Althouse: Sunrise — 7:12, 7:14.

March 13, 2024

Sunrise — 7:12, 7:14.

41 comments:

Dave Begley said...: Nebraska AD quits after 3 years. State in chaos!; 3/13/24, 8:01 PM
Rusty said...: The Element was throwing a code something about a cam phaser. It took two weeks to get the part from Honda and two hours to put it in. Half of that was cleaning as I went along.; 3/13/24, 8:32 PM
Iman said...: Rusty… since you were in there, did you remember to service the rackaframus?; 3/13/24, 8:43 PM
gadfly said...: For folks with income under $79,000 (which is the highest I have seen allowed on freebee software), there is a self-prepare version of TaxSlayer available at no cost which provides for e-filing of federal and state returns. It is sponsored by United Way and TaxSlayer is relatively straightforward. Just search for: myfreetaxes.com; 3/13/24, 9:13 PM
gadfly said...: Dave Begley said...
Nebraska AD quits after 3 years. State in chaos!

Unless Trev Alberts is backing up at linebacker, what difference does it make? Most Athletic Directors just get in the way of the coach. In this case, dollar signs blocked out school loyalty.; 3/13/24, 9:26 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: YouTube: Greenwald explains the TikTok stink

Hint: It’s the censorship complex attempting to get control of TikTok. Greenwald makes a lot of sense.; 3/13/24, 10:08 PM
Eva Marie said...: Hypothetically speaking, would a person go to hell for laughing at this?
https://x.com/endwokeness/status/1767882461378216364?s=46&t=3x2VfiNMa3MLv77-9nFSdw
1. I admire the dedication of the guy with the mike who says “Let’s see where this goes?” when the CNN reporter wants to cut and run.
2. This was filmed in India but I don’t know when - if it’s real.; 3/14/24, 12:09 AM
The Vault Dweller said...: I'm seeing reports that the Medical Examiner has ruled that the death of Nex Benedict was a suicide. Next Benedict was the Oklahoma teenager who identified as Non-binary then was pronounced dead after getting into a physical altercation with some teenage girls in a school bathroom.; 3/14/24, 12:56 AM
wendybar said...: Tracey Wilson
@TWilsonOttawa
“The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in a recent sexual assault case that it was “problematic” for a lower court judge to refer to the alleged victim as a “woman,” implying that the more appropriate term should have been “person with a vagina.”

After generations of women fighting to be equal, recognized - we have been reduced to an organ.

Pathetic 🇨🇦🆘

National Post
@nationalpost
FIRST READING: Supreme Court decision say that the word 'woman' is confusing, 'unfortunate' https://nationalpost.com/opinion/supreme-court-decision-say-word-woman-is-confusing-unfortunate?taid=65f1981a00a697000148a52e&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter; 3/14/24, 3:30 AM
BUMBLE BEE said...: J/6.
The CIA, FBI, but no National Guard?
Why?
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/03/judicial-watch-cia-played-key-role-january-6/; 3/14/24, 5:16 AM
wendybar said...: Nothing to see here. Of course, it was a MAGA conspiracy theory that turned out to be true...as usual.

“At least 53 Michigan counties have more active registered voters than they have adult citizens who are over the age of 18. That number of voters is impossibly high,” the lawsuit said. “An additional 23 counties have active-voter registration rates that exceed 90 percent of adult citizens over the age of 18. That figure far eclipses the national and statewide voter registration rate in recent elections.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/republican-national-committee-sues-michigan-states-voter-rolls-rcna143250; 3/14/24, 6:12 AM
wendybar said...: Nothing to see here either. Just the communists on the inside with plans for their takeover of America....

"BREAKING INSIDE THE PENTAGON: Associate Director in the Office of the Secretary of Defense says, “Why not just have an open border?” “Tear down the wall.”

“I think we should repeal the Second Amendment and take the guns all away!” says Jason Beck, who has a classified security clearance and works for the Department of Defense. Beck, who uses a fake name Aiden Grey in his meetings with a disguised James O’Keefe, describes his extremist policies, including “mobilizing the national guard” to confiscate guns from people’s homes. Beck says he wants a “monopoly on state violence,” a concept he describes as “‘We {the government), are the only ones with guns.”"

https://twitter.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/1768009862963728480; 3/14/24, 6:15 AM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: We need to pray for the safety of Greenwald.; 3/14/24, 6:15 AM
tim maguire said...: Iman said...Rusty… since you were in there, did you remember to service the rackaframus?

