tony baldwin

on the bus...

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:44:33 -0400

So, today my daughter had a dentist appointment at 2pm.
I picked her up at school at 12:30, so we could make it on time, since we now have to take the bus everywhere.
We’ve been doing this for some 3 weeks now, using the buses.
To get to most places, we have to take 1 bus downtown, then get on another to reach our destination.
It’s cheaper and better for the environment than driving my own car, so I feel good about that.
It’s time consuming. It’s a lesson in patience.
I take the time to enjoy the time with my daughter.
We can’t just rush off to an appointment, and then rush back home so I can get back to work.
Today, after the dentist appointment, we took the bus back downtown the New Haven Green (bus hub),
then went to the Salvation Army, bought her 1 sweater and myself a flannel shirt. (total $10.00).
We had other plans, and it was cooling off.
Then we went to Gourmet Heaven and had a bite to eat, and then to the Library.
New Haven has a lovely library.
My kid took out 6 books on deductive reasoning, forensic science, logic, and detective work.
(She’s developed an obsession with Sherlock, the BBC program, and Benedict Cumberbatch).
Then we caught another bus home. 12:30 to 6:00pm out, just to get one filling.
But we make adventures of these little excursions, take advantage of being downtown.
Last time, week before last, after the dentist (she’s been in for a series of fillings),
we visited the Yale British Art Gallery, and had a lovely time.
So, taking the bus isn’t so bad.
And we even took the train to go see my Mum last weekend.
Taking the train ain’t so bad, either. Even when I had a car, we always took the train to go to Manhattan.
(Nowhere to park a car there, anyway). And we took the train to Norfolk, VA to spend Christmas with my kid’s mom.
So, public transportation is pretty cool.

I do still rather miss having a car (and especially my Saab).
And, I have made one observation:
I am often the only white male on the bus.
Here in the US, environmental concerns aside, if you’re a white male, you’re supposed to drive your own car.
And if you don’t, not only are you deficient, but you’re undateable. But whatever…
That’s the kind of “self-determination” (read “selfish prick”) attitude that’s got our environment all fucked up,
isn’t it?

So, yeah, I’m on the bus.

C, E-flat and G walk into a bar and the bartender says: “Sorry we don’t serve minors”, so E-flat...

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:22:14 -0400

C, E-flat and G walk into a bar and the bartender says: “Sorry we don’t serve minors”, so E-flat leaves, and C and G have an open fifth between them. After a few drinks, the fifth is diminished and G is out flat. F comes in and tries to augment the situation, but is not sharp enough.

D comes in and heads for the bathroom saying, “Excuse me. I’ll just be a second.” Then A comes in, but the bartender is not convinced that this relative of C is not a minor. Then the bartender notices B-flat hiding at the end of the bar and says, “Get out! You’re the seventh minor I’ve found in this bar tonight.”

E-Flat comes back the next night in a three-piece suit with nicely shined shoes. The bartender says, “you’re looking sharp tonight. Come on in, this could be a major development.” Sure enough, E-flat soon takes off his suit and everything else, and is au natural.

Eventually C sobers up and realizes in horror that he’s under a rest. C is brought to trial, found guilty of contributing to the diminution of a minor, and is sentenced to 10 years of D.S. without Coda at an upscale correctional facility.

#jokes #humour #music #musicians #notMine
(Pistos posted this on Libertree)
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DJ Kid 203

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:06:00 -0400

DJ Kid 203:

Site I built today for a client.

a day in Hartford

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:26:51 -0400

#hartford #ct #connecticut @Photo Shooters

foggy sunrise from the Ferry St. Bridge http://tonyb.us/nhpix

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:36:06 -0400

foggy sunrise from the Ferry St. Bridge

http://tonyb.us/nhpix

Omnilingual: How it works:

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:51:39 -0400

Omnilingual: How it works::

omnilingual:

The Lobbying culture emphasizes politicians weak enough to be swayed by donations; Primarily Republicans, but also Blue Dog Democrats and people who are just basically spineless, support or create legislation that maximizes corporate profits; Maximizing corporate profit means reducing taxes; Reduced taxes means reduced shared resources; Reduced shared resources mean everything, from social safety net, to functioning weather service, to education, to defense, declines; Americans become anxious and defensive because shared resources are limited, and competition, rather than cooperation, seems to be the only option; Competition increases disorganization, reduces cooperation, increases anxiety, and limits the abilities of the electorate to combat the lobbying industry. Even as we’re dying of curable diseases, in decaying infrastructure, of a poisoned environment, abandoning our brothers and sisters, people so fantastically wealthy that they literally can’t do anything with all their money already, are getting wealthier and wealthier.

