Katie is off to work. A big question was whether I would drive her, so our youngest could pack her SUV (a Nissan Rogue) with his stuff to take to campus tomorrow. He has some fun outings planned today (defined as "not packing"), so he told her it was fine, don't leave the Rogue.
He's got a lot of gear to move, but relatively less clothes. Because home is 40 minutes away, he can come pick up anything he needs, or he can have me load it in my car and bring it to campus. So he's pretty relaxed about it all.
Katie has the "baby bird leaving the nest blues". She's not crying, but she was trying to help him pack; not because that is fun, but to have some time with him.
I sent three daughters off to college, each several hours away. I clearly remember how I felt as the first one prepared and left. I was devastated and numb for a few days.
I was seriously sad when daughter #2 went to college, so much so I became a big sister (Big Brothers/Big Sisters.) She starts college this month and has been my little since she was 7 years old. She had to move away 1.5 years ago when her mom died of cancer. I miss her.
Yes, Katie gave birth to the youngest, adopted the daughter, and raised the oldest as her own. She tells people she is his mom. When our oldest was little we "renamed" Pam as "Pam Mom" (Katie was simply "Mom"). It clarified things for us, although one of Pam's sisters disliked it. But the sister is a bit of a Slytherin, really hung up on bloodlines.
Good morning, everyone. It's pleasant here this morning. A few of the Youth are beginning to stir, but I think I'll have to go upstairs and sing. You'd think they'd learn ...
My former mother-in-law, the best in the world, would wake us up singing "Good morning to you, good morning to you!..." -way too cheerful for adults at early hours of the morning. It was her only flaw.
Why not make it easier on yourself? Just install some strategically placed bedroom speakers and when song is required, send a few notes of this their way as you continue on with your morning...
Good morning. Cool cloudy day, supposedly with rain this evening. (But they said the same about yesterday, but no rain).
The mothership is reporting on the plight of the two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station. The Boeing spacecraft that brought them there had thruster problems which made NASA nervous about brining them back. So instead of an eight-da7y stay, they have been in orbit for 2 months.
Good morning. Vermont's AQI will reach 104 (unhealthy for all who celebrate breathing) today, courtesy of the smoke from the wildfires in western Canada.
Speaking of which, Trump, being the nervy sort, has announced a plan to build a chain of huge Smoke Eaters along our country's entire northern border to keep all those illegal smoke molecules out and make Canada pay for it. Of course, a few naysayers contend he's just blowing smoke...
Latin Americans are also the heirs of all the great accomplishments (and all the cruddy screwups) of the past civilizations of the Mediterranean basin. Middle Easterners are literally from Mesopotamia and stuff.
J.D. Vance is a great illustration of the fact that elite credentials don't mean squat in terms of whether you're a worthwhile participant in society.
Ditto what O said. Also, thought this was a pretty good take on this guy and a few other *elites*. "Poornography"... a' la Potter Stewart, I may not be able to define it, but I know it when I see it...
Thanks for that. The first half was good, but the second half left me perplexed. For one, he dropped a couple progressive lines that cause me to experience autonomic eye-rolling. For another, by his own standards, he also doesn’t qualify to write authentically about “the poor”, since he’s a U prof. In fact, hardly anyone does who isn’t so poor as to be unable to connect and publish anything. The standard is nearly impossible.
Agree about the near impossible standard. But a pretty good point is made about the "poornographers" who ply their trade for cynical gain such as Vance.
Tried to find out more about this guy's background to see to what "authentic" degree he may be capable of writing about the poor. Came up empty on details of how he grew up, only that he was born in NYC in '49. Lots of dope on his long and varied academic career, but all things being equal, I doubt if someone with a BA, MA and PhD all from Columbia grew up in very desperate economic straits.
G'morning all!
Katie is off to work. A big question was whether I would drive her, so our youngest could pack her SUV (a Nissan Rogue) with his stuff to take to campus tomorrow. He has some fun outings planned today (defined as "not packing"), so he told her it was fine, don't leave the Rogue.
He's got a lot of gear to move, but relatively less clothes. Because home is 40 minutes away, he can come pick up anything he needs, or he can have me load it in my car and bring it to campus. So he's pretty relaxed about it all.
Katie has the "baby bird leaving the nest blues". She's not crying, but she was trying to help him pack; not because that is fun, but to have some time with him.
