The yard was finally dry enough to get some work done outside. I asked Sparky if he wanted to help, but he said that today was a holiday for his people. He had the day off.
Okay, let I’ll bite. Why is today a holiday and who are your people?
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It’s true. Don’t trust anything the Chinese government says.
Also, be skeptical of reports that China is in big trouble.
This WSJ article notes that the Chinese government has stopped reporting a wide range of economic data, and that could mean that the tariffs are having an effect.
The Wolf Pup is 9 years old, and the door hinges are messed up.
Campers and RV’s are a challenge because they use hardware and techniques that are not used elsewhere. Getting the right hinges took some effort. It uses a double hinge that attaches to the door and the screen door. Amazon had some generic hinges that may have worked, but brand names are more reliable.
Another thunderstorm is rolling through, this time with plenty of lightning. Sparky is on high alert. When I decided to use the bathroom, Sparky had to figure out how to maintain decorum while never being farther than a body length away.
His conversational gambit was awkward enough, I had to take a photo.
NIH closes experimentation labs accused of brutally killing thousands of beagles for 40+ years
Sparky has too much ninja blood to be an official beagle, but these reports are heartbreaking. All of the lab beagles shown in the photos have Sparky’s stoic good nature, so you know that they are all good dogs.
The life-or-death case for self-driving cars
The studies are in, and self-driving cars are a good idea. We should remain skeptical.
This article explains why a high percentage of power generated by wind and solar could have caused the power outage. In a separate post, I explained that Spaniards don’t worry about what could happen. That would explain the lack of backup power and the total disruption from the outage.
Spaniards are lovely people, but they think differently. It didn’t take much persuasion to get me to jump in the ring. I’m a “when in Rome” kind of guy.
That was quite a rain storm.
The service department was out this morning working on this big, six foot storm drain, but the water brought more debris. They showed back up a couple of minutes after I took this photo.