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January 19, 2022

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David Begley said...: University of Michigan paying $490 million for sex abuse claims. Michigan State also paid a fortune. And then there is Penn State. Sick.; 1/19/22, 7:17 PM
Lem the artificially intelligent said...: L*yft saga update. I have been reactivated, but not before they made me drive to the hub a second time to figure out why they hadn't. Yesterday, I got the negative results L*yft wanted before reinstating me. I promptly emailed it to them. And they just sat on it. At the hub, I told the guy attending me, that it was not right to punish somebody because they got sick. He apologized and told me it was out of his hand, that a health and safety committee had to look at it and decide. I figured the worse, of course. In my attempt to "do the right thing" I self-reported and I ended up screwing myself. When I could have just quarantine and go back to driving after and nobody would have been the wiser. But what if they check? I kept telling myself. They checked Djokovic and look what happened to him.

Long story short. I got an email about 3 hours ago saying I was reactivated.; 1/19/22, 7:22 PM
madAsHell said...: Maybe there's something about University we don't understand.......

University seems to be kind-of a priesthood. Didn't the Catholic church suffer the same.......Maybe we should NEVER trust such organizations.......

.....and you have never seen petty vitriol until you've been the faculty lounge!!; 1/19/22, 7:24 PM
madAsHell said...: Damn......"been IN the faulty lounge!!"; 1/19/22, 7:25 PM
gilbar said...: told me it was out of his hand, that a health and safety committee had to look at it and decide

This is Why, it is SO IMPORTANT, that Everyone Mask and Vaccinate and Boost (and Boost)
Since NONE of those things have Any influence on the virus; it is IMPERATIVE that you comply.
If people Don't comply, then people will see the uselessness of these things
They Do NOT Work.... We HAVE TO DO THEM; 1/19/22, 7:28 PM
farmgirl said...: Lem- yay!
It pays to be honest… if not now- it will later.

Our kids gave us a night’s stay at a local hotel- albeit on a ski resort mountain. They are paying(&helping out) for 2chores off. My husbands last chore off was a yr ago- when he had a heart attack and got a stent… that was scary.

Driving up here at night, the mountain trails lit and the groomer out- I said: “I’ve never seen the mountain this close in the dark” and he said: “me neither “ lol. Grew up in its shadow- never this close at night. It’s beautiful, all covered in snow.

Ate at the restaurant- made the unknown mistake answering a text from my daughter& saying where- after we ate the waiter told us our daughter had called and taken care of it. 20$ hamburgers!!! W/fries, but hell!! And 15$ drinks!! Rugged, but hell!!

I cried. Not a lot, but I tear when angry or sad… or happy.

Time off is quite a gift.; 1/19/22, 7:40 PM
Alexisa said...: Thou shall not suffer a Marxist to live; 1/19/22, 7:40 PM
Narayanan said...: Lem said...
L*yft saga update.
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what about passengers and their status re the virus?; 1/19/22, 7:41 PM
Leland said...: I want what I have.; 1/19/22, 7:53 PM
Rollo said...: Yes, why do people wonder if Biden is really non compos mentis?

What's up with that?; 1/19/22, 7:53 PM
JRoberts said...: I assume this will be the thread where everyone piles on Biden’s press conference.

I don’t like the guy and I sure don’t trust him, his team or his policies. However, I feel guilty watching him in action. It’s starting to feel like visiting my mother in law’s Alzheimer’s facility just to watch and openly laugh at the residents as they try to function and maintain some personal dignity.; 1/19/22, 8:04 PM
Bender said...: It's Jon Voight on Gunsmoke.; 1/19/22, 8:07 PM
Drago said...: The democraticals have decided the "2022 Pre-Big Lie" should be their Official democratical narrative for November and beyond.; 1/19/22, 8:10 PM
Lem the artificially intelligent said...: what about passengers and their status re the virus?

