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06/10/2017 100%
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I walked 7500 Steps during today's morning walk. The temperature this morning is 69 on the news channel and 67 degrees on the front porch. I ended up the day yesterday with 10.8k steps. After yard work later on after we returned from the Produce store where I checked their prices and the Grocery Store was lower according to their flyer so I walked down there and back to the truck where my brother was patiently waiting. I was mistaken when I said they had two types of apples on sale what was on sale was D'Anjou Pears and Red Delicious Apples
On the way to the 90s already.at 8:45 it is 82 degrees
No wonder I was starting to feel warm walking today.
Some humor from a post elsewhere on this forum
http://cheezburger.com/1957896/hungry-kitten-wont-let-anyone-touch-her-food?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+ICanHasCheezburger+(I+CAN+HAS+CHEEZBURGER)
http://cheezburger.com/2377733/meet-the-cat-boat-amsterdams-floating-sanctuary-for-cats?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+ICanHasCheezburger+(I+CAN+HAS+CHEEZBURGER)
Have a Great Sunday
Roger0 -
06/11/2017 100%
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I walked4000 Steps + 5 pennys from 4 locations during today's walk. The temperature this morning is 71 on the news channel and 71 degrees on the front porch. I ended up the day yesterday with 9600+ steps.
Why the short walk You may be wondering, I was a little depressed as just before I left for my walk the Window AC started giving out a loud shrieking noise as of a dry bearing. I turned it off and went walking, however I did want to get back after it had some time to defrost just in case it was only iced up, however I suspect that even if it is OK right now I need to look for a small physical size unit for where it fits and keep it in mind just in case.
Yesterday I had a sudden hankering for a dish Mom used to make, Start out cooking loose Ground Beef & Onions then add Pork & Beans and stirs until warm, serve. And of course Franks & Beans
I can do either of those using the NS Chicken with beans Dinner by counting the chunk of chicken as a PF and adding the other ingredients and stay pretty much on plan too.
What created the hankering? My Brother was cooking some 90% from on sale Hamburger with Onions and naturally smell is a huge trigger for that sort of thing
Yesterday he brought home the 2.5 dozen eggs that are on sale for $1.99 to hard boil, and some small packages of Top Round London Broil that were on sale all well under $2
Pooping geese prompt police, firefighter response at Disneyland
http://www.dailynews.com/oddities/20170610/pooping-geese-prompt-police-firefighter-response-at-disneyland
ANAHEIM >> Seventeen people had a crappy day at the Happiest Place on Earth.
They enjoyed the Disneyland just fine. But they were hit by a mass of droppings from a flock of geese.
It was dramatic enough to bring police and firefighters to the Magic Kingdom.
The Anaheim Police Department says they answered a call that guests had been hit with fecal matter, but determined it was from a flock of geese that flew over and no crime occurred. Eleven adults and six kids were hit, but none were hurt.
Police say all guests are now healthy and happy.
Not thr first one to explode in NJ.
House Explodes in Fiery Blast in Piscataway; 1 Hurt: Officials
Gas was suspected as the cause of the explosion
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/House-Explodes-in-Piscataway-Hopkinson-Avenue--427764393.html
A house exploded early Sunday in Piscataway and the homeowner was burned, but survived the fiery blast, witnesses said.
The house on Hopkinson Avenue was completely leveled. The burned-out shell of a car could be seen amid the smoldering remains.
Mayor Brian Wahler said gas appears to be the cause, citing "the size of the explosion - the house was blown off its foundation. And there's literally nothing left of the house."
The homeowner, who is a municipal worker for a nearby town, was blown outside of the house by the force of the blast, officials said.
Have a Great Monday
Roger0 -
06/12/2017 100%
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I walked 5700 Steps during todays walk. The temperature this morning was 74 on the news channel and 75 degrees on the front porch. It is 82 degrees on the backyard thermometer already as of 7:30 Yesterday some locations set a new record high at 97 degrees.
Why the short walk today You may be wondering, Or maybe not given the early heat. Luckily the heat wave is supposed to break for tomorrow.
