Althouse: Too rainy to go out for the sunrise today...

October 10, 2025

Too rainy to go out for the sunrise today...

... but we got out later. It's still quite green around here. Just a touch of red.

Write about whatever you want in the comments.

71 comments:

Original Mike said...: "Too rainy to go out for the sunrise today..."

1.5mm.
Pshaw.; 10/10/25, 7:15 PM
narciso said...: Rip john lodge; 10/10/25, 7:18 PM
rehajm said...: Well my turn came today- we had to put the dog down. Arthritis, then cataracts and today the lymph nodes everywhere. No mas. He was the last to be picked from the litter, six months old when he came to us, was my mother’s shadow, he had a few kids, got to visit them a few times. Generally a happy guy. Their ancestors went all in with people long ago for better or worse. The ones we meet didn’t sign up so tried to make it worth their while. You finally get each other broken in and it’s time to go. Not enough…; 10/10/25, 7:20 PM
rehajm said...: …not a paid ad but the chicken flavored bones from PolkaDog seemed to make everything perfect, if only for a moment…; 10/10/25, 7:22 PM
rehajm said...: …on the Amazon portal…; 10/10/25, 7:24 PM
Narr said...: Sorry to hear about the pooch, rehajm. Never easy.; 10/10/25, 7:25 PM
rehajm said...: Thanks…; 10/10/25, 7:30 PM
Gospace said...: When I was in high school- some 55 years ago or so, I bought a copy of The Blue Book of the John Birch Society. One of the things it advocated was organizing along the same way Communists did in the USA- and everywhere else. Small groups, in a horizontal organization with no clear vertical structure leading to a leader. If any cell got busted, most cell members could lead to only other members of that cell, and communications between cells would be minimized, with no real names being exchanged.

Sound familiar to anyone? It should.

Look at all the lefties today. "Antifa isn't real!" "There's no such group as antifa!" "There are no antifa leaders, it's all right wing imagining!"

In today's communications age, it's much much easier to do such horizontal organizing to create organizations that don't exist in any formal way with bylaws and succession plans. They aren't needed for antifa's goal- the destruction of the United States and it's society. Each cell can act on it's own- and if one says- "We're going to assemble at the Portland ICE facility tonight and every night!" then others can freely join them. Or not. And do or not do the same day. Harassing ICE and keeping them from ding their job. And when Democrat mayors and governors assist by refusing to prosecute or even investigate violent attacks against people opposing them, well, you have the KKK ruled south- another Democrat party institution. That had a similar horizontal organization... There was no one big klan.

Cooperation and close cooperation is needed to build things, like societies and civilization and railroads and ports. To destroy takes a handful of people intent on destroying things. Several handfuls all over bring things down faster. Eventually you get vigilantism or authoritarian governments to bring things to an end. I wonder which will get here first...; 10/10/25, 7:41 PM
Aggie said...: We don't deserve dogs, but I'm willing to do my best to be deserving of them. A constant joy, a series of licks and interludes for a few years. Sorry for your loss.; 10/10/25, 7:43 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Another day in the Winsconsin Jungle. Hope you have a machte.; 10/10/25, 7:47 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Because of "One battle after another" I tried to watch a couple other PT Anderson films. First, "The Master" wonder performances. Beautiful camera work. But so slow. And plenty of dialogue with....pause....pause..pauses. Speak sentence. Pause. Actors Looks and act. Cut to next actor. Pause. Actor Looks. Acts. Cut to back.

Next, "There will be blood". Daniel Day Lewis. Great acting. Wonderful camera work. What set design! Thought I was back in 1910s Cali-forn-i-yah. But slow. Very, very, slow. Lots of pauses. Lots of...meaningful looks. And well, who cares? Negative story. And well, who really cares? Not me.

There is no blood. Its a bloodless movie that should be stuffed and mounted in a museum. Sorry. Wonder what Orson Welles would've done with the same story. LOL!

Oh, and both moves are about 2 1/2 hours and had 90 minutes of plot.; 10/10/25, 7:55 PM
tcrosse said...: A couple of weeks ago I was in Switzerland. On the gondola ride down from Jungfraujoch our guide gave us a talk on how Green the whole enterprise was. The cogwheel trains used regenerative braking on the way down to power the trains on the way up. That sort of thing. Later that day we boarded our boat, which was moored in an industrial area off the Rhine in Basel. It was next to a big power plant, surrounded by mountains of coal. So much for Net Zero.; 10/10/25, 7:56 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Everytime I see one of these long, new movies, I think: Casablanca was about 100 minutes. 12 Angry Men = 95 minutes. GWTW is long, but every Goddam minute is interesting. Same with Citizen Kane. Hitchcock rarely made a movie over 2 hours. Star Wars = 2 hours.

So why is your movie > 2 hours?