I don’t believe they ask anybody to self-report, what they do ask is you abstain, if positive, from rides and observe all the CDC guidelines. I self reported out of fear, but they didn’t asked me to. Of course once I self reported, they put me through the ringer not knowing if was going to be allowed back. It’s a tough one.

My sister told me, why don’t you just go back with Uber? I got a resentment with Uber. It’s going to take a lot for me to go back with them. I kind of got a resentment with L*yft too now. I got to work on that. Having this outlet helps. Thanks; 1/19/22, 8:14 PM
ndspinelli said...: "Never underestimate Joe's ability to fuck things up." Barack Obama; 1/19/22, 8:15 PM
Alexisa said...: "I'm feeling guilty - "

He thinks you are a racist nazi for disagreeing with him and wants to put you in a concentration camp for domestic terrorism.

Still feeling guilty?

(remember to tip the waitress); 1/19/22, 8:17 PM
Lem the artificially intelligent said...: Btw. Check out Manchin speech on the senate floor, against abolishing the filibuster.

Manchin may be a politician, but he’s a good man.; 1/19/22, 8:18 PM
Alexisa said...: Sarah Hoyt is a narc for the FBI

Adjust accordingly.; 1/19/22, 8:20 PM
Lem the artificially intelligent said...: Ending the filibuster would be the senate relinquishing power to the executive. A big mistake I hope nobody ever lives to regret.; 1/19/22, 8:21 PM
Rollo said...: If Biden really were a poor soul trying to maintain his dignity, I would feel the same way, but he doesn't belong in a responsible position, and he's not on the defensive. He's actively attacking people who don't agree with him, and if his attacks fall short there is something satisfying about that. Biden got elected pretending to be something he's not. I find little about him that I would call "dignified."; 1/19/22, 8:28 PM
Alexisa said...: Can't blame the Dems for trying. These days there's no telling what the GOP will surrender.; 1/19/22, 8:29 PM
Kathryn51 said...: Lem said:

Long story short. I got an email about 3 hours ago saying I was reactivated.

Congratulations Lem. I guess. Only you can decide if it was worth it. After using Lyft several times at the 2016 GOP Convention (Cleveland) Hubby and I (retired) have talked about doing some free-lancing just to keep busy. After reading about your travails, the answer - for now (during Covid) is a resounding "NO".

Pivoting - please feel free to provide positive (or negative) vignettes of your passenger vignettes. Anonymously, of course.; 1/19/22, 8:53 PM
MadisonMan said...: Tonight on MASH I saw the last regular episode (Time Capsule) and the pilot (with Lt Dish and the fake Fr. Mulcahy). And then I see the althouse post on no one making new songs anymore. How about new TV shows that I want to watch?; 1/19/22, 9:05 PM
tim in vermont said...: So the Democrats want to remove local election boards from oversight by the legislatures that set the election laws? Is that constitutional? I thought that oversight was one of the powers of every legislative body.

They want to remove oversight and they want to abolish voter ID and they want to abolish the secret ballot... It goes on and on. Unbelievable.; 1/19/22, 9:05 PM
tim in vermont said...: Why is it wrong for Trump to claim the last election was stolen and not wrong for Biden to claim that the next two will be stolen, well of course only if the Democrats lose?

It's a rhetorical question.; 1/19/22, 9:07 PM
Mike of Snoqualmie said...: Democrats want to be able to stuff the ballot box with however many fake ballots as they need and throw out as many Republican votes as they can. That's the whole point of their "voting rights" bill.

It's the Democrat Election Fraud Restoration Bill.; 1/19/22, 9:09 PM
tim in vermont said...: President Joe Biden claimed five Republican senators have told him they'd vote alongside Democrats on various bills, but expressed fear former President Donald Trump would unleash a primary challenger if they stepped out of line.

Nobody is scared of Biden though, for some reason. Look at your poll numbers Joe.; 1/19/22, 9:12 PM
tim in vermont said...: Twitter says we're Nazis if we don't want to send our kids to fight this war that Biden's out of control mouth just invited.; 1/19/22, 9:25 PM
Bender said...: How about new TV shows that I want to watch?

