Warm and then warmer later. Unless the rain cools things down. We should have clear again by Thursday. Yesterday started with mostly cloudy and ended with full overcast and a bit of misty drizzle. The beautiful days couldn’t go on forever…
I spent the morning fixing things, not on the list. But it makes me feel good to get things working again. Then I finished up the work on the generator. I’ve still got a couple of minor things to do, but it’s functional.
Today I have a pickup and doctor appointment in the afternoon. Hopefully we’ll go over the last two weeks of blood sugar monitoring and he’ll give me some insight into what it all means, and what, if anything, I need to do. Since I stayed in the “good” range for almost the whole time, I expect tweaking of my diet to be mostly for my comfort. But we’ll see. I like having the monitor and hope to get at least another two weeks to see what changes do for me.
We are living in an age of miracles and the monkeys can’t see it.
Stack, because the monkeys are gonna try to tear it down.
nick
Carlson and Owens got their marching orders from the joos
… or at least, that’s what some people are saying.
These same people blame the joos for everything from the creation of the Federal Reserve to the immigration crisis in the US and Europe, so calibrate your credulity accordingly.
Oh…
You mean the Swedish Israelites and the Black Israelites.
Obvious when it’s pointed out.
Wednesday. Good morning.
Just back from the fang doctor, who prepared my broken molar for a crown and installed a temporary one to serve until the permanent one comes back from the laboratory.
I think she must have given me the imported, rather than the local, anaesthetic. Good stuff, but my head is still numb.
I managed to let some chocolate melt in my mouth just now in lieu of breakfast, but I am leery of trying to chew anything, in case my tongue becomes part of the meal. I don’t think I can swallow beverages without dribbling.* I am going to declare lunch break and sleep it off for a couple of hours. Talk among yourselves.
* To preempt SteveF, yes I could do that prior to the anaesthesia.
The American Thinker article paints Carlson and Owens as crazed antisemites.
Don’t touch the DC crowd’s fondness for yummy pizza. Both sides.
That’s probably the writer’s real issue with Carlson.
Partly cloudy, 63F, and 99%RH. It’s back to being Houston.
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@greg, H/T for predicting the wuflu stick was leverage for the real money of a flu jab.
@denis, any funny video of you on anesthesia?
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I was up half the night with fitful sleep, so I think I’ll nap for a bit before my errands.
n
Whole story about a nepo baby that waits until the last line to mention that her mom was a Hollywood nepo baby. One who had a very rocky start…
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-15546445/Sofia-Coppola-daughter-nepo-baby-Cosima-Marc-Jacobs.html
I find it funny, as traditionally children entered their parent’s trade, and no one thought anything about it.
“Nepo baby” as a term pops up, and suddenly there’s a new lens to see the world thru.
n
Damp this morning. The airport recorded 0.24″, which seems too high, it’s just mildly damp out.
My brother says it was heavy at his place, so probably localized cells. I believe I read once that storm cells are about 600 m in diameter.
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In other news, what the heck is happening in El Paso? Closing the airspace for 10 days? A ‘Broken Arrow’ scenario maybe.
My prep for a generator consisted of buying the adapter cord to connect my F-150 to my RV. The truck can supply power to the RV and the spousal unit and I could live in the RV if the power went out. The generator in the truck would be supplying the power. If I wanted to stay in the house, a couple of extension cords to the refrigerator and TV would be good enough if the weather was not too cold, or too hot. The RV has propane heat but I use a small electric heater that does quite nicely. The water heater is gas and/or electric and it is surprising how far a six gallon water can go when taking a shower.
The flu jab will get EUA under Kennedy’s successor in three years.
Kennedy isn’t going anywhere.
The area near Moderna’s HQ and Pfizer’s MRNA research facility in Cambridge, MA is a whole different planet.
https://apnews.com/live/faa-el-paso-texas-air-space-closed-updates
and
https://x.com/SecDuffy/status/2021594420806639787
The TFR centered at El Paso International airport has cleared, but the one west of there along the border remains: https://skyvector.com/
It’s a good setup, but I have seen warnings of RV electrical systems not being able to handle electric space heaters safely.
Sometimes from actually being undersized for the load, and sometimes from the rather shoddy construction practices and QC in the industry.
Kate Hudson is up for Best Actress at the Oscars this year. Hollywood probably wants the award to go to the actress from “Hamnet” so the nepo baby meme resurfaces.
