Althouse: Fungus of the Day.

২৩ আগস্ট, ২০২৪

Fungus of the Day.

Photo taken yesterday in Blue Mound State Park.

Talk about whatever you like in the comments.

৭০টি মন্তব্য:

Dave Begley বলেছেন...: I'm in the clearance rack of love. H/T Bella Vandala; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১০:০৩ AM
MadisonMan বলেছেন...: I've just been enjoying the marvelous stretch of weather Madison has been having. Warm days, cool nights. Perfect. I guess the heat comes back now, but it cannot last long at this time of year. I'm not sure how this weather has affected fungus growth, but it's been dry (ish) so that should slow things down a little.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১০:০৬ AM
Whiskeybum বলেছেন...: Something just hit me from the title of the last post that I wasn't aware of: Beyoncé has won 32 Grammys?? To me, winning that many Grammy awards means that either there is not enough competition, or the favoritism is stacked against the competition. I suspect the latter.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১০:১২ AM
Ampersand বলেছেন...: I'm able to look at the image and momentarily convince myself that the mushroom is 300 feet tall. Fun.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১০:১৩ AM
mccullough বলেছেন...: The last month of summer is the nicest. Don’t understand why kids aren’t off school in the actual summer (June 21 - September 21); ২৩/৮/২৪, ১০:১৯ AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) বলেছেন...: Rasmussen said just now:

'If the 2024 election were between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, who would you vote for?"

Independents Only-
Trump: 51% (+11)
Harris: 40%
Someone Else: 5%
Not Sure: 4%

Last week this was Trump +9...; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১০:৪১ AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) বলেছেন...: That caught my eye too. WTF!; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১০:৪২ AM
Aggie বলেছেন...: 'The last month of summer is the nicest.....'

Not so in Texas, I'm afraid. August and September are typically the hottest months of the year, and it's not until the latter part of September that the Gulf gets warm enough to start generating tropical cyclone-associated rain relief. You just adjust by getting your outside chores done early - or late, avoiding the heat as far as possible.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১০:৫০ AM
Candide বলেছেন...: Looks edible.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১১:০৪ AM
Achilles বলেছেন...: Everyone is noticing that Kamala did not condemn the attempted Assassination of her political opponent.

The Regime is still trying to get Trump killed in some plausibly deniable way.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১১:১৬ AM
Did you order your Handmaids Tale Outfit yet?/ Rachel Maddow is a Psychopath বলেছেন...: BEach house Maddow praises the empty-headed puppet.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১১:২২ AM
Just asking questions (Jaq) বলেছেন...: The thirty million a year she is paid doesn't earn itself!; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১১:২৭ AM
Narr বলেছেন...: We had some quasi-autumnal weather here for a few days, but it's hotting up again, dagnabbit.

If there was a lot of violence outside the DemCon, everyone is keeping it on the down low, even FOX.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১১:৩২ AM
Rocco বলেছেন...: Ampersand said...
“I'm able to look at the image and momentarily convince myself that the mushroom is 300 feet tall. Fun.”

I’m now imagining Luke and Leia zipping around it on tiny little speeder bikes like they had on Endor.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১১:৩৯ AM
BG বলেছেন...: I envision Papa Smurf taking a nap underneath its shade.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১১:৪৭ AM
gilbar বলেছেন...: speaking of fungus..
It's Weird... When they weighted the democrats being polled much more heavily than the independents and republicans.. Harris was the Clear Winner..

But NOW! for some reason, they are not counting dem votes AS heavily, and Kamela's lead is vanishing? I don't understand? Aren't they counting fraudulent and manufactured votes any more? (or not as much?); ২৩/৮/২৪, ১১:৫২ AM
gilbar বলেছেন...: that was what? a win every year, since 1992? how LONG are her teeth?
Or, do they just give her 5 a year?; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১১:৫৫ AM
gilbar বলেছেন...: what did you think she'd condemn? the poor aim? that wouldn't be very classy
(to say out loud); ২৩/৮/২৪, ১১:৫৭ AM
Howard বলেছেন...: What did they say back in the day about mushrooms? Kept in the dark and fat bullcrap.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১২:০৫ PM
Leland বলেছেন...: I don't expect them to condemn the violence against their opponent. However, I have no doubt that if the parties were reversed, every journalist would be yelling at Trump to condemn the deadly violence of his supporters. So, I'm glad people keep noticing that Democrats don't care.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১২:১৭ PM
Original Mike বলেছেন...: "Everyone is noticing that Kamala did not condemn the attempted Assassination of her political opponent."

