January 4, 2025

At the Saturday Night Café...

 ... you can talk about whatever you like.

Again today, I have no sunrise picture. I'm nearly over my cold. I'm fine. (Don't worry.) But another day of babying myself seemed like a good idea, especially considering that the cloud cover was 0% and the "feels like" temperature was -4°. It's predicted to be just as cold tomorrow at sunrise, but the second factor, the cloud cover, suggests a photogenic sunrise: 81%. We'll see what I do.

32 comments:

Eva Marie said...

Well Melania is off the top 100 Amazon best sellers. She’s at 127. That was a long ride on the best seller list. Well done.
Michelle Obama’s workbook has been marked down to $9.72 and is at #1,418. Surprising is the low amount of reviews - 52 at the moment. Hillary Clinton’s book is at #5,864. The Achievements of Kamala Harris (all pages blank) is at #7,086.

Caroline said...

I can’t seem to get ahead of my cold. My grandsons are perpetual rivers of snot, and I always think my besotted love for them will make me immune. Alas. And between Christmas and New Year’s I have had back to back visiting relatives. Hoping to make it alive to Monday.

rhhardin said...

The reason that the mysterious mastermind is always one step ahead of the hero in action novels is that the mastermind has read the novel.

Gospace said...

Going to threadreaderapp . com and perusing the threads that look interesting. is an education. Nota in education to learn new and exciting things, but an education in just how deluded some people are. Take, for example, this post if you REALLY wanna know what's going on: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1875700394183016638.html
All about how the rich are prepping for the Geophysical Event which will doom billions of us, and only a few select will survive.

Jersey Fled said...

Good to know.

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Jerry said...

Great. Sometimes it seems like a lot of folks online are determinedly replaying the Mayan Calendar 'End of The World' garbage again. Or the 'Planets are aligning, so gravitation effects will break the planets apart.'

My dad went the whole Von Daniken route back in the '80s. At a certain point you just go "Aw, whatever. We'll see if it happens and then cope."

Howard said...

It was uplifting to see Hillary! and George Soros awarded the Metal of Freedom. Steve Bannon was apoplectic:

“Send a team to track down Soros and take the medal back,” Bannon said on his War Room podcast. “It is a disgrace that a demonic individual like that—who has been going out of his way to try to destroy this country, to mock this constitutional republic, which he hates and has dedicated his life to destroying—that we would be presenting him, awarding him, the highest civilian honor that you can give.”

Howard said...

“Rip it right off his neck,” he added.

Jerry said...

Uplifting?

That's rather like calling a pile of rancid sewage the finest chocolate.

What have they done for the US? Hillary's done her best to establish herself as a Queen, starting back when her husband first entered the White House. Soros has gotten a whole lot of DAs elected who's first priority seems to have been 'release the criminals so they can continute preying on the people'.

I guess that works if you want an unaccountable, royal class, keeping their line going in perpetuity. I'm surprised Chelsea's not in Congress now, getting ready for her own run as the appointed heir.

wendybar said...

Just another award cheapened by Progressives. Another participation trophy for the progressively connected critters who hate America and want to fundamentally transform us into Venezuela.

Saint Croix said...

heh!

The actual reason is that drama thrives on a strong bad guy, and without that you got nothin'.

Saint Croix said...

It's funny that you wrote "metal" instead of "medal."

Because it was a piece of metal (I presume) and there was no nobility or heroism attached to it. Just a nihilist, giving out metals to people.

Actually I think Biden was punked by somebody in his administration who was trying to do the Trump move of outraging his opponents. So we might call this awards ceremony "going to McDonald's."

Biden either recognized the gag and approved, or he's too senile to recognize gags, take your pick.

Saint Croix said...

A small wager...

I will bet the NYT and the rest of the liberal media will recognize the humanity of A.I. before it recognizes the humanity of unborn babies.

hawkeyedjb said...

“The highest civilian honor” having been reduced to a Cracker-Jack prize, it’s not worth the effort to go take it back. Wear it with pride, ye grandees.

Lucien said...

Boy, everything has been subject to inflation under Biden.

rhhardin said...

This dog video isn't bad

Saint Croix said...

ha ha ha ha ha ha

I love Goldens.

Oh that cracked me up.

Saint Croix said...

they even scored it! nice

Dave Begley said...

I watched the “Emilia Perez” movie thanks to Ann’s post. It was interesting. But again, not as good as my “Frankenstein, Part II.”

Saint Croix said...

God, who invented orgasms, and farts, is not boring. If you think God is boring, you have no idea what's going on.

wildswan said...

RH Hardin,
Great video.

I asked Sider Fusion (AI) to summarize the video which is a feature Sider offers. This is what it said:
"A fun spaghetti eating competition unfolds between the narrator, their German Shepherd, and Golden Retriever. Amid playful interactions and music, the narrator encourages their dogs to wait and enjoy the meal together, showcasing the bond and excitement shared during this lighthearted challenge."
Not sure why "the narrator" is a "their" but, in general, I suspect AI is not ready for prime time.

PS Althouse,
Stay warm. I'm not feeling impatient to see the next sunrise picture though I always look for them in this fraught time.

lonejustice said...

Hilarious! Made my day.

Ann Althouse said...

"I'm not feeling impatient to see the next sunrise picture though I always look for them in this fraught time."

Thanks.

The point of the sunrise picture for me is to fulfill a continuing ritual that means something to me and to make that visible to the world.

jim said...

Who's looking forward to January 6, when traditionally the outgoing president accuses the incoming president of theft and treason, then invites an assembled multitude to beautiful party at the capitol?

Iman said...

What do you expect from Howee?! The guy uses Tucks to help treat his sore throat.

Maynard said...

As someone who had five Golden Retrievers, that was perfect. One of my Goldens ate so quickly that we had to put the food on large trays to slow her down.

Iman said...

Keep digging, jimmy!

Narr said...

Dogs are the best.

MadTownGuy said...

There was a sun pillar in our partly cloudy sunrise this morning.

Tina Trent said...

Caroline: overheating your neck, face and head until you break out in a sweat really works. Wear several hats and scarves. Lie down under several blankets, and put an (insulated) heating pad over your face and neck. Be careful, but try to stick it out. Do this a few times. Keep your neck, nose, and sinuses warm in between. I used to get bronchitis that would linger for weeks. Hasn’t happened once since I learned this.

Gospace said...

Seems like a dip in a proper hot tub would be more relaxing and still get the body temp up enough to kill off circulating viruses. And there's quite a bit of evidence that saunas do the same.

But the fever you get when sick is the body trying to get hot enough to kill the viruses without getting hot enough to kill you...