You could watch the Olympics.

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.; 1/19/22, 9:34 PM
Bender said...: Seriously, Resident Alien is fairly interesting. Ghosts too, even though it is a steal of a British show.; 1/19/22, 9:35 PM
tim in vermont said...: Citing a few sentences from a voluntary discussion guide on racism that was issued by The Salvation Army’s International Headquarters in London and later withdrawn, Color Us United has suggested that The Salvation Army asked donors to apologize for the color of their skin, that The Salvation Army endorses and teaches Critical Race Theory, and that The Salvation Army believes America is an inherently racist country. These claims are false, and they distort The Salvation Army’s mission for the benefit of Color Us United’s ideological and political gain.

As Color Us United’s president, Mr. Xu has also called for The Salvation Army to eliminate positions focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion. That’s not going to happen. The work of ensuring equal opportunity and treatment within The Salvation Army is far too important not to be intentional about it. - Salvation Army

The Army is sticking by its guns. It's almost like they think that Americans are incapable of critical thinking. Plan your giving accordingly.; 1/19/22, 9:39 PM
Narr said...: "Plan your giving accordingly."

Damn! I gave them a dollar right before Christmas.; 1/19/22, 9:50 PM
Drago said...: Congratulations to Senators Manchin and Sinema. They are now officially designated as Bull Connor-racist domestic extremists.

I can only imagine the file Christopher Wray and his team of Dapper Democratical Devotees are compiling on those 2.

Any bets on the corrupted DOJ getting one of Bill Clinton's Epstein Island victims to recant and recast her story with Manchin as the bad guy?; 1/19/22, 9:58 PM
Owen said...: farmgirl @ 7:40: It sounds as if you raised your kids right. Bless them and enjoy your "chores off" time!

tim in Vermont @ 9:39: "...Plan your giving accordingly." I get their beg letters all the time. After they fouled the bed with their racist nonsense, I sent them an un-beg letter, stating that unless I saw tangible change in their policy (and in their management) reflecting a rejection of this racist nonsense, they would not see a dime from me. No response expected, and so far none received.

So it goes.; 1/19/22, 9:59 PM
Narr said...: Bloated university admins overlook, cover-up, and deny the abuse of athletes and students by overpaid staff--medical doctors and coaches--and that's supposed to prove that something is wrong with the professors.

Got it.; 1/19/22, 10:00 PM
Owen said...: Drago @ 9:58: No way am I taking your bet.; 1/19/22, 10:01 PM
rcommal said...: That autotune shit. That more into branding rather than doing excellence in music. Very few are actually musicians.; 1/19/22, 10:13 PM
Iman said...: A concern re: the situation with the obviously failing, flailing figure in the White House is the uncertainty and nervousness his weakened condition causes in our allies and the opportunities it gifts to our adversaries.

It’s also obvious this is dangerous.; 1/19/22, 10:15 PM
Bender said...: So they are also showing the first season of Bewitched.

This episode, Roger Healey makes an appearance. And so does Anthony. Not that Anthony...Cornfield Anthony. Will Robinson Anthony.; 1/19/22, 10:24 PM
William said...: I'd like to see a Lifetime Movie about the courtship and marriage of Fred and Ethel Mertz. There are so many unanswered questions there.; 1/19/22, 10:49 PM
Yancey Ward said...: "I don’t like the guy and I sure don’t trust him, his team or his policies. However, I feel guilty watching him in action. It’s starting to feel like visiting my mother in law’s Alzheimer’s facility just to watch and openly laugh at the residents as they try to function and maintain some personal dignity."

I know what you mean- I have personal experience with the disease and its effects on loved ones, but I don't have a single shred of sympathy for Joe Biden, or his wife, or his aides. You reap what you sow. He cannot continue as President- that his family and his aides haven't demanded that he resign and let a mentally competent person take the office is criminal misconduct. I forced myself to watch that press conference, and even with softball questions from pre-approved interrogators, Biden was completely incapable of answering pretty much any significant question with a coherent answer. I am guessing this is the last time they let him face the press this way- it really was that bad.; 1/19/22, 10:53 PM
Mike of Snoqualmie said...: Heh, heh! Ho, Ho!
Chucky Cheese Schumer's got to go!
Heh, heh! Ho, Ho!
Chucky Cheese Schumer's got to go!

