tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-150154642024-02-20T17:12:04.894-08:00Paul Tannahill's Other BlogA blog about whatever is going on in the life and/or mind of Paul Tannahill. You have been warned.Paul Tannahillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10063423076771702260noreply@blogger.comBlogger798125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015464.post-17692260526724624502024-02-20T17:05:00.000-08:002024-02-20T17:11:33.979-08:00Introducing the Hole-In-The-Wall Cafes Google Maps List<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I stumbled into <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1250602952497871" target="_blank">a Facebook group recently called Hole-In-The-Wall Cafe</a>s</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> where members can post about their favorite hole-in-the-wall cafés and diners. No franchises allowed, and the same goes for bars, saloons, taverns, etc. If a restaurant happens to serve adult beverages, that's cool, but it's supposed to be more about good food than primarily a drinking establishment. I got to thinking about how people might find it useful to have all of those locations on their mobile devices as they travel, along with an app that most people either already have or can get easily, and, of course, <a href="https://www.google.com/maps" target="_blank">Google Maps</a> came to mind. I reached out to the Facebook group owner, and we have collaborated on this awesome new list to which we will be adding locations from member posts and elsewhere. <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/pqkipogriX7U5i5x6" target="_blank">Here is a direct link to the list</a>. Be sure to save and share it!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNM6kEOjq-VMZGp0ey8Mc3gXfxFo3GbGRtAweaChxdCGo-ObyEo1356wdsMX6ZFsrtCEF-nOQemFfXlRaPs83jusaXjMkznBC2FB4yEZqKgsEMVWohNuEBZgrcH3L89W_1NQSOOqlok513zFfK0UNtylpMKtuvvKt-z5doWl5hsG243OgjST2U" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Save and share" data-original-height="204" data-original-width="424" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNM6kEOjq-VMZGp0ey8Mc3gXfxFo3GbGRtAweaChxdCGo-ObyEo1356wdsMX6ZFsrtCEF-nOQemFfXlRaPs83jusaXjMkznBC2FB4yEZqKgsEMVWohNuEBZgrcH3L89W_1NQSOOqlok513zFfK0UNtylpMKtuvvKt-z5doWl5hsG243OgjST2U=w320-h154" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><p></p>Paul Tannahillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10063423076771702260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015464.post-91678455764732640782024-02-15T15:35:00.000-08:002024-02-15T15:38:40.864-08:00Dad Is A Badass<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span color="var(--primary-text)" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">My 23-year-old son called me when I was leading a group ride along this road between Steens Mountain and the Alvord Desert in southeast Oregon. I answered the call through my helmet comm, and immediately told him to look up "Alvord Desert" in Google Maps. He asked if that was where I was, and I said, "yep, that's where I'm at, and I'm riding at 80mph, standing up on my pegs, enjoying the breeze." When he didn't answer, I asked if he was still there, and he said, "yeah, Dad, </span><span color="var(--primary-text)" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a></span><span color="var(--primary-text)" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">I'm just getting my head around that. Dad, you are such a BADASS!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0r1UxSuYDd-1B2A3M41vEm9_AD_1bnAaMOa0gfB3NIL8fI6naKvcaB50tmZ7Rg9R3WQOonug4V__CNF5VYR13fdT0TuZazSCq6Ym7O9ga4jTTSJ4QQWhfDVpNaVRV0AQ-8nUNdd4cfCAIhnsZwKu9ACOcZaHY7SKp2PUyYWVPxXcHJxGF-eD/s2048/Paul%20on%20KTM%20Alvord-Steens.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0r1UxSuYDd-1B2A3M41vEm9_AD_1bnAaMOa0gfB3NIL8fI6naKvcaB50tmZ7Rg9R3WQOonug4V__CNF5VYR13fdT0TuZazSCq6Ym7O9ga4jTTSJ4QQWhfDVpNaVRV0AQ-8nUNdd4cfCAIhnsZwKu9ACOcZaHY7SKp2PUyYWVPxXcHJxGF-eD/w400-h300/Paul%20on%20KTM%20Alvord-Steens.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><span color="var(--primary-text)" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span color="var(--primary-text)" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /><br /></span></span></p>Paul Tannahillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10063423076771702260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015464.post-15211630677395319672024-01-30T14:24:00.000-08:002024-01-30T14:24:28.079-08:00Google Maps Route to GPX File<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> This screencast video is all about how to create a GPX file from a Google Maps route you have created. Trying to use Google maps on a trip where you may go in and out of cell coverage is risky, because if and when you flip away from the Google maps app to another app on your mobile device, and come back, you risk losing the route out there, which, of course would be a bad thing in the middle of nowhere. This process shows you how to lock down your route on a GPS receiver or GPS app so it doesn't matter if you go in and out of cell coverage. This method is admittedly not the simplest method available, but it is one that opens the door for additional features you may get into once you step into the wonderful rabbit hole of GPS and GPX file manipulation. Enjoy!