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The morning check-in is an open thread posted to give you a place to visit with the meeses. Feel free to chat about your weather, share a bit of your life, grump (if you must), rave (if you can). The diarist du jour sometimes posts and runs, other times sticks around for a bit, often returns throughout the day and always cares that meeses are happy … or at least contented.

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  2. anotherdemocrat

    Brrrrrrr – 40 degrees! But the rain is gone, which is both good & bad. Good for me because ace bandages & rain would not mix well. Bad because we’re 4 inches behind for the year.

    Earing breakfast. Got queso makings with me, will heat it up later. Baby shower luncheon.

    Yesterday was exhausting here. At times, there were only 2 of us answering the phones. And what position are they advertising for? Well, what they’re not advertising for is one of us. Grrr.

    Ok, the Ride is a little over a week away. Time to think about that, play my race day mix in my head, and figure out how to raise more money.

  3. Portlaw

    Madison weather but love the discreet hovers of good will.

    It’s a low sixties day here with rain on and off, mainly on.

    Overslept so am running but will check back later to see how life is doing in Mooseville

  4. DeniseVelez

    at least it’s not cold yet – it’s 68 but tonight it will be 25 🙁

    Oh well – some music will lift my mood

    maybe I should be in Paris

    Meanwhile some Black History facts for the day:

    http://www.yenoba.com/

    Asa Philip Randolph, labor leader, activist, and organizer of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, was born in Crescent City, FL, on this date in 1889.

    Bessie Smith, renowned blues singer, was born in Chattanooga, TN, on this date in 1894. She, along with Scott Joplin and Duke Ellington, are credited with bringing jazz and blues to major northern cities in the 1920’s.

    Harold Washington, the first Black mayor of Chicago, IL, was born there on this date in 1922.

    Oscar DePriest was sworn in as Congressman (Illinois) on this date in 1929. DePriest served three consecutive terms and was the first Black Congressman from the North.

    The 99th Fighter Squadron (Tuskegee Airmen-formerly the 99th Pursuit Squadron) left Brooklyn, NY, on board the USS Mariposa, as they headed off to fight in World War II on this date in 1943.

    Jackie Robinson, the first Black baseball player in the major leagues, played his first game on this date in 1947. Robinson’s Brooklyn Dodgers played the Boston Braves at Ebbets Field. His number was permanently retired on this date in 1997-the 50th anniversary of his first game.

    The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was organized at Shaw University during meetings held by young activists beginning on this date in 1960.

  5. bfitzinAR

    working our way back up to Spring.  Overnight frost wasn’t as bad as feared – at least it didn’t bother the redbuds or dogwoods so it probably didn’t bother the fruit crop either.  I hope.  A rousing OH RATS!!! – the inspector couldn’t make it yesterday and went on vacation today so it will be at least next week before I can start making electricity.  DARN IT!  No way I’m going to make up for the carbon I’ve used in 62-1/2 years before I kick off, but I’d like to get a start.  Maybe today won’t be as crazy as yesterday.  Maybe.  Day 7 of priority registration.  Among other things.  Anyway, enjoy the weather as best you can wherever you are and whatever it’s doing.  {{{HUGS}}} bf

  6. princesspat

    I finally made a reality based decision re my garden yesterday and scheduled an appointment with a local nursery for garden restoration, renovation, and maintenance. Despite my best efforts I just can’t physically do the work any more so it’s time for some help.

    The nursery works with the both the garden and flower shop I frequent so my hope is this will be a team work arrangement and I  can focus on the container planting I so enjoy.

    http://www.bearcreeklandscape….

  7. bubbanomics

    Saw a piece at gos.  yikes.  Proof that we’re an oligarchy from a scientific study from Princeton ( 42 page pdf here ).

    reading comprehension is not in oversupply. One big issue is that the study is based on opinion polls.  How many times has it been demonstrated that what people say they want in polls (issue wide) and how they vote are not very consistent?  

    The “theory” attempts to correlate political outcomes (policies implemented thru legislation) with political interests (policy desires) of various groups:

    Avg citizens

    Economic elites

    All interest groups

    Mass public interest groups

    Business interest groups

    First off, economic elites and avg citizens preferences have a correlation of 0.78, which is pretty damned high in social science, and it’s positive, so the two groups would appear to be rather well aligned.

    Second off, the regression analysis they perform has an r squared of 0.07, which is typical of social science results.  What this means is that 7% of the variance in the policy result is explained by the overall preferences, leaving 93% of the variance in the result “unexplained” or noise.  let’s contrast that with 0.61 = .78^2  or 61% of the variance in avg citizen policy preference is explained by elites’ preference. The analysis says that elite preference has much more to do with the policy result than does avg citizen preference.  It also says that neither has much to do with it.  woof.  political “science.” Call NdGT.

  8. anotherdemocrat

    So, moral dilemma — share the queso here at work or take it home and have it for myself & bring more next week?

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