Have a Great Tuesday
Roger0 -
06/12/2017 100%
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I walked 5700 Steps during todays walk. The temperature this morning was 74 on the news channel and 75 degrees on the front porch. It is 82 degrees on the backyard thermometer already as of 7:30 Yesterday some locations set a new record high at 97 degrees.
Why the short walk today You may be wondering, Or maybe not given the early heat. Luckily the heat wave is supposed to break for tomorrow.
Have a Great Tuesday
Roger0 -
06/14/2017 100%
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I walked 8000 Steps + 1 cent during todays walk. The temperature this morning was 66 on the news channel and 61 degrees on the front porch. The predicted high for today is in the 70s.
http://6abc.com/news/psychic-hit-by-car-inside-restaurant-says-he-didnt-see-it-coming/2099308/
Psychic hit by car inside restaurant says he didn't see it coming
Brian Taff reports during Action News at 4:30 p.m. on June 14, 2017. (WPVI)
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 06:30PM
A man was able to walk away after a car slammed through a restaurant and pinned him against the wall.
Surveillance video from inside the restaurant in Arizona shows the moment car came barreling through the window and directly hit Blair Robertson.
Robertson is a psychic, but he says he didn't see this coming.
"A lot of times we can't even read our own lives and that's just how it works," he said.
Robertson was eating lunch with a friend at the time, who is also a psychic.
Somehow both were able to walk away from the incident with minor injuries.
At this time its unclear what caused the driver to slam into the restaurant.
Have a Great Thursday
Roger0 -
06/15/2017 100%
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I walked 7341 Steps + 1 Dime during today's walk. The temperature this morning was 64 on the news channel and 65 degrees on the front porch. The predicted high for today is in the 70s and a chance of Thunderstorms.
Today is D-Day for my diet as we meet friends at Harold's for Dinner. I know I will be overeating
http://www.haroldsfamousdeli.com/
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2017/06/13/police-increase-efforts-over-violence/
Officers To Be Put On 12-Hour Shifts, As City Violence Increases
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore sees multiple deadly shootings in just a matter of hours. It was a burst of violence that forced the commissioner to make a drastic move today.
All uniformed officers will be on mandatory 12-hour shifts, as the city hustles to control the crime.
Ava-joye Burnett reports the violence spilled over from the night into broad daylight today.
After a violent night, the police department announced a plan on how to address this problem, as the Police Commissioner was angered by the violence.
Politics ?
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/14/resist-movement-violence-threaten-united-states/
Have a Great Friday
Roger0 -
06/15/2017 100%
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I walked 4700 Steps during today's walk. The temperature this morning was 65 on the news channel and 68 degrees on the front porch. The reported humidity is 100% and when I looked out the Living Room window before walking, the street was wet except under trees where it was dry, thus the rain that had fallen must have been light so far. The weatherman is predicting spotty rain and Thunderstorms for NJ
Yesterday was D-Day for my diet as we meet friends at Harold's for Dinner. I did do some overeating
I had their Bacon Cheese-Burger, a Whopping Big Burger and what looked like a quarter pound before cooking of crispy Bacon.
http://www.haroldsfamousdeli.com/
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/337776-ominous-signs-for-states-as-revenue-targets-missed
Ominous signs for states as revenue targets missed
By Reid Wilson - 06/15/17 10:00 AM EDT
Two out of every three states in America took in less tax revenue than expected this year, the worst performance since the depths of the recession, and twenty states expect to address budget shortfalls in the coming year.
The new data, contained in three reports released by state budget analysts this week, raise concerns that states could face a new round of belt-tightening — and that another economic slowdown could be just around the corner.
The reports cite a variety of factors behind the revenue slowdowns, from falling commodity prices to the rising costs of government services. Some of the slowdown also likely comes from wealthy taxpayers and corporations, which have delayed some tax payments until next year in hopes that tax reform proposals will pass Congress.
Thirty-three states will miss revenue projections in Fiscal Year 2017, according to the National Association of State Budget Officers. That’s the highest number of states to miss revenue targets since 2010, during the middle of the recession, when 36 states missed projections.
