Comments on: Open thread 3/25/21 https://thenewneo.com/2021/03/25/open-thread-3-25-21/ A blog about political change, among other things Fri, 09 Apr 2021 02:13:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Celadon https://thenewneo.com/2021/03/25/open-thread-3-25-21/#comment-2549737 Fri, 09 Apr 2021 02:13:15 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=105546#comment-2549737 Neo, I realize you might not see this comment since it’s a fairly old thread… but I’ll give it a shot. Have you heard of Itoh peonies? They’re the result of a cross between herbaceous peonies and tree peonies, with the best features of both. They’re easier to grow than tree peonies and don’t need staking like regular peonies. The stems are sturdier so there’s no flopping. Other advantages are the extended bloom period (due to side buds) and attractive foliage that looks good all the way up to late fall. Gorgeous flowers too.

]]> By: Rufus T. Firefly https://thenewneo.com/2021/03/25/open-thread-3-25-21/#comment-2547913 Fri, 26 Mar 2021 12:48:41 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=105546#comment-2547913 Jessica Walter was great in, “Arrested Development.”

]]> By: Eva Marie https://thenewneo.com/2021/03/25/open-thread-3-25-21/#comment-2547884 Fri, 26 Mar 2021 03:48:51 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=105546#comment-2547884 Jessica Walter RIP If you want to see her in a well crafted mystery that will take you straight back to the 70s, here’s the YouTube link: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qD07RxAq7NI&t=1526s
Leslie Nielsen, Ed Asner, Nita Talbot, JoAnn Pflug, Jim Hutton, Lloyd Bochner, and more. It’s a treat. And of course Jessica Walter is terrific.

]]> By: Rufus T. Firefly https://thenewneo.com/2021/03/25/open-thread-3-25-21/#comment-2547873 Fri, 26 Mar 2021 02:03:08 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=105546#comment-2547873 huxley,

Had a similar experience moving one of my kids from the Midwest to Florida last year. If we were moving the other direction U Haul would have probably paid me to get some of their inventory out of Florida!

]]> By: huxley https://thenewneo.com/2021/03/25/open-thread-3-25-21/#comment-2547864 Fri, 26 Mar 2021 00:33:50 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=105546#comment-2547864 Do you think most of the influx is coming west, from California?

Rufus T. Firefly:

That would be my bet. One data point is a cafe friend who told me her daughter and son-in-law were moving from Los Angeles.

I just checked U-Haul and they would charge $2544 for the rental of their smallest truck from San Franisco to Abq this weekend. (I had heard a rumor that CA U-Haul stores no longer rent for any destination outside CA.)

]]> By: Rufus T. Firefly https://thenewneo.com/2021/03/25/open-thread-3-25-21/#comment-2547862 Fri, 26 Mar 2021 00:24:06 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=105546#comment-2547862 I’m sure you have all seen the reporter asking Ted Cruz to wear a mask. (Of course, no reporter has asked Jen Psaki to wear a mask…)

I really like Cruz’ reply, “You’re welcome to step away if you’d like.” We should all start using that a lot more when confronted by someone who is demanding we accept their skewed version of reality. It’s a polite statement. Not aggressive nor rude, but assertive.

]]> By: Rufus T. Firefly https://thenewneo.com/2021/03/25/open-thread-3-25-21/#comment-2547861 Fri, 26 Mar 2021 00:20:50 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=105546#comment-2547861 huxley,

I did some business in Albuquerque about ten years ago and enjoyed it. Do you think most of the influx is coming west, from California?

]]> By: huxley https://thenewneo.com/2021/03/25/open-thread-3-25-21/#comment-2547857 Thu, 25 Mar 2021 23:38:22 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=105546#comment-2547857 Albuquerque has been discovered by those fleeing big blue cities. There are now bidding wars and fast sales. Homes below $200K may be a thing of the past.

Zillow tells me my house is now worth 10% over what I paid last August. I confess to no wisdom greater than I had to get out of that apartment complex.

]]> By: Philip Sells https://thenewneo.com/2021/03/25/open-thread-3-25-21/#comment-2547858 Thu, 25 Mar 2021 23:38:22 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=105546#comment-2547858 Xylourgos, Zito Ellas! 🙂 At church this morning, there was a special Doxology appended to the Divine Liturgy for the occasion.

]]> By: Zaphod https://thenewneo.com/2021/03/25/open-thread-3-25-21/#comment-2547854 Thu, 25 Mar 2021 23:20:47 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=105546#comment-2547854 @EvaMarie:

Sharanksy *is* a great man and an inspiration.

Regardless, in the case of Charlottesville he has zero incentive to seek out or to trumpet out the truth and every incentive to go with the flow.

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