Mexican cartels crashing drones into American jets sounds like casus belli to me. Especially considering who put Sheinbaum in office.
I have done it for several years without issue. I am not using a large heater, just a small ceramic model, probably less than 800 watts. I cannot run the electric water heater, TV, space heater, and microwave at the same time as that will generally trip the 30 ampere breaker on the pedestal.
I have fixed some issues with the wiring where I thought it was inadequate. Along with the 30 ampere breaker on the pedestal, there is a 30 ampere breaker in the electrical panel and eight breakers for individual circuits.
I did a two additional outlets, one under the table so the wife can use her sewing machine and my electronics can plug in. I placed the outlet closer to the aisle side to make it easier to get to. The second outlet was on the other side of the partition to support the powered recliners.
The construction is generally cheap, low grade materials, hastily put together. I have fixed two leaks in water connections. Fixed an issue where the water pump rattled as it was touching the wall. I removed a lot of styrofoam from air ducts because the ducts were not properly cleaned.
The next project is to replace the overhead puck lights with lights that have individual switches. As it is the lights are two bright and I want to individually select which lights are illuminated. I may use lights that are dimmable and replace the switch with a dimming switch.
@Ray: Sounds like you are on top of it!
Gee, a tranny in a dress is the shooter. Who woulda thunk it. Does the World need any more proof that trannies are seriously mentally ill?
Too bad Canukastan doesn’t have the death penalty. Wait, they kinda do, if you’re old or sickly.
It’s too difficult to diagnose them. I mean, it’s not like you can look at a tranny and immediately know that there’s something wrong there.
Gee, a tranny in a dress is the shooter. Who woulda thunk it. Does the World need any more proof that trannies are seriously mentally ill?
https://www.westernjournal.com/breaking-canada-mass-shooters-uncle-confirms-trans-according-report-10-dead-least-25-others-injured/
Stay away from dumbrocrats. They are all crazy.
“DEVELOPING: High-Speed Car Chase in St. Paul Involving ICE Agents Results in Massive Crash – At Least One Individual Injured”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/02/developing-high-speed-car-chase-st-paul-involving/
“St. Paul MN BREAKING: 6-car crash after anti-ICE mob smashed into ICE agents’ vehicles.”
Oh my, the crazies are out today and crashing into ICE vehicles on purpose.
Hat tip to:
https://thelibertydaily.com/
“Flashback: Female Officer Disarmed by Thug, Begs for Life, Then a Male Officer Shows Up and Ends It”
https://rumble.com/v75lb68-female-officer-disarmed-by-thug-begs-for-life-then-a-male-officer-shows-up-.html?mref=8g74p&mc=1tbdj
Where is the female officers backup gun ??? Please tell me that she has a backup gun and knows how to use it.
https://apnews.com/live/faa-el-paso-texas-air-space-closed-updates
and
https://x.com/SecDuffy/status/2021594420806639787
The TFR centered at El Paso International airport has cleared, but the one west of there along the border remains: https://skyvector.com/
Dadgum UFO Aliens think that they can land anywhere nowadays and their spaceship invisibility module is not working today.
A lot of women experiment with testosterone as of late, not just transgendered individuals.
I suspect the wife getting low doses of “Vitamin T” was one of the catalysts for a friend’s divorce.
“”The bottom line is simple: we’re already divided in everything but name.”
https://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-bottom-line-is-simple-were-already.html
“That’s the punch line to a recent article by Restricted Daily on X. I think it makes good sense, although it doesn’t offer solutions. I think it’s important enough that I’m going to re-publish it here in full, hoping that the author of Restricted Daily will permit that.”
Yup. And just splitting up will not work either as the Blue side will continuously try to assert dominance over the Red Side. Just like India and Pakistan. England and Ireland. Etc and etc.
“Windows PCs fade away”
https://www.infoworld.com/article/4128164/windows-pcs-fade-away.html
“The era of true ownership is ending as cloud services and AI are transforming the PC. What does this mean for user control?”
“Last month, I met with a mid-sized law firm facing a common dilemma. Their Windows 10 laptops were nearing the end of support and needed to be replaced. Typically, this meant buying new hardware and software—predictable and straightforward. But this time, Microsoft suggested a different approach: move to Windows 365 Cloud PCs, a PC that operates with a monthly subscription and is accessible from any device, scalable, secure, and AI-enhanced. The catch? The shift from ownership to a subscription model and reduced local control led their IT team to question how “personal” these computers truly were.”
