Have taken a break from the news for the past few weeks....just seems like nothing ever changes, and Republicans are getting more and more unhinged....and dangerous.
But we soldier on....
1/. First some good news - David Wallace-Wells, using data from around the world tells us our kids are safe from Covid, and most of the
vulnerable people [over 65] are vaccinated....
Photo: Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG
The kids are safe. They always have been.
It may sound strange, given a year of panic over school closures and reopenings, a year of masking toddlers and closing playgrounds and huddling in pandemic pods, that, according to the CDC, among children the mortality risk from COVID-19 is actually lower than from the flu. The risk of severe disease or hospitalization is about the same.
2/. One of the Times's wonderful interactive articles with great photography and maps.....this shows how one of the biggest cities in the US - Chicago, is
becoming vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Who knew? A fascinating article....
And read it on your computer for the full effects of the amazing graphics....
3/. For aficionados of SNL, five minutes of clip highlights....
4/. If you haven't seen this, put aside 40 minutes to watch the Jan. 6 Insurrection unfold. The NYT put together hundreds of video segments to produce a simple, clear and completely damning video of exactly what happened on January 6th. It's visually compelling and frightening to see the rage and hatred on display that day.
In the six months since an angry pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, immense efforts have been made not only to find the rioters and hold them accountable, but also — and perhaps more important — to dig into the details of Jan. 6 and slowly piece together what actually happened that day.
5/. Yup....hang up the shingle pops...
6/. Interesting map of the US showing the fastest warming areas caused by climate change -from the Washington Post.....note Western North
Carolina [Asheville] is one of the lowest....
7/. Tom Tomorrow nails it again....
8/. As you may have gathered one of our strong goals is eating properly, and wherever possible using fresh and organic fruits and vegetables. This is really difficult because of the corruption of the FDA organic label, which is now given to factory farms in Mexico etc, but also hydroponically grown produce.
This article from the Times lays out what is happening to your supermarket food and why it's so cheap and available even in months when farm produce isn't available, so it's up to us the consumers to shop with open eyes - you may still buy your American tomatoes in February but don't kid yourself - they're not the same as soil grown.
Good article - even though they love hydroponics they give the Real Organic spokesman a pretty good voice to comment....
MOREHEAD, Ky. — In this pretty town on the edge of coal country, a high-tech greenhouse so large it could cover 50 football fields glows with the pinks and yellows of 30,600 LED and high-pressure sodium lights.Inside, without a teaspoon of soil, nearly 3 million pounds of beefsteak tomatoes grow on 45-feet-high vines whose roots are bathed in nutrient-enhanced rainwater. Other vines hold thousands of small, juicy snacking tomatoes with enough tang to impress Martha Stewart, who is on the board of AppHarvest, a start-up that harvested its first crop here in January and plans to open 11 more indoor farms in Appalachia by 2025.
9/. And this is the response from the Real Organic project to this article in the Times....very well written.....
It’s time we "stop and look around." Our world is changing at warp speed. We seem helpless to control it, or even to affect it. My question is how do we feel about it? What does it mean if our food comes from a “windowless warehouse”? Do we think it is a good idea? Do we have a choice?
Choice is something that we seem to be swimming in. If you go to any supermarket, you are practically assaulted by the many choices. Organic raspberries in January? No problem. Organic eggs at the lowest price in history? No problem.
Organic blueberries, greens, and tomatoes grown in healthy soil from your local farmer?
Well, uh...Surely you are asking for too much.
Choice is something that we seem to be swimming in. If you go to any supermarket, you are practically assaulted by the many choices. Organic raspberries in January? No problem. Organic eggs at the lowest price in history? No problem.
Organic blueberries, greens, and tomatoes grown in healthy soil from your local farmer?
Well, uh...Surely you are asking for too much.
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Today's video - a very amusing French ad "Emma"......
Today's "How to discuss politics with your family" joke.....
First things first: Leave the car running in the driveway.
- Begin any counterpoint by irately screaming “I respectfully disagree!” inches from your loved one’s face.
- Don’t languish in a circular argument. The quicker you can draw parallels between your friend’s opinion and militant fascism, the quicker you’ll win.
- Be considerate when your views differ from those of close family members. You’ll find they’re more receptive to your opinions if you preface them with a long, wet raspberry.
- Listen twice as much as you talk, and talk twice as much as you wave a gun in the air.
- Your grandmother has lived a lot more life than you have. Who knows? Maybe gays really were godless filth in the ’40s.
- Wait until the perfect moment to deploy your ace in the hole: that you read about this very topic somewhere just recently.
- Always remain open to the possibility that you’re wrong about how much you respect your father.
- Regularly remind yourself not to let political differences affect your personal relationship with your family. That’s the job of your grandfather’s estate.
Today's signage jokes
Gynecologist's Office: "Dr. Jones, at your cervix." In a Podiatrist's office: "Time wounds all heels." On a Septic Tank Truck: Yesterday's Meals on Wheels At an Optometrist's Office: "If you don't see what you're looking for, you've come to the right place." "We repair what your husband fixed." On another Plumber's truck: "Don't sleep with a drip. Call your plumber." At a Tire Shop in Milwaukee "Invite us to your next blowout." On an Electrician's truck: "Let us remove your shorts." In a Non-smoking Area: "If we see smoke, we will assume you are on fire and take appropriate action." On a Maternity Room door: "Push. Push. Push." At a Car Dealership: "The best way to get back on your feet - miss a car payment." Outside a Muffler Shop: "No appointment necessary. We hear you coming." In a Veterinarian's waiting room: "Be back in 5 minutes. Sit! Stay!" At the Electric Company "We would be delighted if you send in your payment. However, if you don't, you will be." In a Restaurant window: "Don't stand there and be hungry; come on in and get fed up." In the front yard of a Funeral Home: "Drive carefully. We'll wait." At a Propane Filling Station: "Thank heaven for little grills." And don't forget the sign at a CHICAGO RADIATOR SHOP: "Best place in town to take a leak." And the best one for last............ Sign on the back of another Septic Tank Truck: "Caution - This Truck is full of Political Promises " |
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