The convenience store chain announced Tuesday that it will be placing 500 EV charger ports at 250 stores in the US and Canada by the end of 2022.
The more the merrier.
The convenience store chain announced Tuesday that it will be placing 500 EV charger ports at 250 stores in the US and Canada by the end of 2022.
The more the merrier.
“Nothing he loved more than jazz music and women’s titties.”
— Zach Galifianakis as Ethan Tremblay, “Due Date” (2010).
“I’ve been accused of being part of a certain Italian-American subculture.”
— Vincent Curatola as Johnny ‘Sack’ Sacramoni, The Sopranos S6E14, “Stage 5” (2007).
Reminder to white people:
You will continue to mess up re racism. So continue to be teachable, open to correction from POC, and vigilantly monitor yourself for defensiveness and white fragility.
You never "arrive" as an ally, you must continually *practice* allyship.
— whisky as self care (@itsjacksonbbz) March 19, 2019
Today, my wife and I each got the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Thanks Dolly!
So far — some nine hours later — no side effects to speak of. The injection site feels about as sore as a seasonal flu shot makes you feel. I can tell you that, again, so far, this injection is closer to the seasonal flu shot than to say the Shingrix shingles vaccine (which itself, was not bad).
So please, unless you have an underlying health condition that would prevent you from getting a COVID-19 vaccine, I would urge you to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
Regardless, let’s all stay the course and kick this virus in the ass: stay safe, wear a mask and social distance when in public or when with people who don’t live with you, avoid crowds and poorly ventilated indoor spaces, and wash those hands with soap and water (or use hand sanitizer when soap and water aren’t available).
Call me crazy, but I'm beginning to think Donald Trump never had a health care plan.
— Middle Age Riot (@middleageriot) March 1, 2021
The subheading says it all:
During his administration, President Trump appointed many conservative judges–but on balance, he set back conservative legal values more than he advanced them.
Billy Easley writing at libertarianism.org:
On the surface, the Trump administration was a boon for the conservative legal establishment for all these reasons. But scratch under the surface: look past the appointments and the legal victories and you can see the rot in the foundation. Consistently throughout his administration, President Trump undermined the universal values conservatives advocate, and it has set our movement back. At the same time the President worked to don black robes on a fleet of principled, conservative lawyers, he undermined the values conservatives have worked so hard to defend against a resurgent left and an emboldened populist base. (emphasis added)
Thank you! I’ve been making this very point to any so-called conservative who would listen for almost four years!
I want the conservative legal movement to succeed. My career reflects that. But the way it succeeds is not merely by gaining power or putting the right people in place. We have to support politicians who reflect our values and demonstrate that the political process is not a never‐ending war of all against all without any guardrails. At a minimum, we have to support the democratic institutions that bind our country together and leaders who don’t undermine them. If you believe our society is too polarized for persuasion to work or that the left can only be defeated through accumulating judicial and political power, then there may be nothing I can say to dissuade you.
And far too many so-called conservatives have, sadly, reached this point.
But I will try: Look where the conservative movement is now. We have lost the Senate, the House, and the Presidency. When gaining power and “owning the libs” is the only thing you care about, this is what happens: you lose. You lose because you shred your credibility, undermine the system that helped you secure your victories, and you convince observers that they’re suckers if they care about the rules. Conservatism is not about winning. Nor is it about the number of judges you appoint. It is about supporting our democratic institutions, the rule of law, and empowering people. If we focus on sowing those principles, the country and our movement will be much better off. (emphasis added)
Hear, hear.
Watch Cheap Trick's Tom Petersson collaborate remotely on cover of Big Star's "The Ballad of El Goodo" – https://t.co/2JZwCne51H pic.twitter.com/wb5LYXDzcu
— AM 880 KIXI (@AM880KIXI) February 4, 2021
Cheap Trick bassist Tom Petersson recently teamed up remotely with Jody Stephens, founding drummer of the influential power-pop band Big Star, and other musicians for a rendition of the 1972 Big Star gem “The Ballad of El Goodo,” during a virtual benefit event hosted by Memphis’ famed Ardent Studios.
You can check out a video of the performance, which also featured ex-Black Crowes guitarist Audley Freed and current Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit lead guitarist Sadler Vaden, at Vaden’s official YouTube channel.
Love Big Star + Love Cheap Trick = a real treat.
Gin and Truth podcast
I am loving this new-ish podcast by Robert Reed, whom I follow on Twitter (@RCReed40). The description says it all, “A steady stream of ramblings from this rat’s nest I call a brain.”
The great thing is that I seem to agree with Robert on just about everything he talks about. Maybe you will too.
Check it out: Gin and Truth.
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