That stretch of handrail is solid now, after four years of just hanging out. The platform is secure. The leading edge is up on the lower deck, and the butt end is sitting on two 2 x 2 concrete blocks. I like my little 4 x 4 x 3 step. I got to figure out another stretch of handrail there but, it’s not critical. I just wanted to feel secure when it ices up, and I’ve got that now. I had a lot of help from a friend and her kids. I still managed to drop a drill motor on my foot. Ouch. Hot bath night. Tomorrow is fatootzing with the plants in the sunroom. And something. I can’t remember what else, but there was something.
Oh, this is exciting! I swapped out the weatherstripping around the door. I did it a couple of weeks ago and it didn’t turn out very well. I ordered some weatherstripping from the big a, and this just went in like a dream. And the door shut nicely and the lock and door knob work well. So now I have a functioning sweep and weatherstripping and I feel so very tucked in.
Remember, McCain's Law is always in effect with economic numbers for reporting. When a Republican is in office, these gains would be called "historic."
When they were flying actual pallets of billions in banknotes to Iraq. It was the biggest theft of money from the USA - actually anywhere - in history.
Trona has a badass team this year, 3-0 so far. I’d never seen a dirt football field before. Trona has one. They play Lone Pine and Mammoth, but not Big Pine or Bishop. Don’t know why. They used to.
Good for them! I woke up a little while while ago and through the house trying to figure out why it was so hot. Did I leave the oven on? It was 69° upstairs, 66 downstairs. I stepped outside on the porch for a while to cool off.
I assumed that that would make the front page on the Juneau newspaper, and I was correct. If not just an article, they wrote a book about it. But it sounds like it was a hell of a game.
We're in a bull market for at least the next 18 months if not years and years. That said any market that values Tesla over the likes of Ford and GM is cuckoo bananas.
It’s cultural. This country, and perhaps “The West” as well, has transitioned from a production economy to a service economy. Ford and GM relied upon producing a product to make money. Tesla relied upon something else.
ISTR that Teslas used to have exceptional build quality in their first ten years or so, but the Muskrat started cutting corners after that. I could be wrong.
It took Tesla almost two decades to sell a million units. Ford managed to do that by the end of 1915. And there weren't any fucking roads to drive them on.
Tesla has relied on "The Market's" never-ending belief in fairy tales and magic dust. If these so-called Smartest People In The Room bothered to look at corporate fundamentals rather than listening to Musk's farts, TSLA would have a P/E along the lines of the rest of the auto industry.
Faceborg perma-banned me for having the audacity to join the Survivors of Religious Trama group. In other words, I contradicted the narrative of Christianity's inherent benevolence. They're in the tank for PAB and Sofa Boy, just like all the rest of 'em. Screw 'em.
I don't "peruse" basic postings. The majority of stuff in my feed (either driven by algorithms or by simply selecting the Feed for "friends") is actually ... stuff posted by friends. And the majority of my FB friends are actually people I know in real life.
I have a well-curated selection of around 150 FB friends - almost all of whom are real-life people I know or people I've interacted with online for many years. They provide a lot of very interesting content; a days worth provides me with more interesting links than Tabs, so FB works for me. I can control most of the ads that I'm show by clicking on links for things that amuse me, like multi-million dollar apartments, fancy socks, and aloha shirts, so they keep coming up in my feed.
If you haven’t been on the cesspool, they just feed you stuff. Even when I was on, in the past, many posts were half-truths & bullshit. FB ‘reporting’ for lies and bullshit is a fucking joke. Their algorithm is crap. That’s how lies spread via friend posts.
At least the PAB campaign can’t use the “fuel prices are too high” schtick this year.
I was going to write more about this but a commenter (allowed!) in the piece I read had the perfect sentence regarding what PAB did to the country vs. Biden’s resulting burden.
“Because it's lot easier to crash a car than it is to put it back together again.”
Upfist for 'sparkling cough syrup'
Personally, I will have an opinion once Miss Cleo weighs in.
“The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.”
John Kenneth Galbraith
I hadn’t seen that Galbraith quote before, LOL
Dennis Hopper: "WHAT ABOUT MY VIBES, MANNN? MY VIBES!"
It's a constant state of panic.
But apparently only if Democrats are in charge.
Panic sells investment scams.
It’s a peaceful autumn evening, and we’re losing the light. I suppose I could still mow tonight, but I’m not going to. Here’s the results of the work done today. It might not look that different, but it’s a huge improvement and makes me feel better about going into the winter. https://substack.com/profile/1687878-1d57a1d5931d/note/c-68105650?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=106di
That stretch of handrail is solid now, after four years of just hanging out. The platform is secure. The leading edge is up on the lower deck, and the butt end is sitting on two 2 x 2 concrete blocks. I like my little 4 x 4 x 3 step. I got to figure out another stretch of handrail there but, it’s not critical. I just wanted to feel secure when it ices up, and I’ve got that now. I had a lot of help from a friend and her kids. I still managed to drop a drill motor on my foot. Ouch. Hot bath night. Tomorrow is fatootzing with the plants in the sunroom. And something. I can’t remember what else, but there was something.
Oh, this is exciting! I swapped out the weatherstripping around the door. I did it a couple of weeks ago and it didn’t turn out very well. I ordered some weatherstripping from the big a, and this just went in like a dream. And the door shut nicely and the lock and door knob work well. So now I have a functioning sweep and weatherstripping and I feel so very tucked in.
OK, hot bath. Feed the cats first.
A man with a plan.
I admire you.
Working on that plan part. There's thinking, and there's doing .
Not so good at the Doing part, anymore.
A reset is in order.
44° tonight, central Indiana.
