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I hope the family horse can traverse these conditions .

Just saw that. In fairness, it’s going to be around 20° with a wind up to 20 mph, so that sounds unpleasant. .

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/brutal-cold-and-punishing-winds-predicted-for-inauguration-day-in-dc/ar-AA1xnyec https://www.npr.org/2025/01/17/nx-s1-5265674/president-elect-donald-trump-moves-inauguration-indoors-citing-frigid-temperatures Just read that the Inauguration was moved inside. 9° wind chill forecasted. .

IMBY question… Should I get the wagon ready to get into town for provisions to keep maw and paw warm out here in the vast interior? .

That I don’t know. Not all of the streaming is bad; Apple is good if you can snag a free three month subscription. .

A fleeting calm descends upon weeniedom .

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Juuuuuuuust a bit below zero .

I’ve watched those other two, both good; severance is even better. Foundation is good, too. They’ve had really thoughtful sci-fi and suspense/dystopian stuff recently. .

Severance returns tomorrow. Anyone watching? One of our favorites. .

That’s very informative - thanks! .

My parents are in Florida for a month starting this week and my dad called this morning to let me know it’s chilly. It’s 50°. .

are they taking temperatures next to the jet engine? .

Right. We get that we’re screwing up the chemistry of the atmosphere, but let’s enjoy it when the cake is comes out the way we like it! It’s akin to be annoyed that no matter how good you look in a photo today, you’re not as young as you were ten years ago. .

C’mon, why can’t we just admit it’s cold? Not every storm or every cold spell or heat wave has to be of historic proportions. Sometimes it’s just cold… or warm… or dry. We can’t seem to get over that it was generally colder when we were kids, so we don’t want to acknowledge when it occurs when we’re adults. .

Eh, it’s beyond our control. .

Bingo. Dry autumn and now a dry winter. I STG, it’s going to be torrential rain all April to ruin the start of baseball season. .

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I’ve heard that. I just read this and it’s along the same vein of not taking care of what you can take care of. https://firesafemarin.org/articles/everything-you-need-to-know-about-eucalyptus-trees/ It’s like around here. You can’t stop windy days; you can prune the trees on your property for dead wood or broken branches to lower the odds of damage when natural phenomena occurs. .

That’s really interesting. Thanks for sharing. It always seemed to snow easily in Boston up until fairly recently. .

That looks otherworldly. Great photo. .

Sorry for the delay, I was busy pushing along the corporate industrial complex. I think you’re right in that there are some things you just cannot control; an issue is the bureaucratic mismanagement of what you can. I read this from a nonprofit interview earlier this week: https://www.wsj.com/us-news/fierce-winds-unrelenting-flames-and-rushed-evacuations-the-night-wildfires-engulfed-los-angeles-3dba318c? ‘“City and county officials weren’t immediately available to comment on their brush-management program. Jennifer Gray Thompson, CEO of After the Fire USA, a California nonprofit that helps towns rebuild after disasters, said she could see the lack of brush management by L.A. County in a visit with the fire chief of Beverly Hills last year. “You could clearly see where L.A. County property began, full of chaparral,” Thompson said via email. “BH? Mitigated.”’ .

Prescribed burns. New Jersey does a lot poorly, but manages forestry very well. .

That’s akin (on a far smaller scale) to not clearing your gutters or storm drains before a heavy rain or building on a storm-prone coast or taking care of your body and diet even if you can’t change genetic predisposition; you can’t control the rate or lack of precipitation, but you can mitigate what’s within your grasp. .

That’s too simplistic. What do you invest in? I’m pro-making money. Broad brushstrokes can hurt a lot of the rank and file in corporate America. Organizations aren’t inherently good or evil; they’re doing what the public demands. We know snack foods and too salty and not good for you, b it we can demanding them. Alcohol causes a lot of problems, but people can’t stop. Organizations go where the demand is. .