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Last Notes npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Following its mention by @npub1fdr…lvhs, I’ve begun reading Madoff’s new book, The Second Estate. Early on, she observes the environment in which we’re living today “bears [a] remarkable resemblance to the tax system of prerevolutionary France.” npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 I haven’t switched quite yet. I’ve got to make some changes for my stats calculations, and I’m headed outa town tomorrow. In the meantime: npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 A further thought: Let’s say there exists a chain of reasoning that ties Trump’s EOs to the murders of Good and Pretti. Murder ought to be encompassed by the phrase “high crimes and misdemeanors”, making Trump responsible thus qualifying as an impeachment count. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,683 5/6* mean: 3.74+ winning: 98.3507% streak(C/M): 137/165 std dev: 0.98+ W/L/T: JvB: 35/29/39 JvOG: 48/21/34 npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 But if the Minnesota state prosecutors can show evidence Bovino was complicit in the orders leading to the murders by ICE agents, perhaps he could be charged as an accessory and extradited back to Minnesota to stand trial. Assuming, of course, someone gets charged with murder…<sigh> npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 That’s the first laugh of the day! Thank you for tickling my rib(bit)s! npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Well done! If I were the jealous type, you might see streaks of red as I blush. <wink> npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,682 3/6* mean: 3.74- winning: 98.3493% streak(C/M): 136/165 std dev: 0.98+ W/L/T: JvB: 35/28/39 JvOG: 47/21/34 npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 It’s Monday. I’m slow. I finally got it… npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Lots of catastrophic ice on the radio, tv, newspapers, social media…<sigh> npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 OED definition of humane: characterized by sympathy with and consideration for others; feeling or showing compassion towards humans or animals; benevolent, kind. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,680 3/6* mean: 3.74+ winning: 98.3464% streak(C/M): 134/165 std dev: 0.9848+ W/L/T: JvB: 34/28/38 JvOG: 46/20/33 npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 This brought me to tears: npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,679 4/6* mean: 3.74+ winning: 98.3449% streak(C/M): 133/165 std dev: 0.9850+ W/L/T: JvB: 33/28/38 JvOG: 46/20/33 npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 I just heard about Trump’s post regarding “Global Warming Insurrectionists.” Why is it every time he opens his mouth he demonstrates for the world his idiocy and incompetence? npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 I was high school freshman, and the year after the last babies of the Baby Boom generation were born when the show with this catch phrase debuted. What changes our generation has wrought in the world. Can you imagine a show like this today? npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Now that made me giggle! npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,678 3/6* mean: 3.74+ winning: 98.3435% streak(C/M): 132/165 std dev: 0.99- W/L/T: JvB: 33/28/37 JvOG: 46/19/33 npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,677 3/6* mean: 3.74+ winning: 98.3421% streak(C/M): 131/165 std dev: 0.99- W/L/T: JvB: 33/28/36 JvOG: 45/19/33 npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Maybe if you can get her alone in a room you can give her the 3rd degree. <wink>l npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,676 4/6* mean: 3.74+ winning: 98.3406% streak(C/M): 130/165 std dev: 0.9858+ W/L/T: JvB: 32/28/36 JvOG: 45/19/32 npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 In the same vein, I found this while reading Thomas Paine’s 1776 pamphlet, “Common Sense”: npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Some time ago Asakiyume gave me a wonderful bit of ascii art for “oh well”: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,674 4/6* mean: 3.74+ winning: 98.3377% streak(C/M): 128/165 std dev: 0.9864+ W/L/T: JvB: 31/27/36 JvOG: 43/19/32 npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 I don’t have specific recommendations but a quick search yielded <https://techjobsforgood.com/> If you try it, let me know whether it helps. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Apparently you need a cup of coffee before you have a cup of coffee. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 In the January 15th edition of The Atlantic, Jake Lundberg writes about Thomas Paine’s 1776 pamphlet, Common Sense. The subhead of the article: “Common Sense was a provocation in 1776. Maybe it’s the provocation we need now.” A bit later he writes: “…we seem to be reverting to the old world Paine wished to bury.” npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Perhaps as a result the eggs were whiskied…no..maybe not. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 I do like a good jelly roll. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Completely rejecting US military presence would be problematic. But economic sanctions of some sort seem like an appropriate response, particularly those that hurt Trump’s financial backers. Since many members of the U.S. Congress draw financial support from the same people, that is likely to get noticed. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,673 5/6* mean: 3.74+ winning: 98.3363% streak(C/M): 127/165 std dev: 0.99- W/L/T: JvB: 31/26/36 JvOG: 43/19/31 npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 You prove my case. <grin> npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Nazo, I’m not trying to throw off your argument. I’m only asking you to think about how ideas are spread. An idea in isolation can do nothing. It is only when an idea is used to effect an action that it has a consequence. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 As a simple idea consider this: npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 First and foremost, Stux, I applaud your stance. No one should be compelled to do business with those who lack the morality and ethics to recognize others’ humanity. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Woof! That’s showin’ us the way! npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Good to see you(r posts) again! npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,672 4/6* mean: 3.74+ winning: 98.3348% streak(C/M): 126/165 std dev: 0.9865+ W/L/T: JvB: 31/25/36 JvOG: 43/18/31 npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 It’s a photo finish, Chris. I’ll take that with the #OldGal, any day. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Bot the Bot and the #OldGal were faster out of the blocks than I was today, too. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 It’s an interesting statistical problem to decide whether hard mode is more difficult than non-hard (avoiding the word “easy”) mode. I found this article: <https://laurentlessard.com/solving-wordle/> that discusses the problem. The author concludes it is more a matter of preference which you choose. Although there is a hard mode strategy that performs better than par. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,671 2/6* mean: 3.74+ winning: 98.3333% streak(C/M): 125/165 std dev: 0.99- W/L/T: JvB: 31/24/36 JvOG: 43/17/31 npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,670 3/6* mean: 3.74+ winning: 98.3319% streak(C/M): 124/165 std dev: 0.9860+ W/L/T: JvB: 30/24/36 JvOG: 42/17/31 npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,669 5/6* mean: 3.74+ winning: 98.3304% streak(C/M): 123/165 std dev: 0.9862+ W/L/T: JvB: 29/24/36 JvOG: 41/17/31 npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 For the win! Go #youngpups! The #OldGal will have to try again tomorrow. <wink> npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 “Hellloooo, Dolly,” he trumpets. <wink> npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Spicy rejoinder, Barrie. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 When I was a kid, every time the Cubs won a game, Ernie Banks would proclaim it the start of a new winning streak. He was ever the optimist. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,668 3/6* mean: 3.74+ winning: 98.3289% streak(C/M): 122/165 std dev: 0.9859+ W/L/T: JvB: 29/23/36 JvOG: 41/16/31 npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 You prosecuted that well. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Some days are like that. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Showin’ the #youngpups how it’s done!!!!!! npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Of course the other option was to try to fake you out with obscure reference to a science fiction novella that plays on the works of Joyce. But I chose not to. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,667 4/6* mean: 3.74+ winning: 98.3275% streak(C/M): 121/165 std dev: 0.99- W/L/T: JvB: 29/23/35 JvOG: 41/16/30 npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Regarding Trump’s laughable (if only it were so) justification for invading Venezuela, the New Republic writer writes: “It all smacks of the schoolyard bully sneering, ‘What did you say about my mother?’ to a hapless smaller kid who actually said nothing, then citing this invented insult as justification for forcibly taking his lunch money.” npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 I never doubted you for a second! They are famously adept at wqpk423upds#@…dammit…pouncing on keyboards. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,666 3/6* mean: 3.74+ winning: 98.3260% streak(C/M): 120/165 std dev: 0.99- W/L/T: JvB: 29/23/34 JvOG: 41/16/29 npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Fitting. Of course you’re going to #blamethecat on #caturday. Who amongst the #youngpups wouldn’t? <grin> npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Marginally better. I’m not sure the nation can afford to wait that long, though. Sadly, the spineless GOP would never muster the courage. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Is it possible to simultaneously impeach both President and Vice-President? I’d take an ineffectual pansy as President any day over the corrupt depravity of the White House. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,665 3/6* mean: 3.74+ winning: 98.3245% streak(C/M): 119/165 std dev: 0.9867+ W/L/T: JvB: 29/23/33 JvOG: 40/16/29 npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Woof! You definitely had the #OldGal’s number today. Time for a #youngpups puppy dance! npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,664 2/6* mean: 3.74+ winning: 98.3230% streak(C/M): 118/165 std dev: 0.9869+ W/L/T: JvB: 28/23/33 JvOG: 40/16/28 npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Boom! npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Keeping pace with the #OldGal is nothing to be sneezed at! npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 If you’d gotten it in 2, I’d say you were a real beast. <wink> I mean that in the nicest possible way, of course. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 !Wordle 1,663 1/6* mean: 3.75- winning: 98.3216% streak(C/M): 117/165 std dev: 0.9860- W/L/T: JvB: 27/23/33 JvOG: 39/16/28 npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 That’s insane. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Maybe I’ll try it, just to see. Generally I abhor graphics in signatures from others. But I’m obviously in the minority on this. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Maybe try sharing it via iCloud Drive? It might work. Probably not… 🙄 npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Yes. Indeed. It is the Christian thing to do. <wink> It is the moral thing to do. We ^cannot^ sit idly by and watch our nation destroyed by would-be despots and tyrants. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 That was my intention, until I stumbled across the MPR story. I have family in the Twin Cities (headed there next month), I lived there back in the late 70’s for an eventful 18 months, and I like to keep up with news there. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Can’t do it on iPadOS, either. Have you tried it with Mail on MacOS? npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 I wrote the post above ^before^ I saw the MPR story about the woman just killed by ICE in Minneapolis. I thought I was making a sad, sick joke. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/07/shooting-south-minneapolis-ice-agents-federal-operation npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Pivots? The Trump Administration is personified as a crazed gunman dressed in camo gear, flak vest, multiple hi-capacity ammo clips on its belt, armed with an AR-15 stuck on auto, standing on a spinning turntable with the world’s citizens in a horrified circle unable to escape. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Safe travels, #OldGal! Meanwhile, #youngpups, I have exciting news. But I’ll leave you tingling with anticipation for just a little while. I’m hanging out at one of my Starbucks hangouts now. Once I’m back Rosie’s studio (where I have one of my desktops), I’ll share. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Only if he stuck around for all 12 bongs. Bongs?! I’ll be back later, #youngpups! npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 ✔️ npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Nuts! I was gonna say that! npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #WritersCoffeeClub January 4: Share a tool of your trade. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 It’s in the OED which gives its first print citation [1900] from a story by P.L. Dunbar. Dunbar, the son of ex-slaves, was born in the late 19th century was a poet, novelist, short story writer and lyricist. He died an early death caused by tuberculosis. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 You definitely got more help from the clouds than me. Nice work! npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Nice! You clearly had plenty today. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,662 4/6* mean: 3.75- winning: 98.3201% streak(C/M): 116/165 std dev: 0.98+ W/L/T: JvB: 26/23/33 JvOG: 38/16/28 npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 My report will be coming soon. <grin> npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 <shakes head in sorrow> Thanks, Jake. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 More from Applebaum’s The Atlantic article today: npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Reading the article, I am struck by: npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,661 4/6* mean: 3.75- winning: 98.3171% streak(C/M): 114/165 std dev: 0.9838+ W/L/T: JvB: 26/23/31 JvOG: 37/15/28 npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 I’m reading Philip Bump’s “Aftermath/The Last Days Of The Baby Boom…” (subtitle goes on…). No doubt some future historian will describe these years as the death throes of our generation. One hopes it is not described as the death throes of the American Experiment. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,660 3/6* mean: 3.75- winning: 98.3171% streak(C/M): 114/165 std dev: 0.9838+ W/L/T: JvB: 26/23/31 JvOG: 37/15/28 npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 I didn’t know about the resignations. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 I’m still reeling. Late on Friday, Trump ordered the U.S. military to snatch the president of Venezuela with virtually no justification. I am not a lawyer. But even the most naive student of civics can see It is highly illegal. The most frightening part of this is senior U.S. military leaders didn’t simply say, “No.” npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Thank you! I’ll be back with my report tomorrow. I did manage to keep my streak alive today. I was not in the mood for playfulness much beyond that. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Thank you! She’s a strong girl. I’m hopeful she’ll recover quickly. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Thanks. My wife is doing as well as can be expected. Days 3 & 4 are supposed to be the most painful post-surgery. Mostly I’m just embarrassed to be a member of the Baby Boom generation today. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 I’m sorry, #youngpups. My apologies to the #OldGal. I don’t think I can play today. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 You are not wrong, but isn’t it the case that verified stories of corruption and abuse often begin with an anonymous tip? npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Ye gods! The only times I see 4:30a are from the wrong side, or I am forced to conform to some airline schedule. When I am forced to confront such an event, unless coffee is magicked into my hand upon attaining a seated upright position, disaster ensues.