This will not end well for Microsoft Windows. Better have an exit plan.
Hat tip to:
https://areaocho.com/clearing-some-tabs/
I can’t even imagine doing this, the attack/failure surface for a law firm using a cloud service would be so enormous. Even if it wasn’t Microsoft.
I can’t even imagine doing this, the attack/failure surface for a law firm using a cloud service would be so enormous. Even if it wasn’t Microsoft.
Or medical. Or accounting. Or Engineering. Or Etc.
“”Train Wreck” US Adds $481 Billion In Debt In 3 Months”
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2026-02-11/train-wreck-us-adds-481-billion-debt-3-months
“The government hit the debt ceiling back in January which blocked any net new debt from being created from January to June. Once the debt ceiling was lifted, the government wasted no time in catching up for all the months where borrowing was frozen. Over the last 7 months, the government borrowed an incredible $2.28T!”
The financial apocalypse of the USA is nigh.
“Panic Ensues After Trump Orders CIA To Give 2020 Election Intel To ‘Stop The Steal’ Lawyer”
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/panic-ensues-after-trump-orders-cia-give-2020-election-intel-stop-steal-lawyer
“President Donald Trump has instructed the CIA and other spy agencies to hand over intelligence related to the 2020 election, a bunch of (presumably panicked) US intelligence officials told Politico and NBC News. ”
“The records are to be handed over to Kurt Olsen – now a temporary government employee in the White House – who four years ago was involved in the “Stop the Steal” campaign to determine whether Joe Biden won the 2020 election via cheating.”
And my question is why would the CIA have information on the 2020 federal election in the USA ?
And what involvement will the CIA have in the Nov 2026 and Nov 2028 elections ?
Get the intern working on making sure your software runs under Wine on one of the most recent Red Hat Enterprise Linux clones.
The “obsolete” corporate drone laptops capable of running Windows 10 are not going away, especially given current memory prices.
The VA held a ground breaking for a new VA clinic in Round Rock over a year ago, but no real work has been done on the site since then.
Round Rock will have a new Congresscritter in another year. We’ll see if that site sees progress then.
Not that it matters to my spouse. As with the VA clinic in Cedar Park, the unofficial provider staffing policy will be “No Americans. Colonists Only.”
Bouncing off the walls today.
Nice weather, that’s nice. Sunny and not windy.
Princess Penny has the chair. Yeah I was sitting there. I’m on the sofa now and Buddy is next to me.
Snoring.
It’s all good.
re: medical
Epic was pushing cloud-based solutions hard when my career ended a few years back.
Regardless, your Epic-based medical records are openly shared by just about anyone with access to any Epic system through their record-sharing process. At least in the local geography. The justification is that your clinic can see your hospital’s record on you, and vice-versa, to coordinate treatment. But your record protection is only as good as the enforcement policy (and credentialing policy) of ALL of your medical providers. Weakest link and all that.
MDAnderson is an Epic client.
Within one hospital, we could tell who viewed, and who changed, each patient’s record. “Could tell” doesn’t mean “was actively monitored”. It just means we had an audit trail to follow when an egregious violator was found, or a horrific mistake was made.
I will say there were some good search tools that, if used, could help identify people trolling multiple patient records, and we could closely watch high profile patients each and every access.
It’s worth mentioning at this point that our patient base included current and former heads of state and diplomats of multiple countries, and executives of large corporations. And pro athletes.
They used to give off-the-record employee tours of the VIP suites when they were unused.
Rep. Ted Lieu Blasts AG Pam Bondi for Not Interviewing an Epstein Witness, but There’s Just One Problem
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/dmitri-bolt/2026/02/11/bondi-ted-lieu-n2671129
Hillary is scheduled before the House in a month or so. How about this:
“On another topic, Ms. Clinton, according to Rep. Ted Lieu, a member of your own party, there is a credible accusation that you were responsible for the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, killing 168 people, including 19 innocent children, and injured over 600. Did you plan and execute this with Timothy McVeigh to distract from the other crimes you and your husband committed?”
Well, in a couple days I will pass the three quarter century mark for physical existence. The downhill life slope gets faster, generally with a sudden stop.