And it looks like he needs a new Johnson Rod.; 3/14/24, 6:30 AM
Jaq said...: I don’t get the hate for Neil Young’s music. If you don’t like the genre, fine, but within that genre, he’s one of the greats.; 3/14/24, 7:01 AM
gilbar said...: here's a Libertarian talking about transitioning kids..
Josie goes off on the transing kids agenda

HOW IS IT? that SO MANY MOMS have Multiple trans kids?
Cluster B (emotional or erratic disorders); 3/14/24, 7:08 AM
Jaq said...: Turns out that all of the free stuff that Biden handed out to buy votes or to arm not-sees wasn’t actually free after all.; 3/14/24, 7:09 AM
Humperdink said...: PA Governor Josh Shapiro wants to tax electricity producers who use natural gas. Remember when the grid companies were encouraged (forced??) to switch from coal to natural gas? Pennsylvania is number 2 in natural gas production in the nation and gas producers are not pleased (nor will consumers be once they see their bill).

The best quote from the article: "Shapiro said his plan will make Pennsylvania competitive in a clean energy economy, improve electricity reliability, cut greenhouse gas emissions and lower electricity bills."

https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/shapiro-backs-new-plan-to-make-pennsylvania-power-plants-pay-for-greenhouse-gases/

Shapiro is using the Obamacare playback which promised to reduce insurance premiums by $2500 annually. Mine went up $6000/year.; 3/14/24, 7:25 AM
Ann Althouse said...: "I don’t get the hate for Neil Young’s music. If you don’t like the genre, fine, but within that genre, he’s one of the greats."

I love the music and have loved him since the Buffalo Springfield days — saw him live at the Fillmore East in 1970 — but I do remember people having a problem with his voice. I think I remember a quote from him back then where he said something like: People keep asking me why do I sing in "that voice," but it's my voice.; 3/14/24, 7:37 AM
Mike of Snoqualmie said...: Janet Yellen doesn't have a clue at what drives inflation:

Yellen responded, “Well, look, inflation is down almost two-thirds from the high it reached in 2022, and the trend is clearly a favorable one. I wouldn’t look at — expect this to be a smooth path month to month, but the trend is clearly favorable. That said, President Biden’s top priority is addressing the issue of high costs that concern so many Americans. They’re worried about their ability to make ends meet, and he’s doing all that he can, bringing down prescription drug prices, bringing down the cost of health care, and, of course, the investments that we’re making to promote renewables in the United States will make energy more secure and lower the cost of energy to households. In the State of the Union, the President also proposed ways to increase the supply of affordable housing and make housing more affordable for new homebuyers.”

Inflation is caused by government policies. Excessive monetary growth, excessive deficits and excessive restrictions on supply. The FED has tamed the monetary growth, but Joe "Bribe me!" Biden's war on Americans continues. This years deficit is projected at $3+T, the regulators are choking off business with insane efficiency standards and restrictions on independent contractors.

Balance the budget and fire all the regulators. Then we'll have inflation under control.; 3/14/24, 7:44 AM
wendybar said...: gilbar said...

HOW IS IT? that SO MANY MOMS have Multiple trans kids?
Cluster B (emotional or erratic disorders)

3/14/24, 7:08 AM

It is reminiscent of Munchausen Syndrome if you ask me.; 3/14/24, 7:50 AM
gilbar said...: The Vault Dweller said...
Nex Benedict was the Oklahoma teenager who identified as Non-binary then was pronounced dead after STARTING a physical altercation with some teenage girls in a school bathroom.
fify!

yep, Nex started it, then went to the hospital and Cried And Cried.. Then they were told they'd be released (because no serious injuries).. Nex step... SUICIDE; 3/14/24, 7:54 AM
Rusty said...: Iman said...
"Rusty… since you were in there, did you remember to service the rackaframus?"
I did that 10,000 milews ago. My johnson rod is just fine thank you very much.

Yesterday was Cindy Laupers birthday. Still a wonderful voice.

