Last week we had Guillermo threatening us. This week it’s Hilda. At 5:00PM HST she was 540 miles SE of Hilo 595 miles ESE of Kailua-Kona 555 miles ESE of South Point 665 miles SE of Kahului 715 miles SE of Kaunakakai 685 miles SE of Lanai City 760 miles SE of Honolulu 855 miles …
So I’ll just point you at Mark Knopfler’s newish album “Tracker”. It’s really introspective. I like it a lot, but if you’re looking for rock n’ roll go elsewhere in his discography. This song is about as close as he gets to his earlier style:
Erick Erickson, who is one of the leaders of the very conservative and influential Red State website, has disinvited Donald Trump from an upcoming gathering the website operators plan to host. Why? His comment was inappropriate. It is unfortunate to have to disinvite him. But I just don’t want someone on stage who gets a …
Oahu has recently joined the other counties in the state in instituting a plastic bag ban at retail stores (not at restaurants, which puzzles even some restaurateurs I’ve spoken with). Most big retail stores have printed up their own logoed takeaway bags which they sell to their customers. I do most of my daily grocery …
But not by politicians. Nope. The deed was done by the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF). It comes after federal officials advised DCF that the withdrawal limit appeared to violate some tenets of the federal law that funds the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. This is something I wrote about here …
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It’s looking less scary now, and it’s been downgraded to a Tropical Storm. That’s reassuring as long as it’s at the low end of the wind range for one (39-73 mph).
The Dems blocked this attempt in the Senate, but more threats will follow. This claim from the defunders struck me, though: Republicans say community health centers and other providers will be able to accommodate the women served by Planned Parenthood’s roughly 700 affiliated clinics. Opponents of defunding say there is no way to smoothly accommodate …
As part of a Facebook Throwback Thursday, Astronaut Buzz Aldrin posted a scan of his official travel voucher for Apollo 11. Here’s some detail: “Arrive Moon 1325 hrs 7-19, Depart Moon 2400 hrs 7-21.” Via Vox.