Althouse: The frozen lake at sunrise.

February 9, 2022

The frozen lake at sunrise.

Western vista:

Eastern vista:

Write about whatever you want in the comments.

31 comments:

Leslie said...: Looks... frozen...
Its early February... the dafodils are poking up here. Sp4ing will be here in 3 weeks. Summer is fast approasching. Heat waves and swimming pools.. thats whay we have to llook forward to.; 2/9/22, 6:09 PM
Owen said...: BRRRRRRRR; 2/9/22, 6:38 PM
farmgirl said...: https://youtu.be/US343EgQ0FU

Dr McCullough interviewed about the Rogan interview…; 2/9/22, 7:05 PM
Whiskeybum said...: Beautiful shades of blues, grays and purples in those photos. I enjoyed the brilliant reds and oranges of Sedona for my sunrise vista this morning (48 degrees at sunrise).; 2/9/22, 7:27 PM
gilbar said...: Biden approval rating drops below 40% for the first time in an average of major polls

i honestly feel (a little) sorry for the poor schmuck.
If Dr Jill had let him, he could have retired, after a long Senate career as well as 2 terms as Vice President (also, with 10's of millions of dollars collected by his bag boy, Hunter).
When people thought of him (if they did), it would have been as a success . . .

Instead; he's going to go down in history, as the saddest excuse for a President...Ever
People WILL think of him; with contempt and loathing. And there's nothing he can do about it: 'cause he's a dried out pathetic shell of a man... Sad
When; 2/9/22, 7:37 PM
Narr said...: Did I miss anything?

Old trees, old lines, and lots of ice are a bad combo. We survived the first day, but on Friday things started snapping all over our neighborhood, and we lost power about noon.

Restored at 720pm here. It was really cold for the first three nights, but sunny and warmer each day, and with our gas stove we were able to keep some water hot at all times.

No Internet. No cable. Some catching up tonight, a good sleep, and a hot shower in the morning . . . and I shall return to engage, with vigor!; 2/9/22, 8:02 PM
ngtrains said...: Hi,

Maybe it's a first - or maybe not

I've been in a UH facility here in Cleveland (University Hospital) two times in
the past week. (Wife when to ER on Sat am, and Dr appt today)

I had nothing to do but sit there, so i pulled out my phone.

the Althouse Blog is BLOCKED by their system.
Some notice about inappropriate comments and statements
and misleading material.

Quite an achievement, I thought

ted; 2/9/22, 8:23 PM
wildswan said...: Reading about the Canadian truckers in Ottawa. The last I heard the police had seized the propane tanks and fuel jerry cans which were keeping the truckers warm in their trucks. It's so cold up there that I thought this meanness might work. But it seems that people were ordered to speak politely to police, give up the cans when ordered, and then simply walk in new gas supplies in jerry cans and propane tanks. It became the thing to walk around Ottawa carrying a empty jerry can - no law against that - which diverted police resources into futility. Canadians also walked food in, carried it in by hand. The trash is picked up. The area is not an open air drug market. There are small barbecues going, pick-up hockey. Souls on ice - Canada in revolt is still bundled up, barbecuing and playing pick-up hockey. Which is why they have a good chance of winning.; 2/9/22, 8:54 PM
Big Mike said...: I think the second picture goes into a dictionary, to illustrate the concept of “bleak.”; 2/9/22, 9:09 PM
Big Mike said...: Big Mike caught omicron. Yes, he is fully vaccinated (J&J) and yes, Big Mike wore a mask when he went out. Omicron laughs at vaccination status, and positively guffaws at surgical-type masks. It’s really about like a bad cold, except I feel very cold all the time. I will sleep in heavy fleece pajamas and a sweatshirt.

Damned virus didn’t fade away fast enough.; 2/9/22, 9:20 PM
Mike of Snoqualmie said...: The Canadian courts ordered that the seized diesel and gasoline jerry cans be returned to the truckers. Fidelason Trudeau most hurt about that. Maybe he can find a small island above the Artic Circle to retire to. No one below the Artic Circle would want him for a neighbor.; 2/9/22, 9:21 PM
Bender said...: Ha! Much better. I can smile again after yesterday's atrocity.

Wordle 235 3/6

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madAsHell said...: There are small barbecues going, pick-up hockey. Souls on ice - Canada in revolt is still bundled up, barbecuing and playing pick-up hockey. Which is why they have a good chance of winning.

