No One Is Safe From the Sanders Inquisition

You’re not going to believe Sanders’ latest smear target: Emily’s List, the organization that’s been supporting pro-choice Democratic women candidates since 1985.

This, from Politico:

“In his email for Lucy Flores, a House candidate in Nevada, Sanders writes that her story “will probably anger you, but hopefully, it will also inspire you to take action in support of” Flores. The Vermont senator writes that EMILY’s List endorsed Flores when she ran in 2014, calling her an “inspiring community leader.” But, he said, that changed in the 2016 cycle: “But then Lucy Flores endorsed our political revolution before the Nevada caucus, and everything changed. EMILY’s List decided to endorse a different person in Lucy’s House race this time around. So I want to support Lucy like she’s supported us, because we stand together,” writes Sanders.

“But EMILY’s List does, in fact, back some candidates who have endorsed Sanders. And that includes Pramila Jayapal, a House candidate in Washington who also got a round of fundraising emails from Sanders on Monday — though with a message that didn’t mention EMILY’s List. The group also backs Vermont gubernatorial candidate Sue Minter, another Sanders supporter.
“Bernie Sanders believes the political revolution is built by calling women leaders ‘unqualified’ and calling abortion a ‘social issue.’ So it’s not surprising at all that he doesn’t get what we do and has resorted to these false, disingenuous attacks,” said Marcy Stech, the group’s communications director. “Perhaps if Sanders stuck to issues, not insults, he’d realize that electing pro-Democratic women is, in fact, revolutionary. The key difference is, we don’t just talk about it — we know how to get it done.”

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Too Much Gritting

I’ve had the philosophy for a long time that it was a good idea to do at least one thing every day that I didn’t want to do.

At this age, though, it’s become impossible to grit my teeth and keep it buttoned where other people are concerned.

I’m at the point of no return with people who treat the carb giveaway at the Senior Center as a pseudo-social event.  It’s an exercise in greed and I say, treat it that way.

Similarly with volunteering with the Highfield Gardeners.  Too much phoney comraderie, offered with fake smiles and upturned noses.

I started off on the wrong foot by reading the political news this morning.  Today is the New York state primaries, and the Spoiled Brat Crusade is having temper tantrums and throwing around its usual recipe of slime and innuendos.

It brings back all the lousy things that happened to me in business.  If I could do it all again, I wouldn’t.

300 Pounds

I picked up our lean-to shed kit – now out of stock(!) – this morning and Em and I unloaded the entire thing off the truck.  We managed to get all but one piece into the shed and/or the cold frame; Ron helped with the last one, a 4×8 3/8 inch piece of plywood.

Distributed 20 bags of mulch yesterday.  Hope to spread it tomorrow.

Ron had another good day at work.

We were busy yesterday, too – laundry, sheets, transfer station.

The Adorable One doing his shoulder exercises.

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Answer to a Tourism Advocate

Tourism benefits only the wealthy and workers from overseas and out of state, not the average Cape Codder. It creates minimum wage jobs and puts an unreasonable burden on our infrastructure and environment. It’s also indirectly responsible for housing shortages, since in some communities, as many as half of housing units are occupied only part of the year. Community leaders would do well to a) figure out the net benefits of tourism, if any and b) develop alternative sources of revenue. The reason this won’t happen in my view is that the Chambers of Commerce are run by wealthy hotel and restaurant owners and their sycophantic minions.

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Ron returned to work today!

Ben dropped by to check out the site of a concrete slab for the new lean-to.

Ron had PT and a visit with his doctor this AM, and managed to lose one of his hearing aids.

Jim set me up with FTP to BABBAGE.  Thank goodness!

Reason To Celebrate

Ron’s doctor cleared him today for driving and to return to work, so we had a celebratory lunch at the Lobster Trap in Bourne. This was the view from our table.  (The signal flags spell “LOBSTERTRAP”.)

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We also stopped at the Upper Cape Tech greenhouse, which was invaded shortly after we got there by a party of ladies who seemed to be marking time before lunch.  I picked up a pansy 6-pack for the birdhouse planter and two pots of lavender.

I put the dear ones to bed before sunset.  Planted the rest of the White Flower Farm shipment and covered it with Agrabon.  Put Agrabon on the newly potted plants in the cold frame and brought the lavender in for the night.

The stupid grow light failed, so I moved the seed tray to the top of the frig, under a window.  Packed up the light to send back to Amazon.

Terrific JALC set, featuring vocals by Kate Davis.  Up late watching the Dem debate.

Bernie Supporters Have Trouble with the Facts

Here’s my answer to an Ed Schultz groupie/pro-Bernie cow who claimed that “(Hillary) gets so many delegates even from states Bernie wins…even more than he gets.”