Poor Chucky Cheese Schumer's lost his vote to impose his Democrat Election Fraud Restoration Bill on us failed. Everybody give a shout out to Chucky Cheese so he won't cry. After all, big boys don't cry!; 1/19/22, 10:56 PM
gspencer said...: Basically, Vance reportedly set off the feud when she found out that Frawley was to be her TV husband. She was offended that people would even buy the possibility of being married to someone who looked as old as Frawley did (Frawley was in his 60s at the time, and Vance was in her 40s), and voiced that opinion. Vance was not too much older than Ball, and she had to be “frumped up” so that she would not look so attractive, which annoyed her. Frawley got wind of her comments, and it ticked him off. Apparently, Vance never apologized to Frawley, so that resentment lingered between them.

Frawley was a pretty crusty, cantankerous old guy anyway—his Fred Mertz character wasn’t too far off from what he was like in real life. He generally kept to himself during rehearsals so he wasn’t the chummy type, but when he had to perform, he did his job. His personality put Vance off when they first met, and she never warmed up to him on any level.

At the time Frawley was cast, his career was on the downslide due to his problems with alcohol, and he had to practically beg Desi Arnaz to hire him. Arnaz thought he would be perfect, but he was skeptical about Frawley’s work habits, and told Frawley that if he ever was late or didn’t show up even once, he was done—Arnaz would fire him on the spot and write him out of the show. And of course, we know Frawley honored that.

Vance’s comment and Frawley’s personality pretty much dictated that there would be no love lost between the two, but they were apparently such professionals they were able to set all that aside and do their jobs.

https://www.quora.com/Why-didnt-William-Frawley-and-Vivian-Vance-like-each-other; 1/19/22, 11:00 PM
William said...: I watched a good chunk of the Biden press conference. I don't think he's senile or even all that addled. He did, however, wait a beat too long to find the word he was looking for. He sometimes seemed just on the edge of getting lost in the thicket of his words, but the muscle memory of old cliches helped to ease the floundering. The performance wasn't reassuring but, strictly speaking, not quite alarming.... He said that in the future he will be reaching out to academics and editorial writers for advice on how to move forward so we can all look forward to better days ahead.; 1/19/22, 11:01 PM
TaeJohnDo said...: Lem and Farmgirl: Thanks for sharing the good news, and congrats!; 1/19/22, 11:03 PM
effinayright said...: David Begley said...
University of Michigan paying $490 million for sex abuse claims. Michigan State also paid a fortune. And then there is Penn State. Sick.
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Not to worry....it's all taxpayer money. State schools, remember?

No biggie--- oh wait!; 1/19/22, 11:10 PM
William said...: Perhaps Fred Mertz had some money put aside, and Ethel was looking for stability after a hard tack childhood during the depression.... Ethel was drawn to Lucy like Sancho to Don Quixote. She recognized that part of herself as being attracted by chaos and was afraid of it. She held on to Fred because of his very dullness. He was her round, buoyant life preserver....That's why she originally married Fred. She had been attracted to bad men with an aura of danger. She had been knocked up by a bootlegger who refused to marry her. She had put Fred in the friend zone, but when he heard of her plight he offered to marry her. There weren't that many options for a pregnant girl, poor and alone, in a big city. She accepted the proposal and was truly grateful for his kindness. The pregnancy ended in a miscarriage that precluded any future pregnancies. It was not a marriage of passion but of comfort and convenience. She wasn't a bad cook, and he was a good provider. She looked to Lucy for adventure and Fred for stability. And so they went down the years together.; 1/19/22, 11:19 PM
Narayanan said...: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Drops Vaccine Passport and Mask Requirements from U.K; 1/19/22, 11:26 PM
Rt41Rebel said...: I ran across a meme describing our local weather this afternoon:

It's a nice day for a light sweater...
It's a nice day for a CARDIGAN!!!!; 1/19/22, 11:55 PM
Gahrie said...: Tonight on MASH

I used to love the M*A*S*H TV. At some point however the bias became too much to overlook, and I couldn't enjoy watching it anymore. The nail in the coffin was when I read an interview of Alan Alda.

