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August 21, 2022

At the Sunrise Café...

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26 comments:

Howard said...: Lake George and Mirror Lake in Lake Placid we're fantastic this weekend. Been training all summer at a Zone 2 cardio, was a touch faster with significantly less effort compared to last year.

The town of Lake George is too Jersey Shore but parts north including Bolton, Hague and Ticonderoga are very nice. Ticonderoga was hosting a Trekkie convention with real alive stars and the original cardboard and plywood bridge

Lake Placid is heavenly. Both lakes taste clean.; 8/21/22, 8:19 PM
Narr said...: That's lovely and historic country there, Howard. If I had to live in a colder clime, I'd head that way probably.

21 AUGUST 2022, this morning I got to the British move against the Americans on Long Island, 21 AUGUST 1776, in McCullough's narrative.

That's two hundred and forty six years ago. What will this place look like in 2026?

I've been away from the computer since this morning, and better at least read the Dugina thread.; 8/21/22, 9:04 PM
Original Mike said...: That photo gives me the urge to paddle across it. I've done long crossings in iffy weather in canoe county, all the gear we're counting on strapped into the boat. The sense of accomplishment on reaching the far shore may be the greatest feeling in my life. The scotch that evening is particularly satisfying.; 8/21/22, 9:08 PM
Lem the artificially intelligent said...: Watching “Gravity” with Sandra Bullock.; 8/21/22, 9:11 PM
Joe Smith said...: Tax ‘loopholes’ are laws that are passed by congress and signed by the president that benefit various special interest groups.

Want to eliminate loopholes? Gut the tax code and replace it with something else.

You shouldn’t have to be an economist with an advanced degree from MIT to fill out your taxes.; 8/21/22, 9:36 PM
Maynard said...: From Insty:

When you are dead, you don't know you're dead. The pain is felt by others.

The same thing happens when you are stupid.; 8/21/22, 11:03 PM
Mutaman said...: "The town of Lake George is too Jersey Shore"

Point your car south and drive for 30 minutes-Its Travers Week.; 8/21/22, 11:07 PM
gadfly said...: Will Bunch, writing in The Philadelphia Inquirer, recounts Ron DeSantis' visit to Pittsburgh to recount his success in finding illegal votes in the 2020 election. DeSantis’ Office of Election Crimes and Security has cost Sunshine State taxpayers $3.9 million to name 20 voters who mistakenly voted in the Florida election. That is just short of $200,000 per person named.

Bunch remembers Jimmy Breslin's comment on 5' 9" Rudy Giuliani as "a small man in search of a balcony" when noting that Ron DeSantis is also 5' 9" short.

Where is Randy Newman when you need him?; 8/22/22, 12:51 AM
Coconuss Network said...: favorite atmosphere, favorite time of year.; 8/22/22, 1:16 AM
rhhardin said...: Family tableau or whorehouse? Here the painting that Searle was going on about interpretation with in Philosophy of Mind lecture 27
Gerard Ter Borch, Parental Admonition click on painting

This painting having the popular title of Parental Admonition (another version in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam) was the subject of a charming passage by Goethe. In his "Die Wahlverwandtschaften" Goethe notes the delicacy of attitude of the figures. He remarks how the father quietly and moderately admonishes his daughter who is seen from behind. The woman in black, sipping from a glass, Goethe interprets as the young woman's mother, who lowers her eyes so as not to be too attentive to the 'father's admonition'. This moralizing title, however, is without foundation and not in accordance with Ter Borch's usual themes.

The authoritative biographer of the artist interprets the picture in the opposite sense, as a brothel scene, assuming that the seated gentleman holds a coin in his right hand, offering it to the girl. In fact, the detail of the coin is not visible. (The coin is omitted in the engraving Goethe knew). In the Berlin version the passage is rubbed; a former owner may have had it painted over because she or he found it an embarrassing allusion. The Amsterdam version does not show the coin either, but its original paint surface is generally abraded; thus it is impossible to tell if it ever included the tell-tale coin.

Ter Borch's psychology is so delicate that the common scenes he repeatedly painted are raised to the level of highly civilized life. That Goethe's interpretation was possible at all shows the refinement of Ter Borch's treatment. Even if he made a mistake, Goethe had the right feeling for the way Ter Borch treated his subjects. Psychologically and pictorially he retains a sensitive touch and delicacy. The young woman is seen from behind; thus her face is averted. The only flesh visible is her neck, which is modelled with tender, silvery grey shadows. We have, however, opportunity to admire the silver-grey satin and black velvet of her gown.

Ter Borch's minuteness and nicety of handling concentrate largely on painting stuffs. Contrary to Vermeer's paintings, the dim light and the subdued chiaroscuro do not allow a forceful grasp of the whole field of vision. The light comes mostly from the front and stops at the glossy surfaces of the costumes and other textures.; 8/22/22, 3:15 AM
rhhardin said...: Lake Placid had a grass runway airport in 1959 from which you could rent a J-3 Cub for $6.50 an hour (solo). The runway was crossed by a road with a stop sign watch for airplanes. Base leg approach went over the ski jump.; 8/22/22, 3:19 AM
Heartless Aztec said...: Small south east swell filling in over the next week here in north east Florida. We're all on edge for the tropical storm season to properly start. Here in north east Florida we're outside of the Bahamas swell shadow so our summers aren't as flat wave wise as further south down coast. Magic Seaweed is calling for waist high sets. We'll take that in anticipation of larger surf in the offing. Still getting some at 70.; 8/22/22, 4:33 AM
Jefferson's Revenge said...: Reading about the Russian car bombing, how close are we to assassination, or threat of assassination, being a political tool here in the US? We had the House softball shooting, attempt and the Kavanaugh attempt.Both seemed to be kooks and not planned professionally.

