Cool, even cold this morning, warming later, then cold again. Another beautiful day, if a bit on the chilly side.
Got the walls in the dockhouse buttoned up. Still need to buy and install the trim, but at least the walls are closed.
For every new receptacle I put in two duplex outlets. I flip one upside down so that no matter how the flat plug is built, you should be able to plug in and have the cord point down. I do quad boxes because if you need a receptacle, you probably need more than one…and I’m doing the work anyway…
Today I’ll clean up my mess, put the room mostly back together, and move onto the next thing on the list. Not sure what that will be, but I’ll do something.
I should probably start brining the turkey, if we’re going to brine it…
Time to do the ten thousand things.
And stacking. Can’t forget about that.
nick
A human stealing the shoes would sexual and a problem the authorities would have to deal with quickly.
During my undergraduate days, the library on campus had a “shoe soiler” running around the stacks.
I don’t think they every caught him. And it was an individual “assigned male at birth” based on what was left behind in the shoes.
When I worked at the tolling company, most of the autofocus systems on the various manufacturer’s license plate cameras did not work right because the CS geeks writing the software to control the stepping motors had never given any thought about angular momentum of a heavy glass lens.
I only knew about the angular momentum because it was a problem we had to solve for the semester project in an Embedded Systems class I took to keep my grad school status alive via a loophole in WA State. A small “elevator” platform driven by stepper motors cycled up/down under control of the project software and had to stop precisely at the bottom after a certain number of cycles selected by the instructor.
Getting the platform to stop precisely was the difference between an ‘A’ and a ‘B’ in the course.
I couldn’t tell you about the math details. I just figured out the number of “up” impulses I had to send the motor when it neared the bottom of the cycle so the platform would be positioned at ‘0’ before the “raise” routine started each time.
Little things learned in classes tend to stick.
Ironically, the administrators were steamed I figured out the loophole and took the course.
Gotta quit editing while the cat is waiting for her breakfast. She is extra needy this morning.
Kitty disappeared for nearly 24 hours on Monday, starting while I was at work, and despite Child #2 being home all day staring at devices/media, our offspring had nary a clue about the whereabouts of the cat or even if the animal was in the house when I got home.
I put the litter box outside on the front porch late Monday night, and by 6AM, the cat had found her way back home by smell from wherever she holed in the neighborhood up to stay warm.
And she was warm.
I don’t think I will hear the truth on what happened there.
Adding to the work and pet stress this week are my in-laws, who are in town, holed up at the nephew’s house, trying to force an invitation to our house for Thursday.
Five at a minimum, including my ex brother-in-law, who I call Big Papi.
We are four at our house, with a typical size bird.
And, lest you think me racist with the nickname, Big Papi is the whitest man you would ever meet. It is all about his behavior which would be right at home on a Univision telenovella. A really outrageous one.
Or maybe the “Lie Detector” segments on the late, great “Gigantic Saturday”.
Enjoy those reheated chicken nuggets on Thursday, Papi.
Hope everyone with a turkey has it well on the way to thawedness.
Ack, another Kitty-related editing problem – “Roscoe” is me, a pseudonym I use in another forum where I was posting simultaneously.
I gather that my in-laws do not.
Time to fill up the bathtub for the bird. Thawing that way works in Central Florida in 24 hours absent a hard freeze in the morning, but I don’t know about this environment. The relative humidity is fairly low today.
Thoughts and Prayers for Kamala Harris
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/11/thoughts-and-prayers-for-kamala-harris/
Ten minutes of the wine talking, posted not in her best interest.
Doubt she has anyone with personal loyalty watching out for her, after the money problems and the Hawaii vacay.
I have no sympathy. Her lot would have us in chains eating bugs.
I wonder how many runs the Second Gentleman will have to make to the liquor store nearest the Naval Observatory this weekend for extra juice boxes.
Kamala loves that juice.
Sounds like the Kobayashi Maru test.
My cat, approaching 12 years old, has been increasingly needy for the past year or so. I’ve had the vet check her out – some arthritis starting up. She doesn’t hunt anymore, anyway, not successfully. Her territory is also a lot smaller than it used to be – she used to go on walks with me, now she really doesn’t go farther than the neighbors. I guess getting old sucks for every critter.
