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To Winterize or Unwinterize?
I winterized all the lawn and garden machines about a week ago, knwing that it would be cold and rainy (or snowy) for the foreseeable future. Little did I know I would have to unwinterize 2 of said machines to mow the unexpected grass explosion. It got up to ~65 F-ish today! Warm enough to put that second coat of gray on the west steps we never use ( Read more... ) -
Samantha Bee Presents a Primer on Puerto Rico
This YouTube clip is 5 days old, but still current and informative. Despite Trump's data (16 dead due to Hurricane Maria), the death toll has risen to 45. Plus, there will be many indirect causes of death that will be hard to pin on the disaster and the failed response to it. The history lesson features an animation feauring the very talented ( Read more... ) -
Margaret Atwood is a Hemispheric Treasure
About 700-800 women and 200-300 men (just a wild guess) listened to Canadian novelist and poet Margaret Atwood last night at Varsity Hall at UW-Madison's "new" Union South. She was here to talk about "Hag-Seed," her recreation and transformation of Shakespere's most magical and technical play, "The Tempest" into a novel set in Steven Harper's ( Read more... ) -
Fearless Girl Sculpture
Kristen Visbal's "Fearless Girl" sculpture was set to be taken down tomorrow, but Mayor DiBlasio says she can occupy Wall Street until February 2018! https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2017/0328/Why-the- ( Read more... ) -
Paul Ryan: 'We're not going to give up on destroying the health care system...
A must-watch (and very short) video featuring Paul Ryan when he accidentally told the truth about the GOP's efforts to repeal the ACA and replace it.
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Vincent Van Gogh Visits the Gallery - Vincent And The Doctor - Doctor Wh...
Worth three minutes of your time (plus the damn ad; thanks to our sponsors). Don't give up whether your a tortured genius or a run-of-the mill overworked and underappreciated drone. You have impacts on people that you may never know.
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"The Sleep of Reason" Follow-Up
Here is Bill Moyers' response to Bernie Weisberger's excellent letter published on-line recently (followed by my own encounter with Francisco Goya's series of etching titled "Los Caprichos," which used same theme, "The Sleep of Reason"):
Dear Bernie:
Hardly had I read your letter than up popped a report from The New Republic disclosing that the ( Read more... )
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