Thur. Nov. 14, 2024 – all the same stuff, plus more…

By on November 14th, 2024 in culture, decline and fall

Cool to start, then warmer, and damp throughout. That has been most of the week, including yesterday. I expect the same today, and for the next couple of days. We did get some threatening clouds for a while, but no rain.

Wednesday felt weird now that I think about it. I got stuff done, but it felt like a Friday. I did a pickup and got stuff from 4 auctions. I got stuff done around the house, although nothing of great import. Took down some of the yard decor. Put some stuff in the attic, and removed the dead rat. Treated the area under the trap. Spent some time managing the dog. Between the cleaning company indoors, and the neighbor replacing the back yard fence, the dog couldn’t stay in or out like he usually does. I ended up with him in his crate for a while, then on a lead in the back yard. It’s nice to have a new fence, and we only paid half. Nice to have a clean house too.

Today I might go to the morning performance at D2’s school. Or I might let the kid have a bit of freedom to mess up. We’re officially going to see the show tonight. Since I’ve got all the usual stuff to do, IDK if I can really afford the time in the morning.

I complain I don’t have time for stuff, but then I do other stuff in its place. Not exactly smart…

Oh well. Maybe I’ll get stuff done today, and maybe I won’t. I will try to do stuff.

And I’ll stack something. Because that’s a good habit to keep.

nick

26 Comments and discussion on "Thur. Nov. 14, 2024 – all the same stuff, plus more…"

  1. brad says:

    Spring semester is normally my “light” semester, so I signed up for this and that, figuring it’s all no problem. Plus a couple of potential things that I didn’t really expect to happen. Plus I agreed to take over a course for someone on maternity leave. Going through the rough planning now – oof – it’s going to be busy, starting straight away in January.

    My wife has also decided to start working part-time again, teaching a course at the local trade school (where I also have a course). She taught a long time ago, adults and later college students. We’ll see how she likes the teenagers. Personally, I’ve been pleasantly surprised. The teenagers in trade school seem to have fewer motivation problems than my usual college students.

  2. drwilliams says:

    Sean Davis:

    With Gaetz having resigned his seat in the House, if the Senate tries to reject his AG confirmation, DeSantis can always appoint Gaetz to fill Rubio’s Senate seat. Would be interesting to see senators have to choose between Gaetz as AG or as their colleague for years to come.

    https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/11/14/a-republican-congressmans-bold-response-regarding-whether-matt-gaetz-is-confirmable-n2647759

    The RINO’s in the Senate need to be reminded that their track record of Garland, Mayorkas, Blinken, Bootyjuice, and the rest of Biden’s gang of incompetent thugs ain’t exactly stellar.

    They should also consider that one of the effects of this appointment is to flush them out early.

  3. Nick Flandrey says:

    Home network is down.  Posting from my phone. 

    I guess I know what task jumped to the front of the queue today….

    n

  4. Greg Norton says:

    With Gaetz having resigned his seat in the House, if the Senate tries to reject his AG confirmation, DeSantis can always appoint Gaetz to fill Rubio’s Senate seat. Would be interesting to see senators have to choose between Gaetz as AG or as their colleague for years to come.

    Gaetz has been running a stealth campaign for FL Governor. If DeSantis appoints Gaetz to the Senate, they could run for each other’s job in two years and likely win.

    Attorney General will be tough. The RINOs usually prefer to have one of their own like Barr.

    Gaetz’ father wanted to run for Governor, and there are unfulfilled parent ambitions there.

  5. Ray Thompson says:

    How many times can someone use the word “stuff” in a single post? Ten I count. Well played I think.

    Our Congresscritter

    Two weeks after the incident it makes the news. Enough time for the congressvermin to make up an excuse and put a spin on the story that favors him. Rather than a combination of Ambien and alcohol, I think he just got wasted on alcohol, charged to his expense account.

  6. Ray Thompson says:

    I guess I know what stuff jumped to the front of the queue today….

