“I cannot detach myself from the wickedest soul.”
–Mahatma Gandhi
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Who's going beat Dave Barnes to the first post today?
I think you just did, my platypus friend.
Today is Flag Day
No, it isn't. Today is World Hangover Day, for those fools who celebrated World Gin Day yesterday.
Today is National Bourbon Day.
What a coincidence.
That means it’s time for the perfect Manhattan: (and remember, all bourbon is whiskey, but not all whiskey is bourbon)
2 ounces bourbon whiskey
1/2 ounce dry vermouth
1/2 ounce sweet vermouth
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Garnish: brandied cherry or lemon twist
That'll work…😉
I have recently discovered rye whiskey. I have traditionally been a drinker of Kentucky bourbon or Irish whiskey (and none of that swill from that Jameson fellow, mind you), but a friend recommended it, and my aging palate appreciates a bit more softness.
"Rye whiskey, rye whiskey, Rye whiskey I cry..
If whiskey don't kill me, I'll live til I die.
Given that half of my gene pool is Irish – Jameson is a staple at our house! (but Whistle Pig is my favorite)
I still favour a knock of Bushmills. I will seek out Whistle Pig, upon your recommendation.
I, being an Irish Catholic, decided it was time to cleanse my soul.
I went into the confessional box after many years of being away from the Catholic Church.
Inside, I found a fully equipped bar with Guinness on tap.
On one wall, there was a row of decanters with fine Irish whiskey and Waterford crystal glasses. On the other wall was a dazzling array of the finest cigars and chocolates.
When the priest came in, I said to him, "Father, forgive me, for it's been a very long time since I've been to confession, but I must first admit that the confessional box is much more inviting than it used to be."
He replied, "You moron, you're on my side."
You're forgetting that old blues song: "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer." My favorite version is the one in 1977 by George Thorogood & The Delaware Destroyers.
Mine, too, CHB. John Lee Hooker comes close.
I find it odd that a car owner is required to have insurance for their actions or consequences of their car but a gun owner is not.
I have seen the arguments. A knife owner is not required to be insured. Nor the axe owner.
But it still seems odd.
The gun rights people will add
* NAMIC, an insurance association, says "The attempt to link the envisioned gun insurance with auto insurance, however, ignores the fact that like other liability lines of insurance, auto insurance does not provide coverage for intentional acts. If a driver intentionally runs someone over with a car, that incident will not be covered. Additionally, the ownership of a gun has constitutional implications, but there is no constitutional right to drive a car. It is likely that an enacted gun insurance mandate would be subject to a constitutional challenge."
* There also would be compliance issues: we have a much better idea of who owns cars because of registration requirements and who is driving due to licensing requirements. There are no equivalents ownership and operation of firearms.
Hoover Dam reservoir hits record low, in sign of extreme western U.S. drought
And the climate change denying governor of Utah issued a proclamation urging everyone to pray for rain. Seriously he did. Meanwhile, Nevada enacted a new law to remove useless grass. The new law will outlaw about 30% of the grass in Las Vegas which is mainly on road strips and around office buildings. Xeriscaping is going vogue. From one end of the continuum to the other.
If you want a peek at our future along the Front Range, have a look at the Southern Nevada Water Authority website on outdoor water use.
Governor Good Hair tried that approach in TX a decade ago (with a predictable ending). When are these dweebs going to accept that *od gave us a brain capable of critical thinking? We don’t need prayer; we need action. Don’t ask *od to guide your damn footsteps if you aren’t willing to move your feet.
How’s this for an idea: Prayer climate change in the infrastructure bill?!?
Biblical?
Remember when the Lake Bonneville Society was doing Native American rain dances in an effort to re-flood Lake Bonneville?
There are dried up lake beds in Nevada, and of course, the Salton Sea. What if we started piping front range water to the Western slope, and diverting the Colorado into these old lakes. It would take a while, but it might add enough water to change the localized climate.
I don't think it is practical, but with climate change, you never quite know which way the winds will blow. For all we know, rising ocean temperatures, pumping more sea evaporation into the atmosphere, and Salt Lake City will have to go all Noah's Ark on us.
…but will they grasp the need to bring a coffee tree with them? Who’s going to break the news that caffeine is good for them?
The Health Benefits of Coffee
We've stood by as Congress (driven almost entirely from obstruction in the Senate) has failed to bring the cannabis industry into full daylight. It's been almost a decade since Colorado passed its historic Amendment 64 – yet we still lack banking and access to public markets for funding.
This all makes sense if you look at it through this lens: as long as we keep the market gray (at best), the Russians can launder their money through shell corps in Canada and get a foothold here in the US (and Colorado)….all while we incarcerate people of color at obscene rates and prevent US entrepreneurs from doing what we do best: innovate.
Read this and weep…
As Russian Money Poured Into Cannabis, Giuliani Allies Scrambled to Partake
Canadian producers hoping US eases cannabis prohibitions