Neil Young got into Lionel Trains because he though they would be good therapy for his two sons with cerebral palsy. What a good dad.; 3/14/24, 8:00 AM
Howard said...: Saint Paddy's day is this weekend, Spring is around the corner and the total eclipse of the Sun is in a few weeks. Life is good.; 3/14/24, 8:05 AM
Clyde said...: I read that Kamala will be campaigning at an abortion clinic in Minnesota today to celebrate women’s “reproductive rights.” Perhaps she could also drop by the Satanic Temple and exercise her religious rights as well.; 3/14/24, 8:17 AM
Rocco said...: Rusty,

Before opening things up, I hope you set the cam phasers to stun. Safety first.

Does Honda recommend changing other parts along with the phaser?

I am thinking of changing a timing belt as an analogy; where it’s recommended to change the water pump while you’re in there.; 3/14/24, 8:20 AM
MadTownGuy said...: Humperdink said...

[Quoting]
"The best quote from the article: "Shapiro said his plan will make Pennsylvania competitive in a clean energy economy, improve electricity reliability, cut greenhouse gas emissions and lower electricity bills."

This is a way to force users into green energy use, which we've seen is the MO since the first month we moved here three years ago. We had a representative from one of the green energy pushers come to our door and try to convince us on the spot, with Hugh pressure sales tactics, to switch to their service. I wasn't having it, and complained to the property manager that their rule against door-to-door soliciting was ignored. She said they had no choice as it was promoted by the Commonwealth. Every few months we get an energy report in the mail telling us we use more energy than our neighbors (though marginally so). Energy shaming.

Renewable energy prices are actually higher than coal/NG/hydro, so the only way to reduce costs is to cut back on energy use. But it looks more and more like that's been the plan all along.; 3/14/24, 8:23 AM
wildswan said...: Report from the Northern Barren Ground.
I was able to pick a bouquet of snowdrops, aconites, squills and crocuses. These look very nice floating in a cut glass bowl. The red squirrels and chipmunks are engaging in lively skirmishes over who gets to pick over the ground below the bird feeder. Songbirds and woodpeckers are back. The woodpeckers are just convinced that they can peck through the plastic sides of the birdfeeders. It seems the woodpeckers can learn how to balance sideways to get the seeds which come out in tiny trays at the bottom of the feeders; they cannot learn that that is the only feeding trick that will ever work on a bird feeder. Woodpeckers are relatively big birds and I guess they find that sideways twist hard and keep hoping they can break through to the Big Seed Pile they can see - right there, right there, rat-a-tat-tat. Higher up still, there is no visible bud growth on the trees but the maple syrup season is already over. Flowering-bud preparations are going on inside those silent lines of cold, gray tree trunks. I'm reading about plant anatomy and cameras again.; 3/14/24, 8:27 AM
wildswan said...: Report from the Northern Barren Ground.
I was able to pick a bouquet of snowdrops, aconites, squills and crocuses. These look very nice floating in a cut glass bowl. The red squirrels and chipmunks are engaging in lively skirmishes over who gets to pick over the ground below the bird feeder. Songbirds and woodpeckers are back. The woodpeckers are just convinced that they can peck through the plastic sides of the birdfeeders. It seems the woodpeckers can learn how to balance sideways to get the seeds which come out in tiny trays at the bottom of the feeders; they cannot learn that that is the only feeding trick that will ever work on a bird feeder. Woodpeckers are relatively big birds and I guess they find that sideways twist hard and keep hoping they can break through to the Big Seed Pile they can see - right there, right there, rat-a-tat-tat. Higher up still, there is no visible bud growth on the trees but the maple syrup season is already over. Flowering-bud preparations are going on inside those silent lines of cold, gray tree trunks. I'm reading about plant anatomy and cameras again.; 3/14/24, 8:28 AM
MadTownGuy said...: I love Neil Young's song "Southern Pacific." Except, though, for the lines "When I turned sixty-five, I couldn't see right. So it was 'Mr. Jones, we've got to let you go, it's company policy. You're gonna get a pension, though."

Hello, Neil, safety?; 3/14/24, 8:28 AM
Rocco said...: wendybar said...
“The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in a recent sexual assault case that it was ‘problematic’ for a lower court judge to refer to the alleged victim as a ‘woman,’ implying that the more appropriate term should have been ‘person with a vagina.’