And the dialogue? Forgettable. Whens the last time a movie had bing-bam crackling dialogue? Mostly its seems to be "Lets rely on our great actors/camera work".; 10/10/25, 8:03 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Just Remembered "Glenn Gary Glenn Ross". Great script. Great dialogue. Gave the actors great lines. Or "LA Confidential" but that in the 90s. What about in the last 25 fucking years?; 10/10/25, 8:04 PM
Jaq said...: I couldn't believe, when we got half way through Oppenheimer, that it wasn't over.; 10/10/25, 8:17 PM
Jamie said...: https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202508.0006/v1

Concerning acetaminophen and autism, plus a particular developmental window plus the presence of "oxidative stress."

I don't know if "oxidative stress" is a definable medical condition (although I also would contend that "definable" is a moving target), but as I alluded to in another thread a few days ago, in high school I knew an elderly nun who advised all of us never to take aspirin with Coke because she'd known a young teen who did so, fell into a coma, and died.

Turns out that was probably Reye syndrome, the now well understood condition that affects babies through teens who take aspirin in response to a fever. So, the Coke wasn't important, but the aspirin plus the predicating fever may have led to the coma and death. Just as - as the paper discusses - it's not just acetaminophen, but the combination of acetaminophen and oxidative stress during a critical window that could cause regressive autism in some children.

I am open to this argument.

Apparently one study dealt with baby boys who were circumcised - and RFKJr is, as usual, being misrepresented in his statements about it. The study focused on babies who were and were not circumcised because the circumcized babies were very likely to have been given Tylenol, not simply that they were circumcised (which is apparently how some outlets are reporting it).

If this were true - if simply by avoiding Tylenol during the critical time window for babies and children under physical stress were enough to cut autism prevalence significantly - why wouldn't we want to know it?; 10/10/25, 8:25 PM
Jamie said...: rehajm, I'm so sorry.; 10/10/25, 8:29 PM
tcrosse said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 10/10/25, 8:29 PM
tcrosse said...: I am shocked, shocked that recent movies offer no phrases which enter the language. We could blame the usual suspects, but I would need a bigger blog. And frankly I don't give a damn.; 10/10/25, 8:34 PM
Iman said...: Ground Control to Dinky Dau
Ground Control to Dinky Dau
Take your Adderall pills and put your helmet on
Ground Control to Dinky Dau (ten, nine, eight, seven, six)
Commencing countdown, lock’s still on (five, four, three, two)
The door’s now open and may God's love be with us (one, lock’s off)

This is Ground Control to Dinky Dau
They think you’ve made some progress
And your keepers want to know what size you wear
They’ll remove your damned straightjacket if they dare

This is Dinky Dau to Ground Control
I'm stepping through the door
And I'm feeling in a most peculiar way
Cuz my head feels very different today; 10/10/25, 8:37 PM
Mason G said...: rehajm- Sorry to hear, there is never enough time to share.; 10/10/25, 8:38 PM
Iman said...: Moody Blues ranks are slimmer, narciso.; 10/10/25, 8:40 PM
Mark said...: rehajm, sorry for your loss.; 10/10/25, 8:41 PM
Peachy said...: Leftwing violence and leftwing terrorism is on the rise. The corrupt democratic party planted the seeds.; 10/10/25, 9:02 PM
Iman said...: Bad news, rehajm. A tough thing to deal with and we have something similar that will soon happen. The good memories of faithful, loyal companionship help… but the dogs are members of the family. And that hurts.; 10/10/25, 9:10 PM
TeaBagHag said...: We don’t own dogs. They’re just on loan from God.; 10/10/25, 9:22 PM
TeaBagHag said...: Condolences, rehajm.; 10/10/25, 9:23 PM
Peachy said...: The pedo-left are infiltrating School boards.; 10/10/25, 9:30 PM
TeaBagHag said...: Really, dipshit?
The pedo right, actively protecting pedos, including Donald Trump.; 10/10/25, 9:32 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: "i am shocked, shocked that recent movies offer no phrases which enter the language. We could blame the usual suspects, but I would need a bigger blog. And frankly I don't give a damn."

Well there you go. I suppose you may be trying to be "ironic". A lot of people on this blog try to be cryptic and ambigious, because they don't have the brains or the guts to say things straight out.

