Althouse: Sunrise — 6:29, 6:32.

September 8, 2021

Sunrise — 6:29, 6:32.

40 comments:

Dave Begley said...: The VP and her hubby are building their 25th Amendment case now. This Saturday will be a PR disaster for Joe. The Veep will cut a deal with the Cabinet: Vote to invoke the 25th Amendment and you can keep your job. The Dems are going to have to cut their losses with Joe. It's just business.; 9/8/21, 9:38 AM
Kai Akker said...: "The world is too much with me," he said. "I have now reached a time of life when I am prepared to enjoy the beauties of nature."

The remark may seem obscure. It isn't really. Elliott had always felt that nature was an impediment to the social life, and he had no patience with people who could bother to go to see a lake or a mountain when they had before their eyes a Regency commode or a painting by Watteau. He had at the time a considerable sum of money to spend. Henry Maturin, urged by his son and exasperated by the sight of his friends on the stock exchange who were making fortunes overnight, had surrendered at last to the current of events and, abandoning little by little his old conservatism, had seen no reason why he too should not get on the band wagon. He wrote to Elliott that he was as much opposed to gambling as he had ever been, but this was not gambling, it was an affirmation of his belief in the inexhaustible resources of the country. His optimism was based on common sense. He could see nothing to halt the progress of America. He ended by saying that he had bought on margin a number of sound securities for dear Louisa Bradley and was glad to be able to tell Elliott that she now had a profit of twenty thousand dollars. Finally, if Elliott wanted to make a little money and would allow him to act according to his judgement, he was confident that he would not be disappointed..... from then on, instead of turning to the social intelligence as he had done for many years when the Herald was brought him with his breakfast, he gave his first attention to the reports of the stock market. So successful were Henry Maturin's transactions on his behalf that now Elliott found himself with the tidy sum of fifty thousand dollars which he had done nothing to earn.; 9/8/21, 9:44 AM
Kai Akker said...: He decided to take his profit and buy a house on the Riviera. ... Then began the most splendid period of Elliott's life. He brought his excellent chef down from Paris and it was soon acknowledged that he had the best cuisine on the Riviera. ... The shores of the Mediterranean were littered with royalties from all parts of Europe: some lured by the climate, some in exile, and some because a scandalous past or an unsuitable marriage made it more convenient for them to inhabit a foreign country. There were Romanoffs from Russia, Hapsburgs from Austria, Bourbons from Spain, the two Sicilys, and Parma; there were princes of the House of Windsor,.... Elliott entertained them. I never ceased to admire the way in which, while he bowed with courtly grace to those exalted personages, he managed to maintain the independent demeanour of the citizen of a country where all men are said to be born equal.

... "Of course I know just as well as you do that royalties can ruin a party. But other people like to meet them and I think one owes it to oneself to show the poor things some attention. Though heaven knows they don't deserve it. They're the most ungrateful people in the world; they'll use you, and when they have no further use for you they'll cast you aside like a frayed shirt; they'll accept innumerable favours from you, but there's not one of them who'd cross the road to do the smallest thing for you in return."

... I was in London [that fall] and at first we in England did not realize how grave the situation was nor how distressing its results would be. I did not see Elliott till we both returned to the Riviera for Christmas. He told me then that Henry Maturin was dead and Gray ruined.

I know little of business matters and I dare say that my account of the events, given me by Elliott, will seem confused. So far as I could make out what had befallen the firm was due in part to Henry Maturin's self-will and in part to Gray's rashness. Henry Maturin at first would not believe that the break was serious, but persuaded himself that it was a plot of the New York brokers to put a quick one over on their provincial brethren, and setting his teeth he poured forth money to support the market. He raged against the Chicago brokers who were letting themselves be stampeded by those scoundrels in New York. ... He said he was prepared to go broke, he could make another fortune, but he could never hold up his head again if the little people who trusted him lost their all. He thought he was magnanimous; he was only vain. His great fortune melted and one night he had a heart attack. He was in his sixties, he had always worked hard, played hard, eaten too much, and drunk heavily; after a few hours of agony he died of coronary thrombosis.

Gray was left to deal with the situation alone.; 9/8/21, 10:10 AM
Kai Akker said...: Excerpts from The Razor's Edge, Somerset Maugham.; 9/8/21, 10:15 AM
Narr said...: It's always afternoon somewhere. I'm hopping ahead from last night's astronomical comments to say two things.

First, I'm a naked-eye backyard gazer, in the middle of a major metropolitan area. So far, too lazy to hook up with the local astronomy buffs. It's an amazing fact that because I can identify a few stars and planets, I'm considered a neighborhood sage, but I've never seen the midnight sky from the middle of nowhere. (Now there's an item for a bucket list.)

And B, that's a great word, tashlikh. Imagine a spelling bee:

"Your word, for the championship, is 'tashlikh.'"

'"Tashlick. Tashlick? Can you use the word in a sentence, please?"

