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I heard on the radio today that the drop box fire in Vancouver was preceded by one in Portland. In both cases it was a Volvo that drove up. Just more info. SVERGE!!!!! mspart

There are plenty around here. I had a couple of them on the first wrestling team I was asst coach for. They would go around yelling Sverge!! all the time. I think they were 2nd generation from Sweden. That was back in 1989/1990. They are old and decrepit by now!!! mspart

A la Spinal Tap!! mspart

That sure seems to be the case, even with Kamala. When asked how she'll be different than Biden, she'll say "first I am a woman so that is different, and also I'm not Trump, You know I have been saying I'll be different but I'll be different than the last decade and you know who was in charge during the last decade. That's right and he was very divisive and did a horrible job and I will not be like him." That makes you wonder who she is talking about!!! But her idea of different does not mean different necessarily from Biden, it's from Trump or Obama or whoever she is talking about there. mspart

Generally speaking, Vancouver is a conservative area, much different than Portland. I can see some antifa types from Portland doing this to counter act their votes. Or it could be Ds in Vancouver trying to affect local elections. Or it could be 16 year old punk kids just having "fun". mspart

Ouch!! The thrill is gone. The thrill is gone baby. There is no joy in mudville. No joy at all. Joy is a great campaign slogan. But when asked what you will do when in office, deer in the headlights look. "I will have a different administration from JaBiden, I'm a woman so there's a difference ha ha. And he's an old white man, and I'm a much younger and stupider woman of color. I can't say that I would have made different decisions than JaBiden because I was there in the situation room with him. But my administration will be completely different." Joy just doesn't cut it when you have a candidate that vapid. mspart

Here's some more: watch out where the huskies go and don't you eat that yellow snow. watch out where the huskies go and don't you eat that yellow snow. watch out where the huskies go and don't you eat that yellow snow. watch out where the huskies go and don't you eat that yellow snow. And another: I can't see, doh doh doh doh, ohhhhhh I can't see, doh doh doh doh Oh woe is me, doh doh doh doh, I can't see, doh doh doh doh. Brought to you by Apostrophe - Greatest album of all time!!! Tracklist 1. Don't Eat The Yellow Snow 2. Nanook Rubs It 3. St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast 4. Father O'Blivion 5. Cosmik Debris 6. Excentrifugal Forz 7. Apostrophe' 8. Uncle Remus 9. Stink-Foot mspart

It doesn't matter. Whoever did it should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. KATU is Portland, but Vancouver is close enough, Portland is the big market and wouldn't have their own TV stations. I read some headlines and it looks like it was in Vancouver. The fire was inside the box, the video is of officials trying to save the ballots. https://katu.com/news/local/vancouver-ballot-box-seen-smoking-same-morning-as-portland-ballot-box-arson mspart

They brought in a new prof in my Mech Eng program. He was 100% interested in "research" into robotics etc. I had to take a Kinematics class from him and suffered because he was obviously not interested in the subject. Unfortunately, I allowed his contempt for having to mingle with the unwashed to affect my concentration in the class. I can't remember what grade I got but I did ok, but I understood everything well enough to be at the top of the class or near. Yeah, I had this same experience. mspart

Real chummy looking. Neither can stand each other. mspart

Obviously this is acceptable non violent free speech happening. Nothing to see here. mspart

They cannot make a coherent statement on why their candidate is better or even good except they are not a nazi or hitler like Trump obviously is. The problem is this wreaks of desperation. Even a CNN or NBC guy took a few undecided in PA and asked if this kind of talk was persuasive and none agreed. But that is all they have left. Call the guy a nazi or hitler wannabe and hope it sticks. It is not. mspart

Stop it Rasta, just stop it. You are trying to kill us all with envy!!!! mspart

The blame goes to an actually horrible candidate that the Ds have. She cannot or refuses to answer even the most basic questions. Even Ds are demoralized, hence the nazi and hitler talk. Ds are imploding because they don't have a candidate worth salt. mspart

