Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Yeah, with this crowd one never knows.

Republicans don’t want a speaker to lead them; they want a hostage.

Proof that we need a blogger ethics panel.

They fucked up the fucking up of the fuckup!

🎶 Those boots were made for mockin’ 🎵

I’ve spoken to my cat about this, but it doesn’t seem to do any good.

And we’re all out of bubblegum.

A thin legal pretext to veneer over their personal religious and political desires

Usually wrong but never in doubt

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

Republicans do not pay their debts.

The words do not have to be perfect.

A sufficient plurality of insane, greedy people can tank any democratic system ever devised, apparently.

“Everybody’s entitled to be an idiot.”

Only Democrats have agency, apparently.

Putting aside our relentless self-interest because the moral imperative is crystal clear.

We are builders in a constant struggle with destroyers. let’s win this.

If you tweet it in all caps, that makes it true!

Fuck these fucking interesting times.

No one could have predicted…

I’d like to think you all would remain faithful to me if i ever tried to have some of you killed.

It’s always darkest before the other shoe drops.

“But what about the lurkers?”

Schmidt just says fuck it, opens a tea shop.

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Acts of Kindness: Good Sports

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This is going to be a quick one tonight. I’m still trying to catch up from travel. I was gone four days, how did my yard become so overgrown? Also, I had a booster shot today and am now suddenly feeling funky. And not the good kind of funky, where you grab your bellbottoms and dancing shoes.

First up – you’ve probably seen this one, but the next day there was an equally special follow-up:

And the next day:

I’m telling you, baseball, it’s where memories are made:

And because I knew if I said something to Steeplejack about wanting to have a sports theme tonight he would come through. And in that first tweet, as they say….wait for it. :-)

And finally, here are some cute ducks. Wednesday night at 9 pm – when I was to leave first thing Thursday morning –  my duck sitter called to tell me they were in Covid lockdown and she couldn’t watch the ducks – plus she had my only spare key. So some quick phone calls and excellent friends, my ducks were taken care of – this is a proof of life photo I received over the weekend:

Acts of Kindness: Good Sports

They make that pool look small, even though it is not.

Send me your acts of kindness, running seriously low.

 

 

 

 

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  2. 2.

    Raven

    Oh good, I didn’t want to post something silly in one of the serious posts. My wife and I did a bay charter today and it was really fun! She caught three nice sea trouts ( they are drums, not really trout) and I hooked a couple of nice reds that got off. It’s the first time she’s ever gone with me and it was quite a nice day!

  3. 3.

    brendancalling

    Half day at work, got paid for a full day. Took a nap. Can’t believe it’s almost 8, gonna be an early night. Applied to two more schools today, two yesterday.

  5. 5.

    cope

    My act of kindness today was to release into the wilds of our backyard a wayward Cuban tree frog. Somehow, it got into the inner bucket of our fancy new spin mop system. Even though they are notorious invasive intruders (BC has a good story), I set it free rather than bagging it and throwing it in the freezer as our local Hank Kimball would have advised me.

    Also, I was mopping because of the muddy mess left behind when we open our doors two or three times a week for a pair of brother pit bulls who come over to run and play with our under 30 pound terrier. Each of them is pushing 90 pounds and they are currently living in a tiny two bedroom apartment with their owner, our former next door neighbor.  My wife does not consider this an act of kindness on our part but rather an act of insanity. I report, you all decide.

  6. 6.

    MagdaInBlack

    90 + and swampy humidity in Chicagoland. We stocked up on Gatorade for the shop because pounding on cars (collision repair) ain’t fun in this weather.

    Tomorrow is my Friday, because I took a 4 day weekend as a birthday present to myself.

    LOVE the ducks, as always ❤️

  8. 8.

    TaMara

    @Starfish: Just the ducks. The dogs come with me when I drive.

    The cats are pretty easy.

    When I travel for longer or fly, I have a terrific sitter who comes and stays at the house. The dogs love him.

    Now if you said expensive, that would be true. LOL

  9. 9.

    CaseyL

    Well, it ain’t much, but:

    Last week I found a vaccination card someone had left on the lightrail train.  I looked up the person’s name, and was incredibly lucky that their phone number was public information.  So I called, told them I had their vaccination card, and apparently made their day – I guess they had been frantically looking for it.  Mailed it off to them, and hopefully they get it in a couple of days.

  13. 13.

    Steeplejack

    @Raven:

    Glad you had a good day out on the water.

    Wanted to add that I read your long comment about the dogs a week or so ago. I came late to that thread. But you should realize that, even if no one comments, your posts are seen by a lot of people. Many lurkers here who never comment but read avidly.

  14. 14.