"I wore my tallith with the new zizith to the tashlikh."; 9/8/21, 10:31 AM
Wa St Blogger said...: Apparently the National Archives have decided to put trigger warning on our founding documents. IF so, it goes to show that the bureaucracy is not benign, and that the lefties are truly the baddies. Eventually the fence sitters are going to have to take a side and decide if they want to preserve our country or tear it down.

The National Archives Records Administration placed a “harmful content” warning on the Constitution, labeling the governing document of the United States as “harmful or difficult to view.” The warning applies to all documents across the Archives’ cataloged website, including the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence.

I have not researched the details of this. I hope I am not being Rolling Stoned. (Move over Rick, there is a new punk meme, getting Rolling Stoned.)

Federalist article on Founding doc triggers.; 9/8/21, 12:47 PM
Original Mike said...: "I don’t know how Biden managed to get a positive nod of approval from 9% of GOP voters, unless The Economist/YouGov oversampled the Bill Kristol household."

Rhymes with Duck…; 9/8/21, 1:33 PM
Original Mike said...: "but I've never seen the midnight sky from the middle of nowhere."

You would be amazed.; 9/8/21, 1:35 PM
Achilles said...: "I am supposed to stop and walk out of the room."

Joe Biden is crying for help.

This is the worst administration in the history of this country.

And the best part is about to come. The next couple months are going to make what has happened up to now look good.; 9/8/21, 2:10 PM
Original Mike said...: OTOH, Narr, don't let the best be the enemy of the good. Check out a Dark Map Map and find some nearby darkness. Don't forget your binoculars!; 9/8/21, 2:23 PM
gilbar said...: Just saw this headline, on the WSJ webpage....
"Theranos’s Holmes Lied as Cash Dried Up, Prosecutors Say"

Well, that's a lot like a headline saying
Streets made out of blacktop as Sun came up

I mean; if she was lying BEFORE the cash dried up (she was; duh!); WHY wouldn't lie During?; 9/8/21, 3:10 PM
Original Mike said...: Oops, that's Dark Sky Map.; 9/8/21, 3:23 PM
Mike of Snoqualmie said...: I found out how the chainsaw chaps work today. When the chainsaw cuts into the chaps, the fibers clog the chain and the bar, bringing it to a quick halt. It took about an hour to remove the fibers from the wheel at the end of the bar. Once the chaps make their sacrifice, they're toast. Time to replace them.

No damage done to me, just the chaps.; 9/8/21, 3:37 PM
gilbar said...: Wa St Blogger said...
Apparently the National Archives have decided to put trigger warning on our founding documents

i saw your articles out there, but when i went to
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs

i don't see Anything thing like a warning label. Don't know if they
took it off
it was never there
i'm not seeing it; 9/8/21, 3:53 PM
Humperdink said...: I was debating some lefty on another site. He was arguing Bye-den has a stuttering problem and not suffering from cognitive issues.

Heinlein's quote comes to mind: "Never try to teach a pig to sing ..... "; 9/8/21, 4:09 PM
BobD said...: Click on the ‘ View in the National Archives Catalog’ link. It’s at the top of each page. Disgraceful; 9/8/21, 4:19 PM
Original Mike said...: Mike: I've always assumed that's how they work, but have never had the opportunity to personally find out. Glad they worked for you!; 9/8/21, 4:20 PM
Achilles said...: At 5'7" 167 pounds I am still officially overweight.

Which is relieving. For a minute I misread the graph and thought I was in the Healthy range.

Although the chart I was looking at does not specify male or female...; 9/8/21, 4:22 PM
Gospace said...: Gilbar, you didn't look hard enough or on the right page- the warning is there. I wet looking for it and found it.
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1667751; 9/8/21, 5:04 PM
JaimeRoberto said...: It looks like the trigger warning is a generic warning that appears above all searches. It's not specific to the Constitution, but it's still pretty lame. https://catalog.archives.gov/; 9/8/21, 5:14 PM
Narr said...: Original Mike--thanks, got it. No good excuse now!; 9/8/21, 5:31 PM
wild chicken said...: Growing up in LA, I had no idea the milky way was a real thing until I saw it in Lawrence of Arabia.

Even then it wasn't til I was driving home from Las Vegas at night that I pulled off on Zyzzyx Rd and saw it for myself.; 9/8/21, 6:13 PM
Tom Grey said...: I usually like, and sometimes love, these sunrises. But Ann, could you occasionally remind us in the title of the name of the lake? Monona? Madison? Some other name?
Here's a lovely stock image:
https://i.redd.it/j6edcpcanrh21.jpg

I don't think Biden makes it as President to Jan 2022 (~60%)- but since I know I hope that, too, I fear that my hope is biasing my estimate.; 9/8/21, 6:31 PM
TickTock said...: Re National Archives. The young must be discouraged from learning history by any means possible.; 9/8/21, 6:57 PM
tim maguire said...: Original Mike said..."I don’t know how Biden managed to get a positive nod of approval from 9% of GOP voters

I’m shocked that only 9% of GOP voters lied to pollsters.; 9/8/21, 7:14 PM
gilbar said...: Gospace said...

