Hot and humid. Still Summer. Getting kinda boring. And it’s staying hot all night again. I was a bit premature thinking Summer was done. More of the same for today, I think.
Did a bunch of small things, mostly auction related yesterday. This being on strike business does free up a lot of time for reading. It’s hurting me in the long run though. IDK if I can keep it up in the face of my natural inclinations.
Today I’ve got auction dropoff to do, so I’ll probably do some auction pickups as well. Nothing too early in the day. Most of them don’t do anything before 10am, and many wait until noon to start their day. I should avoid losing what momentum I have and keep plugging away at it.
And stacking. Grocery shopping time. Time to start replacing the popped cans. I know I’m going to have losses, my storage conditions are far far far from ideal. I just count them as part of the cost of preparedness.
Stack.
nick
Tuesday. Good morning!
The early worm gets the bird, or something. Half a day’s work done by 9am. Now to do the other three days’ worth…
But first, breakfast!
The early worm gets eaten.
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Up and moving. Don’t actually feel too tired. Might start coffee and get up for realz.
Snack is made, lions are poked in their dens.
n
I see a lot of Talarico signs around here, one in the yard of the teacher household next door, but Round Rock is his home base.
A Talarico win puts him into the calculus for the Dem nomination for VP at a minimum, possibly higher if the Texas Governor’s Mansion changes hands, and he’s not alone with that ambition on that side.
Texas Attorney General doesn’t matter. The office is going left and Islamic friendly either way.
With the advantage of incumbency in 2030 and full support of the party, Gina! would stomp “MAGA” Mayes if he tried to dislodge her. He will be lucky to survive a serious primary challenge if he wins in November.
As a diehard Warner Brother cartoon enthusiast, this is on my list:
https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/09/14/i-saw-the-movie-that-warner-tried-to-delete-coyote-vs-acme-n3818958
I saw an ad or preview for that movie somewhere, but I couldn’t say when or where it was.
Looked interesting.
n
The early worm deserves the bird.
Just for a laugh this morning while catching up on blogs.
A true classic
https://bluebirdofbitterness.com/2026/09/09/wednesday-weirdness-335/
The movie is worth the effort, but the flick drags at times.
Warner shelved it for a reason.
Mistyped a v yesterday.
Autocorrect had fun.
So did we.
The Ghost of OFD is looking over your shoulder, sir. Be careful. We’ve all been Grammar Nazi’d here.
I got a bigger kick out of spotting the Frontier tshirt on Wil Forte than what he said in those scenes.
Maybe that was intentional on the part Of whoever made the wardrobe decision,
“Lock & Load (Valley of Fire #3)” by John Van Stry
https://www.amazon.com/Lock-Load-Valley-Fire-John/dp/B0GLGX8NDM?tag=ttgnet-20/
Book number three of a three book illustrated science fiction space opera series. The books were illustrated by the science fiction author Cedar Sanderson. This is continuation of a series of two books set in the 2100s and a series of six books set in the 4000s or 5000s, ending two years prior to this series. I read the well printed and well bound POD (print on demand) trade paperback published by Raconteur Press in 2025 that I bought in 2026. And I am hoping for more books in the series.
I love Space Opera. And I love pulp science fiction. This series is both and a great example of the merging of the two. In fact, this series reminds me very much of the Robert Heinlein juvenile books, the Piers Anthony “Bio of a Space Tyrant” series, the “Mutineer’s Moon” series by David Weber, and the Perry Rhodan series. The dialog is very frequent and the action moves along quickly.
In the far distant future, The Solarian Imperium consists of 38 star systems including Earth and the Sol system which were made uninhabitable in the War of Succession. Emperor Chase Morgan is the latest in a long line of Morgans ruling the Imperium. His family keeps power because they are genetically modified with machine interfaces in their DNA. So are all of the Nobles: the Earls, the Dukes, the Counts, and the Barons. Any machine of any importance, and especially the space ships and the military weapons, requires a human with machine interface to tell the AI what to do. And the Imperial family machine interface in their DNA is the best of all the interfaces and has special rights with all of the machines in the Imperium. And nobody knows or understands how tight the Imperial human machine interfaces are with every AI in the Imperium and across the known Galaxy.