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cBID-GdhneY?si=2R-2TyeqZAxYV0pr" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Paul Tannahillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10063423076771702260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015464.post-67742399282513876042024-01-16T14:10:00.000-08:002024-01-16T14:10:53.088-08:00The Lone Wolf or the Pack: Adventure Motorcycle Group Trips vs Solo<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As an avid adventure motorcyclist who loves exploring backroads and discovering new places and vistas, I often deliberate the question: Should I join a multi-day group ride or strike out on a solo journey? Both options provide immense satisfaction, freedom, and sights that renew my soul. However, group expeditions and solitary sojourns each offer unique perks that merit consideration.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hitting the road with a group of fellow riders builds camaraderie and support unmatched on solo trips. Long days in the saddle can be grueling, but good company makes the miles fly by faster. Groups also afford more flexibility should issues arise - if your bike breaks down, there's likely another rider who can help or shuttle you into town. Plus, sharing costs for hotels, fuel, or other expenses can ease budget constraints. However, group dynamics aren't always harmonious, and ill-matched speeds, riding styles, or personalities can dampen the mood. And you lose autonomy over daily routes, pace, and overnight stops when others’ preferences differ from yours.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Conversely, solo adventures enable following your own whims wherever the compass leads without compromise. I alone choose whether to rise early to chase sunrise vistas or sleep in if heavy rains fall. I set my pace foraging backroads rather than worrying about trailing or leading riders if I’m quicker or slower that day. Stopping for photos, snacks, or simply to soak in an overlook’s ambience isn’t problematic without antsy cohorts impatiently waiting. The stillness and self-reliance of solo travel builds confidence and serenity. Yet the utter solitude also leaves little margin for mechanical problems or minor crashes without backup support. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ultimately, sharing the open road and a cold beer at day’s end with like-minded riders creates bonds difficult to replicate solo. But escaping regularly into the wilderness alone fosters self-trust and inner tranquility. Thus the best path forward, in my eyes, lies in balancing group trips that nourish the soul through friendship with frequent lone adventures to renew my personal reservoirs of resilience and confidence. With this dual fellowship-and-solitude approach, adventure motorcycling shall continue fulfilling my yearning for the open road for years ahead!</span></p>Paul Tannahillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10063423076771702260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015464.post-80978495352349843932024-01-16T10:39:00.000-08:002024-01-16T10:39:51.072-08:00Coming Soon: Ancient Knowledge & Wisdom<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We are on the verge of being able to read scrolls that were buried and charred in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. A collection of 1,800 scrolls were discovered in an ancient Roman villa near Pompeii during excavations in the 18th century. However, attempting to unroll and read these fragile scrolls has proven extremely difficult over the years.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Recently, researchers have been using a new X-ray technique called “phase-contrast tomography” to virtually unroll and decipher the scrolls. This allows them to see inside the scrolls and read the ancient Greek and Latin texts without physically unrolling them. So far they have had success reading a few scrolls, including one discussing the Greek philosopher Epicurus.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The researchers believe there may still be hundreds of scrolls that could provide insight into ancient philosophical thinking and day-to-day life during that period. However, the scrolls are very delicate and the technology is still in early stages. The work requires scanning the individual scrolls in very small pieces. Nonetheless, this work marks an exciting advancement in reading these long-lost ancient texts.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Scholars have long faced a choice between attempting to read concealed texts (and potentially destroying them in the process) or conserving them unread. Brent Seales’ technology is removing that dilemma.”