Gilbar, you didn't look hard enough or on the right page- the warning is there. I wet looking for it and found it.
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1667751
interesting, i wonder how you got there?

i went through the front door, and then Founding Documents and then
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution; 9/8/21, 7:14 PM
gilbar said...: Oh, so; it's the Search Bar that has the warning; not the Constitution?; 9/8/21, 7:15 PM
Wa St Blogger said...: So, I give it three stones. The warning is there, but it is not directed at our founding documents but is a system-wide warning. The Federalist has fallen a couple of notches in my estimation and I will take their information much more skeptically now.; 9/8/21, 7:41 PM
Original Mike said...: Narr - If you're used to the city, anything blue in the maps will blow your mind, anything green is good, and anything yellow is still much better than what you're used to.

You do need to be aware of the phenomenon called 'light domes'. The maps give you the sky brightness (greater sky brightness is bad) if you look at the zenith. However, even if you're at a dark site, if you look towards a city, the sky will be washed out. An hour's drive from Madison is dark in every direction except back towards Madison. If you can, put light domes to your north (the good stuff is almost invariably to the south).; 9/8/21, 8:21 PM
Original Mike said...: Another thing: dark adaptation is important.; 9/8/21, 9:05 PM
rehajm said...: Just a reminder to dig in. It’s not going to get better any time soon…; 9/8/21, 9:11 PM
Ignorance is Bliss said...: Gospace said...

I wet looking for it...

Hey, whatever turns you on. We don't judge.; 9/8/21, 11:12 PM
Ignorance is Bliss said...: Mike of Snoqualmie said...

No damage done to me, just the chaps

Glad to hear.

Robert Frost on the subject.; 9/8/21, 11:22 PM
madAsHell said...: I found out how the chainsaw chaps work today.

Hey, Mikey......Snoqualmie ain't the backwoods no mo'. Put the chain saw down.; 9/9/21, 4:28 AM
Sally327 said...: I don't watch this show so I'm not sure why it should matter to me BUT "Dancing With the Stars" has announced the lineup for its upcoming season and the "stars" include Olivia Jade Giannulli, aka Olivia Jade, the daughter of actress Lori Loughlin and fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli. Olivia Jade is described as a social media influencer / YouTube star and while I don't even know how that became a thing --influencer-- I do know it IS a thing in social media and apparently there are people who make a lot of money doing it and get fame and publicity or whatever.

But that's not how Olivia Jade achieved the kind of fame that gets her on DWTS. No, it's because her parents got her into USC with a fraudulent application as a recruit for the college rowing team and massive bribes paid to facilitate it. For this her parents have now done time.

I thought it was bizarre when Sarah Palin's daughter, Bristol, was a contestant on this same show, styled as a "teen activist" although her chief claim to fame was getting knocked up at the age of 16 by her loser boyfriend. Oh and being Sarah Palin's daughter.

On the bright side, this upcoming season of DWTS will also have Suni Lee competing, the US gymnast who won the gold medal in the individual all-around competition at the recent Olympics and whose accomplishments have been overshadowed by Simone Biles and her decision not to compete, which has gotten a lot more press attention.; 9/9/21, 4:45 AM
Ann Althouse said...: "But Ann, could you occasionally remind us in the title of the name of the lake? Monona? Madison? Some other name?"

I'm just going to assume you're teasing me about using the tag over and over again. If not, check the tags.; 9/9/21, 5:43 AM
daskol said...: Happy first sunrise of 5782.; 9/9/21, 7:26 AM
God of the Sea People said...: Ann,

I almost never see sunrises... I'm either asleep or at my desk working at that time of day- and I'm not really a morning person, so the thought of being outside and active at that time of the day doesn't really appeal to me. But I do love skywatching, and I am always fascinated at watching the planets and constellations march across the sky. Having lived in the same place for several years now, I feel like I am more attuned to the locations of the heavenly bodies and more prone to notice their changes.

I'm curious whether your daily sunrise pictures are indicative of a broader interest in skywatching? Do you take note of the moon and the planets at night?; 9/9/21, 8:20 AM
Mike of Snoqualmie said...: madAsHell: Downtown Snoqualmie has been tamed. The Tokul neighborhood, where our new house will be, is adjacent to Weyerhauser timberland. There's a logging road entrance about a 1/2 mile from us. Up until this April, our land was 6 1/2 acres of forest land. Now it'll be 3 1/2 acres of forest and 3 acres of housing.; 9/9/21, 8:42 AM
Ann Althouse said...: "I'm curious whether your daily sunrise pictures are indicative of a broader interest in skywatching? Do you take note of the moon and the planets at night?"

I don't go out in the nighttime to look at the sky, though I have seen it. I have a set time to run: sunrise. Often there's moon at that time.

I'm not interested in the behavior of the orbs from a scientific perspective. I'm nearly completely within an artistic/spiritual mode.; 9/9/21, 11:16 AM