11 thoughts on “September 2, 2021: Global Weirding”
One coast is on fire and the other under water.
And the left coast is without power.
The north coast is also on fire
The Poissonnière’s requested breakfast for First Day of Kindergarten: apple slices, sunflower seed butter…and frozen peas.
Ha, I love it! The peperoncino is a big fan of frozen peas as well. One night after dinner he started rummaging around in the freezer and I was concerned that he was looking for a second popsicle. Turns out he just wanted frozen peas.
Last night I had eight young men sitting in the wheelchair row of my sections in the grandstand. They got there right at first pitch straight from Cowboy Jack's and sat in the wrong place. Once we go their seating figured out, I could tell they were going to require a lot of supervision. Boisterous they were. Rowdy, even. They started talking amongst themselves and pretty soon the f-bombs were dropping right and left, so I stepped in and let them know that's not cool and started up a conversation. It turns out they were all wrestlers from St. Cloud State, about half of them were from the Chicago area and the rest from Minnesota. "Oh," I said, "You guys won your third straight national championship this year. Congratulations!" They were pretty torqued that I knew that and to find out I was an alumni, so right away I was able to establish a bond that made it easy to crack down when I had to. And they did break a few more rules, one guy had a vape and another put in a chew and started spitting on the floor, but when I stepped in with warnings they all complied and apologized right away. Later in the game, Chicago's center fielder tossed a ball up into the section between innings after warming up. Nobody caught it initially so there was a scramble for the loose ball and one of the wrestlers came up with it. I went over to make sure everyone was okay just as the guy with the ball gave it to the kid it was actually intended for, so I shook his hand and thanked him. Dale Carnegie, FTW.
and a good time was had by all. Well done, sir.
Spain is introducing remote work visas soon and I'm very tempted
One coast is on fire and the other under water.
And the left coast is without power.
The north coast is also on fire
The Poissonnière’s requested breakfast for First Day of Kindergarten: apple slices, sunflower seed butter…and frozen peas.
Ha, I love it! The peperoncino is a big fan of frozen peas as well. One night after dinner he started rummaging around in the freezer and I was concerned that he was looking for a second popsicle. Turns out he just wanted frozen peas.
Last night I had eight young men sitting in the wheelchair row of my sections in the grandstand. They got there right at first pitch straight from Cowboy Jack's and sat in the wrong place. Once we go their seating figured out, I could tell they were going to require a lot of supervision. Boisterous they were. Rowdy, even. They started talking amongst themselves and pretty soon the f-bombs were dropping right and left, so I stepped in and let them know that's not cool and started up a conversation. It turns out they were all wrestlers from St. Cloud State, about half of them were from the Chicago area and the rest from Minnesota. "Oh," I said, "You guys won your third straight national championship this year. Congratulations!" They were pretty torqued that I knew that and to find out I was an alumni, so right away I was able to establish a bond that made it easy to crack down when I had to. And they did break a few more rules, one guy had a vape and another put in a chew and started spitting on the floor, but when I stepped in with warnings they all complied and apologized right away. Later in the game, Chicago's center fielder tossed a ball up into the section between innings after warming up. Nobody caught it initially so there was a scramble for the loose ball and one of the wrestlers came up with it. I went over to make sure everyone was okay just as the guy with the ball gave it to the kid it was actually intended for, so I shook his hand and thanked him. Dale Carnegie, FTW.
and a good time was had by all. Well done, sir.
Spain is introducing remote work visas soon and I'm very tempted
https://www.spainvisa.eu/spain-visa-digital-nomads/
But can your better half work from home, or is this a “went out for a pack of cigarettes and never came back” kinda situation?
It'd be a "we're on one income until she figures out what she can do remotely or over there" situation
Our last evening in CO Springs -- it's been a nice getaway. Looking forward to hopefully seeing Big Boy in Hays, KS, and then getting home Saturday.