In total, states anticipate revenues falling short by $12 billion. Most of the shortfall comes from sales tax collections, which are projected to be down $6.6 billion. That troubles some economists because sales taxes are traditionally the most stable revenue sources for states.
More info by following the link
From Here, I found some news from Georgia yesterday
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/north-fulton-county/breaking-suspicious-package-shuts-down-street-where-karen-handel-lives/533890723
FBI joins investigation at Karen Handel's house
Updated: Jun 16, 2017 - 7:14 AM
ROSWELL, Ga. - Authorities were called to the neighborhood where Karen Handel lives in Roswell after suspicious envelopes were found in mailboxes Thursday afternoon.
Police say Roxburg Drive off Old Alabama Road was shut down for several hours while crews investigated.
At least five homes in the neighborhood received an envelope with a "white powdery substance" in it.
The FBI was called in to take the lead on the investigation.
I gather this election is being watched intently by both parties too.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-15/georgia-s-special-election-is-a-tv-ad-bonanza
Georgia’s Special Election Is a TV Ad Bonanza
The House race between Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel has attracted $48 million.
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I have never heard of Scomber Fish BTW.
Have a Great Weekend
Roger
P.S. before I forget a couple of food reviews.
I just had the New NS Creamy Beef Alfredo, It was tasty, however the beef was just small flecks throughout the cup and the sauce tasted familiar like some of the other add water and heat cups
The Food from Harold's:
The Burger was not quite as cooked as I wanted despite ordering Well Done...
I pulled off and discarded most of the top bun while I was eating leaving some to hold it with until the end when I left it on the plate too.
My side of Onion Rings were very Crunchy & Tasty. I did eat two large and one small and passed the rest around. I managed to resist the siren call of their Carrot Cake
The cake in the display case looked about 12"+ tall and 18+" across. All their pastries were whoppers.
You can get an idea of the portion sizes from this link
https://www.yelp.com/biz/harolds-new-york-deli-edison-2
For example My Brother and a friend split the Pastrami Sandwich and both took home enough for a couple of more meals. The sandwich came with extra plates and Rye bread standard, They expect it to be shared.
The Pickle Bar also had More Rye and dark bread, small muffin shaped bread and cubes of Onion bread to go with the all You want Pickles0 -
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I walked 29 Steps during today's walk according to the FitBit
To explain why, I noticed before I left that the display was off so I changed the battery and as a result the clock was off and showing 12:11 so I am theorizing that while I was out it was recording and then when I powered up the computer it synchronized the time and said, Oh, look it is a new day and the step count for today started fresh with the steps I had done walking be credited to Saturdays count
The temperature this morning was 70 on the news channel and 71 degrees on the front porch with 100% humidity. When I looked out the Living Room window before walking, the street was somewhat wet except under trees where it was dry, thus the rain that had fallen must have been light so far. The weatherman is predicting spotty rain and Thunderstorms for NJ once again
There is something outside that is causing my nose to run a sneezes so I did not stay out that long as I am much better in the house.
From Here,
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/christinerousselle/2017/06/16/edgy-fusion-calls-rep-scalise-a-bigoted-homophobe-after-being-shot-n2342211?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=
Edgy: Fusion Calls Rep. Scalise a "Bigoted Homophobe" After Being Shot
Christine Rousselle
Posted: Jun 16, 2017 11:35 AM
You may not see this one elsewhere...
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/06/17/icymi-someone-fired-several-shots-at-this-indiana-driver-who-had-a-make-america-n2342329
ICYMI: Someone Fired Several Shots At This Indiana Driver Who Had A 'Make America Great Again' Flag
Matt Vespa
Posted: Jun 17, 2017 8:00 AM
Just Wrong IMO
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2017/06/16/new-civility-nebraska-democrat-doubles-down-on-saying-republicans-getting-shot-was-funny-n2342239?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=
New Civility: Nebraska Democrat Doubles Down on Saying Republicans Getting Shot "Was Funny"
Katie Pavlich
Posted: Jun 16, 2017 11:15 AM
Have a Great Fathers Day AKA Sunday
Roger0 -
06/18/2017 100%
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I walked 4230 Steps during today's walk according to the fitbit
The temperature this morning was 78 on the news channel and 76 degrees on the front porch with 100% humidity. The weatherman is predicting rain and Thunderstorms for NJ once again
Today I was better with the allergies walking, OTOH I was suffering from a case of terminal sweat
A Shower is in my near future while my brother goes and gets his hair shortened AKA a Haircut.
