After several extended power outages that seem to be happening more often I recently bought a portable inverter. I have used it three times. Twice the power has been out for two hours and one of shorter duration. This medium sized inverter provides enough power to keep the refrigerators on and powers a couple of other items that I rotate using depending on their respective energy requirement.
Oh boy. My worst fear, summer or winter. I hope your power is restored quickly. Our dependence upon electricity is scary when one contemplates how much of what we do and need is affected by having or not having it.
It's Father's Day, officially, although I think in our allegedly systematic "Patriarchal Capitalism" system, it is ipso facto Father's Day as a kind of well-intentioned planetary experiment.
I cannot possibly summarize in words, conveying the full venom and sparkling Fourth of July stellar parallaxical contrast -- that is, bear with me now "brothers and sisters," how much I would have preferred to have my father --- for all his occasional vagueness, his parochial concerns, his anecdotes I had heard with amazed interest, mixed with existential boredo, for the eighth time, salubrious though those usually were, running the damn country, the good ole USA --- than the odious, malevolent, serial fraudster and crook, Donald J. Trump.
Here, while we wait for Lucian (and it's in 3 Parts, From the University of Iowa J School/Historical Society) for those who might (1) Find it of intrisic interest, on its own terms, a born Easterner who went to the Midwest and (2) Loves journalism as a possible career and (3) What you see is, of course, both more and less than what you get, but Buck was always right there on the same page in his authenticity; he knew why Hemingway wrote this or that line the way he did, incredibly enough.
Now, an old hand like Lucian will have already assimilated and made a part of his own WELTANSCHAUUNG, his, meaning my father Buck Turnbull;s, "view of the world," within most of his "Augenblicken,:" his immediate, noninferential, direct states of viewing... all of these visual records. They are part of the received legacy of our past --- for better or worse, and Buck is honest and and far ahead of his time, so there's no problems with overt sexist or racist views, nope. I
think he is a mensch, when it comes to that, but I send it through here as a kind of time capsule of journalism; yes, he was my dearly beloved father Buck T., that's a fact Jack! but here , it is sent around cyberspace while we wait for the electric grid to get going in Pa. (no James Joycean pun intended; although, yes, I was reading Ulysses and also LAUGHING at the ad hoc critical Shakespeare channeled at times via the jealous Ben Jonson Bloomsday, it was either that or deep (hah!) examination of Lizabeth Scott's filmed eyes, her Hollywood - produced eyes, in the flawed masterpiece The Strange Love of Martha Ives, i.e., part of my bizarre quest to see every last "film noir" and (sort of) comprehend its charm, well, "charm" is not the right word... }}}}
There are cinematic moves, done within film noir , that are priceless, and damn near impossible to find elsewhere, (in art).
Man, I was just watching The Unbearable Lightness of Being (the notorious NC-17 Rated film, which is a beautiful work of art, ergo, as the central themes are a Russian invasion destroying lives, the strength of the natural human reaction to being "pushed around," --- cf. Van Heflin in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers --- & considering how, the inevitable BOB DYLAN serious genius connection connects with the rhthym of that film, well, stumbling upon this serendipitous location is excellent, let me explain:
When I first read Lucian's honest, scathing, funny, insightful, consistently thoughtful posts on Salon, I was momentarily nonplussed; he was writing what I would have written IF I had shared the same life, the safe life history, or something like that. Whoa!!
My grandfather was Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives -- it matters to have exemplars, doesn't it? I listened carefully and even gathered alternative views. Lamar P. Foster, Sr., - 33rd Degree Mason; well, that's also a goal and a subject of criticism.
Lucian referred to one of the definitive moments of the 1950s "Red Scare," when Senate counsel Joseph Welch confronted a previous incarnation of the monstrous Donald J. Trump, at that juncture, it was Wisconsin Senator Joe McCarthy, transmogrified: (Paraphrased}] "At long last, have you no decency?"
My rather extended point being, "We are cursed to live in interesting times," but also that
good old Bob Dylan --- who lived and learned less than a mile from here, in Dinkytown, Miinneapolis,
"Mipples" where the West Bank of the Mighty Mississppi rumbles, grumbles, seethes, conceives,
I know a power outage here in NYC in the heat would be dangerous for many folks but I wouldn’t mind a respite from the noise of the city and overstimulation from TV’s and other electronics. Looking forward to your next rant Lucian!
Years ago we bought a 5500 watt generator. Never used it even though our power does go out from time to time. A couple of years ago, I finally bought all the necessary cords/plugs - especially for the well and septic. Our power goes out for 2+ hours a few times a year and the generator is a real luxury. Turn on the water/toilet, then the satellite Internet and computer equipment. Next idea is a dual fuel generator that is wired into the main electric panel. Aside from Billionaire Bob's "house" (and he's rarely there), we're the only ones in the area with a generator.
Republican operatives did this. Not unlike the Watergate Plumbers we now have the Milford Electricians.
Boy, Lucian, before, it was bats. Now it’s the power! Your fun just never ends…
A prepared man.👍🏻
After several extended power outages that seem to be happening more often I recently bought a portable inverter. I have used it three times. Twice the power has been out for two hours and one of shorter duration. This medium sized inverter provides enough power to keep the refrigerators on and powers a couple of other items that I rotate using depending on their respective energy requirement.
Yeah, and my dog ate my homework!
Oh boy. My worst fear, summer or winter. I hope your power is restored quickly. Our dependence upon electricity is scary when one contemplates how much of what we do and need is affected by having or not having it.
