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OMAHA BEACH — As Private George Donovan of the 116th Infantry Regiment prepared to storm Omaha Beach and take a bullet for his country, he was blissfully unaware that France would one day open the Olympics with a naked blue smurf demon.

“What I do now, I do for the liberation of France and to ensure the freedom of the world,” the blissfully ignorant Donovan wrote before rushing Nazi machine gun positions with the reckless abandon of someone who didn’t realize France would someday perform an Olympic ceremony starring drag queens with their balls hanging out of their shorts.

Before landing, Pvt. Donovan had struggled to keep his food down as he and his fellow soldiers inched closer to Omaha Beach and their destiny. Whether to death or victory, Donovan’s fate was sealed as the landing doors of the Higgins boat fell to reveal Nazi bunkers outfitted with machine guns and Longues-sur-Mer gun batteries. They then charged headlong into gunfire, completely unaware that decades later, France would host the Olympics with a drag queen rendition of The Lord’s Supper featuring a bunch of naked dancing pedophiles.

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  1. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    Yesterday I watched a clip of Elon Musk say something truly profound (in my mind, anyway): ‘An interesting metric on a society is the ratio of adult diapers sold to that of babies.’

    He did not elaborate very much on the statement, but I can see that if the life expectancy is around 80-85 and there are more adult diapers than baby diapers sold, that society is in geriatric decline due to not enough babies being born. Japan has been this way for over a decade. I don’t know where the US is, but I know that we have not been having enough children for a while to maintain our population. If the situation does not change soon for Japan, they will cease to exist as a nation and culture and we are not immune from the same consequences.

  2. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    I am reposting Rod Dreher’s most excellent essay on the Paris Olympics. Shannon posted it last night at 8:55 PM.

    Thomas Jolly, the gay French theatrical director who conceived this vulgar abomination, said, “My wish isn’t to be subversive, nor to mock or to shock. Most of all, I wanted to send a message of love, a message of inclusion and not at all to divide.”

    There are people stupid enough to believe that. But even the leader of France’s far left, the anti-clerical Jean-Luc Mélenchon, is not one of them. In a blog post, Mélenchon condemned the revolting event as shaming the nation.

     

    “We were speaking to the world that evening,” Mélenchon wrote. “Among the billion Christians in the world, how many good and honest people are there for whom faith provides help in living and knowing how to participate in everyone’s life, without bothering anyone?” 

    1. Bonecrusher Avatar
      Bonecrusher

      ‘Most of all, I wanted to send a message of love, a message of inclusion and not at all to divide.”
      How does displaying something so grievously offensive to Christians, Jews, and Muslims send a message of inclusion? I think this Thomas Jolly flake had better watch his back as there are a bunch of people he offended who are simply not going to take the insult without a severe cost to the offender. There are things that one simply can not just let slide past without penalty.
      Always remember: when there is no penalty for bad behavior, the behavior will only get worse.

  3. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    Brand new, in the box, book case. These scratches are deep; this panel should have never been packed. Now we have to go through the returns process. Because of poor quality control, neither manufacturer nor retailer makes a profit on this unit. Best case is one breaks even and the other loses, likely both lose. This does not discount wasted effort on the part of my company’s employee – me.

    1. Super Dave Avatar
      Super Dave

      AND! The price of all units go up slightly to cover this particular loss.

  4. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    About the O.C. story, I’m not sure why that is on the Babylon Bee since it is the truth.
    Oh and contrary to popular belief ole Dave is still kicking just too dang busy to even drop by and after working all day in heat yesterday I fell asleep in my recliner by 8 PM. I got a little behind in the maintenance of our property and had a lot of clean-up work around the big pond before I started the mowing cycle today. I’m mowing all the outlying areas today and then the houses, barn and road right of way tomorrow. This is all to get ready for the kids (all of them) showing up on the weekend and then we’re all going to a fancy beach house that we rented. This will be the first time we’ve all got together since 2021 I think.
    Mornin’ Gang

  5. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    I heard a startling but not surprising statistic on the news this morning. In 237 cities in the country, a “Starter Home” is now over $1 Million Dollars! Half of those cites are in Kalifornia of course.

  6. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    Elon Musk posts deepfake of Kamala Harris that violates X policy

    Please do read the article on Verge. I find it really amusing when the left gets their own ox gored using the tactics that they have long used against the right. The left suddenly claims that such things should never be done, but they themselves continue to do so. Hypocrites.

  7. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    Artificial Intelligence, bitcoin mining and electric vehicles have created the largest looming energy crisis in history.

