Friday, April 30, 2021
I'm already reducing my fire danger and picking my bug out hotel for when the power outages hit! Add savvage drought to your bingo card, cause we here. There is no chance to make up now. Farmers are going to get zero water. We will get to see how much progress the utilites made in isolating grids. People are going to be fighting mad if they shut of power this year. Mark my words.
Just put up anyone sane Republicans. ANYONE. For gawds sakes.
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
It's frustrating how intellectually dishonest people are right now.
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
You don't win elections by being worse than the other side.
Last night, clips from Tucker Carlsons show started coming through my feed. And normally I wouldn't have watched it, but he was telling people to confront "us Zealots" and call CPS on children wearing masks because it's child abuse.
I thought to myself - this has to be what Jews feel like when people compare everything to the holocaust. Because, if people think having a child wear a mask is child abuse, you seriously have no understanding of what child abuse is. I also think you might need to seek therapy. And not in a snarky way. In a very genuine, DEEP, you need to do some serious self reflection kind of way.
I do. I was in a children's shelter for 30 days. And you can assume by how long my stay was - it was a pretty serious matter. I was a ward of the court from the time I was seven years old until I became an adult at 18.
To invite a government bureaucracy into peoples lives (especially this one!) is next level fucked up. You can never get this particular agency out of your life. There is no moral equivalency to being harassed in a supermarket. Although I don't understand why anyone spent any time on people who don't want to wear a mask. This is genuinely a self resolving problem. CPS is one of those agencies that once you are in it, they are a part of your life almost forever.
Additionally as I got older I grew to feel that being removed from my home was almost as traumatic as what got me there in the first place. They yank you out of school and then you have to live in a mini jail for 30 days. You are removed from everything you know. So I would say I'm fairly triggered.
All I know is that the more Republicans become everything they claim to hate - we are gonna lose elections. Republicans need to stop this shit.
Saturday, April 24, 2021
Focuses the mind.
Summer is apparently canceled. Everything I planned for the summer is getting rescheduled till the fall.
About a month ago I had to sign my first liability waiver to start attending conferences again. Which basically said I hold the venue harmless. But today I had to sign another one which was a bit more direct.
Maybe they thought no one would sign up for these things yet. I think they just wanted to say - we aren't sure you understood us. You could die. I mean, I think this is how this whole thing got started was from one medical conference. Right? These are the ultimate super spreader events.
This is the first line:
"I assume all risks and accept sole responsibility for any injury (including, but not limited to, personal injury, disability, and death), illness, damage, loss, claim, liability, or expense, of any kind, that I may experience or incur in connection with my participation.
I hereby release, covenant not to sue, discharge, and hold harmless Questex LLC, its employees, agents, and representatives, of and from any such claims, including all liabilities, claims, actions, damages, costs or expenses of any kind arising out of or relating thereto."
It goes on to say:Friday, April 23, 2021
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Yesterday a guy I know walks up to me and says " So and So's brother was in the hospital for five days after the J&J jab.
I was completely stunned because the shot has been on pause for a while.
I finally mutter - is he okay? He says, no. He's still having neurological problems. I then ask if he's still in the hospital, and he says no.
Then I asked when he got the shot. Because as I said, it's been paused for a while.
He said he got it two days before they shut it down.
I haven't been able to talk to the other guy yet. So this is speculation. Innuendo. Hearsay. Rumor mill. But wow - I wish I never heard that story.
For the record I am neither anti vax, or pro vax. I think I'm scaretyvax. When I see there aren't many problems I feel better, and when I hear more problems I feel less better.
Sometimes you get just one shot.
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Monday, April 19, 2021
Remember, the only thing that matters is looking superior to others.
Sunday, April 18, 2021
Saturday, April 17, 2021
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Fisker - meh.
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Updates.
Friday, April 09, 2021
She bougie now.
Seriously?
Wednesday, April 07, 2021
100
For the past few months I've been trying to figure out a path for this blog. I am intensely bored of talking about the pandemic. I wish I never had to talk about it again. but that is not the way life is going to be, unfortunately. I'm also highly aware that my readership holds a vastly different view than I do. AND THAT'S OKAY. As long as everyone stays respectful. Which they have - except for that one guy.
I'm also aware that many popular blogs just turn into a screed. So I'm trying to find a balance of being able to express my views while not becoming that.
I guess mostly I feel like Republicans are making it so we can never win an election again. And it's not just because of voter fraud. In my opinion they have become just like the Democrat's in that I don't think they believe anything they fight about. It's very on brand for Republicans to snatch defeat away from victory. And I think it's a huge mistake to blame the last election exclusively on voter fraud. That campaign was a MESS. It seems apparent now it was filled with never Trumpers.
If it were up to me, we'd take the next three and a half years and really reflect, and kick out, who ever we could. But that is not going to happen because we are too busy dunking on each other and feeling superior. China must be laughing their ass off.
Having said that - I am glad we are now at the Texas stage. Which I guess is technically the Brazil stage. You should really see how Brazil is handling herd immunity right now. About a month ago Germany was like - OMG we are in a new pandemic. Crickets.
Then France and much of Europe locked back down. Fascists.
About three weeks ago Canada started freaking out. Double crickets. Canada again. OMG this is starting to scare us. And now half of our hockey team is infected and pretty sick. America - no! This only hits old disposable people. Canada again, yeah...... but we are actually closing a bunch of our schools because the kids are getting sick. America - LOL.
America again - let's have a sports event! Which I am actually totally for. I mean, Europe is doing control concerts, but in Texas's defense, at least this we can track transmission. The seats are all numbered and I assume these were all consenting adults. I totes think should be doing more of that. Said sincerely. I am all for personal responsibility.