Smoked a brisket on Friday for a chili cookoff. My wife made the chili and it almost overflowed the huge dutch oven, plus the huge dutch oven was too big for smoker. So we added liquid smoke to the chili as well as the brisket and it was good, just not fantastic like we thought. We took 3rd out of 13 chilis. So it was pretty good still. But the brisket was a piece of work. We ate that last night and it was so good!! I loved it. The smoker just never ceases to amaze me. I have yet to ruin anything in the smoker. It was just awesome. mspart

The brisket I smoked for the chili didn't help the chili as much as I had hoped. BUT, the brisket itself was incredible. Just saying. mspart

Taylor has to convince himself that he is the bad draw and then wrestle like that. I can't believe they matched him up to Sad in the first round so I looked it up and sure enough it is there. https://uww.org/event/seniors-world-championships-non-olympic-weight-categories/results Looks like a tough bracket overall. mspart

That's really weird. I guess they can't endorse Karma-la in good conscience. mspart

I thought about getting a doctorate in engineering, but decided I didn't want to do research the rest of my life. So I didn't. I did a Master's and did that research and gathered data and it was fun. Then I met my wife. Good decision I say. Married 36 years now. Getting a PHD is a huge effort, WR is correct there. The guy I did my Masters with (he was on another project) later got his Phd and taught in Mississippi at U of M or M ST. I can't remember now. mspart

Apparently, 80% of the electorate want voter ID and citizenship requirements on registering to vote: https://jonathanturley.org/2024/10/25/gallop-80-percent-of-americans-support-voter-id-and-proof-of-citizenship-laws/. This week, I wrote about polls that show the public is not buying the apocalyptic predictions of the imminent death of democracy unless Kamala Harris is elected president. Now, a new poll shatters another main talking point of pundits and the press. Democratic candidates, including Vice President Harris, have denounced voter identification laws as “Jim Crow 2.0” attacks on voters. A majority of voters have long supported these laws. According to a new Gallup poll, that majority is now a supermajority. Despite unrelenting attacks on these laws in the media, eight in ten Americans now support both laws: With less than two weeks to go in the presidential campaign and voting already underway in many states, 76% of U.S. adults favor the concept of early voting. Two other election law policies are supported by even more Americans — requiring photo identification to vote (84%) and providing proof of citizenship when registering to vote for the first time (83%). … Majorities of Americans favor a range of election law policies that expand voters’ access to the ballot box, including early voting, automatic voter registration, and sending absentee ballot applications to all eligible voters. They also broadly support measures to limit fraud and ensure election integrity, including requiring photo identification to vote and providing proof of citizenship when first registering to vote. There are few major political issues today that could show this type of overwhelming support, including from Democrats. Yet, both the Democratic politicians and pundits continue to denounce these laws. Indeed, the campaign against Georgia resulted in their losing the All-Star Game and its economic benefits. Yet, under these laws, Georgia is setting records in the turnout of voters. In the meantime, the Biden Administration is continuing to oppose and legally challenge efforts of states like Virginia to remove alleged non-citizens from their voting rolls. mspart

Yeah, I like Neil Young's harmonica playing. Is it the best. I don't think so. But it is good. The guy from blues traveler is a monster harmonica player, but it is just too much and isn't much compelling after a 15 seconds or so. Just fast and the same thing. But he is good no doubt. The way he hits single notes is pretty amazing. mspart

Boy when Axelrod has something bad to say about Karma-la, it must be really bad. mspart

Musk totally took it to that tool. The tool got gotcha'd by the guy he wanted to gotcha. Do you notice how much the tool sounded like Karma-la? Gets caught where he doesn't have an answer and pivots to something else. Musk was perfectly respectful the whole time and was enjoying himself. The tool was backpeddalling in an appalling manner. very similar to what we have seen from Karma-la in her softball interviews the last few days. mspart

Local radio guy really likes the harmonica player for WAR, Lee Oskar. He lives just north of Seattle as an aside. I really like Robert Plant but there are others. I love a good growling harmonica, it is a great addition to the music. mspart

Interesting: Covid vax is safe. Proved that it did cause harm to many. 6 feet rule for covid. Proved it was just made up. Experts said Hunter laptop was russian disinfo. Proved wrong. Inflation reduction act did not. Proved it accelerated inflation and was really a green bill giving lots of money to green stuff. Yes, there are lots of reasons to trust the politicos, experts, and scientists. mspart