Your comment is absolute nonsense. Here are the facts:
Feb 1
Iowa · 44 delegates
Clinton won and has 23 delegates, Sanders has 21
Feb 9
New Hampshire · 24 delegates
Sanders won and has 15 delegates, Clinton has 9
Feb 20
Nevada · 35 delegates
Clinton won and has 20 delegates, Sanders has 15
Feb 27
South Carolina · 53 delegates
Clinton won and has 39 delegates, Sanders has 14
2 of 5
Mar 1
Alabama · 53 delegates
Clinton won and has 44 delegates, Sanders has 9
Arkansas · 32 delegates
Clinton won and has 22 delegates, Sanders has 10
Colorado · 66 delegates
Sanders won and has 38 delegates, Clinton has 28
Texas · 222 delegates
Clinton won and has 147 delegates, Sanders has 75
Georgia · 102 delegates
Clinton won and has 73 delegates, Sanders has 29
Massachusetts · 91 delegates
Clinton won and has 46 delegates, Sanders has 45
Minnesota · 77 delegates
Sanders won and has 46 delegates, Clinton has 31
Oklahoma · 38 delegates
Sanders won and has 21 delegates, Clinton has 17
Tennessee · 67 delegates
Clinton won and has 44 delegates, Sanders has 23
Vermont · 16 delegates
Sanders won and has 16 delegates
Virginia · 95 delegates
Clinton won and has 62 delegates, Sanders has 33
Mar 5
Kansas · 33 delegates
Sanders won and has 23 delegates, Clinton has 10
Louisiana · 51 delegates
Clinton won and has 37 delegates, Sanders has 14
Nebraska · 25 delegates
Sanders won and has 15 delegates, Clinton has 10
Mar 6
Maine · 25 delegates
Sanders won and has 16 delegates, Clinton has 9
Mar 8
Michigan · 130 delegates
Sanders won and has 67 delegates, Clinton has 63
Mississippi · 36 delegates
Clinton won and has 32 delegates, Sanders has 4
Mar 15
Ohio · 143 delegates
Clinton won and has 81 delegates, Sanders has 62
Florida · 214 delegates
Clinton won and has 141 delegates, Sanders has 73
Illinois · 156 delegates
100% reporting · Clinton won and has 76 delegates, Sanders has 73
Missouri · 71 delegates
Clinton won and has 36 delegates, Sanders has 35
North Carolina · 107 delegates
100% reporting · Clinton won and has 59 delegates, Sanders has 45
Mar 22
Arizona · 75 delegates
Clinton won and has 42 delegates, Sanders has 33
Idaho · 23 delegates
Sanders won and has 18 delegates, Clinton has 5
Utah · 33 delegates
Sanders won and has 27 delegates, Clinton has 6
Mar 26
Alaska · 16 delegates
Sanders won and has 13 delegates, Clinton has 3
Hawaii · 25 delegates
Sanders won and has 17 delegates, Clinton has 8
Washington · 101 delegates
100% reporting · Sanders won and has 25 delegates, Clinton has 91 of 5
2 of 5
Mar 1
Alabama · 53 delegates
Clinton won and has 44 delegates, Sanders has 9
Arkansas · 32 delegates
Clinton won and has 22 delegates, Sanders has 10
Colorado · 66 delegates
Sanders won and has 38 delegates, Clinton has 28
Texas · 222 delegates
Clinton won and has 147 delegates, Sanders has 75
Georgia · 102 delegates
Clinton won and has 73 delegates, Sanders has 29
Massachusetts · 91 delegates
Clinton won and has 46 delegates, Sanders has 45
Minnesota · 77 delegates
Sanders won and has 46 delegates, Clinton has 31
Oklahoma · 38 delegates
Sanders won and has 21 delegates, Clinton has 17
Tennessee · 67 delegates
Clinton won and has 44 delegates, Sanders has 23
Vermont · 16 delegates
Sanders won and has 16 delegates
Virginia · 95 delegates
Clinton won and has 62 delegates, Sanders has 33
Mar 5
Kansas · 33 delegates
Sanders won and has 23 delegates, Clinton has 10
Louisiana · 51 delegates
Clinton won and has 37 delegates, Sanders has 14
Nebraska · 25 delegates
Sanders won and has 15 delegates, Clinton has 10
Mar 6
Maine · 25 delegates
Sanders won and has 16 delegates, Clinton has 9
Mar 8
Michigan · 130 delegates
Sanders won and has 67 delegates, Clinton has 63
Mississippi · 36 delegates
Clinton won and has 32 delegates, Sanders has 4
Mar 15
Ohio · 143 delegates
Clinton won and has 81 delegates, Sanders has 62
Florida · 214 delegates
Clinton won and has 141 delegates, Sanders has 73
Illinois · 156 delegates
100% reporting · Clinton won and has 76 delegates, Sanders has 73
Missouri · 71 delegates
Clinton won and has 36 delegates, Sanders has 35
North Carolina · 107 delegates
100% reporting · Clinton won and has 59 delegates, Sanders has 45
Mar 22
Arizona · 75 delegates
Clinton won and has 42 delegates, Sanders has 33
Idaho · 23 delegates
Sanders won and has 18 delegates, Clinton has 5
Utah · 33 delegates
Sanders won and has 27 delegates, Clinton has 6
Mar 26
Alaska · 16 delegates
Sanders won and has 13 delegates, Clinton has 3
Hawaii · 25 delegates
Sanders won and has 17 delegates, Clinton has 8
Washington · 101 delegates
100% reporting · Sanders won and has 25 delegates, Clinton has 9Wisconsin · 86 delegates
Sanders won and has 48 delegates, Clinton has 38
Apr 9
Wyoming · 14 delegates
Sanders won and has 7 delegates, Clinton has 7

Neighbors and Rain

It being not too cold, we invited two of our neighbors over for beer and pizza last night.  It was fun to catch up!

We got half the corner garden fence up yesterday, but it’s raining and a bit unpleasant for outdoor work this afternoon, although I did an hour’s worth this morning at Highfield, weeding before the rain started and potting afterwards.

Did the banking, stopped for gas at Cumby’s, Senior Center. iCape, Job Lot and post office.  Falmouth is rerouted with detours all over town.

Four Seas

We redeemed our voucher yesterday for three quarts of Four Seas ice cream and sherbet.

Guess what we had for dinner?

We got the usual chores done: laundry, changing sheets, transfer station run.  Had so much cardboard and so many leaves that it took two trips.

Set up the seedlings and the grow light.

Continued the “hardening off” of the plants for the corner garden.