What the heck was that? I only watched the first 30 seconds, but she looks old, and sounds either tired or (as some suppose) drunk. I cannot imagine the purpose of posting that video.
On somewhat related topics, she and Biden both are conspicuously absent. At least in the European news.
Reminded me of the time in a ‘team meeting/bonding exercise’ we were split into two groups and given the ‘challenge’ of ‘how would you double your market share?’. The group I was in included my boss’s boss! My contribution was that we should buy the next largest competitor(s) – there being no restrictions/rules being set. After much discussion my group agreed with my suggestion, which we presented as our answer. The other group called ‘foul’ – but apart from emotion, couldn’t argue against our proposal being far more likely to achieve the objective than the vague stuff (marketing??) they came up with.
Still makes me smile.
The admins wanted to fill my slot in the Masters program with a severely learning-disabled Psychology undergrad who had a seemingly endless pile of grants which the department wanted to milk.
Since I had a 3.79 GPA, they couldn’t dismiss on academic grounds as long as I took at least two grad-level credits and passed in the Spring and Fall. Using the dual-enrollment Embedded Systems course allowed me to exploit that loophole.
Our cat was 16 when she passed last year. We adopted the current cat as a kitten in May.
In the US, letting cats roam is generally frowned upon, but I do want to start getting ours introduced to the yard in the next few months so she has the play options.
Obviously, her homing mechanism works pretty well. She is obsessed about the litter box to the point that me cleaning it is regarded with suspicion.
That box is HERS.
I think it was the wine.
For extra grins, watch the Kamala video at .75x speed, one click reduced.
Now consider that half of your countrymen wanted that for president.
Yeah, Cirrhosis. Trump tho.
I wonder who will greet the C17 at Edwards arriving with the coffins when the Russians smoke the ATACMS launcher.
Assuming the cabal behind Corn Pop authorizes another strike. The US only has so many missiles and the Russians intercepted most of the last salvo.
Ha, ha. The Kamel Humper is at the top of the DM. They managed to capture a still from her drunken tirade. Lordy, she needs to fade into the woodwork post haste. She will only be Governor of Kakafornia if the PuppetMasters want her there.
Hmmm. They will need a fall
guywoman here to take the blame for what Newsom (and his cabal) has done to the place, if he wants to run for President in ’28.She’s apparently dumb enough to go for it.
70F windy and grey today. Not raining though.
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WRT people putting on weight, maybe as a whole we are like the deer and squirrels??? We bulk up before hard times?
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No in-laws here, just us chickens. Turkey will go in the brine today. 5 gallon bucket fits in the fridge just fine. Turkey was thawed in a coleman cooler full of water. I put a thermometer in it to monitor. Thawed mostly over night in the garage. Been dry in the bucket in the beer fridge since then.
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Any chance the Kamel vid was deepfake? I didn’t watch it as I’m eating my breakfast and want to keep it down.
n
They are both largely absent from the news here. When Trump was president he was on the news every day. Biden was in the news every day until the DNC dropped him from the competition.
I currently wonder who is running the office of the president. I don’t think Biden is mentally competent enough to run the office. Someone is supporting him, pulling his strings.
I would wager that Jill Biden is busy packing up anything she can steal from the White House. Linens, dishes, silverware, little bars of soap and little bottles of shampoo are all being hoarded in cardboard boxes. Jill Biden is probably the one most ticked off over losing the election. No more rides on AF1, no more state dinners, no more people responding to her every demand.
The Camels career is over. She will not be able to run for any office, not even governor of California. She showed her incompetence with the meandering non-answers to questions. Rambling narratives that made no sense to most sane people.
My exchange students tell me that most of Europe despises Trump with a passion and were really wanting the Camel to win. Europe is afraid of Trump and what he will do with tariffs, exports, and military support.
I seriously doubt it. I suspect she was like that most of the time behind closed doors during the campaign. I would like to see video of her on election night watching the results. I understand Hillary was spitting bullets on her defeat and suspect the Camel was no different.
Win or lose, Doctor Jill Biden’s days in the White House are over.
