Sometimes Aurora thinks she has too many feet to get comfortable on the couch.
Complicated resting position
Americans vote for Democracy!
Again…and again. The mythic “American people” refuse to stand aside and let bigots and bullies run their lives. State after state, big and small, voters turned out, yesterday, in opposition to declare their support for abortion rights…and more.
Whether inspired by religion or not, the most backwards elements of American conservatism, bigotry or blind fear…the forces of reactionary politics got an ass-kicking, yesterday.
Keep it up, folks. We might actually end up being a guiding light for freedom and justice once again.
It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No! It’s an AMAZON Delivery Drone!
The newest Prime Air drone, the MK30, has been unveiled as part of the latest expansion to the Prime Air program, and it’s unlike any other drone being used for package delivery…
By the end of 2024, these new drones will replace the drones currently used to deliver in the U.S. They will also be deployed in a new, third U.S. state and in soon-to-be-revealed destinations in Italy and the UK…
The drone uses industry-leading “sense and avoid” technology that allows them to detect and avoid obstacles including people, pets, and property.
Ready and waiting!
Jimmy Carter closes in on his last, life-long goal: Eradicating Guinea worm
When cancer cells had invaded Jimmy Carter’s body in 2015, another target was atop the former president’s mind: a pale, stringy worm that was sickening people in remote parts of Africa.
During an Atlanta press conference to discuss Carter’s cancer diagnosis at the time, one reporter asked what he wanted out of life’s last chapter. One of his wishes, he said, was to see the Guinea worm disease finally be eradicated.
“I’d like for the last Guinea worm to die before I do,” said Carter, with a grin…
But Carter, who turns 99 Sunday, dedicated much of the last four decades to eliminating neglected tropical diseases in impoverished parts of the world. As Carter rests in hospice at his modest ranch-style home in Plains, he’s incredibly close to achieving his Guinea worm goal.
When the Atlanta-based Carter Center began its worm eradication program in 1986, about 3.5 million people in Africa and Asia were afflicted. So far in 2023, there have been just half a dozen human cases of Guinea worm.
Carter’s colleagues say the former president’s focus, political prowess, press connections and fundraising skills have played a big role.
Carter wanted to make this his last political struggle. Turning 99, yesterday…looks like he’s just about succeeded.
Rice University can’t hire faculty because…who wants to move to Texas?
Nice guy version of what everyone agrees is the truth.
Love to be watching Everton match live this morning…
…but, USA Network feed too crappy, unstable, to be watchable!
Flashdance
One of the best dance scenes in film…regardless of who actually performed the piece. There were questions asked, unanswered, at the time, as to who actually provided the performance.
I’ll go with the last, final admission, of the French dancer…Marine Jahan.
The “Trump Defense”
60 years ago, today…
I was on a chartered bus filled with activists from the civil rights movement in Bridgeport, Connecticut. I remember folks, like me, from the young chapter of C.O.R.E. The Congress On Racial Equality.
Folks from the NAACP to the Communist Party, a broad spectrum representing new counter-culture groups like SDS, YPSL, other trade unions, activists from church groups in the area…ordinary Americans following one common dream…advancing the cause of civil rights, ending institutionalized racism in the United States.
Every busload from across the American landscape that morning was different…and the same. A common dream, commitment to the fight against racism. I imagine most of us still alive from that day haven’t lost a fraction of that feeling.
All Power to the People!
“We just ran out of vaccine!”
Yup, we made (consecutive) appointments for each of us. A 2-day wait. My wife and I drove to town arriving 15 minutes early…as suggested when we made the appointments. And guess what?
“Oh, we just ran out of vaccine for RSV.”
No, we didn’t reschedule at Walgreens. We’ll look up another pharmacy…at a location along our usual route into town; but, actually, is ready for a scheduled visit.
I hope.
Eideard 