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COVID-19
So, back on Feb 22nd. I tested positive for COVID-19. The first symptoms were before that. Got out of isolation yesterday, and it is back to work. Woot.I got lucky, I had a mild case that was basically a bit of a cough, a slightly runny nose, and a couple of days of on and […]
Continue reading COVID-19IGaging EZ-cal Calipers
So, today I happened to have to bring my gauge blocks to work – an old George Scherr “5 millions Accuracy” set (if that is true, today they would be called class 0) and I decided to check the calipers against the blocks. (Disclaimer, I can’t tell you the last time this set was calibrated, […]
Continue reading IGaging EZ-cal CalipersNation Celebrates two weeks to flatten the curve
https://babylonbee.com/news/nation-prepares-to-celebrate-1st-annual-anniversary-of-two-weeks-to-flatten-the-curve
Continue reading Nation Celebrates two weeks to flatten the curveA Human should
I saw a post over on FB today RE teaching your daughter to XX and your son to YY. My thought was:“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort […]
Continue reading A Human shouldSnow
So, Sunday we got about 15-16 inches of snow. What fun. Ended up with a snow day from work, but ended up twisting my knee. Now they are saying there is a good chance we will have snow again this weekend. Booo
Continue reading SnowProud Boys, FBI, Contelpro
So, it seems that the head of the “Proud Boys”, Enrique Tarrio has been an FBI Informant since 2012. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/27/proud-boys-leader-enrique-tarrio-fbi-informant Very much shades of the old FBI “GIP” (Ghetto Informant Program) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghetto_Informant_Program and even more so “CONTELPRO” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO programs of the FBI back in the 1960s-1970s, where the FBI would get people on the inside, […]
Continue reading Proud Boys, FBI, ContelproAnd so it begins…
Two ISIS Suicide bombings in Baghdad today, at leas 32 dead, 100 injured.https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/world/middleeast/baghdad-market-bombing.html
Continue reading And so it begins…Totally agree with this
https://thefederalist.com/2021/01/17/russell-crowe-is-right-if-you-think-master-and-commander-is-boring-you-need-to-grow-up/
Continue reading Totally agree with thisNow THIS is interesting
According to RealClearPolitics’ aggregate of polls, Trump is moving out of the White House with a nearly 40 percent approval rating overall. Bush enjoyed just under 30 percent of Americans on his side at this same point in his presidency. In addition, Biden’s approval rating is only 1 point higher than Trump’s
Continue reading Now THIS is interestingCan Trump be impeached after his term?
I see people saying yes, based upon arguments based on the debated before signing the Constitution, but Article 4 reads: Section. 4. The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. Basically, the […]
Continue reading Can Trump be impeached after his term?