    They are canceling plans to shut down coal plants, investing in mini-nuclear generating plants, using geothermal and even building new natgas turbine generators. There are still fools wasting investment dollars on solar and wind power, but this energy crisis may finally be the impetus to launch a viable private nuclear industry in this country.

    Nvidia’s latest AI chip, Grace Blackwell, incorporates Arm-based CPUs it says can run generative AI models on 25 times less power than the previous generation.

    “Saving every last bit of power is going to be a fundamentally different design than when you’re trying to maximize the performance,” Vachani said.

    This strategy of reducing power use by improving compute efficiency, often referred to as “more work per watt,” is one answer to the AI ​​energy crisis. But it’s not nearly enough.

    One ChatGPT query uses nearly 10 times as much energy as a typical Google search, according to a report by Goldman Sachs. Generating an AI image can use as much power as charging your smartphone.

     This problem isn’t new. Estimates in 2019 found training one large language model produced as much CO2 as the entire lifetime of five gas-powered cars. 

    1. Bonecrusher Avatar
      Bonecrusher

      I think it is really important to dispel the myth that man-caused CO2 emissions have anything to do with global climate/temperatures/weather. There is simply no credible evidence to suggest same. 99.99% of our climate/weather is directly attributable to the varying output from the sun.

  8. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Well it’s about time. About the end of June I ordered the Legends of Texas by J. Frank Dobie from Copano Bay Press for my daughter. I had it personalized so they said it might take 3 weeks. On Monday 22 I E Mailed them to ask about the book and they quickly responded that they’d shipped the book and gave me a USPS Tracking number. USPS said they had the notice but not the article. Then on Friday 26 USPS got their hands on it. It left Corpus Christi and worked it’s way through San Antonio, Dallas, Birmingham, Montgomery and landed in Podunk @ 5:58 AM this morning. Rumor has it that it’s on Tanya’s mail truck and will be here before noon.
    I really like Copano Bay but they can be slow at times.

  9. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    LOL

    Musk responded to that post with a link to the original post of the digitally altered video that includes the parody label: “I checked with renowned world authority, Professor Suggon Deeznutz, and he said parody is legal in America.”

  10. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Today is the Boy’s birthday. He’s 36 so damn, that makes me older than dirt! 😉

  11. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    I posted this on my Boy’s FB page the trusty Jeep CJ 5. he’d have been 13 at the time. Oh and that’s my Huntin’ Buddy with the beer.

  12. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    This is a 10:18 video about the 3 gorges dam and what is going on in and around it as of yesterday.

  13. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    LOL.

    Tom Fitton over at Judicial Watch filed a formal complaint with the Federal Communications Commission over NBC broadcasting pornographic Olympic opening ceremonies.

  14. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    What is it about the suicidal maniacs running American corporations and institutions ? Does Ford want to drive the rest of their customers away ?

    Good times, good times. According to a report from Motor Authority picked up by New Haven’s WTNH, Ford plans to develop vehicles that will inform on other drivers who exceed the speed limit on the freeway. They filed a patent application for such a system last year, and the USPTO published it a couple of weeks ago:

    A patent application from the automaker titled “Systems and Methods for Detecting Speeding Violations” was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Jul. 18 2024, and was originally filed by Ford Jan. 12, 2023.

    In the application, Ford discusses using cars to monitor each other’s speeds. If one car detects that a nearby vehicle is being driven above the posted limit, it could use onboard cameras to photograph that vehicle. A report containing both speed data and images of the targeted vehicle could then be sent directly to a police car or roadside monitoring units via an Internet connection, according to Ford.

  15. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    This is from the linked Motor Authority site in my 9:13 AM comment.

    It’s unclear what legal argument Ford would make should it try to implement this tech, as human police officers wouldn’t be witnessing the alleged speeding being reported through the connected cars. Speed cameras already provide stationary enforcement of speed limits, but they can only issue tickets based on a vehicle’s license plate number because they can’t confirm who is driving.

    Ford has also tried to patent a “night drive mode” that would limit vehicle speeds at night for everyone—including first responders. This takes things a bit further by turning drivers into unwitting snitches. Ford regularly files patent applications for new car tech, not all of which makes it to production.

  16. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    Excellent post on X by Greg Price. Exactly who is weird now ?

  17. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    Bring a bazooka to a gunfight. $112,274 per year is nice walking around money.

    A Bakersfield College professor who was investigated and disciplined after he questioned the use of grant money to fund social justice initiatives at his school has agreed to a $2.4 million settlement to resolve his lawsuit.