But I don't think you're being "ironic". I think you don't care about good or memorable writing. And guess what? You're in the majority. The masses have never cared about good screenplays. They just want car crashes and "cool" violence. You have to wonder why there was so much good dialogue in the 1930-1970 time period. I think it was Hollywood producers wanting the critics to like them. Once the critics lost influence, it just became what put bums in the seats. Joe sixpack has never cared about wit or good writing. Just give 'em some boobs and some violence and they're happy.; 10/10/25, 9:36 PM
Peachy said...: oo a nice example of an evil white leftist who thinks she owns your child.; 10/10/25, 9:36 PM
TeaBagHag said...: How does MAGA nation keep “Muslims are taking over America!” square with letting Qatar build a base in fucking Idaho?
Is it because Donnie Dementia got a shiny new airplane?; 10/10/25, 9:37 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Of course, only a small minority like good dialogue and don't want to bored. But that never really impacted with the mass audience. Hitchcock is full of good screenplay dialogue. But the masses just like the thrill and chills. Ooh, Janet Leigh just got stabbed. Oh, Cary Grant is in Danger. My, Grace Kelly is so beautiful. To the masses, and I think most Hollywood producers, all the fine screen writing went over their heads.

So, once the critics lost their sway it was just dumbed down to the mass level. Who noticed? Only a small artsy-fartsy minority. The gum chewers and beer swillers never noticed the difference. Just give 'em more batman and more nice pictures. And sex and violence.; 10/10/25, 9:42 PM
TeaBagHag said...: Reachy, I’m not clicking your sketchy links, as you enthusiastically shill for a child rapist multiple times a day.; 10/10/25, 9:42 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: If you want to look at the difference between smart and dumb screenwriting look at the Mask of Zorro (1940) and the 90s version. The older one is concise, witty, and well written. The older one relies on the sexy Zeta-jones, stunts, production values, and visuals. Why write witty dialogue for 90s audiences? Not needed. Pearls before swine.; 10/10/25, 9:46 PM
Eva Marie said...: Not only movies but TV shows as well. Rockford Files had these really amazing plots, character development, great acting and it all got tied up in an hour . . . with commercials.; 10/10/25, 9:47 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: "I couldn't believe, when we got half way through Oppenheimer, that it wasn't over."

No movie is over till Nolan says its over.; 10/10/25, 9:48 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Yep. Rockford files was good. Something happened in the 90s.; 10/10/25, 9:49 PM
Peachy said...: Jonathan Turley
@JonathanTurley
"So the latest review found that ABC, CBS, and PBS spent zero time discussing the Democratic candidate for Attorney General expressing a desire to kill his political opponents and his "fascist" children. Despite the rise in political violence, it was not viewed as newsworthy..."

US media like Media in corrupt leftist dictatorships. Soviet.; 10/10/25, 9:49 PM
Peachy said...: 7:56 tcrosse-
We will be lectured to, nonetheless.; 10/10/25, 9:52 PM
Eva Marie said...: Part of it was that our entertainment went global - more visual, simpler dialogue.; 10/10/25, 9:53 PM
Peachy said...: That white leftist woman in Virginia - eee gads.
Winsome Sears.; 10/10/25, 9:54 PM
TeaBagHag said...: Bad twitter joker > party of authoritarian pedo protecters; 10/10/25, 9:55 PM
LibertarianLeisure said...: Rehajm...thoughts go out to you.; 10/10/25, 9:57 PM
LibertarianLeisure said...: Wonder if Blogspot comment content could have thumbs up capabilities as other comment spaces do on news articles? Just a thought.; 10/10/25, 10:02 PM
Clyde said...: I took this picture of the moon balanced atop the trunk of a dead palm tree yesterday morning. It took a few tries to get it exactly to my liking. (Link is to my post on the Instapundit open thread tonight.)

http://disq.us/p/3456clm; 10/10/25, 10:08 PM
effinayright said...: Rehajm: People are always saying they have the "Best Dog in the World"---and they are all absolutely right. So it's really tough when they leave us.

Our Golden died 11 years ago, yet his favorite toy remains in a corner of our kitchen. Nobody can bear to pack it away or toss it out.

Just yesterday I heard a young relative had recently quit his job in a nursing home, saying he didn't like seeing all the patients dying.

I said if he feels that way, he shouldn't ever consider owning a dog.

Turns out, he and his girlfriend have three.; 10/10/25, 10:12 PM
Original Mike said...: "Bad twitter joker"

Keep shoveling that shit.; 10/10/25, 10:18 PM
Jim at said...: Well my turn came today- we had to put the dog down.

That's rough. My sympathies.

We've been dealing with that in our little cul-de-sac this week. Just by coincidence, neighbors on both sides of our house had to put down their dogs on Sunday.