Eric Wolfram and his sister Candi (Candice) were raised by Dar (Dartanion) in his scrap yard on a frontier planet outside the Solarium Imperium. Dar rescued them at ages 7 and 10 from a drunkard who was not taking care of them. They were refugees from a space ship that was attacked by pirates where their father, mother, and older brother were killed. They took a lifeboat to the nearest planet. Both Eric and his sister have a DNA machine interface of at least the Ducal level. And Eric has joined the King of Iraklis’s Navy, a three star kingdom far away from the Solarium Imperium, after he spent two years in the Privateers operating under a Letter of Marque from the King.
The author has a website at:
https://jvanstry.blogspot.com/
My rating: 5 out of 5 stars (I am tempted for a 6 star, will reread soon)
Amazon rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (808 reviews)
Lynn
Did a bunch of small things, mostly auction related yesterday. This being on strike business does free up a lot of time for reading. It’s hurting me in the long run though. IDK if I can keep it up in the face of my natural inclinations.
I was thinking that you had put down the strike sign and given up the demonstration.
You know, they are women. They could be conspiring against you.
Nick has already provided evidence suggesting this.
“PRIORITIES: James Talarico is Able to Name His Favorite Drag Queen in Texas Without Skipping a Beat (VIDEO)”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/09/priorities-james-talarico-is-able-name-his-favorite/
“During a recent campaign event, a person approached Texas Democrat James Talarico and asked him to name his favorite Texas drag queen. He was able to answer the question without even thinking about it.”
“That’s rather telling, isn’t it?”
“Talarico’s devotion to LGBT issues is widely know but his ability to answer such a specific question so quickly is really something to see.”
This guy is in the closet. He is trying to hide his true nature. He needs to come out of the closet and be what he wants to be.
Hat tip to:
https://thelibertydaily.com/
W2 and I saw *Disclosure Day” yesterday.
Not impressed, SS has done much better.
I’m sure he has been “undercover” at plenty of Furry conventions.
I’m sure he has been “undercover” at plenty of Furry conventions.
And drag queen performances before young children.
xkcd: Aerospace Flowchart
https://www.xkcd.com/3298/
So this is why I continuously see articles about giant airships in my engineering journals.
Explained at:
https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3298:_Aerospace_Flowchart
Grammar mistakes
https://areaocho.com/editorial-oversight-4/
Maybe it’s like the chinese restaurant that puts typos on the menu on purpose because it’s more authentic… the ejaculated version is spreading like VD at a Kardasian family reunion.
n
“Drone technology is moving from tactical to strategic use”
https://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2026/09/drone-technology-is-moving-from.html
“However, drone technology is evolving so fast that it’s changing the nature of technology in war. It’s not so much new as evolved . . . but that evolution is happening so quickly that it seems nobody can keep up with it. Take Ukraine, for example. When Russia invaded, Ukraine had effectively no air superiority to speak of, and few modern, high-technology weapons. In their absence, Ukrainians had to develop new technologies as quickly as they could – and they did so very effectively. We all know how Ukrainian drones stalemated the Russian advance in the Donbas area, and have led to a World War I-style trench warfare where neither side dares to advance in strength, for fear of the massive drone counterattack that would ensue.”
“What’s more, Ukraine has now developed much larger, long-range attack drones that have gone far beyond what anyone had expected. Indeed, they’ve blurred the distinction between “drone” and “cruise missile” until the terms are almost interchangeable. Consider that a few days ago, Ukraine attacked a Russian oil refinery in Saratov, more than 1,700 miles from the launch site of the FP-5 Flamingo drones. The FP-5 is claimed to have a maximum range of some 3,000 kilometers (1,900 miles). Is it a drone, or a cruise missile, or both?”
“You know another place where the heads lie uneasy at night? Yeah, Taiwan is in easy flight range of 40,000,000 expendable killer drones.”
Ugh.
