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8-7-22, 5:55pm
Arf, arf. Good one!
I added a Mojave Sage to my garden this year, which seems a lot more politically correct than the Russian. It was a winner...
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8-7-22, 1:45pm
Good idea. I don't have a sour dough starter, but it's on the menu for tonight. I have a bunch of garden vegetables to use up or process for later....
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8-7-22, 1:38pm
When I first started my xeriscape area I went with state natives, which gave way quickly to regional natives due to availability, like the general...
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8-6-22, 12:25pm
My cause and effect chart : )
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8-6-22, 12:07pm
The label, "Inflation Reduction Act" seems to me to be a thinly veiled marketing scheme. Something like Greenhouse Emissions Reduction Act seems...
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8-6-22, 10:51am
That certainly covered a wide range of conspiracy theories.
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8-6-22, 10:20am
I'd be curious as to what die was cast?
Gas prices seem to be a bit of a mystery to me, but it was pretty obvious that post covid return to...
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8-5-22, 11:35am
Seems like it's not too hard around here to find out historic utility costs, but since your not interested in it, it probably doesn't matter too much.
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8-3-22, 8:32am
Sometimes I ask myself if it will really improve my quality of life, health, or simplify things, and what are alternatives that I already have access...
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8-3-22, 8:01am
I've tried to get on a routine of mulching my xeriscape area every other year, but was due last year and skipped. The weeds went nuts, so I caught...
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8-2-22, 6:16pm
I'd probably need some examples or explanation to understand the utility of things beyond theory, which I only very vaguely comprehend.
Maybe...
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8-1-22, 6:16pm
Grilled fake meat burger with garden tomatoes, corn on the cob, and cole slaw.
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7-31-22, 11:20am
$4.24 today here. I wonder what has changed since $5 gas? I predict someone will claim credit for reducing inflation once lower gas prices are...
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7-30-22, 11:27am
I used to listen to Rush on long drives in the middle of now where with limited ratio stations. I'll give it him for being an entertainer and can...
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7-29-22, 6:42pm
Eggplant and zucchini with pasta and low fat feta. From the NYT cookbook. I actually subscribed to their cooking feature for some new uses for...
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7-28-22, 4:02pm
I probably don't have the predictive ability to have any accurate forecast of such things, but I have wondered if the other big Reblublican lie on...
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7-28-22, 3:20pm
Yes, but think of all the new green jobs it will create in the post recessionary period.
And all the benefits to the environment and the future...
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7-28-22, 1:48pm
They may have learned election strategies from the Republicans who lost but still claims they won. That could take the idiocy cake. I guess all is...
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7-28-22, 7:52am
Or at least has support to pass. Among discouraging or mundane political news, this was rather exciting to me. Apparently Manchin finally caved...
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7-26-22, 9:12pm
That's a rather disturbing article. I hope it never comes to that.
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7-25-22, 6:56pm
Not really and I'm no fan of Harris either. Her speeches come out of some woke manual. Yet, the differences between them and Trump are an orders of...
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7-25-22, 6:38pm
I watched Bernie on one of the Sunday talk shows. He didn't appear to have aged a bit over the last couple of years: ). Al Gore was also on. I...
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7-25-22, 4:50pm
The physician I've had for years recommended an insurance broker his staff and family have used. I don't think I would just pick an insurance broker...
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7-25-22, 4:21pm
Biden's greatest strength is that he beat Trump in the election and saved us from four more years. I can't tell if he's senile or just gives the...
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7-25-22, 10:14am
I googled "pedestrian book" and all that came up was a book called The Pedestrian and then I gave up. Now I know.
I'm not a fan of biographies...
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7-24-22, 3:59pm
Pardon me for asking, but what is a "pedestrian book"? It's not a term I'm familiar with.
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7-21-22, 4:46pm
The podcast "Waking Up" by Same Harris is on my listening routine. The most recent is a free 35 minute introduction to Burkeman's series of audio...
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7-21-22, 4:36pm
No, but coincidently I have a vintage red swingline pencil sharpener on my desk. I'm not sharing.
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7-20-22, 7:31pm
The city of Denver (not where I live) is offering up to a 1200 dollar rebate incentive for eBike purchases as part of their clean air program. It's...
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7-20-22, 1:54pm
Anymore I bike mostly out the front door. My area is pretty bike friendly with paths and bike lanes. I biked to work for years and now that I'm out...