That's 12° above freezing.
A few days ago, 101° heat index.
Ta, Dok.
Remember, McCain's Law is always in effect with economic numbers for reporting. When a Republican is in office, these gains would be called "historic."
Exactly!
I remember when the economists and talking heads crowed about how great shrubs paltry 50k jobs a month were
When they were flying actual pallets of billions in banknotes to Iraq. It was the biggest theft of money from the USA - actually anywhere - in history.
And a bunch of 25 year old nepo babies were in charge.
Assume a can opener.
'... after looking at more complete data, the August report revised downward the previous two months of job gains...'
Job data revised downward to make Joe Biden look like a liar.
Alice says it’s not fair.
https://substack.com/profile/1687878-1d57a1d5931d/note/c-68059935?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=106di
Alice is right.
Hey, a high school foobaw team from Juneau is in town for a game all the way to Bishop CA, 15 miles from me!
https://www.sfgate.com/sports/watching-games/article/juneau-douglas-vs-bishop-how-to-watch-live-stream-california-hs-football-2024-09-06-19744219.php
At least they're not playing Trona!
Trona has a badass team this year, 3-0 so far. I’d never seen a dirt football field before. Trona has one. They play Lone Pine and Mammoth, but not Big Pine or Bishop. Don’t know why. They used to.
Are you gonna go and cheer for AK, So they will have at least 10 people there cheering for them?
Seems they did OK without me. It was probably 90° at game time, enough to melt an Alaskan, but they won!
Good for them! I woke up a little while while ago and through the house trying to figure out why it was so hot. Did I leave the oven on? It was 69° upstairs, 66 downstairs. I stepped outside on the porch for a while to cool off.
I assumed that that would make the front page on the Juneau newspaper, and I was correct. If not just an article, they wrote a book about it. But it sounds like it was a hell of a game.
https://www.juneauempire.com/
Quite a feather in Juneau's cap, I'd say. That would have been a hell of a long trip just to lose the game. I hope Bishop were gracious in their loss.
Well,now, if you have time on your hands and want to see for yourself (I slept in and have a lot to do, which is me politely declining) https://sportstoday.pro/hsf/?m=Juneau-Douglas%20vs%20Bishop%20Union
We're in a bull market for at least the next 18 months if not years and years. That said any market that values Tesla over the likes of Ford and GM is cuckoo bananas.
Don't get me started on the insane valuation of companies like Tesla.
It’s cultural. This country, and perhaps “The West” as well, has transitioned from a production economy to a service economy. Ford and GM relied upon producing a product to make money. Tesla relied upon something else.
Whatever else you're saying Tesla relied upon, it wasn't product quality. That goes with the territory for small automakers though.
ISTR that Teslas used to have exceptional build quality in their first ten years or so, but the Muskrat started cutting corners after that. I could be wrong.
It took Tesla almost two decades to sell a million units. Ford managed to do that by the end of 1915. And there weren't any fucking roads to drive them on.
I think I remember Ford used to sell around 1 Million F-series trucks per year.
Tesla has relied on "The Market's" never-ending belief in fairy tales and magic dust. If these so-called Smartest People In The Room bothered to look at corporate fundamentals rather than listening to Musk's farts, TSLA would have a P/E along the lines of the rest of the auto industry.
Calling all auguries
Where are the White Birds presenting in the Quadrant?
"Why, I believe this thing has two livers. It's probably going to rain this weekend."--PJ O'Rourke
I can’t imagine dissecting beings…but I am an avid birb watcher…
OT I haven’t been on Facebook since about 2016. Looking for a used piece of landscaping equipment, I decided to sign up again, on their ‘Marketplace’.
A week later I check for new listings, then peruse the basic postings. Ho-leeee Shit! A cesspool of right-wing bullshit among a few Kamala postings.
Faceborg perma-banned me for having the audacity to join the Survivors of Religious Trama group. In other words, I contradicted the narrative of Christianity's inherent benevolence. They're in the tank for PAB and Sofa Boy, just like all the rest of 'em. Screw 'em.
I don't "peruse" basic postings. The majority of stuff in my feed (either driven by algorithms or by simply selecting the Feed for "friends") is actually ... stuff posted by friends. And the majority of my FB friends are actually people I know in real life.
The rest is all ad nonsense, easily ignored.
I have a well-curated selection of around 150 FB friends - almost all of whom are real-life people I know or people I've interacted with online for many years. They provide a lot of very interesting content; a days worth provides me with more interesting links than Tabs, so FB works for me. I can control most of the ads that I'm show by clicking on links for things that amuse me, like multi-million dollar apartments, fancy socks, and aloha shirts, so they keep coming up in my feed.
If you haven’t been on the cesspool, they just feed you stuff. Even when I was on, in the past, many posts were half-truths & bullshit. FB ‘reporting’ for lies and bullshit is a fucking joke. Their algorithm is crap. That’s how lies spread via friend posts.
I have used marketplace. About the only part of that world I want to engage
I have a decade clean from FacePlace.
Keep coming back! It works!
I bought two windows off of MP last week for the garage—>workshop project. Both triple-pane, one 4x6, one 4x5. $100 each.
Upside of hanging with the fringe.
I can beat that - I NEVER signed up.
Me, too, neither.
I prefer being outside.
Fresh air, swawking crows, silly bunnies, spiders, even.
Same here
At least the PAB campaign can’t use the “fuel prices are too high” schtick this year.
I was going to write more about this but a commenter (allowed!) in the piece I read had the perfect sentence regarding what PAB did to the country vs. Biden’s resulting burden.
“Because it's lot easier to crash a car than it is to put it back together again.”
Or grocery prices. Only up by 1.1% in the past year.