    Matthew Garrett, formerly a tenured history professor at the California community college, will receive $2,245,480 divided into monthly payments for the next 20 years as well as an immediate one-time payment of $154,520 as “compensation for back wages and medical benefits since [his] dismissal,” according to the July 10 settlement agreement.

    Also under the terms of the settlement, Garrett agreed to resign from his job with the Kern Community College District. Administrators, in turn, have withdrawn and sealed any and all accusations and reports accusing him of “unprofessional conduct.”

  18. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    14 year old kid makes Shaq look small.

  19. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    I kilted the blog again.

  20. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    Weird. That is the current word used by the left to describe the right in general and Trump/Vance specifically. Remember ‘gravitas, Biden is sharp as a tac, etc.’? The gaslighting and historical revisionism meter is pegging out. Big lie: Heels up Harris is a moderate, not the most liberal, leftist senator.

    1. Tedtam Avatar
      Tedtam

      I’m sure that having a sane, trustworthy, logical guy on the ticket would seem weird to them….

  21. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    Finally checking in….it’s gonna be one of those weird head days. Not quite a headache, almost nap worthy, but I have too much to do…so we’ll see.

    My money lender friend called me this morning. I answered the phone to hear the voices of young children calling out to me but I couldn’t make out what they were saying. MLF got on the phone, laughing, and said his kids had asked “if the nice lady could make us some freeze dried Skittles”.

    That made the head thing go away for a bit. I laughed and told them that I would be more than happy to do so and that I was going to add Skittles to my shopping list right away so I wouldn’t forget.

    I just love kids. Most of ’em, anyway.

  22. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    Mr. C. has today’s roundup of current events:

    Good morning, C&C, it’s Tuesday! Your essential news roundup today includes: Governor Cooper flees Kamala ticket and heads for the North Carolina hills; Biden suggests Supreme Court overhaul; Paris, France, scene of the Drag Queen Last Supper, encounters lots of bad luck, including unconfirmable citywide loss of power and much more; AI study confirms age-old axiom about garbage; replacement Acting Secret Service Director to debut before Congress; reversing lower court, Third Circuit supports jab lawsuit; and UK High Court upholds puberty blocker ban.
    
    In an unexpected twist, after a full-day hearing yesterday, the judge called for a special unscheduled hearing this morning, to announce a ruling. Mercifully it is at 11am. But last night, I had to Uber to the mall to buy a new emergency dress shirt and tie. That’s a litigator’s life.

  23. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    OH, he starts off with the quirky remarks right away!

    Yesterday, the Washington Post ran a story headlined, “North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper pulled out of consideration as Kamala Harris’s running mate.” He pulled out. I have been informed that technique does not work, but I’m already digressing.

    Yeah, I’m wondering who is so desperate that he/she/it would accept running on the ticket with her…

    I just had a flashback to the movie “Brewster’s Millions”: “none of the above”.

    LOLOLOL

  24. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    Mr. C. has an interesting note on the attempt by the Resident Vegetable to “fix” the SCOTUS:

    Biden’s latest broadside is ‘Plan B.’ They wish to intimidate the Court before the election cases start rolling in: Stay out of it.

    Hadn’t thought of that, but I think he’s right.

  25. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    I’ve heard this in multiple places, that God will not be mocked, and so Paris suffered a power outage (except for the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre (Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre) , among other problems. Of course the media is trying to pretend it didn’t happen.

    …How many reporters do you suppose are in Paris right now to cover the games? How is it possible for a major world city, the location of the 33rd Summer Olympics, to have an “unconfirmed” power outage?

    Well, it is Paris we are talking about. So, maybe. But which is weirder? A city-wide power-outage right after the irreverent Olympic organizers were practically begging for a lightning bolt? Or that the unholy media can’t confirm whether it happened?

    Apart from the mysterious, unconfirmable power outage, what was confirmed was a whole lot of Olympic-sized misfortune. First, torrential rain spoiled lots of outdoor Olympic events (including the godless opening ceremonies). One fan,… said, “This is not typical weather. For a tennis fan like me, this is very bad luck and also for Paris.”

    Cyclists suffered (one needed surgery) as the slick streets made for events that looked more like bumper cars than accomplished cyclists. Arsonists attacked the train lines, stranding many thousands of passengers. Fortunately, they were spared the live version of the divine mockery event.

    And then there’s the Seine…disgusting. The dangerous levels of e coli have wreaked havoc on triathlon swimming.