For-Profit Prison Corporations Promise Investors “A Growing Offender Population” -...

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:54:44 -0400

For-Profit Prison Corporations Promise Investors “A Growing Offender Population” - disinformation http://fbork.me/5m

Avoiding natural disasters: What’s the safest place in the United States? #UCONN #Connecticut...

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:31:56 -0400

Avoiding natural disasters: What’s the safest place in the United States? #UCONN #Connecticut http://tonyb.us/3O

Monsanto Found Guilty of Chemical Poisoning in Landmark Case http://fbork.me/5i

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:21:22 -0400

Monsanto Found Guilty of Chemical Poisoning in Landmark Case http://fbork.me/5i

Hoy caminé más que Frodo.

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:52:33 -0400

Hoy caminé más que Frodo. I swear I walked to Mordor and back.

Jolla Announces Their First Phone

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:27:05 -0400

http://www.hackerpaparazzi.com/?p=155

As expected, Finnish company Jolla has just revealed its first smartphone, which is set to arrive on the market by the end of 2013.
Sailfish uses the core distribution of Mer, implements the MeeGo API, its own in-house interface, and heavily promotes the use of HTML5 along with Qt and QML.
The phone is targeted to sell by year’s end for around $500 USD. The phone is a Jolla original design with 4.5-inch display, dual-core SoC, 4G connectivity, 16GB of storage microSD, an 8MP camera, user-replaceable battery, and will ship with Sailfish OS. While being powered by Sailfish, it will be compatible with Android applications.

http://youtu.be/tRZxM9rNyZ4

#jolla #freesoftware #mobile #sailfishos

Competitive?

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:23:17 -0400

Apple CEO Tim Cook appears today before a U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations that’s charging Apple with using had a web of offshore entities to avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes. Apple has $102 billion in offshore accounts and shifted billions of dollars in profits out of the U.S. into affiliates based in Ireland where it negotiated a tax rate of less than 2 percent, according to the panel’s report. But Cook won’t apologize today. Quite the contrary. In prepared remarks already distributed to the media, he and Apple have the chutzpah to recommend lower corporate tax rates on foreign earnings, in order to encourage companies to bring cash back to the U.S. and not “undermine U.S. competitiveness.”

This is exactly the same argument being used by Google, Amazon, GE, and every other major corporation that’s hiding its income abroad. It’s the same argument they’re using here in the UK. They couldn’t care less about U.S. competitiveness, or British competitiveness, or the competitiveness of any other nation. Their only interest is shrinking their corporate taxes, reducing their costs, and making the most money they possibly can. I don’t blame them: That’s what corporations are supposed to do. But to dress this up as anything else is a sham.

Robert Reich - http://robertreich.org/
#capitalism #fascists #apple #google #amazon

RIP Ray Manzarek...Thanks for the awesome music.

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:03:21 -0400

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9dCe6dw11A

#thedoors #morrison #manzarek #krieger #spanishcaravan
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‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ and Discussion of Extrajudicial Killing http://fbork.me/5a

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:34:21 -0400

‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ and Discussion of Extrajudicial Killing http://fbork.me/5a

@Photo Shooters

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:03:07 -0400

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genius

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:22:43 -0400

“In the United States I have always believed that there was a big difference between Conservative and stupid. Boy is it getting harder to prove that one by the minute.”
~Rick Mercer

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:08:53 -0400

The 4 Big Ways That Insatiable Corporate Hunger for Profits Has Devastated American Life and the...

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:06:20 -0400

The 4 Big Ways That Insatiable Corporate Hunger for Profits Has Devastated American Life and the World Along with It http://fbork.me/57

Gino D. Cánepa wrote the following post 1 month ago:#humor #internet

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:50:48 -0400

Gino D. Cánepa wrote the following post 1 month ago:

#humor #internet

warp speed ahead

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:16:29 -0400

on the train to go see mom and star trek.