</span></p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/buried-ash-vesuvius-scrolls-are-being-read-new-xray-technique-180969358/" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">It is a long read</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">, but well worth it.</span></p>Paul Tannahillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10063423076771702260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015464.post-68878907922892202072024-01-03T15:26:00.000-08:002024-01-03T15:26:50.943-08:00The Nightmare of a Stolen Motorcycle Helmet <p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You're out for a long motorcycle road trip, enjoying the freedom of the open road. You stop to take a break, park your bike, and take off your helmet to get some air. Then when you turn around - it's gone. Some opportunistic thief has snatched your helmet and now you're stuck. No helmet means you can't legally or safely continue your ride. It's every motorcyclist's nightmare scenario.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you find yourself helmetless and stranded, don't panic. While hugely inconvenient, the situation is manageable if you keep a cool head. Follow this advice on how to deal with a stolen lid when traveling far from the comforts of home.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">File a Police Report</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The very first thing you should do is notify the local police that your helmet was stolen. Provide them details on where it happened, the make/model of the missing gear, and anything noteworthy about its looks. Getting an official report created starts a paper trail in recovering or replacing your equipment. It also alerts cops to a theft that may aid other riders in the area.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Check Area Businesses For Security Footage</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Canvass nearby buildings, gas stations, shops, etc to ask if security cameras potentially caught footage of the culprit. Seeing the incident on video can assist police in catching the criminal. Review tapes yourself for any identifying details. Be sure to get copies of useful recordings.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Inform Your Insurance Provider</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">If the helmet was insured under homeowners, renters or motorcycle-specific policies, start the claim process right away. Provide all details needed and the police report case number. See what compensation your insurer provides for stolen riding gear - it may help pay for a replacement. Just don't expect coverage equal to the helmet's original value. </span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ask Social Media For Sightings</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Post on regional riding groups and forums on sites like Facebook asking fellow riders to keep an eye out for your lid. Share the make, model, graphics and any custom details to identify it. Also watch resale sites like Craigslist and eBay yourself in case the thief tries selling it online. Getting the word out to the motorcycle community taps into a huge network of eyes.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Replace Your Helmet ASAP</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">While insurance and police investigations proceed, your top priority needs to be replacing your helmet so you can safely ride. Find the nearest motorcycle gear shop to buy a new lid. Getting the exact same helmet would be ideal so you don't need to re-break-in an unused model. Choose the most comparable one if your previous brand/type is unavailable in the area. Don't ride without head protection - it poses substantial injury risks.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Consider a Helmet Locking Device</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Once you're equipped with a new helmet, invest in a helmet lock to deter future thefts. Companies like Bandit offer rear wheel locks that attach to your helmet's D-rings with thick steel cable. This secures your lid under the bike seat or to saddlebags while stopped. Though not foolproof, it keeps opportunists from grabbing unsecured gear. Prevent the headache upfront.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Remain Vigilant On The Road</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">While continuing your travels, keep an eagle eye on your helmet anytime you park. Take it with you when going inside businesses rather than leaving it on the bike. Never let it out of your sight. Report suspicious activity near motorcycles. Caution and attentiveness will help avoid yet another stolen lid incident. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Getting your helmet stolen away from home is hugely disruptive to your ride. But following these tips helps get you back on the open highway safely. Ride prepared for anything by insuring gear, locking helmets, and staying aware so your two-wheeled adventures won't get derailed again!