    In keeping with the theme of today…

  7. MrAtoz says:

    Rather than a combination of Ambien and alcohol, I think he just got wasted on alcohol, charged to his expense account.

    Who the fcuk mixes Ambien and booze then gets on an airplane? I think you are right. He’s probably a functioning alcoholic who overdid it.

  8. Nick Flandrey says:

    Online via wifi.   

    My 48 port PoE gigabit switch appears to be locked up.    It was fine at 130am, but not fine at 630.  All the port activity lights are solid yellow.    Power cycled three times with no change.

    I am going to have to swap it out I think.   There is a reset button on it somewhere that I’ll try when I’m ready to really start my day.   That would be easiest if it works, and I can swap it out at leisure.  Fortunately I have a stack of enterprise class switches at my secondary location.   I think I have one here, somewhere, but can’t put my hands on it….

    I guess I get a chance to do some of the network reorg that I’ve been putting off, after all.

    56F this morning, but it is a bright clear day.   We are definitely in the part of the year where we heat and cool in the same day.   

    It’s always something.

    n

  9. Nick Flandrey says:

    Who the fcuk mixes Ambien and booze then gets on an airplane? 

    – someone who mixes Ambien and booze every day and doesn’t think it’s unusual.

    n

  10. dkreck says:

    https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-11-14/onion-purchases-infowars-bankruptcy

    Alex Jones had an absolute right to be a jerk but this keeps getting more and more weird.

  11. lpdbw says:

    I have experience with Ambien.  I do not have experience with mixing Ambien with alcohol.  I have mixed it with low-dose Xanax and antidepressants, though.

    My experience says you don’t take the drug until literally minutes before you expect to sleep.  It’s fast acting, and will knock you out.

    Taking it while away from your bedroom tells me you’re looking for the thrill of fighting the drug for consciousness, and is probably a symptom of druggie thrill-seeking.  Ditto for mixing with alcohol.

    Just having a prescription for Ambien indicates some serious problem.   In my case, it was severe traumatic depression caused by the sudden unexpected end of my marriage.  I had insomnia, depression, and anxiety all at once, including panic attacks, leading to cardiac problems.  Ambien could get me to sleep, but not keep me there more than 3 hours.  Xanax extended the sleep to about 6 hours.

    Doc monitored my drug usage, and got me off Ambien ASAP.    Xanax was always low-dosage, and I was told to keep a few pills around for court dates and so forth.  Avoiding panic attacks is a good thing; I never want to go through that again.

    I spent a year with little or no alcohol because of those other drugs.

  12. MrAtoz says:

    Alex Jones had an absolute right to be a jerk but this keeps getting more and more weird.

    The real crime is a justice system that awards a $ billion for feels. This has to stop. Tort reform across the board. tRump fined $100’s millions because a woman says he molested her decades ago based on her word. That needs to get overturned. That is not justice.

  13. MrAtoz says:

    Geez:

    Every Dollar at Biden WH’s Disposal Being ‘Pushed Out the Door’ to Ukraine Before Trump Takes Office

    tRump is the President-Elect. He should simply call Der Fùhrer and say “take one dime and you’ll never get another. Nor supplies of any kind.” The LSM keeps repeating how Ukraine is crushing Russia. I don’t believe it for a minute. It is time to stop using the excuse “democracy is at stake” funding this war.  We can’t afford it. We’ve depleted our own munitions. Let the European countries handle it if they think it is a threat.

  14. drwilliams says:

    https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2024/11/14/euro-democracy-update-banning-afd-before-snap-elections-and-declaring-le-pen-ineligible-n3796981

    I don’t see any reason we should be exporting any kind of fossil fuels to a fascist government. 

    Maybe Trump should observe that there is a whole lot of winter after Jan 20. 

  15. nick flandrey says:

    Nothing says free and open elections like banning political parties, especially popular ones.

    n

  16. lpdbw says:

    The LSM keeps repeating how Ukraine is crushing Russia. I don’t believe it for a minute.