Good luck‼️ 🏕🏕
☘️ ☘️
It's Father's Day, officially, although I think in our allegedly systematic "Patriarchal Capitalism" system, it is ipso facto Father's Day as a kind of well-intentioned planetary experiment.
I cannot possibly summarize in words, conveying the full venom and sparkling Fourth of July stellar parallaxical contrast -- that is, bear with me now "brothers and sisters," how much I would have preferred to have my father --- for all his occasional vagueness, his parochial concerns, his anecdotes I had heard with amazed interest, mixed with existential boredo, for the eighth time, salubrious though those usually were, running the damn country, the good ole USA --- than the odious, malevolent, serial fraudster and crook, Donald J. Trump.
Here, while we wait for Lucian (and it's in 3 Parts, From the University of Iowa J School/Historical Society) for those who might (1) Find it of intrisic interest, on its own terms, a born Easterner who went to the Midwest and (2) Loves journalism as a possible career and (3) What you see is, of course, both more and less than what you get, but Buck was always right there on the same page in his authenticity; he knew why Hemingway wrote this or that line the way he did, incredibly enough.
(3) We shall see his like again, I hope.
digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3Ajoh_70
^^^ This is part (1), he worked ther for 41 years, etc. etc.
He was a brilliant father, saved my life off of the Jersey Shore/Masaquan, and I
was, and am, a strong swimmer (with a "YMCA Lifeguard" certification, still viable
at age 69, turning 70 on Bastille Day JULY 14).
digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3Ajoh_69
Part 2. BUCK is terse and and trained by the AP rules of journalism; he also had a large
library and read widely, that was a joy in our household, sans doubte et sans peur!
www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/18478
Part 3:
Now, an old hand like Lucian will have already assimilated and made a part of his own WELTANSCHAUUNG, his, meaning my father Buck Turnbull;s, "view of the world," within most of his "Augenblicken,:" his immediate, noninferential, direct states of viewing... all of these visual records. They are part of the received legacy of our past --- for better or worse, and Buck is honest and and far ahead of his time, so there's no problems with overt sexist or racist views, nope. I
think he is a mensch, when it comes to that, but I send it through here as a kind of time capsule of journalism; yes, he was my dearly beloved father Buck T., that's a fact Jack! but here , it is sent around cyberspace while we wait for the electric grid to get going in Pa. (no James Joycean pun intended; although, yes, I was reading Ulysses and also LAUGHING at the ad hoc critical Shakespeare channeled at times via the jealous Ben Jonson Bloomsday, it was either that or deep (hah!) examination of Lizabeth Scott's filmed eyes, her Hollywood - produced eyes, in the flawed masterpiece The Strange Love of Martha Ives, i.e., part of my bizarre quest to see every last "film noir" and (sort of) comprehend its charm, well, "charm" is not the right word... }}}}
There are cinematic moves, done within film noir , that are priceless, and damn near impossible to find elsewhere, (in art).
Man, I was just watching The Unbearable Lightness of Being (the notorious NC-17 Rated film, which is a beautiful work of art, ergo, as the central themes are a Russian invasion destroying lives, the strength of the natural human reaction to being "pushed around," --- cf. Van Heflin in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers --- & considering how, the inevitable BOB DYLAN serious genius connection connects with the rhthym of that film, well, stumbling upon this serendipitous location is excellent, let me explain:
When I first read Lucian's honest, scathing, funny, insightful, consistently thoughtful posts on Salon, I was momentarily nonplussed; he was writing what I would have written IF I had shared the same life, the safe life history, or something like that. Whoa!!
My grandfather was Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives -- it matters to have exemplars, doesn't it? I listened carefully and even gathered alternative views. Lamar P. Foster, Sr., - 33rd Degree Mason; well, that's also a goal and a subject of criticism.
Lucian referred to one of the definitive moments of the 1950s "Red Scare," when Senate counsel Joseph Welch confronted a previous incarnation of the monstrous Donald J. Trump, at that juncture, it was Wisconsin Senator Joe McCarthy, transmogrified: (Paraphrased}] "At long last, have you no decency?"
My rather extended point being, "We are cursed to live in interesting times," but also that
good old Bob Dylan --- who lived and learned less than a mile from here, in Dinkytown, Miinneapolis,
"Mipples" where the West Bank of the Mighty Mississppi rumbles, grumbles, seethes, conceives,
considers and abides, with blues harmonicas.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=98CxMZxRUGM
That's Charlie Musselwhite, also as I heard his band in Tempe, Chuy's Choo Choo, Case closed!
PS Always trust the Hohner Special harps, never ever buy the cheap stuff, verbum sapientum!
What size Jackery?
Y’all take care in the meantime, Lucian!
We'll be here when you get back up and running! Hope the outtage is handled quickly. Thank you for letting us know.
I know a power outage here in NYC in the heat would be dangerous for many folks but I wouldn’t mind a respite from the noise of the city and overstimulation from TV’s and other electronics. Looking forward to your next rant Lucian!
Hope it’s back up soon. Love to read your take on everything!
How much power from that one?
Years ago we bought a 5500 watt generator. Never used it even though our power does go out from time to time. A couple of years ago, I finally bought all the necessary cords/plugs - especially for the well and septic. Our power goes out for 2+ hours a few times a year and the generator is a real luxury. Turn on the water/toilet, then the satellite Internet and computer equipment. Next idea is a dual fuel generator that is wired into the main electric panel. Aside from Billionaire Bob's "house" (and he's rarely there), we're the only ones in the area with a generator.
Oh boy! The one thing that scares me is power outages! I need a different power backup source. I have an EU2000 Honda. Never used it.