Global Warming

The climate warmed to melt the ice sheet that was miles thick. That ice age ended officially between 10,000 and 15,000 years ago, depending on who you talk to. There have been mini-ice ages between then and now and nobody is sure what caused them. The progressive movement latched onto the idea that if the US paid trillions of dollars each year, that the weather would improve, while China, India, etc., pumped greenhouse gas into the atmosphere with reckless abandon – and volcanoes did the same. Complex Physics of Global Warming is worth review if you have an interest. 
Monsoon comes to Arizona in July and August, cooling the desert, driving up the relative humidity and killing the odd fool who doesn’t understand what a flash flood is and camps in a dry wash. Some people attribute this weather pattern to something sinister. Others just counsel that one should get used to it since it happens every year.
Here at the White Wolf Mine, we’re trying to get the hovel painted between the last snow storm (Memorial Day) and the onset of the monsoon. Getting this house completed has been an ordeal. I moved in on January 1. Things still are not complete. Heating and A/C people will be by the place today to fix what they didn’t do correctly the first time.
Boom-Boom
The painting crew brought a boom down the logging road to calk and paint the higher portions of the structure.
Fredd asked about scaffolding, and normally, it would work. But the scaffolding would have to tie into the building to keep it attached and that would mean damaging the exterior in favor of scaffolding. 
Hong Kong (update)
Another large demonstration and march took place on 16 June after Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Lam announced the government decided to suspend debate on the extradition amendments on the 15th. The citizens of Hong Kong are not amused and they are now calling for Lam’s removal and installing a replacement who is not the pupped of Beijing (good luck with that).
Organizers claimed that Sunday’s demonstration and march were larger than those a week ago. No sources reported clashes or casualties
On 15 June, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang called the decision to suspend the amendments, announced hours earlier by Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, an attempt to “listen more widely to the views of the community and restore calm to the community as soon as possible”.
In public statements, the Chinese leaders continue to back the Hong Kong government. They are maintaining the pretense of autonomous decision-making and non-interference in Hong Kong’s affairs. Nobody is fooled, but there are issues of face involved.
With the crowds escalating demands and now calling for Lam’s resignation, the challenge of restoring stability becomes even more important and difficult. Communist leaders have limits to their tolerance of mass demonstrations that they did not organize.  They will not surrender to mob rule, even if a third of the city population is involved.
If Lam resigns or the city government makes more concessions, a harsh crackdown will follow to send a message. Chinese oligarchs in Beijing cannot afford to let Hong Kong’s exercise in popular democracy serve as an example of a mechanism for city populations in other Chinese cities to effect changes in laws, programs or policies with which they disagree. 
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12 COMMENTS

  1. With any luck at all, the CEO of Hong Kong will flee and go into hiding, thus providing endless fodder for "on the Lam" running gags.

    I'm afraid that I'm nothing if not a nitpicker… I'm pretty sure that fire truck is from at least the mid '60s, if not the '70s.

    -Kle.

  2. Oh, and I forgot – hang in there with the WWM, it'll all be worth it once you finally get that weekend alone at the place, with everything working / finished / unpacked.
    -Kle.

  4. Seems like the boom makes better sense, since the ground is not completely flat? The boom can be leveled much easier. And as you say, no holes.
    It really looks good!

    I do wish the people of Hong Kong the best.

  6. What a powerful post. I especially liked the last infographic.

    Good luck with the contractors, there's a rumor that ONE of them is honest.

    Speaking of which, we had a veritable bout of climate change yesterday, exciting storms. Mind you, the house is painted.

  10. The Dems predicted that we only have a few years left. Unless cows die and it’s free steaks for all

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