    Outraged social media gangs drew a line straight from the sacrilegious opening ceremonies to all the bad luck, including baffling railway sabotage, ‘unconfirmed’ city-wide blackouts, execrable river conditions, and Noahic weather. I think there is a whole chapter in the Book of Revelation about that.

  26. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    I don’t think any of the nine justices on SCOTUS are intimidated by Joe and certainly not by Kamala. The whole thing is political theater and bad theatrics at that. None of it would happen without a constitutional amendment.

    Also, supposedly Biden ordered a commission to study what, if anything, should be done about the Supreme Court. Apparently, they said leave the Court alone and Joe and Jill disappeared the commission and their report.

  27. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    Meanwhile, across the channel from France, there’s a glimmer of hope:

    Last year, Britain’s Health Secretary placed an emergency ban on puberty blockers, and the National Health Service accordingly stopped prescribing the hormones for minors, causing many to go into testosterone withdrawals.

    Inevitably, bizarre litigation ensued, as parents who wanted to mutilate their own children challenged the blocker ban.

    Yesterday, High Court Justice Beverley Lang upheld the blocker ban, citing “very substantial risks and very narrow benefits.” She also opined that gender care is an area of “remarkably weak evidence” and young people have been caught up in a “stormy social discourse.”

    Just when you least expected it, in the most unlikely place, we see signs of life in Great Britain. More progress.

  28. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    Big mess in the Negev.

    There is a large controversy in Israel at the moment over ten prison guards who were taken into custody in a raid similar to arresting drug dealers. The ten IDF reserve soldiers were working at a prison in the Negev Desert extremely overcrowded with Hamas fighters and thugs.

    A Hamas prisoner assaulted some guards and tried to steal from them. The guards subdued the creep and in searching him found he had tried to smuggle in a cellphone stuck in his rectum. However, he told other IDF officers the original ten of raping him and they believed this thug punk.

    A riot broke out today at the prison as hundreds of Israeli citizens tried to break into the jail where the ten accused soldiers are being held to try to break them out.

  29. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    Try it, it’s true!

    https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1817997368442106070?s=46&t=nx7YtcQe9k8qGDx31L8lMQ

  30. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    I saw this years ago, but it popped up today and is still funny:

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    Note: Please take time to read this slowly. If you pay attention to the first two judges, the reaction of the third judge is even better. For those of you who have lived in Texas , you know how true this is. They actually have a Chili Cook-off about the time Halloween comes around. It takes up a major portion of a parking lot at the San Antonio City Park .

    Judge #3 was an inexperienced chili taster Frank, who was visiting from Springfield , IL .

    Frank: “Recently, I was honored to be selected as a judge at a chili cook-off. The original person called in sick at the last moment and I happened to be standing there at the judge’s table, asking for directions to the Coors Light truck, when the call came in. I was assured by the other two judges (Native Texans) that the chili wouldn’t be all that spicy; and, besides, they told me I could have free beer during the tasting, so I accepted and became Judge 3.”

    Here are the scorecard notes from the event:
    CHILI # 1 – MIKE’S MANIAC MONSTER CHILI
    Judge # 1 — A little too heavy on the tomato. Amusing kick.
    Judge # 2 — Nice, smooth tomato flavor. Very mild.
    Judge # 3 (Frank) — Holy crap, what the heck is this stuff? You could remove dried paint from your driveway. Took me two beers to put the flames out. I hope that’s the worst one. These Texans are crazy.

    CHILI # 2 – AUSTIN ‘S AFTERBURNER CHILI
    Judge # 1 — Smoky, with a hint of pork. Slight jalapeno tang.
    Judge # 2 — Exciting BBQ flavor, needs more peppers to be taken seriously.
    Judge # 3 — Keep this out of the reach of children. I’m not sure what I’m supposed to taste besides pain. I had to wave off two people who wanted to give me the Heimlich maneuver. They had to rush in more beer when they saw the look on my face.

    CHILI # 3 – FRED’S FAMOUS BURN DOWN THE BARN CHILI
    Judge # 1 — Excellent firehouse chili. Great kick.
    Judge # 2 — A bit salty, good use of peppers.
    Judge # 3 — Call the EPA. I’ve located a uranium spill. My nose feels like I have been snorting Drano. Everyone knows the routine by now. Get me more beer before I ignite. Barmaid pounded me on the back, now my backbone is in the front part of my chest. I’m getting smashed from all of the beer.