I am guessing that Sundays rain cleared the air for this mornings walk.
I hope the Severe Thunderstorms in the forecast for later today are not too bad.
Thankfully as of this morning I am back within my 5 pound comfort range after Fridays Caloric Overload
Still a bit more to get back to where I was Friday morning, however a am guessing that a couple more 100% days will do the job.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-whole-foods-m-a-workers-idUSKBN1972VI
Technology News | Fri Jun 16, 2017 | 6:35pm EDT
For Whole Foods workers, fears of robots, drones and culture clash
The merger that shook food and retail stocks on Friday - Amazon.com Inc's proposed deal to buy Whole Foods Market Inc - rattled some employees of the upscale grocery chain who expressed fears ranging from layoffs to the loss of their laid-back corporate culture.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2017/06/17/drive--movies-thrive-streaming-world/102665316/
Drive-in movies thrive in a streaming world
Melanie D.G. Kaplan, USA TODAY Go Escape magazine 8:04 a.m. ET June 17, 2017
Last year, while visiting national parks in Colorado, I happened upon a real treat: Star Drive In, an outdoor theater that opened in 1955 in the southern part of the state. But my delight didn’t end there.
Next door, I found the Best Western Movie Manor Motel, where you can look out a big window and watch the Star’s outdoor screen … from your bed! Each room is named for a movie star. Booking a night at the motel was a no-brainer. I checked into my no-frills Mel Gibson room and crawled into bed for the feature.
According to Wheeler Winston Dixon, a film expert at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the first drive-ins appeared in 1933 in Camden, N.J. They hit their peak midcentury with about 4,000 locations, roughly one-quarter of the nation’s total movie screens. Now, he says, they account for just 1.5 percent.
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/democrats-vs-trump/candidates-georgia-special-election-brace-final-weekend-n773596
Jun 17 2017, 12:12 pm ET
Candidates in Georgia Special Election Brace for Final Weekend
The race has dragged on for months — Ossoff narrowly missed a chance to win outright in April, running against a multi-candidate GOP field and coming a few thousand votes short of the necessary 50 percent threshold — and it's become by far the most expensive House race ever waged, with Ossoff raising an astonishing $23.8 million, most of it from outside the district.
Have a Great Monday
Roger0 -
06/19/2017 100%
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I walked 6161 Steps AKA 2.79 miles according to the FitBit + 3 Cents during today's walk according to the fitbit
The temperature this morning was 69 on the news channel and 72 degrees on the front porch with slowly lowering humidity. The weatherman was predicting rain and Thunderstorms for NJ Yesterday, nailed it There was .60 inches of rain nearby me and well over 3 inches in parts of NJ.
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/338518-five-things-to-watch-for-in-georgias-special-election
Five things to watch for in Georgia's special election
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Months of attacks and tens of millions of dollars have led up to Tuesday’s special election in Georgia, where Democrats are looking for their first major election victory of the Trump era.
President Trump’s shadow has loomed large over the race. The Democratic push to frame a victory for Jon Ossoff as proof of a growing anti-Trump wave has nationalized the race. All that attention has drawn almost $60 million of spending from both sides — a record for a House race — into the suburban Atlanta district.
But as Democrats angle for an upset, Republicans in Georgia and across the country have fallen in line around their own candidate, Karen Handel. The GOP knows losing a red seat would be disastrous for their agenda, but they are just as aware that a Democratic loss would deal a heavy blow to the opposition’s momentum.
Polls open in Georgia at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Here are five things to watch as results roll in from the 6th District.
Will the huge turnout trend continue?
Will GOP strongholds and white women save Handel?
