@QMS Meeting the guys was just great. The conversations were nothing short of fabulous.
The area where they live is mountainous and gorgeous. It was a feast for the eyes.

What isn't odd these days? (Rhetorical question) Sounds like a good getaway you had.
Must have been fun to visit Lookout and Smiley along the way. And a bowl of ocean on
the back for breakfast. Too funny.

Odd is the new normal

Thanks for the OT!

@ggersh the bowl guy dipped water for 5 minutes. He waded to the beach, handed off the bowl full of water to a woman seated within a foot of the water. She poured it onto her feet.
Don't ever think of yourself as strange.

and nobody voted for it

https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2023/08/25/unipolar-hegemony-is-a-freaki...

Now I need a new computer.....ROFLMAO

And then, this guy walks into the water, carrying a bowl. He gets in, knee deep into the water. Then he scoops up water into the bowl, empties it onto his back, chest, head.

@snoopydawg @snoopydawg I watched a video some years ago. A man who worked as security officer at an Air Force base. Arizona? NM? Can't remember. This officer had actually seen the moon landing stage. He also worked the gate and on a particular day, he checked in the astronaut, and LBJ and secret service agents. The President was there a couple of hours, then left.
He later saw the stage had been removed.
This guy said the check in list should be available for inspection.
Seems he was dying of cancer, wanted to make his statement, particularly for his son, before he died.
No way I would be able to direct anyone on finding the video.
edit: Nixon, not LBJ.

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Live or pre-recorded?

But that (romanticized nostalgia) is not the main reason that people cling so tenaciously, often even angrily, to what is essentially the adult version of Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy. What primarily motivates them is fear. But it is not the lie itself that scares people; it is what that lie says about the world around us and how it really functions. For if NASA was able to pull off such an outrageous hoax before the entire world, and then keep that lie in place for four decades, what does that say about the control of the information we receive? What does that say about the media, and the scientific community, and the educational community, and all the other institutions we depend on to tell us the truth? What does that say about the very nature of the world we live in?

That is what scares the hell out of people and prevents them from even considering the possibility that they could have been so thoroughly duped. It’s not being lied to about the Moon landings that people have a problem with, it is the realization that comes with that revelation: if they could lie about that, they could lie about anything.”

If Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon then who recorded his first steps? This essay makes some very good points about how it was faked and actually filmed in Arizona because of the quality of the technology at the time. Boy now wouldn’t that flip some heads if it’s proven to have been faked.

@enhydra lutris handed off the bowl, he waded back into the water and was neck deep.
Maybe it was an odd ritual.
Sounds like you had a long lunch. Hope it was worth the wait.
It got up to 107 deg. yesterday. There is a slight chance of rain today, but I ain't gonna hold my breath.
The two cases I turned down were sort of complicated accounting type divorces, and might have required a forensic accountant to determine who put in how much toward assets and how to divide up the money upon sale of the assets. Boring as can be.
This is what was so odd: white woman in her 60s, 20 yr marriage, during which time she was not allowed to write a check without her husband's permission. Next interview was a black woman, 20 year marriage, during which time she was not allowed to write a check without her husband's permission.
The estate in both marriages would exceed a million bucks.
These woman now have to negotiate their independent lives, learn to balance a checkbook, just like some kid getting their first job and moving out of their parents' house.
They will need counsel who has lots more patience than I possess.

all odd, but I doubt that is what you mean. How about I have a not crazy idea about bowl of water guy, would that be strange. Water aversion therapy. Knew a guy, couldn't stand water, had to shield his face in the shower so none would hit it, and more. Doctors prescribed many a remedy for him to try. Bowl of water guy sounds like it would be a very reasonable approach to treating/curing same.

Glad you had a fun trip and a modicum of time off and glad you stood up for yourself and turned down proffered opportunities to engage in yet more work.

Today will involve some yard work, an oil change and radiator flush, assorted exercises and to do list shit without excessive exertion, uh huh, and no ladders. Right. Strange. Doctor Strange? Could Doctor Strange take down Doc Savage?? This portion of the day is possibly but stalling, but stalling is also an activity and a meritorious one depending upon the effort one puts into it, n'est ce pas?

We broke down and bought store-bought bread yestidday, weeks of too damn hot to bake and temps continuing, but what we got borders on real bread, so it's allowed. Last night my wife canned 5 quarts of pears regardless of temps, with many fans running.

Funny event yesterday - went to a fish and such joint out at a local harbor and, not too long after we are seated, boss dude comes out and announces that the fans in the kitchen died and hence no further cooking can occur because without the fans their cooking processes trigger the fire sprinller system. Crossed the street and wound up an a long, long, long rambling conversation with a total stranger. Place had a long line and 30-45 min wait for outside seating and nearly empty indoor indoor seating area, which we selected because hungry.

