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mallorys_cameraThe Big Snow was… big!
But also fast!
There was one moment yesterday when I was staring out my window, and I actually saw the sleet turn into snow.
That was pretty cool!
I decided not to risk life or limb on behalf of those taxpayers insane enough to venture out in a raging blizzard just to render unto Uncle Sam what is Uncle Sam’s.
(This whole “rendering unto Uncle Sam” thing is seeming increasingly pointless to me anyway since Uncle Sam never seems to do anything worthwhile with the ca$h. The poor get poorer! The rich post on Instagram.)
I puttered a bit. I did some Useful Work, though this whole “Useful Work” thing is also seeming increasingly pointless: Like if the world is really gonna end in a nuclear winter some time very, very soon, shouldn’t I be maxing out my credit cards on travel to exotic places? Or maybe trying to hunt down some fentanyl-less heroin?
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I inched closer to my current life goal, which is to watch every single episode ever made of the original Law & Order.
I must say, the cop team of Kevin Bernard (Anthony Anderson) and Cyrus Lupo (Jeremy Sisto) is very, very good!
I may like them even better than Lennie Brisco and Mike Logan (although I gotta say, the young Chris Noth was eye-candy supreme even if he did prey on innocent young wannabe starlets.)
Alana De La Garza is not bad either as the second-chair DA with cheekbones to die for.
I kinda have issues with Linus Roache, though. His American accent keeps slipping.
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What else?
The current meme making the rounds on FB is a picture of a guy who’s had the whole Ugly American makeover—which is to say, he’s fat, wearing a MAGA hat, etc, etc etc—standing next to a gas pump. We are to understand he’s been interrupted mid-rant in lamentations over the recent $1.50 hike in gasoline prices.
Yes, gas prices are high! says the accompanying text. It’s printed on a blue and yellow background. We can choose to travel less. We can choose to carpool. We can choose to bicycle. We can choose to walk. We can choose public transportation. UKRAINE CANNOT.
And I am thinking, Buh?
This is kind of cousin to the logic behind, Eat your vegetables! The children in India are starving!
The real world is just completely nutso right now. Which is why I’m seeking solace in the comforting serial killings, sex crimes, drug deals gone wrong, etc etc of the Law & Order universe.
But also fast!
There was one moment yesterday when I was staring out my window, and I actually saw the sleet turn into snow.
That was pretty cool!
I decided not to risk life or limb on behalf of those taxpayers insane enough to venture out in a raging blizzard just to render unto Uncle Sam what is Uncle Sam’s.
(This whole “rendering unto Uncle Sam” thing is seeming increasingly pointless to me anyway since Uncle Sam never seems to do anything worthwhile with the ca$h. The poor get poorer! The rich post on Instagram.)
I puttered a bit. I did some Useful Work, though this whole “Useful Work” thing is also seeming increasingly pointless: Like if the world is really gonna end in a nuclear winter some time very, very soon, shouldn’t I be maxing out my credit cards on travel to exotic places? Or maybe trying to hunt down some fentanyl-less heroin?
###
I inched closer to my current life goal, which is to watch every single episode ever made of the original Law & Order.
I must say, the cop team of Kevin Bernard (Anthony Anderson) and Cyrus Lupo (Jeremy Sisto) is very, very good!
I may like them even better than Lennie Brisco and Mike Logan (although I gotta say, the young Chris Noth was eye-candy supreme even if he did prey on innocent young wannabe starlets.)
Alana De La Garza is not bad either as the second-chair DA with cheekbones to die for.
I kinda have issues with Linus Roache, though. His American accent keeps slipping.
###
What else?
The current meme making the rounds on FB is a picture of a guy who’s had the whole Ugly American makeover—which is to say, he’s fat, wearing a MAGA hat, etc, etc etc—standing next to a gas pump. We are to understand he’s been interrupted mid-rant in lamentations over the recent $1.50 hike in gasoline prices.
Yes, gas prices are high! says the accompanying text. It’s printed on a blue and yellow background. We can choose to travel less. We can choose to carpool. We can choose to bicycle. We can choose to walk. We can choose public transportation. UKRAINE CANNOT.
And I am thinking, Buh?
This is kind of cousin to the logic behind, Eat your vegetables! The children in India are starving!
The real world is just completely nutso right now. Which is why I’m seeking solace in the comforting serial killings, sex crimes, drug deals gone wrong, etc etc of the Law & Order universe.
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Date: 2022-03-13 09:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-03-14 11:22 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-03-14 02:30 pm (UTC)AFAIK, regular gasoline spiked at around 4.5$ per gallon, that is 1.2$ per liter. Google says US median personal income hovered around 30k$, which translates to 25000L of fuel.
In 2021, Russia hovered around 420k RUR median income, which translates to 8400L of regular gas.
The plump MAGA-capped fellow has not seen anything yet IMO :)
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Date: 2022-03-14 02:47 pm (UTC)Which will not altogether be a Bad Thing in terms of climate change.
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Date: 2022-03-14 10:05 pm (UTC)>> will not altogether be a Bad Thing in terms of climate change.
Surely, though one has to wonder how much it will.
I always thought the best thing automotive industry could do about climate change is to kick consumer car segment back to 90s, mate mildest possible Japanese engines of the era to German chassises and dispense with 15000+ km oil change bullshit. That'll make for some really long-lasting cars...and for marketing and PR disaster of course :-D