</span></p>Paul Tannahillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10063423076771702260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015464.post-34055724665650963832023-04-05T08:54:00.002-07:002023-04-05T08:54:33.825-07:00Ask ChatGPT: Which LMS is better: Moodle or Canvas?<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.perplexity.ai/search/fca77a7c-6d00-493e-a207-511b13ac72ab?s=m" target="_blank">Via the Perplexity app</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Moodle and Canvas are two popular learning management systems (LMS) used in educational institutions. Both platforms have their strengths and weaknesses, and the choice between them will depend on the specific needs and requirements of the institution or organization.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">One of the main advantages of Moodle over Canvas is its flexibility. Moodle is an open-source LMS, which means that it can be customized and modified to meet the specific needs of an institution or organization. Moodle supports more than 12 types of assessments, and there are multiple grading alternatives available to grade different assessments in different ways. Moodle also has an optional, fully-branded mobile app. However, Moodle has limited support, and organizations will need to contact their Moodle partner for additional support.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In contrast, Canvas is a closed-source LMS, providing fewer opportunities for customization. Canvas is equipped with various in-built features, but it is less adaptable than Moodle when it comes to personalizing the platform. Canvas LMS offers more robust collaboration features, and it has more robust support than Moodle. However, Canvas can be more expensive than some other LMS platforms, while Moodle is free to use as it is an open-source platform.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Ultimately, the best LMS platform for an institution or organization is the one that meets its specific needs in the most effective way, regardless of cost.</span></p>Paul Tannahillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10063423076771702260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015464.post-21807584357752818992023-03-31T11:22:00.000-07:002023-03-31T11:22:03.282-07:00Downloading Student Assignment Submissions in Your Moodle Course<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Here is how to download all of the student submissions in each Assignment activity in your Moodle course, and then efficiently upload them into your Google drive.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AMYnj8QgEi4" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Paul Tannahillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10063423076771702260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015464.post-51706005790344374172023-03-31T10:07:00.002-07:002023-03-31T11:23:20.602-07:00Just Say No to Vehicle Gun Holsters<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My response when someone in a vehicle group I am in made a post asking for recommendations for a vehicle-mounted handgun holster system:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJEHYpyZTEWcbxhf3OGz6S6xu1NTRDbRUfCLHrQU8DS2-slGz7_u_u18r3Y-QFLcMT0RfWMtmKqmDzaPMZndpBnDviVBMGLcHp2xitx0aicvL1XNuaMYtlxNO7cOybKlj6UD1tvU-vcM6Q2iHhQdMccpC6iyvyxSr9d89Og4o4gAQmgpkUQ/s914/vehicle%20holster.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="914" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJEHYpyZTEWcbxhf3OGz6S6xu1NTRDbRUfCLHrQU8DS2-slGz7_u_u18r3Y-QFLcMT0RfWMtmKqmDzaPMZndpBnDviVBMGLcHp2xitx0aicvL1XNuaMYtlxNO7cOybKlj6UD1tvU-vcM6Q2iHhQdMccpC6iyvyxSr9d89Og4o4gAQmgpkUQ/w426-h262/vehicle%20holster.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>Paul Tannahillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10063423076771702260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015464.post-86920231688059979512023-03-26T10:58:00.003-07:002023-03-26T11:00:56.046-07:00North Fork Bridge Banded Gneiss<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span>Walk down the trail from the northwest corner of the bridge over the North Fork of the American River in Northern California, continue along the river for a short distance, and you will be rewarded with some large boulders consisting of Banded Gneiss rock, showing amazing multi-colored stripes along their length. Do some research on this rock type before your visit, so you understand and appreciate this breathtaking natural art! When I first stumbled upon these rocks, I was so struck by the unexpected natural beauty that my automatic reaction was to tear up in wonder and appreciation. I think you might have the same memorable experience. Enjoy!<br /></span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/V883GaPVfuQY7ig56" target="_blank">Google Maps location</a></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv66HXc5IcyhFXq46CYwRxThQr92sQHJR5bhWwrOdWGkGlOfl7EZtKaDpGrvu0B5u54HQfLIITCQbV_OBOfLlJX4xye8VkZbLutAwbaMkrzmhywFt_-hgz0veoVCvD1rgKAPD9r4DJNMbdtNrsoro4bvux1tWY1cyCMdZagAbjgk-yUpsS3g/s1864/IMG_8927.