Never easy putting down a pet. It helps to have the vet come to the house as opposed to putting them through additional stress by taking them to the office.; 10/10/25, 10:23 PM
TeaBagHag said...: You’re right.
Seriously murderous tweeter > party of authoritarian pedo protectors; 10/10/25, 10:24 PM
Eva Marie said...: I went to look at your photo and I saw this comment:
If you want ICE officers to show ID and identify themselves, then why not voters?; 10/10/25, 10:25 PM
DINKY DAU 45 said...: Hey Dinky sees he is living in TEH 5'2 dyslexic Muslim fellas head. What an honor :) I believe he is striving for relevance but he just can't reach it. There is help available but some cases are too severe! Hey even trump wears shoe lifts Boom out go teh lights.; 10/10/25, 10:31 PM
Scott Patton said...: If there are any Windows 11 users who miss the old fashioned notepad this (unfortunately, really messed up) webpage (scroll, but don't click) has the exact instructions to replace the the annoying new one and bring back the old ideally functional one.. at least temporarily. That is till a future update wipes it out. Maybe not.
And by ideally functional, I mean it is a text editor and almost nothing more. Ever since I made the switch a couple days ago, I grin a little every time I run it.
Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete are back where they have been on the context menu for the last 400 years. And identified with words! Words! It's weird wild stuff.
It says...get this:
Cut
Copy
Paste
Delete
I mean, who could even make shit like that up? In a vertical list! Just crazy.; 10/10/25, 10:34 PM
EAB said...: Rehajm - I’m so very sorry. It hits hard. Embrace the memories.
In your neck of the woods Anne. We were in town at the Orpheum for a concert. And had a very good dinner at an Italian place near the Capitol. Nice conversation with a sweet waiter and the owner.; 10/10/25, 10:59 PM
Old and slow said...: I just rewatched The Decline Of Western Civilization on youtube. I was a dedicated punk rocker back then (1978-1984). All the shit we believed in back then was so transitory, so silly.

Watching that stupidity, I feel much better about our current cohort of foosl,; 10/10/25, 11:24 PM
wildswan said...: I think emojis and pictographs cause brain damage.; 10/10/25, 11:27 PM
HistoryDoc said...: Someone in an earlier post today referred to season 3 of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan. I am here to say season 3 was one of the best shows I have watched in the last 5 years. 8 episodes, excellent story, great acting, great suspense.; 10/10/25, 11:37 PM
Breezy said...: 8:34 tcrosse, Lol; 10/11/25, 1:30 AM
Tina Trent said...: Really sorry, rehajm. Dogs are so good, they even bridge political differences here.; 10/11/25, 1:31 AM
rehajm said...: Thanks. Today’s a new day!; 10/11/25, 4:39 AM
Ann Althouse said...: "Wonder if Blogspot comment content could have thumbs up capabilities as other comment spaces do on news articles? Just a thought."

I like comments in chronological order and wouldn't switch to putting them in the order voted. That would just allow one group to dominate and would subordinate the less popular voices. That's not my idea of good conversation.; 10/11/25, 5:24 AM
Ann Althouse said...: But also there is no such feature here.; 10/11/25, 5:24 AM
Ann Althouse said...: Here on Blogger, I mean. If Blogger provided the option, I would not take it.; 10/11/25, 5:24 AM
BUMBLE BEE said...: rehajm, sorry to hear about your loss. Remember the good times.; 10/11/25, 5:43 AM
Kakistocracy said...: I'm struggling to get my head around this -- Marjorie Taylor Greene is now the sane one.

Last time Trump carried out mass sackings, they ended up having to re-hire a lot of the workers. Turned out that Musk's DOGE gang didn't have a clear grasp of which workers were actually essential and were firing people pretty much at random. The re-hiring cost so much that by some estimates DOGE ended up as a net cost to the US taxpayer.

This is the core problem that Trump's team face -- most of them are nowhere near as smart as they think they are.; 10/11/25, 6:03 AM
Iman said...: “I'm struggling to get my head around this…”.

So you’ve struggled for years to extricate your head from your gastrointestinal tract, only to struggle wrapping your head around something.

Marginal progress, at best.; 10/11/25, 6:21 AM
rehajm said...: who is calculating those estimates? I’d need them to show their work. I’m very good with numbers but can’t fathom how that would work. You can assign costs of one thing to any other thing you want but in the end it has to make sense. This isn’t lawyering…; 10/11/25, 6:32 AM
Peachy said...: The cruel Dog abuser(D) is out of control; 10/11/25, 7:30 AM
Peachy said...: Democratic corruption - why do we put up with this?; 10/11/25, 7:33 AM
Big Mike said...: Turns out it’s easier to negotiate with Hamas than with the Democrats of Illinois or Oregon. Let that sink in.; 10/11/25, 9:13 AM
Rusty said...: TeaBagHag said...
"How does MAGA nation keep “Muslims are taking over America!” square with letting Qatar build a base in fucking Idaho?
Is it because Donnie Dementia got a shiny new airplane?"

Does it hurt to be stupid? I have to ask because I'll never know. When you wake up in the morning is it like the video tape of your life rewinds and you start from the beginning?
Anyway. To address your richly stupid assertion.
Because the Qatar Airforce uses American equipment they train here in America. Mountain Home is used for every visiting foreign air force.; 10/11/25, 10:01 AM