Just remember:

be well and have a good one

@soryang we can trust the bought, paid for, secret science!
Man, there ought to be a better way.

AP says-

Japanese government pledges long-term support for fisheries during Fukushima plant water release

BY MARI YAMAGUCHI
Updated 5:31 AM PDT, August 21, 2023
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TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday promised his government’s full support for fishing communities during the decades-long process to release treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea.

Meeting with fisheries representatives, Kishida promised measures to protect the fishing industry’s reputation until the release ends.

Masanobu Sakamoto, head of the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives, reiterated his organization’s opposition to the release. He said members of the fishing community have gained some confidence about the safety of the move, but that they still fear damage to their industry, and welcomed the government pledge for support

Kishida later told reporters that Sakamoto’s response signaled improved understanding and that key Cabinet ministers will meet Tuesday to set a date to start the release. Japan’s national broadcaster NHK said the government hopes it could begin as early as Thursday.

Sakamoto welcomed the government pledge for its long-term support for the fisheries and sought additional funding as needed. The government has offered funding totaling 80 billion yen ($550 million) for sales promotion and other steps, and for sustainable fishing operations.

https://apnews.com/article/fukushima-treated-water-release-fisheries-kis...

Asahi Shimbun says-

Fishermen, residents plan lawsuit to halt water release
Aug 24

Water contaminated by radioactive elements at the plant is being treated before being released, and the government and the utility say the water meets safety standards.

But the lawyers plan to argue that the safety of the water-discharge plan has not been secured.

Moreover, they will focus on a document submitted in 2015 by the central government and TEPCO to the Fukushima prefectural fisheries association that said the discharge of treated water would not begin without the understanding of relevant parties.

The lawyers plan to argue that the decision to go ahead with the water release, which started on Aug. 24, violates the terms in the document. The plaintiffs will say the government and TEPCO are obligated to pick an alternative option that has less of a burden on the environment.

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14988512

When I read the first article by Yamaguchi, I got the impression that Kishida merely promised an advertising or public relations effort on behalf of the Japanese seafood industries. I'm thinking the essence of it, is more of the same- "the water is safe, the water is safe." Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe he did promise direct subsidies, but I didn't see that.

China isn't buying-

China bans seafood from Japan after the Fukushima nuclear plant begins its wastewater release

OKUMA, Japan (AP) — The tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday — a controversial step that prompted China to ban seafood from Japan.

People inside and outside the country protested the wastewater release, with Japanese fishing groups fearing it will further damage the reputation of their seafood and groups in China and South Korea raising concerns, making it a political and diplomatic issue.

In response to the wastewater release, Chinese customs authorities banned seafood from Japan, customs authorities announced Thursday. The ban started immediately and will affect all imports of “aquatic products” including seafood, according to the notice. Authorities said they will “dynamically adjust relevant regulatory measures as appropriate to prevent the risks of nuclear-contaminated water discharge to the health and food safety of our country.”

https://apnews.com/article/japan-fukushima-nuclear-radioactive-water-rel...

I got the impression somewhere this morning in discussions of these recent developments, that China had ulterior motives, because of the so called Tri-lateral Partnership and its anti-China orientation. I'm not sure that's true. When one challenges Japanese or IAEA objectivity the reaction is that this is not a reasonable basis of impeaching motives.

I'm pretty disappointed that the defenders of the "science" that demonstrates the radioactive waste water discharge process "is safe," and that the "discussion" needs to be better explained to those who don't understand (science) is so typically condescending and offered with a sense of impunity typical of the industry in general and the Japanese government in particular. The "process" such as it is, publicly criticized by at least some nuclear engineering professionals, is something that takes place over an extended period of decades, and the testing, monitoring, operations and maintenance of that process associated with Fukushima is not transparent. Therefore, it is not certain that if it is safe at one particular moment in time, that it will continue to be consistently safe. Japan simply disregards requests by neighbors to observe testing procedures and protocols, to take samples themselves, and make independent evaluations of safety. The actual biological and environmental impacts may not be known for years.

@mimi the woman you met actually realizes that pharmaceuticals are sometimes quite deadly.
Texas is full of fun, if you are at the right place at the right time.
Have a great weekend!

and have never been to Texas? yeah, but we had Alligator Ed. And I learned from him to distinguish a crocodile from an alligator.

Where is Alligator Ed, when I need him?

Very odd. he disappeard.

I run constantly into odd old women in the streets. Yesterday one of them told me that all medical doctors are criminals and try to poison her with drugs. How odd is that?

Don't be odd. People may think how sane you are, in all oddities.

Good night from odd Germany and oddity-mimi.