Answer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit quote puzzle: In earlier religions the spirit of the time was expressed through the individual and confirmed by miracles. In modern religions the spirit is expressed through the many and confirmed by reason.
Heinrich Heine
In modern religions William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 9-25-21
Potato Chip Tomato Dip Salad — You’re desperate. The tomato plants in the garden are exploding fruit and you can’t give it away fast enough. You hate to see it go to waste. You chop up an onion and throw it a large bowl with as many tomatoes as you can. You add vinegar (red wine in this case) and olive oil in 2 to 1 ratio with some spices. Salt of course is necessary. We also included red pepper, powdered garlic, basil and oregano. How much? We eyeballed it.
Mix it and let it sit. Yum. It seems to last about a week staying enjoyable.
You’re hungry. The salad isn’t going to do it by itself. You need carbs. Hey, an idea. Open up a bag of potato chips and dump some in a soup bowl. Put the salad on top. Mix it. It’s good.
A less trailer-parkish thing would be to use beans. Best to let them soak a while in the salad before consuming, though. Canned beans work great. You don’t need to cook them but you should drain and rinse them. What kind of beans? You pick it.
Answer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit quote puzzle: Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
Plato (probably not)
Wise men speak William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 9-24-21
To blow a raspberry as in making a rude sound of derision comes from Cockney rhyming slang. This type of slang takes a phrase in which one word rhymes with the traditional description of the action and then drops the rhymed word. The phrase from whence we get “raspberry” is raspberry tart. Take a guess as to what word rhymes with tart.
Blow a raspberry William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-23-21
Autumn 2021 Starts Now — The 2021 autumnal equinox is right now 3:20 p.m., EDT, Sept. 22 according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac as the sun crosses the celestial equator. Fall has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere, and the days are now shorter than the nights and will continue to be so until the spring equinox.
The celestial equator is a circle concentric with the actual equator that extends infinitely to space. As the Earth has a 23 degree tilt the the northern half tilts towards the Sun during half its orbit and away the other half. The equinoxes occur when tilt switches.
Zoom Workshop Addresses Job Concerns — Joseph’s People – Delaware County Chapters will hold a virtual workshop “Should I Stay or Should I Go?”7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 12.
Are you:
– Trying to decide whether it is time to leave your job and seek greener pastures?
– Looking for a job but considering changing industries or fields?
– Seeking a job but want to make sure it’s a good fit?
Then join us for this session with Sue Kaiden, author/editor of Find Your Fit: A Practical Guide to Landing a Job You’ll Love. Currently employed by the Association of Talent Management (ATD),
Sue has served as a chapter leader and board member for Joseph’s People.
During the session you will learn
– Key questions to ask yourself before leaving a job
– Warning signs that your job is a bad fit
– Important factors to consider to make sure your new job is right for you
– Issues to think about before leaving an industry or field
– How the pandemic may have changed your goals or relationship with work
To join the Zoom presentation you must E-mail your intention to attend this meeting to Ernie.Russom@JosephsPeople.org and place “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” in the Subject line of your e-mail.
Directions on how to participate will be e-mailed October 11.
Joseph’s People is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping unemployed and underemployed workers. Local affiliated chapters provide networking opportunities, guidance and emotional support to job seekers and career changers. All are welcome to thisfree event, without regard to religious affiliation. For more information, visit www.JosephsPeople.org or email contactus@JosephsPeople.org
Government is the strongest William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 9-22-21
Nhghza vf n frpbaq fcevat jura rirel yrns vf n sybjre.
Nyoreg Pnzhf
Answer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit quote puzzle: That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part.
Thomas Jefferson
Government is the strongest William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 9-22-21
Not content to resettle thousands of Afghan evacuees into reluctant, already-struggling municipalities, Congress wants those cities’ taxpayers, and other Americans, to foot the very hefty bill. At President Biden’s urging, Congress has requested $6.4 billion for transportation, government processing and medical screening for the Afghan nationals after their arrival.
Approximately 65,000 evacuees have landed in the U.S. Of those, some 50,000 are temporarily housed at domestic U.S. military bases, and another 18,000 are waiting their turn at overseas military stations. A nasty measles outbreak among the overseas Afghans prompted the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to ask that outgoing flights to the mainland be temporarily suspended “out of an abundance of caution.” The CDC request to pause flights came too late to spare some Virginia and Wisconsin residents; health officials in both states identified several measles cases among recent Afghan arrivals. Because of an effective vaccination program, the U.S. eliminated measles here two decades ago.
The Biden administration’s haphazard resettlement scheme invites trouble. To begin with, despite Biden’s multiple assurances and reassurances that the arriving Afghans are friends and allies, no one has any idea who most of them are or what their intentions may be. A previously convicted and deported Afghan rapist boarded one of the outbound, U.S.-destined planes, and a second felon was later found aboard an evacuation flight. After examining the State Department’s data, Dr. Nayla Rush, the Center for Immigration Studies’ senior researcher, concluded that “amid the chaos and the urgency, most who got onboard (124,000) had nothing to do with the U.S. government or any of its contractors.” Those lucky few are now referred to as “Afghans at risk,” a newly coined term that Dr. Rush translates as meaning anyone who isn’t a Taliban terrorist.
When the dust swirling about the Afghan crisis settles, many evacuees will head to one of 19 cities that the State Department has designated as suitable landing spots for Afghans, based on living costs but without input from current residents or mayors. Census Bureau Quick Facts’ published findings indicate that most of those cities have their hands full without an influx of Afghans coping with new challenges. Buffalo, one of the 19, had a median household income expressed in 2019 dollars of $37,400; St. Louis, America’s reigning murder capital and a city that urban decay symbolizes, $43,900; and Baltimore, second place behind St. Louis in the murder capital competition, $50,400.
For all their pontificating, hectoring and lecturing Americans about the compelling and immediate need to lend Afghans a helping hand, individuals in Congress who are most financially able to directly assist haven’t lifted a finger. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders called for the U.S. to open its doors to Afghans after the failed 20-year long war ended. Sanders has three homes – two in Vermont and a Washington, D.C., rowhouse. With his approximate $3 million net worth, Sanders could literally open lots of doors to welcome Afghans.
Along with dozens of senators including Sanders, California’s Dianne Feinstein promoted an easier process for Special Immigrant Visa applicants which would enable them and their families to come more expeditiously to the U.S. But Feinstein, net worth about $90 million, could do much more. Not only could she and her husband Richard Blum, an equity investment manager with a $1 billion net worth, make significant cash donations to the crying-poor resettlement agencies, but could also house several Afghan families. Feinstein and Blum just listed their $41 million Lake Tahoe property, five acres with three houses, 11 bedrooms and nine bathrooms.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congress’ fourth richest Californian with a $30 million net worth, has plenty of space for Afghans, especially for the women and girls she’s expressed such concern for on her walled-in, multimillion dollar Napa Valley estate. Pelosi’s neighbor said rich and famous visitors know they’re getting close to the Speaker’s vast compound when they see the black SUVs circling her property “like planes gathering over O’Hare Airport.”
In Congress, talk is cheap. To convince skeptical Americans that they truly want to help newly arrived Afghans, Congress’ elected officials could make a personal show of their compassion by inviting the evacuees to temporarily share their mansions and their abundant wealth. If Congress led by example instead of empty platitudes, Americans might follow along.
Answer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit quote puzzle: In earlier religions the spirit of the time was expressed through the individual and confirmed by miracles. In modern religions the spirit is expressed through the many and confirmed by reason.