That would outrage her supporters.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১২:২৪ PM
Inga বলেছেন...: Why would Harris speak of the assassination attempt? It was a Republican who did it. Why hasn’t Trump questioned why a fellow Republican would try to kill him? Does Trump have enemies in his own camp?; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১২:২৯ PM
Inga বলেছেন...: Kamala is still ahead in the polls. If you go by Rasmussen alone you’re simple.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১২:৩১ PM
Inga বলেছেন...: 8/23/24
538 polls- Harris up over Trump by 3.6%; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১২:৩৬ PM
Michael K বলেছেন...: The Dullard is still trying argue that ridiculous story. Typical; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১২:৩৬ PM
NorthOfTheOneOhOne বলেছেন...: Yep, with that many I don't want to hear any bitching from Jay-Z if she doesn't win something. (Which I'm expecting since she put out her "country" album this year and he'll shoot his mouth off when if she doesn't win a CMA.); ২৩/৮/২৪, ১২:৪১ PM
Inga বলেছেন...: “Rasmussen's poll is an outlier among recent national polling with Harris reported to have a 51% to 48% edge over Trump in the latest CBS News/YouGov poll released on Sunday (August 18). Harris was also reported to have a 50% to 46% lead over Trump in the first Emerson College Polling national survey conducted since President Joe Biden's decision not to seek re-election, with 5% of voters claiming to be undecided.

The vice president also had a reported 52% to 48% advantage with undecided voters' support allocated, as well as a 48% to 44% edge with third-party candidates on the ballot, including Kennedy at 4%, according to the most recent Emerson College Polling national survey.”; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১২:৪২ PM
amr বলেছেন...: Looks like some species of Bolete (family Boletaceae), but not one I'm familiar with. The decurrent pore surface seems like a useful identifying feature, but I can't think of anything I've ID'd that's similar.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১২:৪৮ PM
n.n বলেছেন...: Democrats don't care

Progressive sects subscribe to the Pro-Choice [ethical] religion. With liberal license all's fair in lust and abortion.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১:০৪ PM
Mike (MJB Wolf) বলেছেন...: Mine references INDEPENDENTS only, and Rasmussen was the most accurate pollster in 2016, another year when your favorite pollsters said Trump was 99% sure to lose. The point being Rasmussen is the only major poll right now that has adjusted to reflect results since 2020, where your poll oversamples Democrats by about 18%. Just laying it now so I can say I told you so later. Just like I did in 2016. (We all knew the fix was in during 2020.); ২৩/৮/২৪, ১:০৬ PM
Inga বলেছেন...: Don't be a RINO! It’s better to belong to the Trump cult.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১:০৯ PM
Curious George বলেছেন...: Resident Dullard Inga
"Why would Harris speak of the assassination attempt? It was a Republican who did it. Why hasn’t Trump questioned why a fellow Republican would try to kill him? Does Trump have enemies in his own camp?"

Whose dumber Kamala or this idiot?; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১:১০ PM
NorthOfTheOneOhOne বলেছেন...: I live in Arizona. I don't want to hear any complaining from anyone. We've had maybe 5 days this summer where it hasn't been in triple digit territory.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১:১৫ PM
tcrosse বলেছেন...: The cover of the current ish of The New Yorker shows a roller coaster. A car with Trump and Vance is on the way down, while that with Harris and Walz is on the way up. Except the way roller coasters work, the long ride up is followed by a very quick ride down. Just saying.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১:১৭ PM
gilbar বলেছেন...: Igna? i realize that you're Not particularly coherent; but i said: Vanishing, not gone (yet)
It's cool though! I wouldn't expect you to understand the difference :); ২৩/৮/২৪, ১:১৭ PM
Mike (MJB Wolf) বলেছেন...: Notice Inga reaches WAY back to Sunday for a favorable result? Three overnight polls yesterday: 2 show Trump leading (Rasmussen by 3, HarrisX by 2) and 1 shows Harris leading (the Democrat [partisan pollster] Data for Progress Poll by 3). The RCP average shows Harris +1.5 over Trump with only the latest Rasmussen (in the RCP average) being after the DNC started. Her bump is over.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১:১৮ PM
Inga বলেছেন...: It’s well known that Rasmussen leans right, so it’s best to keep this in mind when considering their polls to be accurate.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১:২১ PM
Mike (MJB Wolf) বলেছেন...: Independents are the battleground. I'll take +11 with independent voters. It's going to grow. Kamala has never won a nationwide vote, and no office outside California. Even her wins there were squeakers. In Kalifornia.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১:২১ PM
Mike (MJB Wolf) বলেছেন...: Accuracy leans right. It just seems exaggerated when you lean left.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১:২৪ PM
Maynard বলেছেন...: Whose dumber Kamala or this idiot?