Can Ossoff flip Republican moderates and turn out black voters?
Can Democrats keep outperforming Clinton?
While Democrats have failed to flip any Republican seats in special elections this year, they have seen one promising trend — candidates keep outperforming Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s 2016 margins.
What does the vote mean for Trump’s agenda?
Hmm, Details if interested by following the Link.
Have a Great Tuesday
Roger0 -
06/20/2017 100%
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I walked 6400 Steps AKA 2.87 miles according to the FitBit + 2Cents during todays walk
The temperature this morning was 68 on the news channel and 66 degrees on the front porch with lowering humidity.
Have a Great Wednesday
Roger0 -
06/21/2017 100%
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I walked 7674 Steps AKA 3.44 miles according to the FitBit + 0 Cents during today's walk I have been listening to Agatha Christie Audio-books or Dramatizations for radio of the ones I could not find as Audio-books.
The temperature this morning was 65 on the news channel and 66 degrees on the front porch with a decent humidity level.
Yesterday, Wednesday, I did a test on Chinese Food for lunch. I had the Snow Peas, String Beans and Broccoli Diet meal withe the sauce on the side, I ended up not using the sauce. I got two meals out of the Veges due to the amount of them. I passed the Rice to My Brother to use if he wants to use it if not It goes from the refrigerator into the garbage for the next pickup. I also had a small order of the Bone in Spare Ribs, 5 Ribs and Tasty too and a Egg Roll. For Dinner I had the other half of the Veges and a 100 calorie Protein shake and nothing else. Today by skipping the pint of rice that comes with the "Diet Dinner" I was OK on the scale and am not feeling the effects of the heat like I would with the rice. Why Rice with the meal comes to mind FWIW.
I could not believe we could not find Sticky Fly Ribbons locally, however after searching Multiple places my Brother found non. So off to Amazon...
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005V6ASZU/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Pic FR10B Sticky Fly Ribbons, 10-Pack
Total Before Tax: $4.99
Estimated Tax: $0.34
Order Total: $5.33
Which seemed a decent price as that was the delivered price
Have a Great Thorsday AKA Thursday
Roger0 -
06/21/2017 100%
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I walked some Steps, The Dew Point is in the 70s and it was 77 degrees on the porch and the weather report on TV at 6AM and not comfortable, As I did not get a good nights sleep either taken altogether I did not go to far. I came home and laid down for a while and am now feeling somewhat better. Thunderstorms in the forecast too
Yesterday I ended up close to 12K steps for the day.
Any Stephen King fans out there?
Spike TV has started running a series based on the Mist Thursday nights at 10. The first episodes next showing is Saturday at 4PM and others showed up in the Guide when I looked. The Movie from 2007 is also showing on IFC Sunday at 11:15PM.The Mist is a 2007 American science-fiction horror film based on the 1980 novella of the same name by Stephen King.
On Wednesday, when I did a test on Chinese Food for lunch. The Snow Peas, String Beans and Broccoli Diet meal with the sauce on the side and a small order of Bone In Spare Ribs...
That seemed to work OK as I was down in weight on Thursday and held the same weight today. That weight FWIW is lower than when I went to Harold's last Friday so Yea!
We could not find the Sticky Fly Ribbons we thought we had left so I ordered them from Amazon. When I unpacked them that is when I found the Old ones Actually they had been hidden by the quarts of 1% milk on the shelf Yesterday I picked up 5 kinds of fruit and 2 quarts of the Milk since I had put the last on in the refrigerator to become nicely chilled. The ones I bought are good on the shelf until April 18, 2018.
From the Chicago Tribune
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-dissolving-illinois-kass-met-20170620-column.html
What to do with a broken Illinois: Dissolve the Land of LincolnJohn Kass Reporter Chicago Tribune
June 20, 2017
Illinois is like Venezuela now, a fiscally broken state that has lost its will to live, although for the moment, we still have enough toilet paper.
But before we run out of the essentials, let's finally admit that after decade upon decade of taxing and spending and borrowing, Illinois has finally run out of other people's money.