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1398" data-original-width="1864" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv66HXc5IcyhFXq46CYwRxThQr92sQHJR5bhWwrOdWGkGlOfl7EZtKaDpGrvu0B5u54HQfLIITCQbV_OBOfLlJX4xye8VkZbLutAwbaMkrzmhywFt_-hgz0veoVCvD1rgKAPD9r4DJNMbdtNrsoro4bvux1tWY1cyCMdZagAbjgk-yUpsS3g/s320/IMG_8927.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="1712" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfMjsBV8NJEJ5lsJ9NIJxXQuZE_eIL8Hez0b1BQ4aTU-Em8E0X5vXRrCOt8cdPcp2f8k2ZsVVDUviylL2sQ1Ovu9ohCCqJ_QOON7tDSloPWkSX-PrrlSFhZiR9kxMH_Mar64CP0FKwaBDOdfiQL01Ww_pmWKhzbYoKFZWolnWWW0eWwQROw/s320/IMG_8934.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Paul Tannahillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10063423076771702260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015464.post-7116654888592575102021-05-16T13:54:00.001-07:002021-05-16T13:54:33.669-07:00The Hard to Swallow Pill About City Dwellers<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">My good friend Jason Smith wrote this, and I am sharing it here with his permission.<br /><br />Hard to swallow pill:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Any weak person can exist in a city. That’s why cities are generally the liberal concentrations of any given state. People not strong enough to live by their own means, flock to the safety, and welfare culture of those socialist landscapes. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Things are easy. A store on every corner, call for a car, call for food, call for an ambulance, call for the police. Ride a train, a subway, city bus, a shuttle bus, or walk a few blocks. Live in a politically active city, and the government comes to your door offering money, food, shelter; need a phone? Here you go, we take care of you; don’t forget to vote democrat. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">No, I’m serious. Weaker people are generally concentrated in urban areas. Those that cannot survive on their own, those that need the safety net of a thousand politicians and programs. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Those city dwellers are brought up in an environment that encourages them to believe that they are the enlightened ones, and that rural citizens are their lesser. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Well, here’s the deal, any rural person could move to the city and thrive, but can we say the same for an urbanite suddenly “on their own” somewhere in rural America? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Can the IT specialist, sipping his latte, if dropped into the wilderness, suddenly summon the skills needed to survive completely on his own? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Drop me off naked in the wilderness, and when you come back in a year, I’ll invite you into my warm cabin for a nice salad, baked potato, a steak, and a glass of whiskey afterward; on the rocks if you wish? I could put on a peach cobbler for later if you’d like?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">How many urban dwellers know how to feed their family without a store? Get water without a faucet? Provide shelter for their family without a contractor and construction crew? What if threatened with physical violence, and 911 isn’t an option? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Most of what an urbanite “knows” about the real world, wouldn’t be available to them without electricity and WiFi; and that’s a fact. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Cities get their food from rural areas, their fuel from rural areas, their lumber, hell; everything. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">But what do rural people get from the cities? More taxes? More infringing laws? Residual crime waves? What? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Never forget who needs who. Urbanites need rural America to survive, while rural America would actually thrive without the drains of the urban liabilities. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">But what do I know, I’m just a guy from a little ag town.</span></p>Paul Tannahillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10063423076771702260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015464.post-56205186612288886992021-04-26T15:45:00.005-07:002021-04-26T15:45:49.871-07:00Malheur Cave<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is a video showing <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/DCPBfAcYYmXwxmQPA" target="_blank">Maheur Cave</a>, owned by the Freemasons that I visited in August 2020. A group of Masons were replacing the bleachers with some nicer aluminum ones they had "acquired" from an undisclosed high school. They said they were preparing for a special secret ceremony the following month.