“Climate Activists Blame Global Warming For Zero Hurricanes Forming In Atlantic This Year”
https://babylonbee.com/news/climate-activists-blame-global-warming-for-zero-hurricanes-forming-in-atlantic-this-year
“U.S. — Climate activists sounded the alarm this week, warning that global warming was to blame for zero hurricanes forming in the Atlantic Ocean this year.”
“Though it was previously a common belief that global warming would lead to more frequent and powerful hurricanes, experts warned the lack of hurricanes was also the result of climate change and that Republicans would “rue the day” they ever dismissed it as a hoax.”
“”The pleasant hurricane season Florida is having is directly caused by global warming, and we are all going to die as a result,” said protester Byron Bridges. “America must mandate the use of electric cars immediately — but not Teslas.””
“According to climate activists, no hurricanes might seem good until you realize fewer people are being killed by them. “With no hurricanes around to quell the human population, the world will become overpopulated, and we will all die for completely different reasons,” warned climate activist and part-time masseuse Gina Hampton. “Unless a level 5 hurricane hits Miami this year, we are all going to die.””
LMAO! Teslas were the darling of PLTs; until they weren’t.
What wrath has Musk wrought? DOGE killed billions in Dumbocrats slush funds.
This is an El Nino year.
So was 1992-93 which saw Andrew develop late in the season in August.
It doesn’t matter. The early primary season in Texas is insane.
People still thought the war would be over in a week when they went to the polls the first week of March, and mail in balloting finished on the day the bombing started.
Multitasking.
That’s Robert Francis’ kink if the rumors are true.
The RINOs in Austin didn’t give a cr*p about drag queens, kiddie sex changes, or boys playing girls sports until they needed a distraction from the big property tax increases disguised as “reform” in 2023.
Abbott’s commercials are looking increasingly desperate.
“Major Saudi Diesel Refinery Hit as U.S. Diesel Sits at Record High”
https://thelibertydaily.com/major-saudi-diesel-refinery-hit-as-u-s/
“(The Daily Caller)—Oil loadings seemed to have stopped at Saudi Arabia’s main Red Sea port Tuesday as a major refinery there reportedly burned after an attack.”
“Shipping industry sources told Reuters on Tuesday that loadings at the Yanbu export terminal had been suspended, four days after a drone attack shut the East-West Pipeline that feeds it, the outlet reported. Earlier Tuesday, an attack struck the Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company, known as YASREF, according to a post from the Hormuz Letter account on X. The post cited footage it said showed a fire at the site and NASA satellite heat detections inside the refinery.”
And the hits keep on hitting.
I am surprised that the Saudis cannot bomb the Houthis back into the Stone Age. Oh wait, the Houthis already live in the Stone Age.
If the Saudi subjects weren’t such useless parasites, they could form up in military ranks and conquer and cleanse Yemen. Most Saudi men that I’ve spoken to speak with pride of their martial heritage (and sometimes their cleverness as traders and always about the intensity of their religious faith) so it’s time to cash those checks their mouths have been writing.
By the way, from the above and other comments I’ve made over the years, you might get the impression that I’m not favorably impressed by Arabs. That impression may not be entirely inaccurate.
Abbott is ahead of Gina!, just outside the margin of error in most polls, but, as the incumbent, he should be above 50% at this point with Texas early voting starting in a month.
I will be traveling just before election day, so I’ll probably vote early.
I’m still opposed to the whole idea of early voting. I want same day, paper ballots, purple thumbs, and on-site execution of cheaters and illegal immigrants at the polls. Maybe, maybe absentee voting with notarized ballot applications and notarized ballots for people honestly traveling.
You know, if we had a real high trust society, you could hold any kind of election you want, because there’d be no significant cheating. Those days are so far in the past I can’t see them from here.
I just got a call from some AT&T person that our three AT&T DSL copper lines are being canceled on Sept 1, 2027.
They want us to move over to a AT&T wireless device. I have no idea what would be involved on doing this.
This sucks. My current cost for those three copper DSL lines is about $300 per month. But, that is how my PBX, my private phone switch at my office works. Moving that is going to be painful. And I refuse to jump to their fiber at $600 per month with a five year commitment.