I sent three daughters off to college, each several hours away. I clearly remember how I felt as the first one prepared and left. I was devastated and numb for a few days.
I was seriously sad when daughter #2 went to college, so much so I became a big sister (Big Brothers/Big Sisters.) She starts college this month and has been my little since she was 7 years old. She had to move away 1.5 years ago when her mom died of cancer. I miss her.
I sent two daughters off to boot camp. I wrote to each of them every day.
The youngest is your son with Katie, right?
Yes, Katie gave birth to the youngest, adopted the daughter, and raised the oldest as her own. She tells people she is his mom. When our oldest was little we "renamed" Pam as "Pam Mom" (Katie was simply "Mom"). It clarified things for us, although one of Pam's sisters disliked it. But the sister is a bit of a Slytherin, really hung up on bloodlines.
Good morning, everyone. It's pleasant here this morning. A few of the Youth are beginning to stir, but I think I'll have to go upstairs and sing. You'd think they'd learn ...
My former mother-in-law, the best in the world, would wake us up singing "Good morning to you, good morning to you!..." -way too cheerful for adults at early hours of the morning. It was her only flaw.
Why not make it easier on yourself? Just install some strategically placed bedroom speakers and when song is required, send a few notes of this their way as you continue on with your morning...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwKpokvR_UA
I like to sing. Non-family personnel pay me to sing.
So. What kind of songs do you sing?
Mostly Spanish Christian songs.
I tried Googling how to say "cool" in Spanish. Turns out there are about a bazillion different was. So, to heck with that...
Cool.
Morning! Do you do requests?
Not if the request is, "Be quiet and go away!"
Could Europeans say the same thing today. Of course not. That would be derided as “Eurocentric”. And Europeans would be doing the deriding.
Good morning. Cool cloudy day, supposedly with rain this evening. (But they said the same about yesterday, but no rain).
The mothership is reporting on the plight of the two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station. The Boeing spacecraft that brought them there had thruster problems which made NASA nervous about brining them back. So instead of an eight-da7y stay, they have been in orbit for 2 months.
SpaceX to the rescue (maybe.) Elon isn't all bad.
This is how the alien invasion begins, isn’t it?
Begins?? Take a look around. They're already here and have been for a while now.
I saw that movie.
Good morning. Vermont's AQI will reach 104 (unhealthy for all who celebrate breathing) today, courtesy of the smoke from the wildfires in western Canada.
Who do they think they are? Californians?
Yeah! The nerve!
Speaking of which, Trump, being the nervy sort, has announced a plan to build a chain of huge Smoke Eaters along our country's entire northern border to keep all those illegal smoke molecules out and make Canada pay for it. Of course, a few naysayers contend he's just blowing smoke...
Well, a certain republican VP candidate would say it would be true if not for all those pesky immigrants...
Latin Americans are also the heirs of all the great accomplishments (and all the cruddy screwups) of the past civilizations of the Mediterranean basin. Middle Easterners are literally from Mesopotamia and stuff.
J.D. Vance is a great illustration of the fact that elite credentials don't mean squat in terms of whether you're a worthwhile participant in society.
Ditto what O said. Also, thought this was a pretty good take on this guy and a few other *elites*. "Poornography"... a' la Potter Stewart, I may not be able to define it, but I know it when I see it...
https://theconversation.com/jd-vance-is-no-pauper-hes-a-classic-example-of-poornography-in-which-the-rich-try-to-speak-on-behalf-of-the-poor-236209
I found the Steinbeck / Sanora Babb / Grapes of Wrath thing interesting, since I'd never run across anything about that before.
Thanks for that. The first half was good, but the second half left me perplexed. For one, he dropped a couple progressive lines that cause me to experience autonomic eye-rolling. For another, by his own standards, he also doesn’t qualify to write authentically about “the poor”, since he’s a U prof. In fact, hardly anyone does who isn’t so poor as to be unable to connect and publish anything. The standard is nearly impossible.
Agree about the near impossible standard. But a pretty good point is made about the "poornographers" who ply their trade for cynical gain such as Vance.
Tried to find out more about this guy's background to see to what "authentic" degree he may be capable of writing about the poor. Came up empty on details of how he grew up, only that he was born in NYC in '49. Lots of dope on his long and varied academic career, but all things being equal, I doubt if someone with a BA, MA and PhD all from Columbia grew up in very desperate economic straits.
Well said, Cynthia!
The last few elections have truly been depressing.