</span></p><p><br /></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ssDfP9dtvyo" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Paul Tannahillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10063423076771702260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015464.post-50169049289883355572021-04-01T13:15:00.000-07:002021-04-01T13:15:02.793-07:00Bumper Installation Instructions<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The guy who made my Tacoma bumper asked if anyone would be interested in writing installation instructions, since that’s not his thing.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiB8nPwQFDGn8d8VQz9DIh5RLAqFLPsoRQrtc42oYk_OhBcqh0t2JJ9Blwc0f88kDcHfWXggki0aj7Wrl0br-kparl4bzU2czxapcl2Xxdd_5302cx2bnEE3Fz8sjWaNLeqLGp/s593/bumper-instructions.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="450" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiB8nPwQFDGn8d8VQz9DIh5RLAqFLPsoRQrtc42oYk_OhBcqh0t2JJ9Blwc0f88kDcHfWXggki0aj7Wrl0br-kparl4bzU2czxapcl2Xxdd_5302cx2bnEE3Fz8sjWaNLeqLGp/s320/bumper-instructions.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span><p></p>Paul Tannahillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10063423076771702260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015464.post-62118091338878563742021-01-14T15:49:00.002-08:002021-01-14T15:49:34.287-08:00Appointment Slots in Google Calendar<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Wouldn't it be great if you could send out, or publish a link that people could click, and be taken to a view of your calendar, where they could see available appointment slots, and all they had to do to make an appointment with you is click an available slot, and then the event appears on both your and their calendar? Welcome to Appointment Slots!</span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">1. <b>I</b><span><b><span>mportant</span></b>: Make sure you ar<span>e in Week or <span>Day view. </span></span></span>Click into any date/time area on your Google Calendar, and a popup will appear. </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Click "Appointment slots" at the top of the popup, and then "Edit details" at the bottom:</span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIfRQ3HVZF5oApK_sK1-ltLFb6QqbwuF8GSHKFUpTUnauEZeuzLhXmwVp_b6PYq6OzenTI4iT-x3nyT49Lb8YJ1Ruuf_R4dwiHN0thkcJDP3ddbh1Azx_OxopOMTJakFguzB_nQg/s1920/Appointment+Slots.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIfRQ3HVZF5oApK_sK1-ltLFb6QqbwuF8GSHKFUpTUnauEZeuzLhXmwVp_b6PYq6OzenTI4iT-x3nyT49Lb8YJ1Ruuf_R4dwiHN0thkcJDP3ddbh1Azx_OxopOMTJakFguzB_nQg/s320/Appointment+Slots.gif" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span><span>2. This is where you will do all (and it's not much) of the heavy lifting:</span><br /><span><br /></span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDaE6q0IeTp9N8S9FebRGzuq4aRip6koQ-rTyFVi0Ntiyu90BQZKiFtRqepxoREjAyrEzCasFM_VBVche5dDXrN_uhR-j9nlfAFwxENbAkyUxY9j15jPRwCN-k4_vaijjTV9AU4w//" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1186" data-original-width="1294" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDaE6q0IeTp9N8S9FebRGzuq4aRip6koQ-rTyFVi0Ntiyu90BQZKiFtRqepxoREjAyrEzCasFM_VBVche5dDXrN_uhR-j9nlfAFwxENbAkyUxY9j15jPRwCN-k4_vaijjTV9AU4w//" width="262" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span><span>3. Make sure you put something into the "Title" field that will make sense to both you and your end user. For example, if you are setting up advising appointments with students, rather than "Appointment," consider "Advising Appointment."</span><br /><span><br /></span><span>4. You are likely using Appointment Slots in a repeating fashion. If so, click the "Does not repeat…" checkbox (I usually need to choose "Custom…":</span></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOmjzOwGfQaMtGVwfLvlycqm_aXo9pUV9FIdv6apBR21DLdRfeJtJBTqHURSYbeB14sSgCGbUydoGRFLlDNPPlzuLAO1nB4HDIfR1qAzfUqPQs__sXZtU-_cKY216B3MNumyDzg//" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="448" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOmjzOwGfQaMtGVwfLvlycqm_aXo9pUV9FIdv6apBR21DLdRfeJtJBTqHURSYbeB14sSgCGbUydoGRFLlDNPPlzuLAO1nB4HDIfR1qAzfUqPQs__sXZtU-_cKY216B3MNumyDzg//" width="205" /></a></div></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I set this series of Appointment Slots to repeat weekly on Mondays and Wednesdays until the end of the term:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeD0S-kcOXFu0mnyNaTTfugYSBWySmR5SWx_FA76s3FjMVUVbSlg_K0ijf0jta2CN18FejPSyHOEprntwqfAMrQgx7huQDNqVBFr2La4o8eUos-1ZljpPc3NYH2Tc5cdNrDJOSuA//" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="750" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeD0S-kcOXFu0mnyNaTTfugYSBWySmR5SWx_FA76s3FjMVUVbSlg_K0ijf0jta2CN18FejPSyHOEprntwqfAMrQgx7huQDNqVBFr2La4o8eUos-1ZljpPc3NYH2Tc5cdNrDJOSuA//" width="215" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span>Also be sure to indicate a meeting duration time, </span><span>and a meeting location in the "Add location" field.</span><br /><span><br /></span><span>5. Consider something like this in the "Description" field:</span><br /><span><br /></span><span><i>Bring your education plan, degree audit documents from DegreeRunner (if you have access) and/or any documents pertaining to your college course of study.