I had occasion to buy a new coffee maker recently. My philosophy is, “Go mid-range.” If you purchase one of those no-nonsense, on-off, under-20-bucks models, you eventually will come home in the afternoon to the smell of scorched coffee, probably sooner than later. And the really expensive, high-end coffee pots? Don’t even get me started. I return to the programmable, 12-cup Mr. Coffee, or comparable brand. It can’t be beaten, except I do notice the LED displays get harder and harder to read. Yes, we’re getting started slowly here after a little vacation. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need another cup of coffee.
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Regarding St. Urho:
A compilation of true stories regarding this ersatz saint:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Urho
Testing.
I did not dry myself with a green towel today, but I did don a green sequined cowboy hat when I got out of the shower. After I got dressed, I mean…that would have been a bit kinky, even for me.
I’m receiving many favorable comments from the lassies (who are definitely not dogs), and I suspect that had I affixed a “Kiss Me, I’m Irish” button to my faded denim western jacket, I’d be making out like a bandit. Or an Irish highwayman, as the case may be.
Irish highwayman: Search “Brennan on the Moor”, Clancy Bros. & Tommy Makem. Peace,
May not be here much longer…..so in the meantime I’m leaving some memories…
for Jackie and GR 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KHk9d2pQFU
Internets’s being..compromised……..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkxuWte_iKg
gr..AS ALWAYS…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3V6NnwuoHA
We went to the Fisher Theater in Detroit and saw Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. We had seen it at the Detroit Opera House two years ago and I was sure that that the versions were different. Eventually I realized that the televised version was so ingrained in my mind that I was getting confused. There is something about the harmonies in their musicals that are so good.
I’m off to walk 20 miles tomorrow. Weather is expected to be in the 50s.
Mark…yours and
DJJJ7 came early in play list
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMriDhHDB1E&list=PLq5_IODrGmKilQDMaoIujwCNKt3f6qJe4&index=15
..Dhani favors his Father
Once there was a woman who was blessed with a near-perfect husband…a hard worker and good provider, and a great father to his children. His only fault was a glaring one, though…every Friday afternoon after work he would go to a bar with his buddies and drink until he passed out, at which point they would have to carry him home and dump him on his doorstep. This was source of much embarrassment to his wife in their small community, but she was unable to change his behavior.
Finally, in desperation, she asked the drinking buddies to help her. They conferred and decided that the next Friday night, after he had passed out, they would cart him to the local cemetery and deposit him in an open grave, their theory being that waking up in a grave would shock him into stopping his binge drinking. They did just that, and the next morning when the man awakened, he looked to his left and saw a wall of dirt; he looked to his right and saw a wall of dirt. He stood up and looked around, seeing nothing but graves and tombstones in all directions.
“Well, how about that,” he marveled. “It’s Resurrection Day, and I’m first.”
Interesting article on the woes of newspapers, posted on FB by an editor turned owner of a small Texas paper: https://mises.org/wire/why-newspapers-are-going-out-business
He didn’t write it, but thought it worth reading.
Debbe, I was reminded of the video you posted of Chrissie a few months ago when Jackie and I were sitting third row center at a ballet performance, watching a lovely and almost preternaturally shapely and toned young lady performing, obviously sans undergarments, in a sleeveless leotard that left little to the imagination. And by “little”, I of course mean “absolutely nothing”.
Mark, I believe the writer of that article summed up the situation accurately. Even our little local paper has strayed into those waters of denigrating their own customers for not supporting the “right” candidates and causes. They do carry some real news beyond the local sports, such as a community calendar of concerts and other events, so they’re still worth what my wife’s willing to pay. Also, we’d rather pull or cut out coupons than print them out.
I tried the Tulsa Sunday paper a couple of times after moving here. Not worth what it cost, but that’s my own opinion. Hardly any coupons and not enough of what interested me.
And another thing that is killing newspapers is probably loss of ad revenue. Advertisers pick media based on how many sets of eyes see it, and their ads. As circulation drops, so too does the amount of ads bought in the media. And advertisers have less money to spend too, so they are getting pickier.
Mark and TruckerRon:
The local paper here has been having great difficulties ever since the Internet came around, and I don’t know how much longer it will last.
Of course, I could easily say that it didn’t last. Several years ago, local ownership ceased when Gannett (USA Today) bought it, along with at least two other small-town papers in Chillicothe and Newark.
For the past couple of years, my wife and I had been considering dropping the paper because the price kept increasing and the size of the paper kept decreasing. Even worse, with Gannett’s acquisition, the slant of the paper became ridiculous.
Still, we kept it – even when the price went to $28.65 or so per month – because we did want to know the little bit of local news that Gannett allowed them to print.
Two months ago, though, we did drop it. They announced that they they were “adjusting” the price to $38 per month. We said the heck with that. When I called to cancel, they said that I could have the electronic “more cheaply.” $29.50 per month. The heck with that, too.
Two weeks ago, they offered a special deal: $4 per month for 12 months. We took it, but we will have to see what they try to do after the 12 months.
I truly would have been willing to pay $38 per month for the paper that it used to be. I won’t pay that for an American version of Pravda or Russia Today, especially when this version is even more skewed than its counterparts.
Politics.
emb: economics, which affects Jimmy and all other newspaper cartoonists.
Mark: Sorry, maybe I should have been more explicit. The print newspaper crisis is economic. But almost any topic may have political implications [e.g., the effects on ecological diversity of BLM decisions]. However, “an American version of Pravda or Russia Today, especially when this version is even more skewed …” is a political opinion or two. Peace,
emb:
You couldn’t be more wrong.
It’s intellectual honesty.
At one time, the local paper was unfailingly neutral, even on the editorial page, with the exception of endorsements of candidates at election time. They tended to go slightly toward one party, but they always presented sound reasons for their opinions.
For the record, I would have had written the same words even if the paper expressed only political opinions with which I agree.
Right now, my news source of choice is the Christian Science Monitor. They remain unfailingly neutral.
Sure I could, but I won’t bother. Actually, I don’t know what your political views are, partly because it’s not clear if we are considering Pravda in its historical sense, or in its current versions. See Wiki / history of Pravda and Russia Today.
Peace,
emb, I gather from what Rick said that he intended the comparison to mean that his locals only present one point of view, regardless of which point it is. So let it lie. We were talking about the problems of newspapers, not politics. Although as the author of the piece points out, if the news writers viewpoints diverge too far from their intended audience, they lose that audience.
“So let it lie.” That’s why I said I’d not bother. Peace,
Say, I never thought of the Monitor at all! Do they have an online version, and does it cost much? I dropped the Boston Globe, which I subscribed to for years, we subscribed long before Chris died, and before that the paper arrived at our house early every day. And its content is satisfactory. But when the price went to over $30 a month, I gave it up. I’ve tried several other papers but am not liking them all that much. I’d like to try the Monitor, I think.
And by the way, I want to drop my current paper … how do I go about it? Also a few sites that I support, non profits, with monthly donations … ten dollars a month; it really adds up. And the online newspaper hooks you with an introductory offer, but when it goes up in price, how do you cancel it? If you can help me, many thanks!
Mark:
You apprehend well, without a filter.