Greetings Mellow Citizens. How are you all doing in your respective locations? After a grisly nine or so days of clouds, wind and not warm, the weather has finally rallied. We rode to the lake today. For some reason, zero photos were taken. Sorry about that. However, I think all of you have seen the lake before.
I went to an eye clinic specializing in painful eyes, which I have. One of the things they told me to do was buy a Bruder eye mask. You nuke it for 20-25 seconds, place it on your eyes and lay there for 10 minutes. Then you get up and massage your Meibomiam glands, in the direction of your eyelashes, to attempt to unplug the glands. My first thought was yeah sure, you betcha, but it's making a difference. I'm doing it twice a day. Worth a shot if your eyes are painful.
We're getting a new roof June 4. We got 6 estimates, it's amazing how much roof reps' ability to make a case for their company varies. First guy lied by omission, third guy was good and informative, but we went with the last woman. She's the business owner. We spent two days watching her crew do the house across the street, and they did excellent work. Roofers are now using a crane to put shingles on the roof. The color is Pewter. It goes with the color of the house, which is barely yellow, and it's not green like the current roof.
Here is yet another complaint about Safeway pricing. Safeway is a chain in the west. I don't know if they're in the east. Anyway, compare and contrast pricing. On the left we have the Safeway house brand, 1 lb. 2 oz of oatmeal for $9. On the right we have 10 pounds of Quaker Oats from Costco for $7. Yes, Costco is a warehouse store with a yearly fee, but really, $9 for oatmeal?
Things are blooming. These are in the neighbor's yard.
Did Amazon brick your Kindles on May 20?
Amazon has officially ended support for Kindle devices released in or before 2012, including the 1st-5th Gen Kindle e-readers and early Fire tablets. While these older devices aren't completely "bricked"—you can still read previously downloaded books—they have permanently lost access to the Kindle store and cloud services.
Jim downloaded a book on my Kindle this morning, so I guess I've been spared.
47 continues to deteriorate.
From twitter we have the following.
China’s
population is 1.4B people, America has 320m people.
China has been under a surveillance state for decades- 600M surveillance
cameras, they can identify citizens w facial recognition w a 98.5%
accuracy and they record every move by their citizens
Yet China only has 450 data centers
What data is the US gathering that would justify the US to need 5,000
data centers - 15x what China has, with only a quarter of the
population?
Posted by Mimi J
It
is batshit crazy that Texas officials are openly admitting the state is
in a major water crisis and facing huge grid issues, but they are still
turning around and green-lighting these massive data center projects
that suck up insane amounts of energy, drain millions of gallons of water.
Dr. Alex Zeck
Our Republican priority will always be to put government ahead of Americans.
GOP Vice Chair Blake Moore
Oh yay! Jim is back from the grocery store. Tomorrow it's pot roast in the crock pot for dinner. Jim has cried an anguished "enough chicken" and so there will be a pot roast.
I read somewhere that Utah is facing a drought as well but allowing the evil O'Leary to build a huge data center. Insane!
ReplyDeleteThe poppies and rhodies are lovely.
My eyes have started burning and get foggy sometimes. I checked your links and I'll give the warm compresses and massage a try to see if it help. Thanks for the info.
ReplyDeleteAs for trump, still crazy. No change.
They're going to build a data center in a small town not too far from here probably draining everyone's wells. Not to mention the noise and that they are lit up all night. At least that's what I've read. So much for quiet country life.
ReplyDeleteWarm compress for eyes helps. Also, if the air in your home is dry (mini-split airconditioned, like mine), a humidifier in the bedroom also helps the eyes. At times of high pollen, my eyes itch and I use Allegra as needed.
ReplyDeleteGetting estimates for home upgrades/repairs is a nightmare. 6 estimates sound about right in order to find a good quality contractor.
Chinese ability to out-pace US technology and manufacturing is evident. For years China copied and reproduced products originated/invented else ware. Patent laws and intellectual property mean nothing to China.
When it comes to data centers, the US needs to examine alternative solutions and not just one.
The insanity rolls on!
Pot roast sounds good! I think the data center thing is all about AI, isn't it? Which Mimi didn't mention in her post about China, though I'm sure China is working on AI too. I do think it's bonkers that we "need" all these data centers and I'm sure it's wreaking havoc on the environment and the climate.
ReplyDeleteWe never deadhead our rhodies or azaleas. I just let the blossoms fall as they may. As you said, too much tedious work otherwise.
My grandmother used to shop at Safeway in Washington D.C., so it was definitely on the east coast at least until the time she died (in the late '80s). It may still be in business there for all I know.
I, too, recently was advised to get the eye mask. And it does work! Also went through a new roof experience last year opting for a slate colored shingle to replace old rusty colored ones. And the roofer dealings and followups were onerous! Glad I won't live long enough to have to go through THAT again. Hope your experience is easier. Take care, Kris in Ohio
ReplyDeleteThey're putting Data Centers around Phoenix too, we're a DESERT, Water is scarce, I don't know what they're thinking?! The Raw Energy Drain is enormous too and spikes costs for everyone else due to the Data Center demand. Anyway, short term Greed always equals long term regrets and pain. As for Donnie Two Dolls, can he hurry up and finish deteriorating already and stop with the staged 'Assassination' attempts already! Now we know why he didn't attend his Son's Wedding, he had that previously scheduled faked Assassination Attempt obligation. He never spends Weekends at the WH yet just HAPPENED to be there on a Holiday Weekend... yeah, right... like anyone is buying that weird coincidence. *Eye Roll*
ReplyDeleteThat is an insane price for oatmeal. We always buy the huge one, like you, at Costco, but recently I was visiting my mother and ran out. I bought (at Food Lion) the exact size you bought at Safeway. Cost me the princely sum of $2.59.
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