurie|  July 12, 20211:15 am| 37 Comments

This post is in: Nature & Respite, Readership Capture

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I found the best sign in the entire @NatlParkServlce. pic.twitter.com/bFS22MbU9G

— Laura Seay (@texasinafrica) July 11, 2021

Which reminds me — Amber Share’s Subpar Parks book is coming out this week, and I can hardly wait for my copy!

While we're here, a plug for the fantastic new @NatlParkService app. I used it to plan my trip & find fun things to do at different sites. LOVE the offline use feature. Well worth a download when you're headed to the parks. pic.twitter.com/BiAw4uP3ez

— Laura Seay (@texasinafrica) July 11, 2021

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37Comments

  1. 1.

    Dmbeaster

    July 12, 2021 at 1:19 am

    The problem is that rattlesnakes also like private time right on the trail.

  2. 2.

    Edmund Dantes

    July 12, 2021 at 1:36 am

    nps.gov/subjects/digital/nps-apps.htm

    You’re welcome

  3. 3.

    Steeplejack

    July 12, 2021 at 2:04 am

    “No step on snek.”

  4. 4.

    Edmund Dantes

    July 12, 2021 at 2:06 am

    Trump on who shot Ashli Babbitt: “I’ve heard also that it was the head of security for a certain high official. A Democrat. It’s gonna come out.”

    Maria Bartiromo strongly hints that someone associated with Chuck Schumer shot Ashli Babbitt. Completely irresponsible stuff.

  5. 5.

    Edmund Dantes

    July 12, 2021 at 2:08 am

    @Edmund Dantes: holy shit. Let’s blame it on the security detail of the Jew.

  6. 6.

    James E Powell

    July 12, 2021 at 2:10 am

    @Edmund Dantes:

    Maria Bartiromo:

    And I want to talk about that because Ashli Babbitt, a wonderful woman, fatally shot on January 6th as she tried to climb out of a broken window. Her family has spoken out, her family has been on Tucker Carlson and they want answers as far as why this wonderful woman, young woman, who went to peaceful protest was shot.

    She was not climbing out of anything. It was not a peaceful protest. Somebody needs to go on the air and call Bartiromo a liar.

  7. 7.

    Martin

    July 12, 2021 at 2:41 am

    @James E Powell: 

    She was not climbing out of anything. It was not a peaceful protest. Somebody needs to go on the air and call Bartiromo a liar.

    Not sure any of these folks are going to be able to escape from the fuckton of lawsuits heading their way.

  8. 8.

    SiubhanDuinne

    July 12, 2021 at 2:43 am

    Amber Share’s Subpar Parks book is coming out this week, and I can hardly wait for my copy!

    Me too. I pre-ordered it several weeks ago. Would love the complete set of postcards, too, but they’re wicked expensive!

    ambersharedesign.com/collections/frontpage/products/subpar-parks-postcard-set-of-62-national-parks

     

  9. 9.

    NotMax

    July 12, 2021 at 2:58 am

    Dear Wisconsin,

    Does the “fool me once” proverb ring any bells?

    Foxconn is dangling a shiny new EV plant in front of Wisconsin

    After burning the state with the broken promise of a $10 billion LCD factory Source

  10. 10.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    July 12, 2021 at 3:04 am

    Not in the National Parks(but National Forest), but I took a hike yesterday.  Suggested by commenter, Bishop Bag and featured in a OTR last July by dmbeaster, I hiked up to Long Lake in Little Lakes Valley with a few other photographers.  Absolutely stunning scenery.

  11. 11.

    NotMax

    July 12, 2021 at 3:08 am

    Hoocudanode?

    Sales of digital collectibles known as non-fungible tokens have fallen dramatically in recent weeks.

  12. 12.

    HumboldtBlue

    July 12, 2021 at 3:23 am

    I’m still puzzling over the fact that Sterling, Grealish, Stones, Rice, Shaw weren’t in the penalty queue.

  13. 13.

    Steeplejack

    July 12, 2021 at 3:27 am

    @Edmund Dantes:

    How about a link for that?

  14. 14.

    Tony Jay

    July 12, 2021 at 3:32 am

    @HumboldtBlue:

    I’m still puzzling over the fact that Sancho, Bellingham and Rashford weren’t on the pitch for a large chunk of the second half, but what do I know?

  15. 15.

    James E Powell

    July 12, 2021 at 3:32 am

    @HumboldtBlue:

    I don’t know how these things are decided. Is there a standard five that each team uses for PKs or is it a game to game type decision?

  16. 16.

    Martin

    July 12, 2021 at 3:37 am

    @NotMax: Can you blame them? 4 years on, and if anything Republicans are even bigger suckers than they were before.

  17. 17.

    HumboldtBlue

    July 12, 2021 at 3:40 am

    @James E Powell:

    That’s like asking if the chef has a special sauce for the quick-fired delicate fish filet.

    Generally, the team sets up a roster for penalties. How and why they do it is in the secret sauce.

  18. 18.

    HumboldtBlue

    July 12, 2021 at 3:42 am

    @Tony Jay:

    Particularly Rashford.

    After the first OT?

    Come on, he’s gotta be on.

  19. 19.

    HumboldtBlue

    July 12, 2021 at 3:52 am

    @James E Powell:

    I hope I wasn’t a dick in responding. It depends on game conditions.

  20. 20.

    James E Powell

    July 12, 2021 at 4:14 am

    @HumboldtBlue: 

    Not at all. I was just wondering if the five would be pretty much set – best five at PKs – or if it’s more about matchups, who’s hot, etc.