Those "other people" include taxpayers who've abandoned the state. And now Illinois faces doomsday.
So as the politicians meet in Springfield this week for another round of posturing and gesturing and blaming, we need a plan.
And here it is:
Dissolve Illinois. Decommission the state, tear up the charter, whatever the legal mumbo-jumbo, just end the whole dang thing.
We just disappear. With no pain. That's right. You heard me.
The best thing to do is to break Illinois into pieces right now. Just wipe us off the map. Cut us out of America's heartland and let neighboring states carve us up and take the best chunks for themselves.
Illinois hasn't had a state budget for years. The state continues to spend money it doesn't have, and the state's credit ratings have dropped, increasing the cost of borrowing more money we don't have to keep the rotten shebang going.
Bills pile up; Moody's Investor Service says taxpayers are on the hook for $251 billion in unfunded public union pension liabilities.
WOW
Have a Great Friday
Roger0 -
06/23/2017 100%
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I decided not to go walking for several reasons . I Had a poor nights sleep as I kept having my sleep interrupted by waves of rain hitting the window AC. Then when I did get up I turned on the local Cable news Channel and the weather radar is showing heavy rain headed my way. Not to far south there is a Tornado warning and the weatherman was saying the the radar is showing the classic hook shape indicating a tornado could be on the ground. Just now the radio is saying that the radar is looking better so that the warning has been cancelled. However High winds with winds up to 70 MPH are indicated.
The temperature this morning was 72 on the news channel and 73 degrees on the front porch with rain.
Have a Great Weekend
Roger0 -
06/24/2017 100%
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I did some walking today and I will be going out shortly to do the mowing which should give me my exercise for the day. The temperature this morning was 70 on the news channel and 66 degrees on the front porch with a decent humidity level.
You would think the day off on Saturday would help, Oh well, Maybe if I had slept better last night
Tomorrow is a D Day, Doctors visit with fasting. That will throw my entire morning off. Normally I get up, drink a protein shake, walk, have a banana on the return home and then later Breakfast. I am thinking of not going walking ahead of the Doctors visit sine my plan is to walk up there and then get coffee for the return leg as well as looking at the Fruits in the nearby Produce store and Grocery Store. Since that is the plan I will take the back pack when I head out.
There may have been a Tornado in south Jersey, It sure looked like one in the cellphone video that was shown on the news. It had not been confirmed by the National Weather Service as of last night however.
The News reports are full of IMO poor grammar. As an example yesterday in NYC there was a drive by shooting where the driver and the passenger were both hit. The news report said "The Driver Somehow managed to drive to the Police Precinct". It would have made just as much sense if they had said that "The Driver managed to drive to the Police Precinct". IMO the Somehow was completely redundant
Have a Really Good Sunday
Roger0 -
06/25/2017 100%
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I have not walked today, I will be walking later on when I walk to the doctors and then go look at the fruit in two different locations. I figure that will give me my exercise for the day, just later than usual
The temperature this morning was 66 on the news channel and 63 degrees on the front porch with a decent humidity level still.
Whoopee, I have been holding the same weight for 5 days now This is good as I am within the range I want to be for weight.
I have started cooking some Hamburger meat to a well done level as a PF for later on, the rest of the Family Pack of it is in the refrigerator freezer section.
The Laundry is washing and hopefully will be dried and folded before I leave around 9:15 AM.
Have a Great Monday
Roger0 -
06/26/2017 100%
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I walked 6956 Steps AKA 3.11 miles according to the FitBit + 1 Cent during today's walk and 1 cent yesterday afternoon found in the Home Depot parking lot I have been listening to the first Miss Marple by Agatha Christie Audiobook.
The temperature this morning was 62 on the news channel and 63 degrees on the front porch with a decent humidity level once more.
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Case with Religious Freedom Implications,
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Monday in favor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Trinity Lutheran v. Comer, a case with national religious freedom implications that involved a denied grant application for playground resurfacing.
The case began in 2012 when Trinity Lutheran Church applied for a Missouri Department of Natural Resources state grant meant to help public and private schools, nonprofit daycare centers, and other nonprofit entities buy rubber playground surfaces made from recycled tires.
