tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846404.comments2024-02-13T20:59:53.893-06:00Welch's Rarebits (cont.)Welch's Rarebitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09183345901778644627noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846404.post-1926636673260376022024-02-13T20:59:53.893-06:002024-02-13T20:59:53.893-06:00I thot if you were an eclectic
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Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful post.David Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02765223283508918148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846404.post-44840458240038948642022-04-22T11:49:11.749-05:002022-04-22T11:49:11.749-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Ethan Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00953700799221465532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846404.post-57838735686792936902021-10-14T01:18:39.230-05:002021-10-14T01:18:39.230-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Ethan Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00953700799221465532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846404.post-3735222298836619402021-07-21T10:46:27.226-05:002021-07-21T10:46:27.226-05:00This sounds super interesting and at the same time...This sounds super interesting and at the same time, terrifying. Thanks for that! Nice review!Tasha Squireshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17969015158956623567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846404.post-76404278708144729262020-09-28T11:40:23.785-05:002020-09-28T11:40:23.785-05:00That scenario is not inconceivable. If it happens,...That scenario is not inconceivable. If it happens, it may cause a popular political revolution against the Electoral College and, speaking ironically, "all [its] works and ways" (see https://sfarchdiocese.org/documents/2017/10/rite-of-confirmation---renewal-of-baptismal-promises.pdf).Alan Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782055060585505820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846404.post-75283230625771051662020-09-27T14:43:22.568-05:002020-09-27T14:43:22.568-05:00The Compact is an interesting idea, but the Republ...The Compact is an interesting idea, but the Republicans have pledged to make a massive legal onslaught on it if enough states join to make it effective. The main problem is the Compact Clause in article I, section 10, paragraph 3 of the Constitution. If the Democrats gain control of both houses of Congress, they could avoid the Compact Clause issue by having Congress consent to the Compact per this clause. I discuss issues regarding the Interstate Direct Popular Vote Compact on pages 136-38 (in chapter 5) of my book. The proponents of the Compact argue, however, for its constitutionality and legality even without congressional consent.Alan Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782055060585505820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846404.post-8964689595232639902020-09-27T12:14:05.110-05:002020-09-27T12:14:05.110-05:00Thanks so much for the correction. You are absolut...Thanks so much for the correction. You are absolutely correct of course. I suspect I was misled by the Kentucky legislature's attempt in 1824 to have their delegation of representatives vote for Jackson, which they ignored. This is such a chaotic year, it would be interesting to see if states like Maine or Nebraska that have proportional allocation of electors makes any difference. I will have to read your book, but am curious what you think of the constitutionality of the Interstate Vote Compact.Welch's Rarebitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09183345901778644627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846404.post-19044777493861392382020-09-27T11:12:43.126-05:002020-09-27T11:12:43.126-05:00Eric, I need to correct what you said in the last ...Eric, I need to correct what you said in the last paragraph. The state legislatures have nothing to do with a contingent election. Each state delegation in the House of Representatives takes a vote among the members of that delegation. If Trump gets 4 votes and Biden gets 3 votes in the state delegation, the delegation casts their one vote for Trump. If it's tied, the state cannot vote in the House of Representatives. See the 12th Amendment. Alan<br /><br />Alan E. Johnson<br />Author of <i>The Electoral College: Failures of Original Intent and a Proposed Constitutional Amendment for Direct Popular Vote</i> (Pittsburgh: Philosophia, 2018).Alan Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782055060585505820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846404.post-44455352499711512672020-07-03T16:32:21.485-05:002020-07-03T16:32:21.485-05:00But it's a huge opportunity for the business c...But it's a huge opportunity for the business community to unite with government (or pressure government) to do something. They are in a position to gain a great deal but also to provide incentives for people to participate. If one of the incentives is that we won't hire anyone without a COVID free certificate (like a driver's license) that would be a mighty incentive.<br />Welch's Rarebitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09183345901778644627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846404.post-28820030174323868822020-07-03T16:07:55.087-05:002020-07-03T16:07:55.087-05:00Eric,
An excellent idea for a functional nation/c...Eric,<br /><br />An excellent idea for a functional nation/country. However, we live in a "country" where two counties can't even get together in most states, and young people are playing "who can get Covid-19 first" games. Stupid is apparently the prevailing trend.<br /><br />AndyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013594029128648836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846404.post-13313684689751190662020-07-03T15:19:17.866-05:002020-07-03T15:19:17.866-05:00A wonderful, pie in the sky, idea. It would work...A wonderful, pie in the sky, idea. It would work maybe in an homogenous and educated small country like Denmark. Given our uneducated and willful and widely spread population it would take a small miracle. However, enlisting business (mostly Trump supporters?) and keying it on the economy would certainly help.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251202047680698658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846404.post-68425253596079646002020-04-17T15:46:51.672-05:002020-04-17T15:46:51.672-05:00Hi!
