February 22, 2018

First light at Althouse.

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16 comments:

Big Mike said...

First comment at first light!

Shane said...

You know the place where nothing is real
Well here's another place you can go
Where everything flows.
Looking through the bent-branched maples
To see how the other half live
Looking through a glass window.

Big Mike said...

Congratulations to Mikaela Shiffrin whose slalom run moved her from 6th to silver, and condolences to Lindsey Vonn who missed a gate in the slalom after putting a huge lead on the rest of the field in the downhill.

Jay Vogt said...

Is that kind of a meta-selfie?

Jay Vogt said...

Shiffrin is smooth as silk in the gates - a joy to watch. Feel bad the Lindsey Vonn couldn't take one more medal for us Buck Hill Alums.

Wince said...

Time for some cord management.

Ann Althouse said...

@EDH Those are all cords for little devices I attach to the computer — the iPhone, different cameras. I need them right there.

WK said...

Vonn’s preparation for the slalom portion: Vonn had said prior to the event that she had about three slalom runs since December. The lack of preparation for the event led her to acknowledge she needed a miracle.

Leland said...

Ann, might I recommend one of these? AmazonBasics 10 Port USB 2.0 Hub

They make a 3.0 version 7 port version, but I didn't want you fixated on them being out of stock.

Wince said...

Available through Althouse Amazon portal.

Heck, Meade's the type of guy who could invent an event better one!

MadisonMan said...

First light is earlier now. Bless.

The difficulty I have is, used to early last light, I will be at work, and then suddenly realize it's 5:30 even though it's still light out.

Curious George said...

"Big Mike said...
Congratulations to Mikaela Shiffrin whose slalom run moved her from 6th to silver, and condolences to Lindsey Vonn who missed a gate in the slalom after putting a huge lead on the rest of the field in the downhill."

Meh. The real Olympic story last night was the Cross Country Ladies’ Team Sprint. Jessie Diggins and Kikkan Randall Gold Medal poerformance. Diggin final lap was te most amazing two minutes of sports I've seen in a while. Here, watch it:

https://sports.yahoo.com/can-see-light-epic-gold-medal-finish-equally-epic-broadcast-002435133.html

Jaq said...

I bought a cheap powered USB hub, but I wish it had more charging watts in the ports.

Mike Sylwester said...

About the Charlottesville incident I have written and posted an article.

James Fields' Backward Movement Before He Drove into the Crowd

http://people-who-did-not-see.blogspot.com/2018/02/james-fields-backward-movement-before.html

Leigh said...

This little cafe blurb is about Netflix's new series on manipulating people into committing murder. The NYT post on people's sex lives -- what a very peculiar solicitation! -- reminded me of this new series I heard about yesterday (which I do NOT plan to watch). Everyone is an actor in the show except for the unwitting "real" person who is to be manipulated into committing murder. It's called "The Push" -- the horrific Milgram's Experiment repurposed for the new millenium. Interested in your thoughts. That there is even a market for this makes me wonder if our society is doomed.

https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/20/17032706/netflix-push-derren-brown-milgram-murder

Mash Your Mellow said...

Hey Ann.....After insanely arguing with far left loons all day on line about the politicization of those kids in Florida, I noticed this photo and it had am immediate calming affect. A certain warmth to it. I despise the the early morning other than to be able to say I made it through another night, but i immediately thought of having a quiet cup of coffee with a good friend when I saw it. Thanks for that .