7-28-26

 W: 316.2            BS: 94

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I've never looked forward to tomatoes so much

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Let's see.  This bit hurts.  That bit down there hurts. The headache is right there. Breathing is tight.   Yup yup... Cap'n, the glass is falling.  I think we are in for a bit of a blow, and not the good kind.

First cell is past us.  Waiting on the big storm line.

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7-27-26

 W: 315.4        BS: 74

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PA Game Commission has been pulled back by a unanimous state supreme court.  No more totally fabricated 'Open Fields' doctrine for the the gamies.  The court decided both the federal and state constitutions mean exactly what they say.  Now officers will need a warrant or permission before they operate on posted private land.  No more 'Bow before the KING'.

In it's life the Pa GC has done some damned good work.  They have also maliciously fucked over too many citizens.  Depends on the agent, and I have met both kinds.

This court decision, especially as it's unanimous, will go a long way I think.

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7-26-26, Sunday meme dump

 W: 316.6         BS: 130

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Give up your weed to stop drug violence.

                                        But, I don't do any drug violence!

Welcome to the gun control debate.

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7-25-26

W: 315.2            BS: 94

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 I remind myself.

It's okay to acknowledge the reality of people without understanding them. It's possible to see other peoples blind spots while not understanding them. It's reality that when people see help is needed, and they can help but don't, it's because they choose not to. It's reality that there is no point taking it personally when people are simply revealing who they are.

It doesn't have to make sense. It doesn't have to be understandable, and one cannot profitably spend a life trying to understand what is not understandable. One can simply choose to live with that reality, or one can change the reality by disengaging with the people involved. Those are the choices.

Violent crime

The cities of New York city, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Memphis, Detroit, Baltimore, Dallas, and San Antonio represent 8.2% of the US population.

They are the top 11 cities with the most violent crime in the USA, representing over 20% of such crime. 1/5th the violent crime in the whole nation takes place in just 11 cities.

A curious person might wonder the reasons for these numbers, and what the cities have in common that help them make this list.  It's not a simple thing, but there are some standout factors.

7-24-26

 W: 316.2        BS: 134

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I remind myself.

It's okay to acknowledge the reality of people without understanding them. It's possible to see other peoples blind spots while not understanding them. It's reality that when people see help is needed, and they can help but don't, it's because they choose not to. It's reality that there is no point taking it personally when people are simply revealing who they are.

It doesn't have to make sense. It doesn't have to be understandable, and one cannot profitably spend a life trying to understand what is not understandable. One can simply choose to live with that reality, or one can change the reality by disengaging with the people involved. Those are the choices.

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Alas New York, you were once a giant....

1977 New York blackout

New York city has set a new record.  For the first time in history the city had intentional rolling blackouts simply because there is not enough electricity to run the whole city.

New York state has lost 1.5 gigawatts of generation, mostly due to the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act rammed through by the party running the state for the last 50 years.  This act banned new fossil fuel plants and dumped enough regulation on existing plants that they are slowly packing it up as a lost cause.

Nuckular?  Oh, how I laugh.  That starts with NO and goes downhill from there.  The state had five clean and safe nuclear generation plants.  One never even started due to unending lawfare.  Another, operating without flaw since the 1960's was recently shut down.  25% of NYC's lost electrical generation comes from just one shuttered nuclear plant.

NYC, and New York state, have no prospect ahead but a downwards spiral.  They can't even keep the lights on anymore.

Hey, youse gots one of dees in the kitchen drawer?

Do you have an egg slicer in the kitchen someplace?  That thing with the wires that slices an egg into perfect thin slices.  You have one?   Yeah, so that is a unitasker, isn't it?  Just slices eggs.

I don't like unitaskers.  Some widget that only does one thing.  Our kitchen is small, crowded, and too gadgetry laden already.

But, is that slicer really a unitasker?  Nay Nay I say!

Give it a shot with small to medium mushrooms, and be shocked at how easy it is to make perfectly sliced mushrooms in a heartbeat.  This thing took 90% of the knife work out of our mushroom toast breakfast.

7-23-26

 W: 314.4         BS: 114

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Mushrooms on toast with baked ricotta. I'll write up a recipe if I find a reason.  Meanwhile, this.

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"I refuse to answer your pertinent, direct, and reasonable questions because I am the DEI queen of the ABA.  I'll simply keep blathering the same bovine exhaust over and over because I am the DEI queen of the ABA".  Ad Nauseum.

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You know in that Sci Fi story where the super dangerous alien entity finds out it's deathly allergic to humans .5 seconds after biting one?  It's almost instantly reduced to a writhing pile of gnashing teeth and tearing hands, quickly ripping itself to pieces.  Yeah, that.

Hey Tribe!  Welcome to the jungle! 

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So, what's with all the Memes and Cartoons and stuff?

Ever since I was a lad I've had a thing for political cartoons.  The common artwork that adorned editorial pages as early as there were newspapers. They had a role, served a purpose, and revealed the thoughts of their time. Most were designed to sway opinion, and that is all the stuff up till the modern age.  Once our world became electronified, the lid came off and everyone could vent their thoughts and opinions.  It was no longer the realm of only chief editors, but truly a wide open field of expression.  Well, in some countries of course.  Those nations ruled by people who can't afford free expression may do tings differently.

As I waddle through my days, I come across examples of memes, cartoons, and such that strike me as humorous or well pointed.  I collect them (Steal) and re-publish the lot each day here on my blog.  Biased, I know, and temporary as well.  Perhaps one day I'll print a few hundred of them and assemble a home made book showing attitudes and opinions through the years.  Meanwhile, here are some more to enjoy.