Big Stick Physics
Trump has everybody all wee-wee’ed up. For some reason, a million people are taking to the streets in Iran, so the government shut down the electrical grid and internet. Elon Musk turned the internet back on using satellites so the protestors can get back to social media. I wish them all well, but I’ve got my own problems.
Max has potential.
Sparky likes him because, “He is not good with small animals or chickens.” He says Max sounds like a sensible fella.
A woman died yesterday after interfering with federal ICE officers. I won’t post a link because you have already decided whether or not you are in favor a civil war in America.
New federal guidelines insist that we should “Eat real food.” I could not agree more.
A couple of months ago, I stopped at a beverage store to pick up some beer for a social event. I was in a hurry, and picked up non-alcoholic beer by mistake. Fortunately, there was a recovering alcoholic in the group, so it didn’t go to waste, but that stuff should come with an obvious warning label.
I am a recent convert to the coffee club. I keep it simple, but understand why the more sophisticated might grind their own beans or use a more exotic brewing method. I don’t understand the point of decaffeinated coffee. That’s like having chocolate without cocoa.
Sparky found 2001: A Space Odyssey a little boring.
Advice to Democrats Regarding Maduro Arrest: Resist Reflexive Opposition
Knee-jerk opposition to anything Trump does, puts Progressives in awkward positions. In this case, they sound like they support a dictator or prefer a prolonged war. Many Progressives have made statements encouraging action against Maduro, and now sound like hypocrites.
Advanced notification to Congress would have been leaked, and gotten Americans killed.
The “Donroe Doctrine”, a play on the Monroe Doctrine, sounds stupid. This is serious business.
Bombing the Iranian nuclear facility and this operation, were bold and complex. Conservatives have to be prepared for one of these swift and decisive operations to fail catastrophically.
NYT: More People Are Lifting Weights. It’s Changing Gym Culture.
It’s the first week of the year, so corporate media assumes that the holiday season has left everyone fat and ashamed. The New York Times and Planet Fitness both think they are doing something important.
Planet Fitness has a ‘no judgement’ theme, like they are Frankie Avalon pushing back against the muscle-bound bully who kicks sand in the face of a wimp in Beach Blanket Bingo. They have a chip on their shoulder, like somebody at work who is gay or a Christian. Nobody cares.
While in the camper today, I was reminded that the wood stove is a campfire in a box. I grabbed the pie iron, but waited until Sparky had eaten dinner to make a pie with apple pie filling and a chunk of dark chocolate.
Sparky doesn’t beg or whimper for food, or try to snatch it. His polite and courteous manner makes him unbearably sympathetic.
Trump: U.S. Oil Companies Will ‘Fix’ Venezuela’s ‘Badly Broken’ Oil Infrastructure
We tried everything else, may as well try a war for oil.
When the power went out a couple of days ago, my electricity was back in a few hours, but my home automation didn’t come back.