"Dem Senator Warner Joins Seditious Chorus: "Military May Help Save Us" From Trump"
If it's OK for congress-critters to call for the military to "Save us from Trump" - the duly elected Commander-in-Chief, is it OK for citizens to ask for the militia to "Save us from Democrats"?
Continue reading →"Dangerous snow squalls brewing as arctic blast moves across the U.S."
"Throughout the day, whiteout conditions are possible along major U.S. Interstates, including I-90, I-81 and I-80, with some areas around the Great Lakes and in the Northeast forecast to see several inches of snow."
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aka "Home, Sweet Home"
I'm sure I'm not the only one whose work took them to various hotels; here are two representatives of places I've called "home". On the left, a room in Washington, PA where I stayed for a month or so while supervising a test of coal mine equipment; that on the right my home for 2½ years (!!!) at an extended stay place on the DC beltway.
Wasn't sure how long the DC job would last and had trouble finding a place with a reasonable lease AND parking for a full size pickup. That job paid well but I never plan on being anywhere near DC ever again.
A sample of some obscure - and maybe not obscure - tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.
Today's selection: Insect Trust - "Declaration Of Independence" 1968
Today's selection was inspired by several of Jean's poems.
A New York band of sorts, the core of the band to be left for San Francisco in '66, singing for gas and food along the way as the Solip Singers. They gave up heading west, the Solip Singers broke up, and returned to Memphis. The Insect Trust congealed in 1966 in Memphis and bounced back and forth between Memphis and Hoboken. During their "success" time, they fronted for bands such as Santana and the doors but eventually, personnel problems - drugs and business didn't mix well - led to the final breakup in Hoboken.
This cut is from their first, self-titled album. As one critic put it: "The album did nothing, sales-wise ... But what was really remarkable was that, somehow or other, the Insect Trust got a second chance a year later with "Hoboken Saturday Night. After the 2nd release, the band quietly fell apart bit by bit."
Headline (Gateway Pundit): "Liberals are Raging After Idaho Bar Offers Free Beer for a Month to Anyone Who Helps ICE Identify and Deport Illegal Aliens"
Not that too many care about liberals or illegals. The bar is doing a booming business.
The Old State Saloon in Eagle, Idaho, is offering a whole month of free beer to anyone who assists U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in identifying and deporting illegal immigrants from the state.
The saloon’s bio [also] proudly declares it as the “Birthplace of Heterosexual Awesomeness Month” and sells merchandise with slogans like “Make America Straight Again.”
And, as I drift off topic ...
Eagle being a semi-suburb of Boise; it's also the "richest" per capita city in the state ("city" hereabouts being over 5,000 people). Eagle is considered one of the "bluer" cities in the state (#5) with about 46% voting blue and just over 50% voting red.
There are 34 cities in the state; nine (including Eagle) being in the Boise metro area (or 13 depending on definition of metro area)
Only one city in Idaho has a D majority; Hailey, "home to the stars" near the Sun Valley/Ketchum resort area with 67% blue. Moscow (college town) is #2 with just under 50% blue.
The 10 most conservative cities each have over 75% voting red; #1, Preston, over 85%; the least red, Hailey, only 30%.
Idaho is about 2½ times larger than Indiana with a total population being slightly less than Indianapolis metro, a bit less than ½ being in Boise metro.
ghostsniper better not visit ... unless he brings his family and belongings with him.
For those curious, I meet friends for breakfast every so often near that little bump a bit SE of "Illinois". Boise proper is near that bump on the Indiana/Illinois border.
When conditions are just right - very cold and very still air - a dense fog can form long, needle-like crystals of rime (not ice); the super-cooled water remains liquid below the usual freezing point and doesn't freeze until the droplets contact a solid surface. "Rime" is similar to that white stuff that needed to be cleared out of older freezers. Conditions for a pogonip may only last hours but may last for days.
Relatively common in western Nevada, the local Paiute lived in sagebrush huts and feared the coming of the pogonip. Breathing the frozen air would cause sore throats at best, a difficulty in breathing, and a ripe environment for pneumonia - the white death.
This photo was taken outside Fernley, Nevada about this time of year; the crystals on the trees were 2" and longer in length.
It's a good idea to wear a mask when outside for any length of time under these conditions.
One might speculate as to whether DT wore a mask when wandering around this copse ...
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