The grant application was denied because the Department had a provision in place that "no money shall ever be taken from the treasury, directly or indirectly, in aid of any church, sect, or denomination of religion." The Supreme Court ruled today that this state policy violates the rights of Trinity Lutheran under the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.
Chief Justice Roberts explains in his opinion that “the Free Exercise Clause ‘protects' religious observers against unequal treatment’ and subjects to the strictest scrutiny laws that target the religious for ‘special disabilities” based on their ‘religious status.’”
“Applying that basic principle,” he writes, “this Court has repeatedly confirmed that denying a generally available benefit solely on account of religious identity imposes a penalty on the free exercise of religion that can be justified only by a state interest ‘of the highest order.’”
Roberts acknowledges that the consequence of the state’s decision is “in all likelihood, a few extra scraped knees,” but concludes “the exclusion of Trinity Lutheran from a public benefit for which it is otherwise qualified, solely because it is a church, is odious to our Constitution all the same, and cannot stand.”
Hmm...
On Minimum Wage, Basic Economics Again Rudely Intrudes on Liberal Dreams Jun 26, 2017 2:25 PM
Seattle's $15-an-hour minimum wage law has cost the city jobs, according to a study released Monday that contradicted another new study published last week. A University of Washington team studying the law's effects found that the law has boosted pay in low-wage jobs since it took effect in 2015, but that it also caused a 9 percent reduction in hours worked, The Seattle Times reported. For an average low-wage Seattle worker, that's a loss of about $125 per month, the study said. "If you're a low-skilled worker with one of those jobs, $125 a month is a sizable amount of money," said Mark Long, one of the authors. "It can be the difference between being able to pay your rent and not being able to pay your rent." There would be about 5,000 more low-wage jobs in the city without the law, the study estimated...in the years covered by the study, 2015 and 2016, the minimum wage was at most $13, depending on business size, worker benefits and tips.
In other words, even before the full $15-per-hour mandate was phased in, thousands of jobs were killed, and low-wage workers' hours were significantly reduced -- taking money out of their pockets. Behold, the (ahem) wages of "fairness." A rival study conducted by a progressive, pro-union organization was commissioned by the Seattle Mayor's office (after preliminary data from UW's respected, nonpartisan team of economists appeared politically unhelpful to the city's policy), predictably declaring the move a big success. Unsurprisingly, it is being criticized as bought-and-paid-for propaganda. Its liberal authors are counter-attacking by alleging that the more credible study by mainstream economists is methodologically flawed, drawing this strong rebuke: "When we perform the exact same analysis as the Berkeley team, we match their results, which is inconsistent with the notion that our methods create bias," one UW professor noted. It turns out that when you raise the cost of creating new jobs and sustaining existing ones, fewer jobs are created, and employers find ways to stay in business. Hardest hit are low-skilled, would-be workers looking to get a foot in the door -- as well as low-income workers whose hours were slashed after the government artificially mandated a spike in their hourly pay. Based on the data, the harm outweighed the benefits:
NBER: $13 minimum wage in Seattle LOWERED average low-wage employee pay 6.6 percent. https://t.co/LLv9xmQuM2 pic.twitter.com/uMOtnF9ui4
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) June 26, 2017
Seattle's minimum-wage hike seems to have reduced low-wage workers' earnings by $1500 a year: https://t.co/zB3elfXWdJ
— Annie Lowrey (@AnnieLowrey) June 26, 2017
Have a Great Monday
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06/27/2017 100%
Hi
I walked 7290 Steps AKA 3.25 miles according to the FitBit + 0 Cents during today's walk. The temperature this morning was 58 on the news channel and 56 degrees on the front porch with a decent humidity level once more. The Humidity and temperature are forecast to rise tomorrow
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4639770/Having-smartphone-arm-s-reach-reduces-brainpower.html
Leave your smartphone in another room! Having your mobile within arm's reach reduces brainpower (even if the device is turned off)
Published: 10:40 EDT, 26 June 2017 | Updated: 10:40 EDT, 26 June 2017
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2138655-birds-use-cigarette-butts-for-chemical-warfare-against-ticks/
Daily news 26 June 2017
Birds use cigarette butts for chemical warfare against ticks
Have a Great Wednesday
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06/28/2017 100%
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I walked 5600 Steps AKA 2.5 miles according to the FitBit + 0 Cents during today's walk. The temperature this morning was 65 on the news channel and64 degrees on the front porch with a decent slightly higher humidity level once more. The Humidity and temperature are forecast to rise tomorrow
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/reaganmccarthy/2017/06/27/untitled-n2347272?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=
Democratic Voter Fraud: Liberal Student Sentenced For Registering Dead People To Vote
Posted: Jun 27, 2017 11:00 AM
A James Madison University student and Virginia native is facing at least 100 days in prison after a Virginia district court found him guilty of submitting 18 fabricated voter registration forms.
