Supposed rationale for travel ban was time to review vetting procedures. They’ve had more than enough time for reviewing.
Asides
Re-reading American Gods. I’d completely forgotten the trip to Las Vegas. Seems appropriate, considering.
Re-reading American Gods. I’d completely forgotten the trip to Las Vegas. Seems appropriate, considering.
Your daily reminder that people *can* care about more than one issue at the same time.
Your daily reminder that people *can* care about more than one issue at the same time.
I know the Web Standards project shut down years ago…
I know the Web Standards project shut down years ago, but it’s sad to see their old website parked. Lots of history there.
Gotta love LA’s microclimates. 2 miles away from work it’s literally 10 degrees warmer. Not even any hills in between.
Gotta love LA’s microclimates. 2 miles away from work it’s literally 10 degrees warmer. Not even any hills in between.
This President is reminding me more & more of the mayor in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
This President is reminding me more & more of the mayor in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
Ever see a store that’s doing OK, then new owners come in, think they know better, trash everything that worked & run it into the ground?
Ever see a store that’s doing OK, then new owners come in, think they know better, trash everything that worked & run it into the ground?
Imagine: Flood warning from upriver. Whole town placing sandbags. 1 guy starts removing sandbags b/c they’re in his way. Don’t be that guy.
Imagine: Flood warning from upriver. Whole town placing sandbags. 1 guy starts removing sandbags b/c they’re in his way. Don’t be that guy.
Dreamed I was in an impromptu mashup of Hamilton & The Secret Garden…
Dreamed I was in an impromptu mashup of Hamilton & The Secret Garden, performed at 3am the day it was thought up. And forgot my lines.
Food allergy & asthma are preexisting conditions…
Food allergy & asthma are #preexistingconditions. Before ACA, I had to prove continuous coverage every time I changed insurance…so that the new carrier couldn’t refuse to cover my allergist visits, testing or medication. Like EpiPens.
A few months ago I read Frameshift, Robert J. Sawyer’s 1997 novel dealing with…
https://www.sfwriter.com/exfr.htm
A few months ago I read Frameshift, Robert J. Sawyer's 1997 novel dealing with eugenics, Neanderthals, Nazis, and health insurance companies doing everything they can to avoid covering people with debilitating pre-existing conditions. Why do I bring it up now? No reason….
People whose houses *aren’t* on fire pay to help rebuild other people’s homes that *have* burned. That’s how insurance *works*.
People whose houses *aren’t* on fire pay to help rebuild other people’s homes that *have* burned. That’s how insurance *works*.
Kiddo started feeling sick on the way…
Kiddo started feeling sick on the way to the March for Science, so we had to turn around & go home. Seems like he’s just overheated, so at least he wouldn’t have been contagious, but it wouldn’t have been good for him to walk 2 miles in that state.
It’s easy to believe what you want to be true or what you fear might be true. Science is a way of cutting through that.
It’s easy to believe what you want to be true or what you fear might be true. Science is a way of cutting through that.
The kiddo was watching me work on coding a WordPress plugin & started reading my…
The kiddo was watching me work on coding a WordPress plugin & started reading my exported LiveJournal entries. I'm so glad LJ's heyday coincided with my 20s and not my angsty teen years.
Hash Tag? You Mean Pound Sign?
Hash Tag? You Mean Pound Sign?
When my son (now 6) first learned Tic-Tac-Toe, he consistently referred to the board as a hashtag.
I like to imagine Bowie performing Shiny for Moana’s end credits, but I know if he’d been around to sing it, it wouldn’t have been written.
I like to imagine Bowie performing Shiny for Moana’s end credits, but I know if he’d been around to sing it, it wouldn’t have been written.
If you’re going to toss around references to Jackson ignoring court rulings, you might want to read up on the Trail of Tears.
If you’re going to toss around references to Jackson ignoring court rulings, you might want to read up on the Trail of Tears.
45/GOP job plan: by gutting healthcare, OSHA & EPA, increase illness, injuries & death so fewer survivors compete for existing jobs.
45/GOP job plan: by gutting healthcare, OSHA & EPA, increase illness, injuries & death so fewer survivors compete for existing jobs.
Anyone have a copy of “Back in the USSR” on 45?
Anyone have a copy of “Back in the USSR” on 45?