    CHILI # 4 – BUBBA’S BLACK MAGIC
    Judge # 1 — Black bean chili with almost no spice. Disappointing.
    Judge # 2 — Hint of lime in the black beans. Good side dish for fish or other mild foods, not much of a chili.
    Judge # 3 — I felt something scraping across my tongue, but was unable to taste it. Is it possible to burn out taste buds? Sally, the beer maid, was standing behind me with fresh refills. This 300 lb. woman is starting to look HOT … just like this nuclear waste I’m eating! Is chili an aphrodisiac!

    CHILI # 5 – LISA’S LEGAL LIP REMOVER
    Judge # 1 — Meaty, strong chili. Cayenne peppers freshly ground, adding considerable kick. Very impressive.
    Judge # 2 — Chili using shredded beef, could use more tomato. Must admit the cayenne peppers make a strong statement.
    Judge # 3 — My ears are ringing, sweat is pouring off my forehead and I can no longer focus my eyes. I farted, and four people behind me needed paramedics. The contestant seemed offended when I told her that her chili had given me brain damage. Sally saved my tongue from bleeding by pouring beer directly on it from the pitcher. I wonder if I’m burning my lips off. It really ticks me off that the other judges asked me to stop screaming.

    CHILI # 6 – VERA’S VERY VEGETARIAN VARIETY
    Judge # 1 — Thin yet bold vegetarian variety chili. Good balance of spices and peppers.
    Judge # 2 — The best yet. Aggressive use of peppers, onions, garlic. Superb.
    Judge # 3 — My intestines are now a straight pipe filled with gaseous, sulfuric flames. No one seems inclined to stand behind me except that Sally. Can’t feel my lips anymore. I feel like I need to wipe my butt with a snow cone.

    CHILI # 7 — SUSAN’S SCREAMING SENSATION CHILI
    Judge # 1 — A mediocre chili with too much reliance on canned peppers.
    Judge # 2 — Ho hum, tastes as if the chef literally threw in a can of chili peppers at the last moment. **I should take note that I am worried about Judge #3. He appears to be a bit distressed as he is cursing uncontrollably.
    Judge # 3 — You could put a grenade in my mouth, pull the pin, and I wouldn’t feel a thing. I’ve lost sight in one eye, and the world sounds like it is made of rushing water. My shirt is covered with chili, which slid unnoticed out of my mouth. My pants are full of lava to match my shirt. At least during the autopsy, they’ll know what killed me. I’ve decided to stop breathing, it’s too painful. Who cares; I’m not getting any oxygen anyway. If I need air, I’ll just suck it in through the 4-inch hole in my stomach.
    
    CHILI # 8 – BIG TOM’S TOENAIL CURLING CHILI
    Judge # 1 — The perfect ending, this is a nice blend chili. Not too bold but spicy enough to declare its existence.
    Judge # 2 — This final entry is a good, balanced chili. Neither mild nor hot. Sorry to see that most of it was lost when Judge #3 farted, passed out, fell over and pulled the chili pot down on top of himself. Not sure if he’s going to make it. Poor feller, wonder how he’d have reacted to really hot chili..
    Judge # 3 – No Report

  31. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    We stopped at some hole in the wall place in NM somewhere east of Abq on a family road trip.

    My father, Bucolic Buffalo, asked the waiter if their chili was spicy.

    “Oh no, señor, ees no berry espicy.”

    So that was when BB learned the difference between NM/Mex spicy and okie spicy.

    I was about 10 or so, so I didn’t partake. Went for a cheeseburger and fries. Now, I probably would.

    1. GJT Avatar
      GJT

      I ordered chili and eggs on a trip through NM once. It came out to me with all this green crap on my eggs and I’m like, excuse me???

      1. Shannon Avatar
        Shannon

        They love those green chiles over there.

        1. Shannon Avatar
          Shannon

          Probably use tomatillos in their chili, too.

          1. bsue54 Avatar
            bsue54

            When I read Shannon’s comment, after starting to read with TexPat’s comment about steaks in New Mexico, by time I got down to this one, I swear what I read said “USED tomatillos in their chili” GAAAAAK
            No thanx – I’d rather have un-used tomatillios, please….

      2. Texpat Avatar
        Texpat

        Salsa verde = green chili salsa. It’s not bad at all.

    2. Texpat Avatar
      Texpat

      Don’t try to eat a steak in New Mexico.

      I stopped at what was supposed to be the best steakhouse in Clovis, New Mexico in 2000 with my daughter and ex-wife on the way to her college orientation in Albuquerque. I ordered a big ribeye medium rare. It came out looking like the bottom of one of my old boots. I took one bite, ate the baked potato and then paid for my daughter and ex-wife’s meals. I refused to pay for my meal. IT WAS THE WORST DAMN STEAK I HAVE EVER BEEN SERVED IN MY LIFE.