Instead of running their elaborate theme park countries while sipping cappuccinos in sidewalk cafes under the protection of the US nuclear umbrella, the Europeans will actually have to step up and fight a war themselves if they want one with Russia.
They’re also going to have to dig some coal if they don’t want their theme parks getting a “Medieval” remodel in the near future.
A deepfake would have been challenged already.
Chris Elliot as Marlon Brando celebrating Thanksgiving with the traditional island feast … Beans!
And the Bannana Dance.
Peak Letterman.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0kWxKPFNBM
I have no sympathy. Her lot would have us in chains eating bugs.
Nah, that is too expensive. They would line up you and me against the nearest wall and shoot us. Then charge our families for the cost of the bullets.
No. The Germans nailed the most cost effective way to murder millions and dispose of the corpses.
“Showers” then ovens.
Ze Kampfs await for Ze Skippy.
IG Farben never really went away. Plus Monsanto now belongs to the cosoritium.
I always had good feelings toward Monsanto, mainly because they were the sponsor of the 360 circle vision theater in WDW… so I guess that worked for them. Get em while they’re young….
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Put some of the trim up in the dockhouse. I need to glue some of the joints in the beadboard paneling, so I don’t think I’ll put the baseboards in place. Turns out I saved them and they are usable. It’ll be easier to peel the seams open without them in place. I don’t have the glue or I’d do the whole thing now. The tube I had was solid.
Which is a problem for long term prepping. A lot of the adhesives we use will cure in the packaging over time. Crazy glue, caulk, epoxies, moisture cure products…
Dunno what to do about that but ‘cool, dry, and dark’ helps.
n
I wonder who will greet the C17 at Edwards arriving with the coffins when the Russians smoke the ATACMS launcher.
Assuming the cabal behind Corn Pop authorizes another strike. The US only has so many missiles and the Russians intercepted most of the last salvo.
The flight crew and the greeters will probably have to wear rad suits.
It is important to note DOCTOR Jill can have, and will take, Secret Service protection for life. That will make her feel important. plugs isn’t long for this Earth. Their accumlated looting should keep her comfortable at the beach home.
“‘Landman’ sparks controversy over Texas’ renewable energy”
https://www.chron.com/culture/article/landman-renewable-energy-19946078.php
“Taylor Sheridan’s Texas oil series receives flack for speech on renewable energy.”
“The viral scene from the show’s third episode shows an exchange between Thornton’s Norris and Kayla Wallace’s Rebecca Savage, who is clearly standing in for environmentalists and those concerned about climate change. They come across wind turbines, and Rebecca expresses her surprise seeing the renewable energy source so close to oil fields. Tommy then delivers a very finger-wagging, nihilist lecture to Rebecca, pointing out the “hypocrisies” of renewable energy.”
““You have any idea how much diesel we had to burn to mix that much concrete?” Norris says in the clip. “Or make that steel? Or haul this s–t out here and put it together with a 450-foot crane? You want to guess how much oil it takes to lubricate that f–king [windmill]? Or winterize it? In its 20-year lifespan, it won’t offset the carbon footprint of making it. And don’t even get me started on solar panels and the lithium in your Tesla batteries.” “
He ain’t wrong.
“The US labor market has become ‘low-hire, low-fire’”
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-us-labor-market-has-become-low-hire-low-fire-164907203.html
“”In the spring of 2022, there were two open jobs for every unemployed person. Now that figure is just a little more than one. In other words, there aren’t as many opportunities out there.””
Well, that is not good.
“This Is The Way: Eleven GOP States Sue BlackRock, State Street & Vanguard For Conspiring To Drive Up Energy Costs”
https://www.infowars.com/posts/this-is-the-way-eleven-gop-states-sue-blackrock-state-street-vanguard-for-conspiring-to-drive-up-energy-costs/
“Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday that ten other Republican-led states are joining a lawsuit he filed against asset management firms Blackrock, State Street and Vanguard over an alleged violation of antitrust law, after the companies’ climate policies resulted in decreased coal production.”
For being a shut down website, Infowars sure is busy right now.
