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Everyone talks about their POD. My POD is basically me, and the wildlife out my window. Although I'm not sure that counts - since it is outside my window. So in reality, my POD is me and the aerogarden lettuce that I'm growing in my kitchen. Also the occasional delivery person or super or neighbor - but they are all wearing masks. Well that is except for this guy....
( maskless wonder spotting )
If you can't see the picture - which you won't in about a month or so, it's a Hasidim Orthodox Jew in full gear without the mask.
Other than that it's a cat's life outside my window. I much prefer the backyard view to the front - it has birds, feral cats, and squirrels. There's the occasional human - but I can't see them all that well.
I've nicknamed the cat "Patches", there's also Ghost, and Spunky Kitty.
But mainly it's just Patches and Ghost.
Less birds about. There was however a couple of squirrels...
You can sort of see them - one camouflaged with the tree. I should buy binoculars with a camera attachment - but I'm not exactly techie, and my hands shake - so it may not work. But I've been debating. By the time I get them - I'll probably be in the office again.
Speaking of which...our tele-work from home agreement to the surprise of no one - has been extended to March 5. Like with everything else? I got four emails - just in case I missed it. (I suppose this is progress - considering from February to roughly November of 2020, getting any information was akin to pulling teeth. Now they've gone for overkill.) Personally, I think they should just make it indefinite until further notice. But what do I know?
Staff Meeting From Doom!
Well, informed boss of three project change orders that had potential issues. Boss proceeded to tell me that I need to keep them in the loop. (Kind of am, it's not my fault they don't read my status reports and work from home logs. Although admittedly one just happened. Maybe they want four emails too?]
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Family
Mother was in a better mood today. She'd talked to a lot of folks. Also my father was pleasant and lucid. And her POD people (the home health care aids who she calls her POD persons) - have been very helpful.
( Read more... )
On FB, pesky family members (my father's family - mother's family is better behaved) are giving unasked for pseudo-expert advice on Face Masks. ( Read more... )
Meanwhile - I restrained myself from ranting about the annoying social media habit of calling White Women who act like entitled/privileged brats - "Karen" and White Men who act like entitled/privileged brats "Kevin". [It's admittedly not everyone - just the folks who hang out too much on Twitter - so I'm thinking this was another Twitter trend? It's recent - it happened in 2020 right around the Black Lives Matter march - it may have existed before then, but I didn't hear it until then.] ( Read more... )
Other news..
* Hee Hee Hee... Fox News is Sued By Election Techonology Company for over 2.7 Billion
Ah karma is a beautiful thing.
And Smartmatic, an election technology company, filed a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox and three of its anchors, as well as Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, over their representations of election fraud.
See this is how you shut down Murdoch and company, take a page out of the handbook of the folks who kept suing the National Enquirer and won. Sue the bastards for defamation and libel.
* Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met with officials from financial market regulators including the Securities and Exchange Commission to discuss the market volatility created by retail traders after the remarkable rise in prices of GameStop and other “meme stocks” (or “stonks”) — some of which are now taking precipitous falls.
A timely reminder from our economics correspondent Neil Irwin: The best way to make money through investing is extremely boring. Just take a simple approach and have patience.
This reminds me of the advice my father gave me in regards to the stock market - "Don't try to predict or outguess the stock market - you'll lose. Be patient, and don't trade when it's too high or too low."( Read more... )
New York vs. the Corona Virus
New York still has the most deaths in the US, although California is working its darnedest to catch up. ( Read more... )
( from the Governor's email )
Ah well, that's it for tonight. I didn't do a long walk because...well, there's snow. I'm tired. And while it was pretty - the human obstacle course to get to the cemetery quickly - is difficult with snow. The snow is melting though. Depending on what the weather looks like on Sat - I may take a walk then. I won't have such a small window. It is staying lighter longer at least. Sunset was closer to 5:30 tonight, and sunrise was closer to 6:45 this morning.
( maskless wonder spotting )
If you can't see the picture - which you won't in about a month or so, it's a Hasidim Orthodox Jew in full gear without the mask.
Other than that it's a cat's life outside my window. I much prefer the backyard view to the front - it has birds, feral cats, and squirrels. There's the occasional human - but I can't see them all that well.
I've nicknamed the cat "Patches", there's also Ghost, and Spunky Kitty.
But mainly it's just Patches and Ghost.
Less birds about. There was however a couple of squirrels...
You can sort of see them - one camouflaged with the tree. I should buy binoculars with a camera attachment - but I'm not exactly techie, and my hands shake - so it may not work. But I've been debating. By the time I get them - I'll probably be in the office again.
Speaking of which...our tele-work from home agreement to the surprise of no one - has been extended to March 5. Like with everything else? I got four emails - just in case I missed it. (I suppose this is progress - considering from February to roughly November of 2020, getting any information was akin to pulling teeth. Now they've gone for overkill.) Personally, I think they should just make it indefinite until further notice. But what do I know?
Staff Meeting From Doom!
Well, informed boss of three project change orders that had potential issues. Boss proceeded to tell me that I need to keep them in the loop. (Kind of am, it's not my fault they don't read my status reports and work from home logs. Although admittedly one just happened. Maybe they want four emails too?]
( Read more... )
Family
Mother was in a better mood today. She'd talked to a lot of folks. Also my father was pleasant and lucid. And her POD people (the home health care aids who she calls her POD persons) - have been very helpful.
( Read more... )
On FB, pesky family members (my father's family - mother's family is better behaved) are giving unasked for pseudo-expert advice on Face Masks. ( Read more... )
Meanwhile - I restrained myself from ranting about the annoying social media habit of calling White Women who act like entitled/privileged brats - "Karen" and White Men who act like entitled/privileged brats "Kevin". [It's admittedly not everyone - just the folks who hang out too much on Twitter - so I'm thinking this was another Twitter trend? It's recent - it happened in 2020 right around the Black Lives Matter march - it may have existed before then, but I didn't hear it until then.] ( Read more... )
Other news..
* Hee Hee Hee... Fox News is Sued By Election Techonology Company for over 2.7 Billion
Ah karma is a beautiful thing.
And Smartmatic, an election technology company, filed a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox and three of its anchors, as well as Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, over their representations of election fraud.
See this is how you shut down Murdoch and company, take a page out of the handbook of the folks who kept suing the National Enquirer and won. Sue the bastards for defamation and libel.
* Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met with officials from financial market regulators including the Securities and Exchange Commission to discuss the market volatility created by retail traders after the remarkable rise in prices of GameStop and other “meme stocks” (or “stonks”) — some of which are now taking precipitous falls.
A timely reminder from our economics correspondent Neil Irwin: The best way to make money through investing is extremely boring. Just take a simple approach and have patience.
This reminds me of the advice my father gave me in regards to the stock market - "Don't try to predict or outguess the stock market - you'll lose. Be patient, and don't trade when it's too high or too low."( Read more... )
New York vs. the Corona Virus
New York still has the most deaths in the US, although California is working its darnedest to catch up. ( Read more... )
( from the Governor's email )
Ah well, that's it for tonight. I didn't do a long walk because...well, there's snow. I'm tired. And while it was pretty - the human obstacle course to get to the cemetery quickly - is difficult with snow. The snow is melting though. Depending on what the weather looks like on Sat - I may take a walk then. I won't have such a small window. It is staying lighter longer at least. Sunset was closer to 5:30 tonight, and sunrise was closer to 6:45 this morning.