Biopsy~ma and speedy answers, Consuela!
Two honking Canada geese just flew by going down the road. They were flying just above the road, like they were traffic. Strange.
Oh my god. What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing!? Oh right, that would be me. Back to work.
Wash ,'Bushwhacked'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Zenkitty - Mar 16, 2016 3:46:37 am PDT #17623 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Sparky1 - Mar 16, 2016 4:39:17 am PDT #17624 of 30003
Librarian Warlord
Sox in Cambridge: [link]
Health ~ma to Consuela and Bonnie.
My drive into work wasn't terrible, but I'm ranty about all the faculty who have been making requests of my staff because they can't/won't come in today -- Yo! Staff has the same screwed up commute, so don't expect them to cover for you!
Jesse - Mar 16, 2016 4:43:05 am PDT #17625 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Sox in Cambridge: [link]
Huh! That looks cool.
Zenkitty - Mar 16, 2016 4:59:39 am PDT #17626 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I don't like Wednesdays.
Sparky1 - Mar 16, 2016 5:08:49 am PDT #17627 of 30003
Librarian Warlord
News is saying Merrick Garland is going to get the SCOTUS nomination at 11.
Zenkitty - Mar 16, 2016 5:16:43 am PDT #17628 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Wasn't Merrick Garland the only white guy on the short list?
Gudanov - Mar 16, 2016 5:18:04 am PDT #17629 of 30003
Coding and Sleeping
Unfortunately the GOP has seems to have abandoned everything but the challenge part.
Yeah, they don't seem to have a coherent vision for how to address the concerns of their supporters. I think the in-fighting has really paralyzed the party. They don't have a coalition that fits together especially well either and the reaction to the Obama presidency has deepened those fissures.
But maybe it's a deeper issue too. The election of Obama symbolized a fundamental change in the United States. Suddenly the face of America had become multi-ethnic, representing a reality that a lot of people didn't want to accept. I'm thinking that the real uniting force behind the Republican coalition has been Leave it to Beaver -- a sanitized version of the 50s when men were men, women were women, America was prosperous and all-mighty, and we didn't think about minorities. That's what America was supposed to be and the election of Obama shattered the illusion that that's what America could become. I think that is the true core of the Tea Party which formed as a reaction to Obama. It's that dream that Trump is selling now.
The GOP needs to put forth an agenda that deals with the reality of globalization and with the realities of what America really is. They've been skating by on selling Leave it to Beaver while advancing the agenda of the pro-business wing for a long time. Obama has scared the base, making them want action on making Leave it to Beaver real, and that's simply not possible. Trump has exploited it.
Zenkitty - Mar 16, 2016 5:19:30 am PDT #17630 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
The meeting moderator just informed everyone we can tell our software to "remember" us so we don't have to log in every time. This has thrown the whole room into a tizzy. My boss is marveling that she never knew that. Everyone is chattering and asking questions.
I don't like Wednesdays.
Gudanov - Mar 16, 2016 5:19:35 am PDT #17631 of 30003
Coding and Sleeping
News is saying Merrick Garland is going to get the SCOTUS nomination at 11.
Hmmm... I thought it would be the other guy. The guy approved for the appeals court in 2013 with no votes against.
Jesse - Mar 16, 2016 5:26:22 am PDT #17632 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Srinivasan? Doesn't he just sound controversial? (blech)