Category: Shapiro

Science, Shapiro

The Perseverance of Science

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    NASA has released video of Perseverance landing on Mars. I have to admit, watching it makes me a little verklempt (it’s Yiddish, look it up). I am of the the generation that grew up with the Space Race. I remember TVs being wheeled into elementary school classrooms so we could watch the Mercury, then Gemini, then Apollo rockets lift the men with the Right Stuff off into the wild blue yonder. There was a time when I could name all the Astronauts, the names of their ships (capsules), and what their particular missions accomplished in the contest to … Continue reading The Perseverance of Science

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The Lady, The Dale, And I

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There is a nifty little four part documentary series on HBO called The Lady and The Dale.  It is about Elizabeth Carmichael, founder of 20th Century Motor Car Company, the maker of The Dale, a three wheeled auto that she proclaimed would get 70 miles to the gallon of gas. When the company was founded in 1973 at the height of the Arab Oil Embargo, an assertion that a car could get 70 miles to the gallon had suckers…er…I mean potential buyers lined up outside her San Fernando Valley showroom/offices. I ought to know. I saw them lined up when … Continue reading The Lady, The Dale, And I

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The Two Andys

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The no longer failing New York Times has an article today about how police departments across the country are making attempts to weed out “political extremists” (the rest of us call them Fascists) from their ranks. Imagine that, far right wingnuts patrolling our streets, armed and pretty much impervious to judicial oversight. Who could have imagined? The article centers on an Oklahoma sheriff who was part of the mob that stormed the Capitol on January 6. He claims he was just there for the donuts…er…I mean the rally, but information obtained by other law enforcement officials and passed on to … Continue reading The Two Andys

COVID-19, Science, Shapiro

Texas to Florida: Hold m’ Beer, Watch This

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This whole COVID vaccine mishigas (per the Chief I’m trying to use more Yiddish) is getting so as you can’t tell the good guys from the bad guys. Above you see Dr. Hasan Gokal of Houston, TX. Until recently he was the medical director for Harris County’s Covid-response team. In that capacity he was put in charge of getting those precious cc’s of vaccine into the arms of local citizens. On Dec. 29, a mild Tuesday, Dr. Gokal arrived before dawn at a park in the Houston suburb of Humble to supervise a vaccination event intended mostly for emergency workers. … Continue reading Texas to Florida: Hold m’ Beer, Watch This

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How Many of ‘U’s in Gullible?

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  Oh sweet Ulysses S. Grant on a saloon barstool I swear this is true: Disgraced former US President* DonnyJohn Trump has a hotel in Washington D.C. just a few blocks from the White House. It served as one of his many side hustles (you know like Dolly sings, it’s all about the “5-9”) over the last years. If you want a deluxe king room at the hotel it normally goes for $476 to $596. But if you want to reserve one for March 3 or 4 it will cost you a sweet $1,331 per night. Two night minimum stay. … Continue reading How Many of ‘U’s in Gullible?

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He’s a Refusing to Tackle a Question Dummy

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I gotta hand it to you southern Americans you surely can pick ’em. And guess what, I’m not even talking about the Queen Qitch! I’m talking about the junior senator from Alabama, one Tommy Tuberville.  Ol’ Coach Tuberville got caught like a deer in the headlights the other day when asked about the Queen Qitch. His response? “I haven’t even looked at what all she’s done,” Tuberville, a Republican, told CNN about Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Business Insider reported. “I’d have to hold back a statement on that. Travel in this weather it’s been a little rough looking at … Continue reading He’s a Refusing to Tackle a Question Dummy