That is an interesting question.

Inga is a true believer in The Party. She knows what The Party tells her to think. That she was able to function as a nurse means that she was able to memorize information and take direction from MDs. She is incapable of independent thinking.

Kamala comes from fairly bright parents and grew up dumb and privileged. She thinks that intelligence is her birthright. That is why she often sounds like she is talking to first graders. She gets caught up in word salads when she tries to speak to a more sophisticated audience.

Bottom line. As much as I hate to admit it, I suspect that Kamala is dumber than Inga.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১:২৬ PM
Inga বলেছেন...: এই মন্তব্যটি লেখক দ্বারা সরানো হয়েছে।; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১:২৭ PM
Mike (MJB Wolf) বলেছেন...: Friendly reminder that RCP average had Clinton +3.2 over Trump in 2016. Kamala can't even get one week where her average is almost 4 over Trump.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১:২৭ PM
The Vault Dweller বলেছেন...: That mushroom cap looks like it is sprinkled with Cocoa powder. Speaking of which, I was surprised to learn a few years ago that when making Marble Rye bread, the dark portion of the bread is made dark by adding Cocoa powder.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১:২৯ PM
lonejustice বলেছেন...: I've always thought of the Democrats as the stupid party, and I still do, but sometimes I think they carefully anticipated and planned what eventually unfolded this summer.

Here's my take. The Dems in power knew since at least last spring, probably much sooner, that there was no way that Biden could beat Trump, according to their internal polling. Biden would not step down of his own accord, so they convinced Biden to set up an early debate with Trump on June 27, knowing full well that Biden would go down in flames, which is exactly what happened. Then, instead of pushing Biden aside which they knew they had to do, they patiently waited until AFTER the Republican National Convention July 15 to 18. Then, 3 days after the Republican Convention, on July 21, Biden drops out (is forced out), and Harris is installed shortly thereafter. The result, which I think was intended all along, was that the entire 4 day Republican Convention would be an attack on Biden, who the Dems already knew would not be their nominee. 4 days worth hundreds of millions of dollars of free advertising for Trump and the Republicans was wasted attacking Biden, who was never going to be the Dem's candidate anyway. Then the Dems have their convention nominating Harris with 4 days worth hundreds of millions of dollars attacking Trump, who then never gets to respond with 4 days of free national media coverage attacking Harris.

Maybe this was all luck and coincidence, but part of me thinks it was a very well planned and successful strategic play.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১:২৯ PM
Mike (MJB Wolf) বলেছেন...: Big news coming out of AZ today. AP reporting that Kennedy campaign filed papers today in PA endorsing Trump. News conference in PHX about to start...; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১:৩০ PM
Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...: Happy Friday everybody.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১:৩২ PM
Inga বলেছেন...: 538 has Harris over Trump by 3.6%. This is from today 8/23/2024; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১:৩৩ PM
The Vault Dweller বলেছেন...: Doesn't there tend to be a difference independent voters, and non-partisan voters or uncommitted, or unaffiliated, or whatever synonym is used to mean neither Republican or Democrat voters? I kind of recall from many years ago that depending on how they describe themself they tend to vote for one party over the other.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১:৩৪ PM
dbp বলেছেন...: The mushroom looks like some form of Boletus. I like to dry them, which makes them great for soups and stews. After washing, slice 1/3" and dehydrate. This is a good time to make sure they don't have maggots in them. The smaller they are, the less likely you found them before the flies.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১:৪৪ PM
Kevin বলেছেন...: I explained that Putin’s victory had been rigged, thanks to the Kremlin’s control over the media, its quelling of the opposition, the disqualification of popular opposition candidates such as Alexei Navalny, and restrictions on election monitors. -- HR McMaster

