This makes me tired and I am already so tired. We need more people trained in Renewables but we need more instructors which means pulling knowledgeable people out of the Renewables workforce to teach the youngs. But I’m so tired. I want to play in the sun and enjoy the spring. My stress levels are too high because I’m on the hook to develop renewable energy curriculum (i?) for multiple entities and still do my full time renewable energy job and be a parent and spouse and family member and … tired.
I saw a beautiful wind turbine blade traveling down the highway today. They are so pretty!
I’m tired, but we need someone to staff the trade fair. I’m tired but we need to write building code revisions. I’m tired but we need to pass on the knowledge in our heads that is far more up to date than the dated renewables textbooks.
Also also and another thing, the idea that low income homeowners will get more solar is still missing a major group of low income folks - the ones who live in manufactured homes. They’re generally not built strong enough for rooftop solar, and if they don’t have the right piece of land, there’s no room for solar on the ground. So until there’s a solution to that engineering challenge, a chunk of the population is shut out of renewable energy access. I don’t know if it’s a retrofit like hurricane straps or something.
Way off-topic, but I started watching Elsbeth on Hulu, a CBS show starring the very interesting actress Carrie Preston and the always watchable Wendell Pierce. The annoying ads for other CBS primetime shows that I've never seen make a solid case for their causing or nurturing their viewers' collective paranoia.
There are methods by which we could reduce our carbon footprint to near zero, while at the same time reducing energy costs to the average American. As soon as we can figure out how to keep that from costing oil companies money, it can happen.
While reading this piece by Dok, I thought, "this should be on the front page of every newspaper." Afterwards, I began to read today's NYT, and surprise, there it was. The headline, though, was "Sharp Reversals of Climate Rules Hinder Economy." Fuck the NYT, and all that, but this inability to never look at the long term benefits is exactly how we've reached this fucked-up state of the world.
1/3 of our rich compost, 1/3 peat moss, and 1/3 horse shit, mixed and spread in the bed. Just as I had it all laid out the rains came. Both Zyx and I consider that most propitious.
Hasn't anyone considered President Biden would get better coverage from the NY Times if he posted his Wordle and Connections results on social media each day? Come on campaign staff, get with it.
I've recently watched a few early episodes of "Columbo," especially the ones from 1971-74, and it's striking that when they show panoramas of Los Angeles, you really can't see much except smog. Someone should force the reichwing and the operators of the big polluting plants to watch the transition from "really no view except a few hazy buildings off in the distance" to today's "Oh, look, there's a huge city there," plus films of kids struggling to breathe, plants that are spindly and weak, people coughing and gagging, and so on, until they get it. Either that or clang their heads together like cymbals. No, assholes, there's not a separate planet you and the other Rich Fuckwads can go to when you've destroyed this one for profit.
About this whole stupid "NYT gets pissy at Biden for not giving them an exclusive interview" shit:
I never got anywhere near the big leagues, but I was a reporter, and I understand one thing about it: No one owes you an interview. Even if they're in some kind of mandated situation, like an athlete or coach dragged before cameras after a game, if they really don't want to respond to your questions, they won't, and they don't have to. You don't even have the authority of a cop, who can at least threaten to have an uncooperative witness brought before a grand jury.
All you have in the way of leverage is your power to write something about someone, and you have to be very, very careful not to trade on that excessively, because it can easily tip over the line into extortion. If you get frustrated because you're not getting enough access to someone or something, work that problem out professionally instead of engaging in childish threats and retaliation.
Can we find a way to turn human shit like Chris Christie and Bill Barr into energy?
This makes me tired and I am already so tired. We need more people trained in Renewables but we need more instructors which means pulling knowledgeable people out of the Renewables workforce to teach the youngs. But I’m so tired. I want to play in the sun and enjoy the spring. My stress levels are too high because I’m on the hook to develop renewable energy curriculum (i?) for multiple entities and still do my full time renewable energy job and be a parent and spouse and family member and … tired.
I saw a beautiful wind turbine blade traveling down the highway today. They are so pretty!
I’m tired, but we need someone to staff the trade fair. I’m tired but we need to write building code revisions. I’m tired but we need to pass on the knowledge in our heads that is far more up to date than the dated renewables textbooks.
Also also and another thing, the idea that low income homeowners will get more solar is still missing a major group of low income folks - the ones who live in manufactured homes. They’re generally not built strong enough for rooftop solar, and if they don’t have the right piece of land, there’s no room for solar on the ground. So until there’s a solution to that engineering challenge, a chunk of the population is shut out of renewable energy access. I don’t know if it’s a retrofit like hurricane straps or something.
Carbon capture this.
Way off-topic, but I started watching Elsbeth on Hulu, a CBS show starring the very interesting actress Carrie Preston and the always watchable Wendell Pierce. The annoying ads for other CBS primetime shows that I've never seen make a solid case for their causing or nurturing their viewers' collective paranoia.
There are methods by which we could reduce our carbon footprint to near zero, while at the same time reducing energy costs to the average American. As soon as we can figure out how to keep that from costing oil companies money, it can happen.
Clout of Departing Assholes is my new oompa band. We're revving up our assend to catch Oktoberfest.
I understand TFFG is comparing Biden to Carter, and thinking that's an insult.
While reading this piece by Dok, I thought, "this should be on the front page of every newspaper." Afterwards, I began to read today's NYT, and surprise, there it was. The headline, though, was "Sharp Reversals of Climate Rules Hinder Economy." Fuck the NYT, and all that, but this inability to never look at the long term benefits is exactly how we've reached this fucked-up state of the world.
See if this works. Sensible chuckle:
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1/3 of our rich compost, 1/3 peat moss, and 1/3 horse shit, mixed and spread in the bed. Just as I had it all laid out the rains came. Both Zyx and I consider that most propitious.
"I'm a farmer.."
Crowd goes nuts.
Battling Republicans on environmental legislation is like being trapped on an inflateable lifeboat with a madman who keeps trying to stab the boat.
I’m a part time Slate refugee
Hasn't anyone considered President Biden would get better coverage from the NY Times if he posted his Wordle and Connections results on social media each day? Come on campaign staff, get with it.
Yet more unsung work, and people check out how Republicans and Republican-aligned groups always sue to make your lives worse.
I've recently watched a few early episodes of "Columbo," especially the ones from 1971-74, and it's striking that when they show panoramas of Los Angeles, you really can't see much except smog. Someone should force the reichwing and the operators of the big polluting plants to watch the transition from "really no view except a few hazy buildings off in the distance" to today's "Oh, look, there's a huge city there," plus films of kids struggling to breathe, plants that are spindly and weak, people coughing and gagging, and so on, until they get it. Either that or clang their heads together like cymbals. No, assholes, there's not a separate planet you and the other Rich Fuckwads can go to when you've destroyed this one for profit.
About this whole stupid "NYT gets pissy at Biden for not giving them an exclusive interview" shit:
I never got anywhere near the big leagues, but I was a reporter, and I understand one thing about it: No one owes you an interview. Even if they're in some kind of mandated situation, like an athlete or coach dragged before cameras after a game, if they really don't want to respond to your questions, they won't, and they don't have to. You don't even have the authority of a cop, who can at least threaten to have an uncooperative witness brought before a grand jury.
All you have in the way of leverage is your power to write something about someone, and you have to be very, very careful not to trade on that excessively, because it can easily tip over the line into extortion. If you get frustrated because you're not getting enough access to someone or something, work that problem out professionally instead of engaging in childish threats and retaliation.