    Like if it were baseball & you were going to put five guys up to see who could hit a home run, the five would vary somewhat from one game to the next, but some guys would always be in the five, others would never be. You get what I mean?

  21. 21.

    Dan B

    July 12, 2021 at 4:31 am

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: The pictures of Little Lakes Valley on the web look spectacular.  Even the trailhead looks beautiful.  There are so many places that would be National Parks if they were in the Eastern US.  Lucky for you!

  22. 22.

    HumboldtBlue

    July 12, 2021 at 4:34 am

    @James E Powell:

    Yup.

  23. 23.

    Amir Khalid

    July 12, 2021 at 4:37 am

    @Tony Jay:
    I’m still baffled that Jordan Henderson didn’t start the match. He’s not the most gifted player in the England squad (or the Liverpool squad, come to that) but he’s miles better at on-pitch organisation and leadership than anyone in Southgate’s preferred starting XI.

  24. 24.

    Baud

    July 12, 2021 at 4:50 am

    This is great.  I’m going to be visiting some NPs this summer.

  25. 25.

    mrmoshpotato

    July 12, 2021 at 4:50 am

    @Steeplejack: Sound advice.

  26. 26.

    mrmoshpotato

    July 12, 2021 at 4:54 am

    @Martin:

    Not sure any of these folks are going to be able to escape from the fuckton of lawsuits heading their way. 

    Let’s hope not!  Because holy shit, Batman!  These fuckers are deranged.  And Faux “News” is the sanest one of these nut job networks these days!

  27. 27.

    Mary G

    July 12, 2021 at 4:59 am

    ?#Euro2020 pic.twitter.com/8fyW09pXzm— Royal Mail (@RoyalMail) July 11, 2021

     

    pic.twitter.com/1IhQFHT9fm
    — Dr. House l’Iconoclasta (@DrGregHouse73) July 11, 2021

  28. 28.

    mrmoshpotato

    July 12, 2021 at 5:03 am

    @Baud:

    This is great.  I’m going to be visiting some NPs this summer. 

    Bison For Baud! 20XX!

  29. 29.

    satby

    July 12, 2021 at 5:56 am

    @Baud: Me too! Well, more like fall for me. Winter for southern ones. I don’t function well in hot weather.

  30. 30.

    Patricia Kayden

    July 12, 2021 at 5:56 am

    @Edmund Dantes: Trump shot Ashli by sending her and other brainless idiots to storm the Capitol. He’s to blame for the mayhem and deaths which occurred during his insurrection. Democrats need to subpoena him to testify at the House investigation. We should be calling January 6th “Trump’s Insurrection”.

  31. 31.

    David ? ☘The Establishment☘? Koch

    July 12, 2021 at 6:57 am

    @Edmund Dantes:  She was shot entering the House chamber, not the Senate.

  32. 32.

    debbie

    July 12, 2021 at 7:16 am

    @James E Powell:

    I nominate both Rachel Maddow and Don Lemmon ASAP. This must not be allowed to fester.

    P.S. It’s on every video of the scene that she was trying to climb INTO, not OUT OF anywhere.

  33. 33.

    JML

    July 12, 2021 at 8:11 am

    @HumboldtBlue: If you’re not planning on having Sterling be part of your top five for PKs, then he needs to come off for Rashford with at least 10 minutes to go in the OT. Dumping subs on with 2 minutes to go was definitely a managerial fail.

    But the reality was England wasn’t playing to win for most of the game; Southgate had them playing not to lose. No wonder they had three guys miss their PKs. Waited too long to bring Grealish in and had very little creativity in the attack (and this England team has so much attacking talent it’s ridiculous).

    Still and all, this is a young England team overall and has the potential for a deep run at World Cup.

  34. 34.

    Edmund Dantes

    July 12, 2021 at 10:16 am

    @Steeplejack: huh… there was a link when I pasted it but I must have eaten it setting up the block quotes.

    Via Digby.
    digbysblog.net/2021/07/hes-trying-to-get-people-killed-again/

  35. 35.

    Edmund Dantes

    July 12, 2021 at 10:20 am

    @David ? ☘The Establishment☘? Koch: No. if you go and watch the exchange and he Bartimo have they directly reference Schumer at one point. Then trump keeps doing a wink wink nudge nudge I am not saying names. But too Democrat leader. Oh his team hasn’t responded to your questions about who shot her? They are protecting a top Dem leader. It was their security detail head. Wonder why he won’t reply.

    They know exactly what they are doing.

  36. 36.

    Dmbeaster

    July 12, 2021 at 10:21 am

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: Its one of the great locations for a day hike in the Sierra.  Trailhead at 10,000.  Several gorgeous lakes immediately.  Very modest gain through the length of the valley.  Bear Creek Spire and other great peaks.  I have walked pretty much everywhere in the valley, including to Dade Lake at the far end at the base of Bear Creek Spire.

    I have stayed at the Rock Creek Lodge several times.  It snows in during winter, but they transport you in via snow cat.  I once back country skied well up Little Lakes Valley in March.

    Was at Golden Trout Lakes 10 days ago, which is just north of Kearsarge Pass, and accessed from Onion Valley trailhead.  Beautiful but rugged hiking.

  37. 37.

    Uncle Cosmo

    July 12, 2021 at 12:07 pm

    @Edmund Dantes: The mortar-forkers will keep insisting it was The Joo’s Bodyguard, louder and louder, hoping to provoke someone to respond, No it wasn’t, it was (whoever) – so they’ll know who to sic their sick fucking swarmtroopers on.

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