So by the same standards, so has every recent Presidential election in the US, including this one...; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১:৫৪ PM
Inga বলেছেন...: “An unnamed “special guest” has been scheduled to appear with Trump at his Glendale rally today.”
NYT

Oh so exciting! Is it Kid Rock again?!; ২৩/৮/২৪, ১:৫৫ PM
Jersey Fled বলেছেন...: Any FOD is a good day.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ২:০৩ PM
narciso বলেছেন...: actually trump pointed out a year ago, they might not be running against biden, but his policies, but desantis and haley, decided to spend 200 million anyways,; ২৩/৮/২৪, ২:০৫ PM
Jersey Fled বলেছেন...: In case you didn’t know, 538 is now owned by Disney/ABC; ২৩/৮/২৪, ২:০৭ PM
dbp বলেছেন...: D'Oh! The more likely; ২৩/৮/২৪, ২:০৯ PM
The Vault Dweller বলেছেন...: Yeah, 538 without Nate Silver is categorically different than 538 with Nate Silver.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ২:৪৮ PM
FullMoon বলেছেন...: Polls mean little before we get the customary October Surprise.
The "Grab 'em" tape catapulted Trump into the White House.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ৪:০০ PM
pacwest বলেছেন...: I'm enjoying the flop sweat our resident lefties are showing. Looks like Inga is about to go off the rails.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ৪:২১ PM
Rusty বলেছেন...: Pretty much a toss up.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ৪:৫৪ PM
Just asking questions (Jaq) বলেছেন...: Not sure then what Inga is so worried about. Maybe she could give it a rest and go hang out on line with people whom she doesn't hate. Just a thought.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ৪:৫৫ PM
Just asking questions (Jaq) বলেছেন...: Maybe "Holy Moly" is the Commerce Secretary:

Commerce Secretary disbelieves BLS statistic because Trump quoted it.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ৫:০৬ PM
traditionalguy বলেছেন...: Now that’s a TOAD STOOL. You could get a large frog up on that one.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ৫:২৩ PM
Michael K বলেছেন...: Would you settle for a tie ? Too close to call.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ৬:৩৪ PM
Michael K বলেছেন...: A reasonable theory.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ৬:৩৭ PM
Smilin' Jack বলেছেন...: “Photo taken yesterday in Blue Mound State Park”

Blue Mounds.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ৮:২৯ PM
Noynac বলেছেন...: I’m an Amanita muscaria fan myself. Another few weeks and there will be hundreds, nay thousands, in the North. Yet Inuits are the only aboriginal people without a locally available mind altering substance? I am dubious.; ২৩/৮/২৪, ৯:১৪ PM
Goetz von Berlichingen বলেছেন...: I wouldn't call it a Boletus just yet. It looks spongy on the stem, but we really can't see the gill structure. It is awfully thin-bodied for a porcini/cepe/steinpilz boletus, but I haven't seem them all. There are some very bad-tasting Boletuses, and some can make you nauseous.
Get the Audubon mushroom field guide. It is a great reference. Althouse Portal beckons

MfG
Goetz von Berlichingen; ২৪/৮/২৪, ১:৫৭ AM
Hassayamper বলেছেন...: I think it’s Polyporus radicatus, the “Rooting Polypore”. Should have a very long underground “root”, although mushrooms don’t have true roots.; ২৪/৮/২৪, ৮:৪৪ AM
Hassayamper বলেছেন...: Polyporus radicatus.; ২৪/৮/২৪, ৮:৪৫ AM
Hassayamper বলেছেন...: A. muscaria has become extremely valuable recently. A lot of “natural medicine” types are using weak doses of it as a mild sedative. Unlike psilocybin-containing species, it is legal everywhere. Dried caps go for $50/lb at wholesale and much more at retail.; ২৪/৮/২৪, ৯:০৫ AM