Cal Deobald

This is the fundamental problem with any form of tax credit as a means of making things more affordable. Those with the lowest incomes see no benefit.

I consider myself a fairly proficient reader, but still I struggle to navigate the barrage of pop-ups, floating ads, and other visual distractions that litter the average online news article.

I can't imagine how folks with any kind of reading/attention challenge manage that visual gauntlet.

Jackie Kennedy just did a double flip with triple twist in her coffin.

Nothing says "class" like a slab o' concrete.

It takes an exceptional kind of skill to select the absolute worst person for each and every position. Trump has that ability. He's like the Turd Whisperer or something.

He's gone all Scott Adams. The kind of voice you just have to tune out because you know there'll never be another cogent thought spill out of their craniums.

Today's Rant: Certain grocery chains can just go to Hell with their American peaches and American corn and American apples and American lettuce.

Why TF are you importing peaches and corn in August?

That already happened when WD-40 altered its formula to comply with Canada's lower VOC requirements.

WD-40 can with trigger safety mechanism.

WD-40 comes with a safety mechanism now. Always practice safe lubricating.

a man with glasses and a mustache is wearing a white shirt and says yes . ALT: a man with glasses and a mustache is wearing a white shirt and says yes .

Solved today's NYT Letter Boxed on two words.

In the name of all that's holy, @support.bsky.team, I beg of you, give us the ability to turn off reposts for a single user. It is THE ONLY feature I miss from that other place (which shall remain unnamed).

It's an essential feature for managing your primary feed.

Radioactive wasp nest found at site where U.S. once made nuclear bombs The nest at a site in South Carolina had a radiation level 10 times what is allowed by federal regulations, but it does not present a danger, officials said.

The End Times gonna be lit.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Not a religious family, as it happens.

A great nephew had a fairly lengthy streak around 2-3 yrs during which he'd fairly frequently grumble "Fucking Jesus" at surprisingly appropriate moments.

What you see in Cypress is Cow Parsnip, a close relative of hogweed and with some of the same risks re: exposure to swap (i.e. burns when exposed to sun) but less severe.

Here's hoping things clear up quickly. I don't know that I've ever encountered either poison sumac or poison ivy. Lots of stinging nettle, but I don't react too badly to that. Take care.

A longe, longe tyme ago
Ich kan yet remembir
How the musique
Oft did make me smyle.
And Ich knewe,
Yif Ich hadde the chaunce,
That Ich koude make those peple daunse
And peraventure to be mirthful for a whyle.

Doing things in reverse order from his father.

YouTube video by Tedeschi Trucks Band Tedeschi Trucks Band & Leon Russell – “The Letter” [Feat. Susan Tedeschi]

Start your Tuesday off with Susan Tedeschi covering Joe Cocker's arrangement of "The Letter", with the added bonus of Leon Russell on the keyboard, one year before his passing.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BFI...

Dude's knockin' on the door of 80. He's grandad flab. He left dad bod behind decades ago.

Much in the same way that widening highways increases traffic congestion.

I think the ubiquity of RVs opens up camping to an entire segment of the population that would blanch at the thought of tenting. So the province has *really* increased the percentage of serviced sites, which then encourages more RVs, and so on and so on.

I think it's fair to say that a lot more people camp now than in the past. Also, in the western half of the province a lot of spots are occupied by Albertans, who don't really have as extensive a provincial parks system (given their larger population), particularly in the east of Alberta.

Well, smack me upside the head, I find myself in agreement with Stephen Harper.

This timeline continues to get weirder.

If get just as much joy if it were $4.50 a bd ft. 😉

It's time for Pastafarians to step up their proselytizing game.

To a degree. But in most (perhaps all?) SK provincial parks seasonal lots are not within public campgrounds; they're in private compounds, so it's not a zero sum game between nightly and seasonal spots.

That could happen in regional Parks as well; let private investors cough up the money.

$1 million earmarked for new regional park campsites in Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association said the initiative will support projects that create or convert seasonal sites, with a focus on sustainability, accessibility, and long-term impact.

All for *seasonal* sites.
Harumph.

www.cjme.com/2025/07/27/1...

When it was a business, I could comfort myself that I'd recoup the cost. Now that it's more of a hobby, not so much. 🤷‍♂️

That's just the retail sale price, which is fairly reasonable, actually. If I go wholesale (which isn't a ton less), I have to add 500 km additional driving expense. That's only worth it if I'm getting a trailer load of other material.

The closest two are cherry. The back three are hard maple.