After generations of women fighting to be equal, recognized - we have been reduced to an organ.”

Maybe we should refer to those judges as ‘Persons with a robe’.; 3/14/24, 8:28 AM
Jaq said...: So Joe Biden said that Orbon had "flat out said" he was done with democracy, well, the Hungarian embassy called in our ambassador and asked for proof he had said this, and none was forthcoming. But it's not a lie if nobody "fact checks" it. Joe Biden is a reckless liar, and lies constantly, which is why it is so important to them to pin the liar label on Trump, despite that fact that it's difficult to find very many specific lies that he has told. Most of those claimed are differences of opinion.; 3/14/24, 9:10 AM
Mike of Snoqualmie said...: The barbarians, I mean Democrats, of the Washington legislature have passed a natural gas ban. They're removed the requirement that Puget Sound Energy serve all of their nat-gas customers. PSE can decide that serving a particular customer is too much of a burden, so PSE can turn off service.

The barbarians have also decided that gun-dealers stores need massive security upgrades because of all of the gun thefts and illegal sales. What, you say, their are no reports of such activities? You silly goose, that doesn't matter. Any sale to a legal person is really a sale to an illegal person, so the barbarians have imposed massive security upgrades, such as bars on the windows (illegal under the building code) and video/audio recordings of all customers (illegal under the informed consent law). The aim is to force all gun dealers out of business.; 3/14/24, 9:12 AM
Rocco said...: Rocco said...
“Maybe we should refer to those judges as ‘Persons with a robe’.”

Or maybe Persons With A Gavel.; 3/14/24, 9:23 AM
iowan2 said...: "I don’t get the hate for Neil Young’s music.

He's in the news for coming back to spotify, after he demanded spotify de platform Joe Rogan. And then leaving when spotify wasn't hip to violating a contract, and dissing a huge draw to the platform

People are dragging Young for getting involved with woke, and making a fool of himself.; 3/14/24, 9:23 AM
Gusty Winds said...: The coven packed Wis Supreme Court is going to "reconsider" the drop box decision from last year.

I'm sure they will re-institute drop boxes despite current WI voting laws. God forbid you drop it in a mailbox.

Our crooked Supreme Court is setting up for absentee ballot stuffing in 2024 like the WEC allowed in 2020.; 3/14/24, 9:34 AM
Narr said...: Honestly, Neil Young does not bother me.

He bores me.

I didn't understand the Lionel Trains reference, or even that he had children.; 3/14/24, 10:02 AM
Rusty said...: Rocco said...
"Rusty,

Before opening things up, I hope you set the cam phasers to stun. Safety first.

Does Honda recommend changing other parts along with the phaser?

I am thinking of changing a timing belt as an analogy; where it’s recommended to change the water pump while you’re in there."

Short answer. Yeah.
Since you're going to change the timing chain anyway just go ahead and replace all that stuff. That way you don't have to deal with it again for another 100,000 miles.
In my case everything but the water pump came in an aftermarket kit. Honda parts are very expensive and they don't sell all the parts as a kit.
Remember."Assembling Japanese bicycle requires great peace of mind.; 3/14/24, 10:34 AM
Rusty said...: Rocco said...
"Rusty,

Before opening things up, I hope you set the cam phasers to stun. Safety first.

Does Honda recommend changing other parts along with the phaser?

I am thinking of changing a timing belt as an analogy; where it’s recommended to change the water pump while you’re in there."

Short answer. Yeah.
Since you're going to change the timing chain anyway just go ahead and replace all that stuff. That way you don't have to deal with it again for another 100,000 miles.
In my case everything but the water pump came in an aftermarket kit. Honda parts are very expensive and they don't sell all the parts as a kit.
Remember."Assembling Japanese bicycle requires great peace of mind."; 3/14/24, 10:35 AM
Maynard said...: I don’t get the hate for Neil Young’s music. If you don’t like the genre, fine, but within that genre, he’s one of the greats.

I listened to "After the Gold Rush" album coming down from an LSD experience (1971). I was hooked ever since. (On Neil, not LSD).; 3/14/24, 10:53 AM
Iman said...: Young would be a great musician even if all he released was the “Rust Never Sleeps” album. That is a masterpiece, IMHO.; 3/14/24, 11:26 AM