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The 2017 Comprehensive Plan For Reorganizing The Executive Branch is codified in the June 2018 Delivering Government Solutions in the 21st Century. They’re DOING all of it, or trying to. (HT, Steve Bissette)
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Browser extension to fix the NYT’s squeamishness about calling him a liar
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A natural gas power plant with no carbon emissions or air pollution
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The LESLIE Chronicles
This is the picture of my sister’s bicycle after her accident on June 4; you can’t really tell that the handlebars are sheared off.
Leslie’s still in the hospital, getting incrementally better. Great strides in the past week, actually. She’s had a fourth surgery this week, on her palate. She has a coterie of friends tending to her, besides the hospital staff.
Most notably, I was able to talk with her this week! She has these different colored caps that cover the trachea incision that allows her to be audible. She was tired but coherent and rational. THAT is a very good sign.
If she were not wearing a helmet, there almost certainly would have had have been a different outcome. So if you are riding a motorcycle or bicycle or scooter, wear the damn helmet.
MUSIC
We’re Not Gonna Take It – Dee Snider (stripped down version)
77 Cover Songs – “Weird Al” Yankovic
Still A Friend Of Mine – MonaLisa Twins
99 Luftballons – Kaleida (Atomic Blonde Soundtrack)
Just A Song Before I Go – Graham Nash (original demo)
I take the fact that I’ve heard variations of this message about sister Leslie from three different people as confirmation of its accuracy. If you first see her, you may have an OMG reaction. But if you see her again, even the next day, you will likely see incremental improvement.