</i></span><br /><span><br /></span><span>6. Right-click and copy the long, blue URL:</span><br /><span><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_K2j01ldcPtJmw7AIbviKnncOTYJzRhFb6mcGcTz0L1FwrzYo-UJcx3K34jkzzcz6WQaQWliPhVLI-iIeakprYj9TxYnIbOw5lUqDW32mHA1c7v8AQYV1cdNx_q2NHjgaovwpXA//" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="910" height="68" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_K2j01ldcPtJmw7AIbviKnncOTYJzRhFb6mcGcTz0L1FwrzYo-UJcx3K34jkzzcz6WQaQWliPhVLI-iIeakprYj9TxYnIbOw5lUqDW32mHA1c7v8AQYV1cdNx_q2NHjgaovwpXA//" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span><span>That's what you can send to your students and/or place in your Moodle course and/or email message, etc.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>NOTE</b>: The Appointment Slot URL is the URL for ALL appointment slots for the Google Calendar in which you are creating the appointment slot. If you need/want a unique URL, make a different calendar for that.</span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span><span>7. Click the blue "SAVE" button in the upper left:</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyOTPTbvTPyqoAcrBXj-h6XTLjnEpVfAfRWlnv4Kj6-Lw79ET-SiLaur2lHJvSh7dK38tRROwiXVbezbyNNbdJGwiNQyXj_Lhi65msQ4CfepbiLQET9obaITWP7s9ZH1wvo5_3KA//" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="123" data-original-width="174" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyOTPTbvTPyqoAcrBXj-h6XTLjnEpVfAfRWlnv4Kj6-Lw79ET-SiLaur2lHJvSh7dK38tRROwiXVbezbyNNbdJGwiNQyXj_Lhi65msQ4CfepbiLQET9obaITWP7s9ZH1wvo5_3KA//" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span><hr /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9c5177b5-1f54-06cb-a826-8691d0a690de"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span><span>Here is what it looks like when I access someone else's Appointment slots link:</span><br /><span><br /></span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQd13nyU6vCrU6NCukZ3eqTR0WK3SuRrQTFMB11v6pXaPNECIn7JafW0Dz3Sf6Ormyswm0Gq-SoJ4bJ4TIJFWbi2-fDuLH-Ex9OUrbvnTnHEuOmzGDV9CDj-9L-pTiN9x0JedMYw/s1600/appointment-slots-7.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQd13nyU6vCrU6NCukZ3eqTR0WK3SuRrQTFMB11v6pXaPNECIn7JafW0Dz3Sf6Ormyswm0Gq-SoJ4bJ4TIJFWbi2-fDuLH-Ex9OUrbvnTnHEuOmzGDV9CDj-9L-pTiN9x0JedMYw/s320/appointment-slots-7.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span><span>Check out all of those appointment slots - I can seem them in context with my other appointments!</span><br /><span><br /></span><span>When someone clicks to reserve a time slot with you, here is what they will see:</span><br /><span><br /></span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxR7F9ZcoPaPDvi5PvHYdHNPd-oObMJ-f_Aq9JiA0uWvfHkcVYUPbiLBC5DHvttJpVBJVztWS2yxHQ-H8nDRqC7Jq5yIjU9gOmMCoqjzbMFzqYOFj7JR9Lb3fBoOxRZiBeQ2vFg/s1600/appointment-slots-8.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxR7F9ZcoPaPDvi5PvHYdHNPd-oObMJ-f_Aq9JiA0uWvfHkcVYUPbiLBC5DHvttJpVBJVztWS2yxHQ-H8nDRqC7Jq5yIjU9gOmMCoqjzbMFzqYOFj7JR9Lb3fBoOxRZiBeQ2vFg/s320/appointment-slots-8.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span><span>Note that they can customize the details of the event after they save it.<br /></span><span><br /></span><span>Pretty nifty, huh? I think you've got enough to go on, so go ahead and tinker with your own Appointment Slots. And share your impressions and experience in the comments section below!</span></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">For more info, see <a href="https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/190998" target="_blank">Google's Help Center page on Appointment Slots</a>.</span></div></div>Paul Tannahillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10063423076771702260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015464.post-91101288285092930392020-12-03T14:55:00.004-08:002020-12-03T14:55:55.938-08:00GPS Routing Vs. Tracking<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A dear friend sent this screenshot to me.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gK02QQyC1ajeyVwZJdGhD4ZqUdAyrHWCUwi1msRGKoBH_sZ23c_2z-zrPfBW_yDLOJrh_8OZDpZzDpYi6n-6drSr9xAaG79cXPfRl1axDq1VAVe6z6oWMUmDQP4p6IZfi9im/s956/GPS+Routing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="956" data-original-width="608" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gK02QQyC1ajeyVwZJdGhD4ZqUdAyrHWCUwi1msRGKoBH_sZ23c_2z-zrPfBW_yDLOJrh_8OZDpZzDpYi6n-6drSr9xAaG79cXPfRl1axDq1VAVe6z6oWMUmDQP4p6IZfi9im/s320/GPS+Routing.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It is important to understand the difference between using GPS to ASSIST with navigation, but not TAKE OVER your navigation. I almost never use routing (and NEVER in the backcountry), but rather stay on the map screen to keep my planned track visible. Then I make my own routing decisions based on what the roads, trails, terrain, and general risk potential looks like. If I need to deviate from the route I originally had in mind, it is because I made the decision, not a set of algorithms computing and plotting my route for me from thousands of miles away from the real-life situation I am in. I have had countless times when this approach has worked well for me, when a GPS routing technique may well have ended in disaster.