Not so much a war, but a frustrating negotiation.
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Sparky and the Poop War
Month: February 2023
According to a recent paper (Singh and Polvani), the Antarctica sea ice has “modestly expanded”, and warming has been “nearly non-existent” over much of the ice sheet.
Republicans have alighted on a strategy of decrying the dangers of “wokeism” and all things “woke” — catchall terms they have weaponized to include a host of liberal policies and positions they don’t like.
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Hide the Bunny
Sparky is eating breakfast, otherwise, he’d be muscling in on this photo. His stuffed bunny, George, is barely visible under the t-shirts. Sparky doesn’t speak English, so I can only speculate. Sparky seems to be protective of the stuffed bunny, and is concerned that if I see it, I will take it away because I never let him do what he wants.
Sparky and George
Natural Immunity Against Covid
Protection from past infection against re-infection from pre-omicron variants was very high and remained high even after 40 weeks.
The Critical Drinker persuasively argues that Picard season 3 is a great TV.
Biden goes to Ukraine, seems like a normal politician thing to do, but one wonders if this is how the Vietnam War got started. Biden should be talking about a resolution, but that never comes up.
This part seems odd.
“We did notify the Russians that President Biden would be traveling to Kyiv,” Sullivan told reporters Monday. “We did so some hours before his departure for de-confliction purposes.”
At some point, the East Palestine, Ohio train wreck catastrophe warrants some attention by national leaders. Pete Buttigieg treats his appointment as the Secretary of Transportation as more of an honorary title.
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Balloons Aren’t Funny
Some media and politicians are taking a whimsical view of these high flying balloons.
The White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, confirmed that the administration does not believe aliens are involved. “There is no indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity with these recent takedowns,” she said.
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Learning from the Best
It is very rare for a first-year teacher to be in charge right out of the box. Classroom management is usually a problem. I started teaching at 36 years old, so knew a lot of things, but classroom management was not part of my skill set.