Hat tip to:
https://thelibertydaily.com/
Yes, I know. And based on what Cankles does with the SS detail, they become little more than glorified servants, drivers, pick up dry cleaning, and whipping boys, etc. And I am certain that Jill will attempt to use all those resources to the max. I also don’t think SS protection is an option, she gets it with no choice in the matter.
Plugs will not make more than a couple of years before he is relegated to the status of assisted living or nursing home. Of course he will get much better facilities and care than any mere peon and will probably not have to pay a dime for the care.
“Trump administration picks targeted with bomb threats and swatting”
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-cabinet-nominees-targeted-with-bomb-threats-swatting-spokesperson-says-2024-11-27/
“Elise Stefanik’s family home targeted with bomb threat”
“Lee Zeldin reports pipe bomb threat with pro-Palestinian message”
“FBI aware of threats, working with law enforcement partners”
This needs to stop right now before someone gets hurt.
Anonymity using the phone system needs to stop. Both for threats and for scam callers.
Biden will be lucky to make Jan. 20
The “shack” which the Secret Service occupied at the LBJ ranch until Lady Bird Johnson died was fairly large, about the size of the 3/2 cr*p shacks people pay $500k for in Florida these days.
I wonder if that building will be renovated and reopen as part of the tour next year.
Blackrock is heavily invested in AI so a settlement may happen quickly.
OTOH, our stock tanked today putting the execs gains on their RSUs for the year at “only” 15-16% because the company views the market as growing unevenly.
Interesting. The share of our stock held by the big institutional investors is down from where it was when I checked earlier this year.
WTAF:
Spending Money Like Drunken Democrats: Failing Tesla Rival Gets 6.6 Billion From Biden
Do we, the dirt people, get any stock options? Could I get just a measley $1 miilon loan, say, interest free for 30 years?
“Lights Out and Cry (The Shifter Series, 5)” by Sarah A. Hoyt
https://www.amazon.com/Lights-Out-Shifter-Sarah-Hoyt/dp/163011054X?tag=ttgnet-20/
Book number five of a five book shape shifter fantasy series. I read the well printed and well bound novella POD (print on demand) trade paperback self published by the author in 2023 that I bought new from Amazon. I do not know if there will be any more books in the series but I hope so.
The town of Goldport, Colorado is the most shape shifter infested town in the known world. There are shape shifters of all types in the town: beetles, lions, panthers, alligators, and dragons. Especially dragons.
Kyrie (panther) and Tom (dragon, head of the Chinese dragon clan) are owners of The George Diner. The diner that never closes. And Kyrie is nine months pregnant with their first child who is overdue. So of course there will be drama.
The author has a website at:
https://accordingtohoyt.com/
My rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Amazon rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (91 reviews)
Lynn
https://thefederalist.com/2024/11/27/trump-transition-team-is-rightly-wary-of-sleazy-general-services-administration/
“We’re making the lists,
and checking them twice,
going to make sure the naughties get fired.”
J/J should get the diversity hires for their retirement that plugs fobbed off on Trump.
Why sure, trying to rack a slide counts just like doing. Full pass.
Still mid 60s tonight, and the wind died down. Never did rain although anywhere else than southeast Texas I’d have sworn some was coming.
I did install the baseboards. I can still pry the seams in the paneling open for glue later, and it’s one more thing done.
That, and an hour and a half talking about prepping/politics/coming hard times with a neighbor and his son, meant getting the garage oven ready will be a tomorrow thing… cutting it close, but I don’t expect too much trouble. It won’t be trouble free, nothing ever is, but shouldn’t be impossible. That will get the turkey out of the kitchen and keep some heat out of the house.
Time to spend a little alone time on the dock with a radio. Or maybe I’ll just have a tiny little fire on the patio and keep reading. Pretty chilly over the water and I don’t want a bigger fire.
I’m trying to get to bed at more reasonable times.
n
Temp dropped, the wind picked up and I was glad to be off the water. Funny that I haven’t had any radio time this visit.
Different dynamic.
Good though.
n
I’m trying to get to bed at more reasonable times.
You and me, brother. I’ve got myself back to 3am from 4am. It is a start.
Same here … let’s see … just about an hour late of my new target.