I want same day, paper ballots, purple thumbs, and on-site execution of cheaters and illegal immigrants at the polls.
“Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces the Arrest of Foreign Nationals Who Voted Illegally in the 2024 Election”
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-announces-arrest-foreign-nationals-who-voted-illegally-2024-election
“Attorney General Ken Paxton is announcing the arrest of seven noncitizens who had been indicted for illegal activity related to the 2024 general election. “
Did my drop off. Did some sorting at the shop. Did my grocery shopping.
Home now.
Time to eat something soon.
n
Uh. Look into Ooma. As a start. I’m sure there are other companies selling much the same. Run it all over Starlink.
Verizon has been less than great for a few months. In my house. And I’m getting old enough that having the cell phone acting stupid with no service for a few days at a time just does not work. I haven’t had the need, but it’s a worry.
So I bought an Ooma. Base and handset. I have my cell forwarded to the the new number. Seems to work. Ooma has lots of features but the stripper plan that has some very very basic caller ID is like $6.50 for the taxes per month. Audio is very good.
You can transfer your phone numbers.
And it works for 911. I called the Sheriff office and asked is I could call 911 without getting in trouble for a non-emergency call. They said call 911. And the lady at 911 knew my address. So, I’m good.
Assuming I can reach the handset to make a call. But. That’s about the same as having a phone mounted on the wall in the kitchen, right?
My mom now knows she can use Siri like a “Life Alert” push button. “Hey Siri, call 911”
n
That works? I was told, back when Alexa was new, that you couldn’t place emergency calls. Never thought to test it. Of course, Siri is a different service.
When I put my brother into a home, I bought him an Alexa device (Echo Dot?) and taught him to say “Alexa, call my brother” and that worked. The only other things he learned were “Alexa, tell me a joke” and “Alexa, what time is it?” I couldn’t seem to get him to learn that he could listen to Sirius XM music and drama shows, which it was perfectly capable of doing. I even created a large font list of commands for him to no avail.
Funny thing is, the whole “call my brother thing” continued working even after his paired cell phone died and eventually disappeared and the service was, I assume, terminated. Internet from him direct to my cellphone, I guess. Some kind of magic.
Great. Now I’m gonna dream about my brother again.
I have a wireless device from Verizon where the device plugs into standard phone lines. I got it for the MIL but the technically challenged “tech expert” at her senior apartment messed it up. I was 1100 miles away and talking with the person on the phone was not working.
I pay $100/mo. for a residential copper voice/fax line. I am the last one on my street according to the techs.
Comcast still doesn’t run cable near your office complex?
Texas sold its regulatory soul for AT&T Fiber.
https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2026/09/15/for-the-kennedy-center-the-tables-have-turned-n3819022
A piece of the ceiling fell down, panels 60 feet over the exterior surrounding walkway weighing hundreds of pounds are corroding and needing replacement. The center is losing $80-100 million a year—where does that money come from? And the prospect of Trump’s name was enough to out the clientele as a bunch of leftists.
I’d say we have more than enough proof that this is a partisan political operation that does not deserve one minute of Trump’s time or one dollar from taxes. It would make a real fine monument when it collapses into s moldering heap, and that sounds like the best use.
The judge ruled that Congress named it after Kennedy, so if its not a center for the performing arts let’s call it the “Kennedy Monument to the Collapse of Democrat Policy”
This guy popped up in my shorts (ah hah!) and this particular short is pretty funny.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tBFk79_EpUg?feature=share
there’s one about an old desktop machine in the corner of the server closet that is almost painful, because I’ve been in those rooms, and seen those machines.
n
Well, looks like my list for tomorrow will include “why isn’t the water heater working.?”
Glad I didn’t have a tiny little fire tonight, so I don’t have to take a cold shower.
The on demand heater is still plugged in, outlet is on, but there isn’t any power to the control panel and the heater doesn’t run. Wonder which kid went to take a shower (because each sets the temp where they want it) and didn’t say anything about the dead panel.
I’m going to bed. It’s tomorrow Nick’s problem.
n