Thankfully, before I soured on the show, I discovered the books, and the movie. The movie is based on the first book. The first two books, and the last book were written by Richard Hooker. The 12 in the middle were written by William Butterworth III. Some of you may know Butterworth better as W.E.B. Griffin. All of the books besides the first one deal with the characters after Korea.; 1/19/22, 11:59 PM
effinayright said...: William said...
I watched a good chunk of the Biden press conference. I don't think he's senile or even all that addled. He did, however, wait a beat too long to find the word he was looking for.

>>>Bless your heart!

He sometimes seemed just on the edge of getting lost in the thicket of his words, but the muscle memory of old cliches helped to ease the floundering.

>>>Yeah, that's what ALL presidents do...rely on muscle memory and stammer away, not brain memory that forms new sentences!

The performance wasn't reassuring but, strictly speaking, not quite alarming.... He said that in the future he will be reaching out to academics and editorial writers for advice on how to move forward so we can all look forward to better days ahead.

>>>Academics and journalists!! That's SO comforting!

S N O R T; 1/20/22, 12:56 AM
Lem the artificially intelligent said...: Darth Vader took off his mask and… see for yourself link to Reddit; 1/20/22, 1:24 AM
Lem the artificially intelligent said...: If and when microfiche newspapers has been discontinued, it signals the beginning of the end.

That’s the answer to when fascism comes to America.; 1/20/22, 1:46 AM
MadTownGuy said...: MadisonMan said...

"Tonight on MASH I saw the last regular episode (Time Capsule) and the pilot (with Lt Dish and the fake Fr. Mulcahy). And then I see the althouse post on no one making new songs anymore. How about new TV shows that I want to watch?"

Not a new show, but probably new to you, is "City Homicide," an Australian crime series set in Brisbane. Well written, good acting, and once in a while a familiar guest star (Robert Taylor, pre-Longmire, for one). I caught it on Hulu.; 1/20/22, 4:58 AM
Mary Beth said...: How about new TV shows that I want to watch?

Ted Lasso. They have done two seasons, so far, of a three season arc. I'm getting ready to rewatch for the fourth time.; 1/20/22, 5:44 AM
rehajm said...: Here’s an excellent takedown of how legacy media disseminates political propaganda to serve the left. It’s about the Soto Gorsuch mask lie Nina Totenberg originated, but could just as easily be about election fraud ‘without evidence’, the dossier, or any number of lies the media propagates.

Media Spreading Nina’s Lie; 1/20/22, 6:11 AM
Lewis Wetzel said...: I invite anyone who believes that Biden is not experiencing cognitive decline to compare ANY of his recent Q&A's with Biden's performance in his 2012 debate with Paul Ryan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CptqDRfn_-M

The difference in Biden's ability to speak coherently, between 2012 and 2022, is shocking.; 1/20/22, 6:13 AM
tim in vermont said...: Kamala says that she has personally witnessed Joe to be with it and on point, so don't worry about Mr Gaffe-o-matic getting us into a war.

Plus she says that they have Putin's assurance that he won't try anything after 5 pm, DC time, since that obviously wouldn't be sporting.; 1/20/22, 6:18 AM
wendybar said...: David Begley said...
University of Michigan paying $490 million for sex abuse claims. Michigan State also paid a fortune. And then there is Penn State. Sick.

1/19/22, 7:17 PM

If Congress can do it, anybody can....I guess.https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/16/politics/settlements-congress-sexual-harassment/index.html; 1/20/22, 6:19 AM
tim in vermont said...: HAPPENING NOW: 6,500 same day voter registrations turned out to not be eligible to vote in WI in 2020.