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7-19-22, 9:30pm
My last employer was into the whole team work concept and had a number of company sponsored group events. I avoided most, but played on a company...
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7-19-22, 7:22am
Good for you. I'm glad to hear someone helps keep decent bikes out of the landfill. Some time ago I bought an "exit" bike. It was a vintage...
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7-18-22, 6:40pm
I don't recognize the name, but could be. I think one of the main authorities from the old program is Paul Smith. He has a couple of books out, but...
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7-18-22, 6:03pm
I'm actually been bit of a remote viewing fan since reading about the government sponsored psyops program back in the cold war. I believe there is...
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7-18-22, 5:55pm
Thanks! A rather lengthy summary that I enjoyed, but maybe a discussion could be long. It is interesting to look back at some of the assumptions...
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7-18-22, 3:01pm
The bike store near my house is a Specialized dealer, which is the brand I've mostly owned. Rough estimate would be that a quality entry level...
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7-18-22, 2:54pm
Maybe you saw this in today's NYT. "Pioneering Economist Says Our Obsession with Growth Must End"
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7-18-22, 1:48pm
I am no fan of going to any bar after work with anyone, but socializing over a beer is different.
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7-18-22, 12:39pm
Your can usually ride Craig's list bikes ro see if hey will be the right size, but yes, it's not perfect. There are adjustments and replacements for...
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7-18-22, 12:10pm
I've bought my last few bikes off of Craig's list. People buy a bike with good intentions and after a year of a few rides, it goes into the garage...
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7-18-22, 11:54am
I just finished "Small Things Like This' by Claire Keegan. It was a great little book set in a poor section of Ireland in 1985. Fiction, but it is...
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7-18-22, 11:37am
I avoided company sponsored social events as much as possible, but I had friends from work and that I worked with that I would routinely socialize...
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7-18-22, 10:30am
Two years ago I had a small section of dirt in my yard I wanted to fill with rock. The first bag that I bought at the local box store was ten dollars...
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7-17-22, 10:22am
I would be interested in your perception of petrol prices where you live and how much people are concerned about the Ukraine war and it's effect on...
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7-16-22, 5:38pm
Thanks. I understand now.
Being a landlubber, I suppose that also would apply to a luxury tax on high end homes in Aspen. A personal favorite,...
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7-16-22, 12:26pm
A friend told me a story that could be fact checked. Bezos and Steve Jobs were talking and Steve was lamenting having so much money he didn't know...
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7-15-22, 9:15pm
I don't remember that. Although if it didn't change people's behaviour I don't understand why it affect the boat industry, but I'll go with it. I...
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7-15-22, 8:27pm
You could be correct. There are some in politics, usually a certain party, that subscribe to supply side economics and trickle down theory, thinking...
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7-15-22, 3:46pm
I always had the idea that the BBB plan would go along with increased tax on the wealthy to pay for things and also take money out of the economy at...
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7-15-22, 9:57am
Yup. I'm on it already. Not my sole source of income however. If push came to shove I could probably get by on SS alone. I also have a few...
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7-13-22, 6:25pm
Today I looked up the interest rate of my money market savings at the local bank where I keep a small amount. It's up to .05% (argh). I had to do a...
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7-13-22, 8:52am
I have seen roller type window shades that block the direct sun but have one way see through. It shouldn't take much searching to find them. They...
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7-11-22, 1:45pm
I plant an assortment of spring greens and then much of the usual summer vegetables. I do different things every year and always have an new...
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7-10-22, 9:59pm
I was discussing this with a friend who seems to keep up with such things. He said that like the Graduate movie where the old guy whispers...
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7-10-22, 9:02pm
When natural gas burns it creates methane, which is a strong greenhouse gas. As a fossil fuel it's comparatively clean, but the story is that...
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7-9-22, 8:15pm
I have a couple of basic camping stoves that are in reserve for power outages. I could probably do basic cooking for three or four days with the...
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7-9-22, 1:04pm
My basic thought is that most people can talk green and do the feel good things, but are counting on technology to preserve their consumptive...
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7-9-22, 10:44am
Local news had a feature on a man who has had his natural gas disconnected. They had a photo of him next to the cut off stubs of his gas lines...
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7-9-22, 7:14am
I deleted my LinkedIn account. It seemed pointless after being out of the work force for so long. Not a big deal, but it will probably save a few...
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