I had an off-the-books exchange of information with an Epic employee at a conference in Wisconsin a few years ago. In return for a nod in response to one question, I learned that the widely held belief among the employees at the time was that Microsoft and Bill Gates would end up with control of the company when Judith Faulkner died.
At the time, the individual I spoke to was involved with a team turning LLMs loose on the Epic database with “cleansed” patient records just to see what the AI came up with.
Good Day Sunshine … Good Day Sunshine …
He laughed when I mentioned the song. Then he asked if what he heard about my boss’ boneheaded statement on Apple’s value 30 years ago pre-Steve Jobs return was true.
Yes, indeed it was, young padawan. And the company health plan does not cover the iWatch under the fitness band reimbursement to this day.
The nonstop rumor is that Venezuela was involved with hacking the Dominion voting machines and that Trump is looking for evidence both in the US and Caracas.
Tulsi was caught on camera at the raid on the Fulton County warehouse last month. Things that make you say “Hmmm …”
Pricey outerwear again caught a photographer’s attention without knowing who it was at the time.
Both sides need to learn about that.
And never forget Tulsi is a Socialist who will sign Medicaid For All legislation within hours of being sworn in as President. For now, she serves Trump and keeps her mouth shut.
Wednesday bedtime, but it is already Thursday morning. Working late. Joy.
No funny video of me under anesthesia, Nick, that I know of. They didn’t give me laughing gas, and I was able to drive myself home, but the dose they injected at around 10am kept half my head numb until well after 5pm. I got a bit of throbbing then, so I took an ibuprofen, which seems to have calmed it down again. I was able to eat porridge around 10pm. Mmm, porridge.
It is raining so hard here that some old boy is going around looking for two of each animal….
Goodnight!
Another “nepo baby” who was on the short list for a Oscar nomination this year was Odessa A’zion.
Literally, Bobby Hill’s daughter, offspring of “King of the Hill” voice actress Pamelon Adlon.
Unlike many other franchises under The Mouse’s control, “King of the Hill” did not return screwed up. That could have swayed voter sentiment.
Hollywood wants “One Battle After Another” to take home a few statues, and Best Supporting Actress would be the easiest category to make one happen for Paul Thomas Anderson and Teyana Taylor without anyone from “Marty Supreme” on the ballot.
A’zion was good in the flick, but Fran Drescher and Gwenneth Paltrow (another nepo baby) were awesome in “Marty Supreme”.
The monitor says, my A1c is good. Not diabetic. So that’s nice.
They did a circulation to extremities test anyway.
And I get to keep using the monitor to test changes to my diet.
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time to feed the kinder
n
Hockey Bros Really Puck It Up and Stick It to Their Little Sister
http://www.ttgnet.com/journal/2026/02/11/wed-feb-11-2026-another-day-another-dollar/#comment-317911
If hearing the soy boys from skiing and curling diss the USA while wearing the flag and cashing support checks, click the link for a palette cleanser.
Nielsen: NFL Halftime Show Lost 9.6 Million Viewers
http://www.ttgnet.com/journal/2026/02/11/wed-feb-11-2026-another-day-another-dollar/#comment-317918
Maybe next year Goodell can personally lead the vomit-eating contest for better ratings.
The TPUSA probably pulled around 10 million viewers to their alternative. That’s more than enough to start the planning for next years show.
Potomac Sewage 9,900% Error: DC’s DEI‑Focused Water Authority Can’t Count E. coli
A trillion dollars in green weinie projects that should have gone into real infrastructure.
The Chicoms must get together once a week to toast the dumbass Americans who let their economy be destroyed.
>>And my question is why would the CIA have information on the 2020 federal election in the USA ?
And what involvement will the CIA have in the Nov 2026 and Nov 2028 elections ?
All known info…but sorry, looks like you don’t have sufficient security clearance…
Follow the money. It comes from overseas.
n
Clearance Clarence, and stop calling me Shirley…
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It doesn’t require DEI. There was a similar spill in Ventura County the other day when a bank eroded and a suddenly unsupported mainline under it broke.
My sources (a guy that worked there) say that the potential hazard was reported years ago and a simple fix proposed, but the Watershed district manager whose river it ran under and next to, and the Sewage district manager couldn’t agree on who should pay for the fix. So nothing was done. Both Anglo’s.
Thiat was 10 years ago, one of the managers has since died, the other was promoted away,
The new current managers are taking the heat for the repair costs and massive fines that state (and feds?) will probably levy against the county for discharge into a river.