But how easy would it be to keep or drive someone out of a race with an attempt on them or a family member, even a botched attempt. And after that, it would just take a threat to keep the next candidate out. Would you want to be a right leaning Supreme Court nominee in the future?; 8/22/22, 5:32 AM
Humperdink said...: Many years ago the PA Game Commission imposed a 3-up antler restriction for hunting antlered deer (ie bucks must have at least 3 points on a side, excluding the brow tine). The purpose was increase the rack size on bucks. The hunting community was not impressed. It has worked, at least in my area. Monster bucks are prevalent. Archery season open on October 1. Let the fun begin.

On the down side, the PA Game Commission handling of the Chronic Wasting Disease has not been stellar.; 8/22/22, 5:47 AM
Howard said...: That's a great painting rh. Love the man's expression. Why would he wear his sword in his home? Would hang it up first thing, no? I like the whore house theory. The handling of the dress fabric is brilliant.

Like Vermeer, he likely used a Lucie camera to capture the models so perfectly.; 8/22/22, 6:12 AM
michaele said...: I just finished reading Margaret Sullivan's final opinion column for the Washington Post. Of course, it contained a lot of anti Trump sentiments with warnings of how to cover his 2024 campaign should he run. I don't understand this view of him and those who voted for him as such threats to democracy. He obeyed all the court orders from the very beginning of his term...it seems like his people were forever having to go back to the drawing board to comply when it came to the courts' rulings against so many of the things he issued executive orders about. He tried to rein in the power of the various agencies ask-posed to what's happening now. Ironically, I felt we were a more democratic government than now. Why is he such a threat that his opposition has to make up and promote this alternative universe?; 8/22/22, 6:54 AM
Gospace said...: DeSantis’ Office of Election Crimes and Security has cost Sunshine State taxpayers $3.9 million to name 20 voters who mistakenly voted in the Florida election. That is just short of $200,000 per person named.

Mistakenly voted. yeah, uh-huh. I guess they were walking through Walmart and thought they were filling out a survey or something.; 8/22/22, 8:26 AM
Humperdink said...: Is it my imagination or am I seeing more auto accidents where the car has "burst into flames"? The latest being three student fatalities from ISU.; 8/22/22, 9:26 AM
tim in vermont said...: Funny how election integrity has such a low value to gadfly. It's almost as if his political goals are more easily achievable if there are fewer protections.

I wonder, gadfly, do you have a password on your bank account? Or can just anyone log on and take your money with no proof of identity required?

I think that the message that illegal voting will not be tolerated is worth 4 million bucks.; 8/22/22, 10:06 AM
tim in vermont said...: Looks like the tradecraft of those terrorists who killed that girl in Russia was somewhat lacking. Kind of like the WTC bombers who tried to get a refund on the rental truck they blew up. Seems that it was tic-tac-toe to tie it to those Azov Nazis who had her father on a kill list. There is a Canadian journalist on that same kill list, and other people on that kill list seem to have met violent deaths.

I don't know how people can side with these monsters. They dragged their own country into a war with Russia, a war that they and NATO have been preparing for since they jointly overthrew the elected government there. Trump's election put the war off for four years, and actual election interference was on the side of the Democrats and came out of Ukraine. The impeachments were the cover up, just like this raid on Trump's home is almost certainly a coverup for FBI malfeasance. As Bill Clinton once said "It's hard for your opponent to badmouth you when you've got your fist in his mouth."

Watch "Ukraine on Fire," Youtube has banned it, but it's on Rumble, or repeat the media talking points without examination, just accept that you are an NPC.; 8/22/22, 10:48 AM
tommyesq said...: I notice that no one has commented that the grass and tree leaves in your photograph frame out the shape of Wisconsin. I assume that was intentional - well done!; 8/22/22, 1:46 PM
tommyesq said...: I notice that no one has commented that the grass and tree leaves in your photograph frame out the shape of Wisconsin. I assume that was intentional - well done!; 8/22/22, 1:46 PM
tommyesq said...: I notice that no one has commented that the grass and tree leaves in your photograph frame out the shape of Wisconsin. I assume that was intentional - well done!; 8/22/22, 1:46 PM
tommyesq said...: I notice that no one has commented that the grass and tree leaves in your photograph frame out the shape of Wisconsin. I assume that was intentional - well done!; 8/22/22, 1:50 PM
Baceseras said...: I asked the Doctor: how you say "Youghiogheny"; 8/22/22, 3:35 PM
Baceseras said...: @tommyesq - I always expect the Spanish Inquisition, but never the map-shape of Wisconsin! How did I not notice that?

I wonder if anyone else gets a 3D feel with this photo? Especially where the leafage forms the top of the arch; and the downhanging dead branch, which -- best part of the illusion -- seems to slightly sway.; 8/22/22, 3:44 PM