    Michael Cain

    I am always somewhat amazed that there are so many famous sports figures (and fans in some brief moment) who do gracious things.

  17. 17.

    Ohio Mom

    @brendancalling: Are those applications for a permanent teaching job — I have a vague memory that you are subbing this year? Anyway, good luck!

    @CaseyL: I carry around a xerox of my vaccination card, and also gave all the information (brand, lot number, date) to my PCP to put in my permanent health record. It’s not a credit card, there’s no 800 number to call for a replacement, put it someplace safe.

  22. 22.

    Gin & Tonic

    Dear wife and I came across a huge source of ramps this afternoon. Filled a two gallon bucket and hardly made a dent. I’ll be busy tomorrow.

  24. 24.

    NotMax

    Booster numero dos yesterday..

    Extreme tenderness near the injection site overnight and today, to the point of eliciting a sharp gasp from just moving the arm; that entire side of the body, from shoulder to sole, noticeably numb.

    Can’t directly assign cause and effect, but some major, um, gastrointestinal disturbances afterwards as well. Could be attributable to the added stress of the five=plus hours it took to cram in additional errands yesterday involving trekking through the aisles of large stores (Habitat ReStore, Home Depot, Target, Lowe’s and finally Costco, where had the appointment for the shot, which was received before accomplishing the monthly grocery run) plus also checking something out for possible future acquisition at a store inside a mall.

    (Still parking the new vehicle way out in the lonesome ‘hire a sherpa’ region of parking lots, so there also was added strain on the fershlugginer knees.)

  25. 25.

    NotMax

    @Ohio Mom

    Wrap my card in tightly stretched plastic wrap from the kitchen and keep it in the wallet. In fact, there was no more room on it when I presented it yesterday for the new booster. The pharmacy had to fill out a completely new one, done while I was twiddling my thumbs during the 15 minute post-shot wait time.

  26. 26.

    mrmoshpotato

    @MagdaInBlack:

    We stocked up on Gatorade for the shop because pounding on cars (collision repair) ain’t fun in this weather. 

    Do they still make the powder that you mix with water?

  28. 28.

    Ohio Mom

    @NotMax: You “laminated” your card in Saran Wrap? That’s the sort of thing my Depression-child mother would have done.

    My second booster/first Moderna made my arm so sore, I couldn’t lift it. Was like having a frozen shoulder but it only lasted a day and a half. The pharmacist who gave me the shot just barely fit the shot’s information on my vaccine card. Booster number three will require a new card.

  31. 31.

    trollhattan

    Jesus Fucking Christ.

    California’s 2019 law prohibiting people under 21 from buying semiautomatic rifles violates the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday. “America would not exist without the heroism of the young adults who fought and died in our revolutionary army. Today we reaffirm that our Constitution still protects the right that enabled their sacrifice: the right of young adults to keep and bear arms,” wrote Judge Ryan Nelson, who was named to the court by President Donald J. Trump.

    The panel reversed a district court ruling, saying that it “erred in not enjoining an almost total ban on semiautomatic centerfire rifles,” according to the opinion. The case in question, Jones v. Bonta, was brought before the court by the Firearms Policy Coalition, a gun advocacy organization, which hailed the court’s ruling in a statement. “Today’s decision confirms that peaceable legal adults cannot be prohibited from acquiring firearms and exercising their rights enshrined in the Second Amendment,” FPC Vice President of Programs Adam Kraut said. “We are pleased to see progress on this important legal front and optimistic that similar results will come from our many other challenges to age-based bans filed in courts across the United States.”

    https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article261355502.html#storylink=cpy

  36. 36.

    bluefoot

    @NotMax:  both my sister and I had GI issues after the first booster. I had low level distress for about 4 weeks post shot. My sister’s was shorter )about a week). We both had Moderna.

  37. 37.

    Jackie

    @Michael Cain:  Many pro athletes really do appreciate their fans – especially the young fans. They also are very active in sponsoring charities and special causes for their “home town” – even after they’ve moved on to other teams.

  38. 38.

    smedley the uncertain

    @Ohio Mom:  New York has a cell app NYSExcesior. It logged in my Vax info and was easily updated for the booster. Can be scanned by QR for third party verification. Original still resides in my wallet with printed copies and copies on the PC. Paranoid much?

  40. 40.

    Ohio Mom

    I don’t know if you all know this, but I live in *Ohio*, a state that is too backward for either digital proof of vaccination or an official vaccine passport. My little card is all that I have.

    This discussion started with a story about someone who lost their only copy of their vaccine card. Now obviously there are a lot of ways to safeguard the information on the card, as evidenced by comments on this thread. But NotMax wins the prize for creative safe-keeping methodology.

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