  32. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Thank goodness for no rain these few days.

    The grass in the pastures is so tall that the cows are getting lost.

    1. GJT Avatar
      GJT

      I don’t know if I got the neighbor menfolk in trouble or not, but I mowed yesterday and finished today and four other neighbors got their’s cut too.

    2. bsue54 Avatar
      bsue54

      Maybe they aren’t lost – if your place is like here, they may have been carried away by pterodactyl-sized mosquitoes

  33. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Here yaggo Brother Phil. Who loves ya baby?
    https://hamous.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Casy-e1722377224895.jpg

  34. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Tedtam
    I nearly went ballistic when daughter told me she was to be a chili cookoff Judge.
    But I restrained myself and very gently and diplomatically explained what a Stupid idea it was.
    There’s a lot of bad chili out there – especially at Cook Offs.

    1. squawkbox Avatar
      squawkbox

      There’s a lot of bad chili out there – especially at Cook Offs.

      It is because stupid chili cook offs ban beans in the chili. Prolly a lot of good hot dog sauce.

      1. Shannon Avatar
        Shannon

        As long as they outlaw Yankee chili with noodles and red kidney beans, I’m good. If I wanted goulash, I’d go up North.

  35. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Whew.
    Sat at the computer for eight boring hours for a live course and then had to work for a couple hours.

    I have taken the 20 hour Safety course so many times over the years that I just couldn’t face it this time.
    So I took Groundwater Production which I took probably 20 years ago. I thought surely in 20 years, with all the new regulations, the course might be mildly interesting.

    Nope. Same old same old. And the instructor is less than, uh, dynamic.

    There is an accompanying live chat room, so at least I could crack a few jokes.

    One time I took a 20 hour math course (to, once again, avoid the Safety course.) The instructor was quite dynamic so the suffering was somewhat mitigated. But I’ll never take that one again.

    1. Tedtam Avatar
      Tedtam

      Hubby’s required CE course each year was one day, sometimes a short day. It covered any changes in code, etc. Usually nothing had changed and the instructor covered his required info and then BS’d with the class for an our or so and then let everyone go.

      Hubby came home one time, years ago, and repeated what the instructor told him: “Look right and left. In five to ten years, half of these people will be gone, retired.” Hubby noticed how much gray was in those hairs and that’s when we began talking about the shortage of plumbers and tradesmen. “In ten years, a plumber will be able to name his price,” Hubby said.

      Shore ’nuff, Hubby’s now retired and all of the plumbers we used to know are dead or retired. Same thing for his favorite instructor.

      The in-person CE classes were becoming harder to schedule, as they were trying to go online. Hubby doesn’t do computers, though, and I didn’t relish the idea of babysitting him through a class on the computer, so I made sure to find him an in-person program. Don’t have to do those any more.

      Now the pipeline safety program was different – same info year after year, but at least we got to see videos of equipment on fire and houses blowing up. And the pipelines gave away free stuff after.

    2. Shannon Avatar
      Shannon

      Pump And Motor Maintenance is another truly exciting one.

  36. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    Nine House Democrats are STILL pushing to have Trump’s Secret Service protection (such that is isn’t…) removed, on the basis that he is a convicted felon. This list is current as of July 15, two days after the attempted assassination.

    Without further ado, here’s they are:
    *Joyce Beatty – OH03
    *Troy Carter – LA02
    *Yvette Clark – NY11
    *Steve Cohen – TN09
    *Bonnie Watson Coleman – NJ12
    *Jasmine Crockett – TX30
    *Barbara Lee – CA12
    *Bennie Thompson – MS02 (Bill Sponsor)
    *Frederica Wilson – FL24

  37. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    In order to renew our license(s), we are required to take 30 hours over the 3-year life of the license.
    So, I still need another 10 hours after this.

  38. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    This is huge.

    Iranians blame Israel for assassination of Hamas leader

    Nobody has claimed responsibility for the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, but analysts on Iranian state television have immediately begun blaming Israel for the attack.

    Haniyeh was in Tehran to attend Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian’s swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday. Iran has given no details on how Haniyeh was killed, and the Revolutionary Guard says the attack is under investigation.

    Israel has not commented, but is widely suspected of running a yearslong assassination campaign targeting Iranian nuclear scientists and others associated with its atomic program.

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