    I know I’m being lied to.  I just don’t know who to believe.

    The pro-Russia contingent tells me Ukraine is a bloodbath, and every Ukrainian soldier is cannon fodder, and all gains are temporary, and that they’re lying about their successes.  People like Vox Day and Slimpicious.

    The Pro-Ukraine contingent points out how Russia had to get cold war tanks out of storage due to their huge loss of armor on the battlefield, and ever Russian soldier is cannon fodder, and how thay have to reach out to North Korea for troops due to the huge casualty count.  People like Ryan McBeth.

    I’m sticking with my original thought.   Why can’t they both lose?

    Bonus points for dragging N. Korea down with them.

    I do feel sad for the Ukrainian people, and to a lesser extent, the Russian people.  Imagine how much better off both would be with good government.

  17. lynn says:

    The survivors will be Netflix, Amazon Prime, and …

    Tubi. Rupert has nothing to lose.

    Plus Apple, but they want to move hardware so they can p*ss away money on things like “For All Mankind”.

    Running a streaming service is incredibly expensive.  First you have to pay the owner of the media their rent.  Then you have to pay for internet access.  Nobody is going to let you on the backbone for free.  And you need at least three accesses to the backbone because of idiots on backhoes.

  18. nick flandrey says:

    IDK why anyone cares what this spoiled and pampered child thinks.   There are far better reasons to boycott the film than her NPC programming spilling out of her pie hole.

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14082775/disney-fire-snow-white-rachel-zegler-comments-trump-voters.html 

    Disney facing furious backlash over Snow White darling Rachel Zegler’s shocking comments about Trump voters

    By BRITTANY CHAIN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

    Published: 11:47 EST, 14 November 2024 | Updated: 12:21 EST, 14 November 2024 

    Disney is under mounting pressure to dump Snow White star Rachel Zegler after she lashed out at Americans who voted for Donald Trump.

    The 23-year-old Hollywood starlet plays the titular role in the live-action remake, due to be released in March 2025. 

    – and the abuse of language continues unabated.   She’s not a “Snow White star.”   The film hasn’t even been released yet.  At best she could be called a star for some other movie.  She “plays the title role” or “stars in” but SHE herself isn’t a “star”.   

    She’s also limiting her career every time she opens her mouth [to speak  😉   ]  which is just stupid.  Someone in the background has just thrown up their hands wrt her.   

    WokeDisney–  turning Snow White into Snow Shite.

    n

  19. drwilliams says:

    Michigan Woman Fired For Refusing Covid Vaccine Wins $12 Million Judgement

    This is bad news for a slew of other employers, as Lisa Domski’s lawyer has 170 similar legal cases teed-up and ready to go.

    A federal jury awarded a $13 million verdict to a former Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan employee who says she was wrongfully terminated for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine due to her religion.

    Lisa Domski filed a lawsuit in August 2023 through the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan Southern Division, alleging that the health system fired her after she refused to get the vaccine due to religion.

    Attorney John Marko says Domski is a devout Catholic and applied for a religious exemption to the vaccine. Marko says Domski, who worked for the health system for nearly 38 years, provided a written statement explaining her beliefs and the name and contact information of her priest.

    She was working remotely.

    The jury verdict gives Domski $10 million in punitive damages, approximately $1.7 million in lost wages, and $1 million in noneconomic damages.

    Should have been a lot more punitive.

  20. Geoff Powell says:

    @nick:

    I will try to do stuff.

    <yoda> Do. Or do not. There is no try.</yoda>

    G.

  21. Lynn says:

    https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-11-14/onion-purchases-infowars-bankruptcy

    Alex Jones had an absolute right to be a jerk but this keeps getting more and more weird.

    Amen.

    There is a lot of stuff that is happening to conservatives that is cruel and unusual.

  22. lpdbw says:

    She was working remotely.

    Me too.

    Should have been a lot more punitive.

    Your lips to God’s ears.  My case is still alive.

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