Circulez, rien a voir.; 1/20/22, 6:45 AM
Rory said...: "He generally kept to himself during rehearsals so he wasn’t the chummy type, but when he had to perform, he did his job."

Just my opinion, but in the earliest Lucy episodes it seemed Frawley was quickest to appear natural in front of the camera.; 1/20/22, 6:58 AM
Breezy said...: I watched a portion of the press conference. I was struck by Biden’s remarks re Trump and the supposed five Republican senators who would vote with Biden but don’t because of a threat of a Trump induced primary. But, if you get voted out in a primary, isn’t it the voters expressing their dismay? Shouldn’t you vote as if you represent your constituents? That segment made no sense to me. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was made up or exaggerated.

I also laughed out loud when Biden announced that he was going to ask a rhetorical question, then looked up for a few seconds, then announced that he was not going to do so. Had me at the edge of my seat - quite the comedy act!; 1/20/22, 7:21 AM
wendybar said...: I got wordle in 2 tries today!! 1st time!! Woo Hoo!!; 1/20/22, 7:29 AM
Rollo said...: President Joe Biden claimed five Republican senators have told him they'd vote alongside Democrats on various bills, but expressed fear former President Donald Trump would unleash a primary challenger if they stepped out of line.

One, I believe some Republicans did vote with the Democrats on infrastructure. Two, they might vote for Biden on other things as separate bills, but not when everything is tied up in big omnibus or resolution packages. Three, what he describes is the current political reality: with or without Trump, Republicans and Democrats get primary challenges if they don't stick to the party line. Four, who is to say that they actually told Biden this, or that they weren't just trying to humor him?; 1/20/22, 7:51 AM
Lewis Wetzel said...: Blogger Breezy said...

. . . I was struck by Biden’s remarks re Trump and the supposed five Republican senators who would vote with Biden but don’t because of a threat of a Trump induced primary. . . .

This weirdly echoes the dumbness of some #nevertrumper republicans, like Jonah Goldberg. When Trump was in office, Goldberg used to regularly write about politicians he could not name who voted with Trump and MAGA but "privately" told Goldberg that they hated Trump and his agenda and felt threatened by him. It never occurred to Goldberg that the politicians he was talking to were playing the "don't blame me, blame Donald Trump" game in an effort to keep on his good side.; 1/20/22, 7:53 AM
Rollo said...: Penn State, Michigan State, U Mich: who's Next?

Wisconsin, Ohio State -- the ball's in your court..

Don't disappoint us.; 1/20/22, 7:55 AM
tim in vermont said...: When I was on a streak of getting wordle in three, I figured there were a lot of lucky guesses involve, and now the tide has shifted and I am on a streak where I usually get four. There was one a couple of days ago, PROXY where I got it in ... shudder... six, and all legal guesses, it was my third word that started with PRO and only used the remaining letters before I got it. I should have used my rule about higher scrabble scores go first.; 1/20/22, 8:39 AM
RoseAnne said...: Robert Reich:
“Tonight, Republican senators lined up to shake Kyrsten Sinema’s hand. Democratic senators should have given her the backs of their hands.”

Tweet from Rober Reich early this morning after the vote last night. He later deleted it.

I contacted my Democratic Senator and asked if he agrees and, if not, what has he done to say that publicly.; 1/20/22, 10:00 AM
Yancey Ward said...: Not a new show, but probably new to you, is "City Homicide," an Australian crime series set in Brisbane. Well written, good acting, and once in a while a familiar guest star (Robert Taylor, pre-Longmire, for one). I caught it on Hulu.

I second this recommendation (I have made in these threads before, I think). It was a very good crime drama.; 1/20/22, 11:12 AM
Bender said...: wendybar said...I got wordle in 2 tries today!! 1st time!! Woo Hoo!!

I had an off day:

Wordle 215 4/6

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