Is the 45 days of immunity from a cold you'...<br />Hi!<br />Is the 45 days of immunity from a cold you've had and recovered from just for that particular strain of the virus? How many cold viruses are present in a small city environment on average on any day? You're the librarian!!<br /><br /><br />Sheila<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02891797060944709216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846404.post-8792145441496142612020-02-13T08:34:50.070-06:002020-02-13T08:34:50.070-06:00I remember writing my senior paper on this topic a...I remember writing my senior paper on this topic and I'd forgotten much of it,it seems. Thanks for putting this out here on a little known subject. Love your reviews.Tasha Squireshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17969015158956623567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846404.post-19372074375027385832019-12-18T05:19:55.322-06:002019-12-18T05:19:55.322-06:00Forget about how many outlets are in the walls. If...<br />Forget about how many outlets are in the walls. If our electricity is gone, who cares? We need to use our imaginations more. Maybe we're doomed. It's difficult to even imagine a day without being able to get the answers by checking our phones. Is the end in sight? China may soon give us the real answers. So, where's the Pollutian in the space ship who's going to zip off and return with news of another world? (But even the Wump World was never quite the same.)Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02891797060944709216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846404.post-67950205237835359462019-11-19T19:26:59.354-06:002019-11-19T19:26:59.354-06:00AS someone who works with teens and who reads arou...AS someone who works with teens and who reads around 50 "young adult" books a year, I was surprised by Dessen's reaction as well as some of the other authors mentioned. And disappointed. I'm surprised I hadn't heard about this, so thank you for bringing it to my attention. I really enjoyed your piece on this interesting and disturbing commentary on the state of our world these days. Sad to see it happening from authors. Tasha Squireshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17969015158956623567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846404.post-53310611379686107962019-08-01T16:34:39.553-05:002019-08-01T16:34:39.553-05:00Here's a thought although not related to the s...Here's a thought although not related to the subject or the book, but, at least, I do have a point.<br /><br />Okay, this was just a game as reported in your review---- "In one war game sponsored by the U.S. the opposition team changed the shipping labels on shipments intended for troops and they received toilet paper instead of ammunition and MREs." Let's hope someday a real war will be averted because a peaceful soul decided to ship toilet paper rather than guns or ammunition.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02891797060944709216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846404.post-56226983947159736242019-04-03T05:32:16.166-05:002019-04-03T05:32:16.166-05:00Hello,
Okay, I often can't sleep, so I've...Hello,<br /><br />Okay, I often can't sleep, so I've decided to check out what my best friend has been doing while I take a nap or lie on the bed, trying to get situated in a way that offers some comfort. I have Parkinson's and being comfortable is a goal I try to achieve (and sometimes do) for several hours each day.<br /><br />I'm so impressed by the posts Eric writes. If you haven't read them, find time to do so. This one, about "Gods and Days" is lighter than most, and having been raised Catholic (although I always felt I didn't quite fit the requirements), I was vaguely aware of there being lots of saints available for whatever problem anyone could possibly need to solve. However, even as a seven-year-old, I was skeptical, and the only saint I thought had any merit was St. Francis because he supported my main interest -- animals. <br /><br />I wonder how many other 70+-year-olds who were raised Catholic have "fallen away" from that faith. As a kid, I always liked that description and pictured myself, falling off the Earth along with a bunch of real Catholic kids who went to Catholic school and wore those uniforms that actually made sense to me -- the uniforms, I mean. And the falling, too. I mean who'd want to ever eat something that was the body and blood of anyone. I don't think that concept ever made sense to me, and, thinking back, I don't recall the nuns being too specific when explaining things to us kids who didn't attend Catholic school. We were sort of second string. <br /><br />Anyhow, thanks for the writing you do, Eric. I think you should publish your musings and get some recognition for your thoughtful commentary.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02891797060944709216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846404.post-48285544234577084672019-02-18T17:17:06.887-06:002019-02-18T17:17:06.887-06:00Yes, I laughed when I read your last sentence. The...Yes, I laughed when I read your last sentence. The DSM IS a bit delusional, but taking it from a practical standpoint, nearly every minister, priest, and rabbi would be considered insane or, at least, delusional, and in need of intensive therapy. Actually, this would make a good premise for a book plot. All people of faith would be considered in need of psychiatric help (most Americans!) I know people who insist they've seen angels and others accept that as truth. I bet the angelic believers wouldn't get a free pass if they'd said they'd seen a few tiny devils. <br /><br />However, I wonder about so many faiths that don't push too hard on the "Bible is all TRUE" side of their dogma. They may be fairly reasonable and they might even inspire members to do good deeds, in which case, I'd hesitate to make disparaging remarks. Also, many people feel connected and like the security of tradition, yet their "faith" may be based completely on the "accident" of their birth.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02891797060944709216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846404.post-18487878101481136922014-01-21T10:24:58.362-06:002014-01-21T10:24:58.362-06:00I really appreciate your post and couldn't agr...I really appreciate your post and couldn't agree more! I have been countering this deficit language with my own research on the "rural brain gain" across the country. I looked for an email address for you but couldn't find one so I am posting. Please visit http://z.umn.edu/braingain to read more! Thanks, Ben.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846404.post-56959401811169331992014-01-21T10:24:11.278-06:002014-01-21T10:24:11.278-06:00I really appreciate your post and couldn't agr...I really appreciate your post and couldn't agree more! I have been countering this deficit language with my own research on the "rural brain gain" across the country. I looked for an email address for you but couldn't find one so I am posting. Please visit http://z.umn.edu/braingain to read more! Thanks, Ben.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846404.post-18423269008462643012013-07-26T11:42:36.001-05:002013-07-26T11:42:36.001-05:00Cathy: my apologies. I did not recognize you as N...Cathy: my apologies. I did not recognize you as NGE from Goodreads, one of my favorite reviewers.Welch's Rarebitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09183345901778644627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846404.post-3205274011626025572013-07-26T11:40:04.352-05:002013-07-26T11:40:04.352-05:00http://rarebits.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-few-musings...http://rarebits.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-few-musings-on-audiobooks.htmlWelch's Rarebitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09183345901778644627noreply@blogger.com