Andrew Spieles is an employee of Harrisonburg Votes, an organization affiliated with the Democratic Party. Starting in 2016, his job was to register as many voters in Virginia as possible, and track their information, CNSNews reports:
“...After filling out a registration form for a voter, Spieles entered the information into a computer system used by the Virginia Democratic Party to track information such as name, age, address and political affiliation...Every Thursday an employee/volunteer hand-delivered the paper copies of the registration forms to the Registrar’s Office in Harrisonburg.”
The Registrar’s office caught on to Spieles’s scheme when they noticed that many of the names on voter registration forms belonged to deceased community members. The office also noticed inaccurate names, social security numbers and birth dates on registration forms. It became abundantly clear that these forms were not new voter registration.
. He confessed to stealing information from the Virginia Democratic Party’s “walk sheets,” taking names, addresses and ages at random from the data. He also disclosed that he forged fake social security numbers.
Hmm...
Have a Great Thursday
Roger0 -
06/29/2017 100%
Hi
I only walked 3501 Steps + 0 Cents during today's walk. The temperature this morning was 73 on the news channel and 72 degrees on the front porch with higher humidity level once more. The Humidity and temperarture are forecast to rise tomorrow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkm-TiHYEIo
CNN's Van Jones: Russian Collusion Story Is A 'Big Nothing Burger'
On Tuesday, James O’ Keefe’s Project Veritas released a video showing CNN producer John Bonifield admitting that the whole Russian collusion story is “mostly bulls**t,” and that the network pushes it for ratings. Since the inauguration, Russia has been mentioned in CNN’s coverage of the Trump White House 15,694 times. There is zero evidence that there was any collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian intelligence operatives during the 2016 election. None. Every update has yielded nothing further other than we have no evidence of collusion or wrongdoing. Now, you have CNN’s Van Jones telling a Project Veritas reporter that the Russia story is a “nothing burger.”
PV Reporter: What do you think is going to happen this week with the whole Russia thing?
Van Jones: The Russia thing is just a big nothing burger
PV Reporter: Really?
Jones: Yeah.
PV Reporter: You don’t think that…
Jones: There’s nothing there you can do.
Since Hillary Clinton’s upset loss to Donald Trump, the Democratic Party has used Russia as a crutch to avoid an extensive introspective autopsy on why they lost. The mindset seems to be: it’s not possible that our ideas suck, it’s just that the rest of the country is wrong—also, Russia. Democrats have wasted so much time on this story that they haven’t crafted an economic message, which they lacked in 2016, and that’s impacted their party in the special elections held this year. Not a single Democrat has won. With the recent defeat of Jon Ossoff in GA-06, they’re 0-4. It’s come to the point where some Democrats are realizing that they’re becoming distracted with the Russia probe. Voters simply don’t care—and that’s becoming explicitly clear to the slate of Democrats running in the midterms next year. A new Harvard-Harris poll notes that 64 percent feel that the Russia investigation is hurting the country, with 56 percent saying it’s time for Congress to move on to more important issues.
Hmm...
Have a Great Friday
Roger
P.S. You may have gotten from today's post that I have no use for CNN, TBH I have no use for any of the News Broadcasts be they from CNN or Fox...0
