Rick Ladd

@rickladd
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Professional Eclectic
Tip of the spear boomer, interested in more than I can keep track of.
Expert squirrel spotter.
Former aerospace flunky.
Early adopter of tech, late adopter of kids.
Have yet to decide if being alive ten years from now (2022) will be a blessing or a curse.

Our club member and DNC delegate RL Miller with the Speaker Emerita at the #DNC meeting in Philly.

RL writes: "so Christine Pelosi introduced me to her mom with 'she's our environmentalist,' or something like that... and I told Speaker Emerita #Pelosi the truth. 'I yell at Democrats to be better on #climate... trust me, I also yell at climate activists to be better Democrats.' "

#ClimateHawksVote

Behold! The amazing fractauliflower.

My pre-election take on Conservative (MAGAt) virtue signaling, e.g. flying the flag 24/7.
Still relevant, IMO.

https://rickladd.com/2022/08/22/what-country-is-this/

What Country Is This?

When I was younger people would fly the flag on specific holidays: Independence Day, Veteran’s Day, Flag Day, and a few more. That was the extent to which the flag was flown outside of privat…

Systems Savvy
Mele Kalikimaka, y'all! Tonight's dinner is Kahlua Pork and Chicken Long Rice with cole slaw and potato salad. The high temp here in Simi Valley, CA is expected to be 83°F.
Cross post from FB. Amy Siskind on ME-lon's fabulosoness.
I like that the January 6 final report is dated December 00, 2022.
I'd love to know what's written on that Ukrainian battle flag Zelensky gifted Congress.

The way the Ukrainian military is dismantling the Russian army, the United States is getting the deal of the century with the aid package we are providing.

Imagine the amount of defense spending that wasn't able to accomplish what Ukraine has done in a year.

It will take Russia decades to replenish its military if it is even possible with the economic sanctions.

The humanitarian aspect of this conflict is catastrophic. We can't waste time as millions are under the constant threat of death.

@elkwisdom - In the moment, it can be wonderful. Its implications, however, are somewhat onerous. To be fair, historically temperatures have been quite temperate in these parts during Winter.

I want to apologize in advance to everyone who's going to experience the horrible weather conditions in most of the country and, especially, in the northeast this week.

The temperature here in SoCal is forecast to be 77° on December 25.