I'm especially worried that Bernie will decide to run as an independent if he doesn't get the DNC Nomination.

I'm especially worried that Bernie will decide to run as an independent if he doesn't get the DNC Nomination.

He didn't in 2016, any particular reason you think he would this time?

I'd be more worried about Boomberg running as an independent, but I actually think he'd be more likely to steal votes from Trump if he did, so.

either that Bernie supporters would sit out rather than vote for Biden,

I have to believe that the number of sometimes voters who will come out against Trump no matter what is larger than the 10% of primary voters who would sit out if Bernie isn't the nominee. (And I think 10% is generous -- he's getting less than 40% of primary votes in the states he's winning!)

In other news, have some nature: [link]

Oh, and congrats Zen! I hope it's awesome!

Congrats Zen!!

I called the DMV today and everything is fine. I don't remember the exact way she described it but basically it had been revoked but the form I turned in on the same day wasn't completely in the system until the next day and everything was reinstated. It sounds like this happens alot. I dunno.

At work I spent most of the day in the shoe Dept. I was paged to go over there and the men's shoes person was going upstairs. It turns out they sent someone home who as sick. No fever but they looked bad and were coughing or had a runny nose or something.

And my mom may be moving. The people she tents from has a duplex (well one unit of one) coming available in a few weeks. It is about the same sq footage, has a dishwasher, and is in town. This would be awesome because she would get off the mountain and as nice as that place is it's just not practical anymore. She won't be able to see it until the 18th but she said she was excited about moving.

He didn't in 2016, any particular reason you think he would this time?

I don't see him having another shot at this in four years, and I fear he feels the same way.

Timelies all!

Yay, Zen!

Sigh...I hate when Gary goes on business trips, not only because I miss him, but also because Mr. S acts out more when he's away.

Sounds like any deviation from the routine unsettles him badly -- and it may be at the age he's at, he responds more to a male parental figure? I know it was kind of amusing to my brothers and their wives how their kids swung back and forth from wanting Mom to wanting Dad and back again, without any change in behavior from the parents to spark it off.

The nature cam footage that Jesse linked is very calming!

At work, the woman who is moving out has already signed a lease on an apartment! She works almost as fast as Msbelle, I think. As much as I'll miss her, it's a good step -- she's something like 20 years younger than the average age of our residents so there isn't the peer group you might desire, when you've got more in common with the staff.

(Note: we've got a significant number of 90+s.)

Congrats, Zen!

I went to bed so angry with the results that I woke up with a muscle in my back so tight that it felt like I had dislocated a rib. It's so frustrating to have all this play out before my state is heard from. I expect I'll be in bees mode for a while. No, not bees. Something more than bees. I want to send penis-fish stories to all the journos who left Warren out of the narrative with a note to read before bed.