The Fooking Canucks!!; 2/9/22, 10:44 PM
Jupiter said...: So, that man on the Yale women's swim team. Why do they make him wear a women's swimsuit? It isn't like he's got tits. Shouldn't he be allowed to compete in trunks? And I'm guessing that his "women's" swimsuit has to be made with quite a bit of extra fabric in the crotch, so that his womanhood doesn't come splathering out into the public eye. It does appear he shaves his crotch, but all swimmers shave pretty much everything.; 2/9/22, 11:07 PM
effinayright said...: I just heard form my spouse that her wealthy sister's Moroccan PA reported that her straight-A son had been kicked out of school for calling a kid the Forbidden Word.

Turns out, the other kid had stolen his cellphone, made a fake text to the owner's mom saying he was fed up with everyone and was going to kill himself, and then destroyed the phone.

The school did nothing to the perp. "Black privilege", I think it's called.

This is in suburban Philly.

I think the kid's mom should get a lawyer, file a formal complaint with the school and the police, and should seek to have robbery and assault charges brought against the perp.

But she's an immigrant and afraid of doing anything.

Whadda YOU think?; 2/9/22, 11:20 PM
ronalddewitt said...: Would it be appropriate to refer to the national government as a regency with Ron Klain as the regent?; 2/10/22, 1:42 AM
Dan Truitt said...: Hey Ann thanks for the mention of the Criterion streaming service. Love those restored art house films and old classics. I've watched The Third Man, and Written on the Wind, a 1954 family drama starring Rock Hudson and a still beautiful Lauren Bacall. Absolutely gorgeous cinematography. Access to their 3000+ restored films for $8/month makes it a bargain. I live in Greece and can't get TCM, so this is a good second choice and maybe even better that TCM IMO.; 2/10/22, 2:58 AM
farmgirl said...: You no sooner said omicron that I popped 2vitamin Ds! I’m sorry ppl are still getting sick. I mean- we’ll always have our go- around, but it sucks. Did Narr miss anything? Hell, I can’t keep up- this House is a happening place!

Thank u for the Brass “band”the ending was perfect. Our instructor in HS was a retired Navy band member &he played baritone. It must have been humbling experience for him to instruct our small band, we did our best. I was… a wind instrument. I still am lol; 2/10/22, 4:18 AM
rehajm said...: Wordle 236 3/6

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A shot from two point land stands on the line for three…; 2/10/22, 5:13 AM
exhelodrvr1 said...: Ngtrains,
I had the same experience occasionally at work with the blog being blocked. Probably something in a comment that the screening software objected to.; 2/10/22, 6:05 AM
tim in vermont said...: They are rebooting Futurama, but half the reason I watch it is for the '90s vibe. It severely dropped downhill after the first restart, after being killed off when it was in its stride, great episode after great episode after a somewhat preachy start.; 2/10/22, 6:39 AM
tim in vermont said...: "Would it be appropriate to refer to the national government as a regency with Ron Klain as the regent?"

Somebody is in charge, and it's not Joe Biden, and whoever it is is a real jerk.; 2/10/22, 6:40 AM
Robert Marshall said...: You all need you some global warming! It's what Glenn Reynolds would call "a feature, not a bug."; 2/10/22, 7:32 AM
Mike of Snoqualmie said...: I think the kid's mom should get a lawyer, file a formal complaint with the school and the police, and should seek to have robbery and assault charges brought against the perp.

The school principal should be included as an accessory to the crime for his/her coverup. Also file civil rights violations against the school. Love to see the principal kicked to the curb.; 2/10/22, 8:28 AM
wendybar said...: Wordle 236 2/6

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3rd time getting in in 2 tries!! My average is 4 tries.; 2/10/22, 8:51 AM
Narr said...: Wordled in 2.

Re-beginners luck I'm sure.; 2/10/22, 11:00 AM
Lurker21 said...: CNN Poll: 56% Say Biden Has ‘Done Nothing’ They Approve Of; 2/10/22, 2:32 PM
Josephbleau said...: "CNN Poll: 56% Say Biden Has ‘Done Nothing’ They Approve Of"

A true Zen poll: I approve of nothing.; 2/10/22, 4:55 PM
farmgirl said...: I guess I gotta look that Klain fella up, now…; 2/10/22, 5:45 PM
farmgirl said...: I guess I gotta look that Klain fella up, now…; 2/10/22, 5:45 PM
farmgirl said...: https://www.breitbart.com/local/2022/02/10/wordle-helps-rescue-80-year-old-illinois-woman-from-home-intruder/

I love everyone’s love of Wordle.
I love my incurious ignorance of Wordle.; 2/10/22, 5:56 PM