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">If you don't understand the difference between GPS routing and tracking, I would be happy to help with that. That knowledge could actually save your life</span></p>Paul Tannahillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10063423076771702260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015464.post-79104559192513635022020-11-05T12:15:00.001-08:002020-11-05T12:15:04.862-08:00Let's Focus On Our Commonalities<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">For every person who feels the last 4 years have been a shit show, there is one person who believes the same will come with Biden. The powers-that-be have us in constant turmoil and angst toward each other, and we had better start focusing on what we have in common, rather than picking and poking at our differences.</span></p>Paul Tannahillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10063423076771702260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015464.post-77228451518737940682019-08-22T10:32:00.000-07:002019-08-22T10:32:04.869-07:00Normalizing Fascists<figure><div style="text-align: center;">
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Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler in Munich, Germany.
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/john-broich-319535">John Broich</a>, <em><a href="http://theconversation.com/institutions/case-western-reserve-university-1506">Case Western Reserve University</a></em>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How to report on a fascist? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How to cover the rise of a political leader who’s left a paper trail of anti-constitutionalism, racism and the encouragement of violence? Does the press take the position that its subject acts outside the norms of society? Or does it take the position that someone who wins a fair election is by definition “normal,” because his leadership reflects the will of the people?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">These are the questions that confronted the U.S. press after the ascendance of fascist leaders in Italy and Germany in the 1920s and 1930s.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A leader for life</span></h2>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Benito Mussolini secured Italy’s premiership by <a href="https://www.britannica.com/event/March-on-Rome#ref276619">marching on Rome</a> with 30,000 blackshirts in 1922. By 1925 he had <a href="http://www.biography.com/people/benito-mussolini-9419443#the-break-with-socialism-and-rise-to-power">declared himself leader</a> for life. While this hardly reflected American values, Mussolini <a href="http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2016/08/18/when-we-loved-mussolini/">was a darling</a> of the American press, appearing in at least 150 articles from 1925-1932, <a href="http://press.princeton.edu/titles/441.html">most neutral, bemused or positive in tone.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span class="caption">Benito Mussolini speaks at the dedication ceremonies of Sabaudia on Sept. 24, 1934.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Saturday Evening Post even <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Autobiography_(Mussolini)">serialized</a> Il Duce’s autobiography in 1928. Acknowledging that the new “Fascisti movement” was a bit “<a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=sWB9BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA30&lpg=PA30&dq=diggins+mussolini+rough+in+its+methods&source=bl&ots=rTXM3FoSTZ&sig=6nigpggTFpNwdEP0KxbEjPevjdQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjt9deVzOfQAhXEhVQKHcuHDbMQ6AEIJTAB#v=onepage&q=rough%20in%20its%20methods&f=false">rough in its methods</a>,” papers ranging from the New York Tribune to the Cleveland Plain Dealer to the Chicago Tribune <a href="http://press.princeton.edu/titles/441.html">credited it</a> with saving Italy from the far left and revitalizing its economy. From their perspective, the post-WWI surge of anti-capitalism in Europe was a vastly worse threat than Fascism.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ironically, while the media acknowledged that Fascism was a new “experiment,” papers like The New York Times <a href="http://press.princeton.edu/titles/441.html">commonly credited it</a> with returning turbulent Italy to what it called “normalcy.” </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yet some <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=1c9QAQAAQBAJ&lpg=PT4&dq=Mussolini%3A%20Biggest%20Bluff%20in%20Europe%20Hemingway&pg=PT51#v=onepage&q=Mussolini:%20Biggest%20Bluff%20in%20Europe%20Hemingway&f=false">journalists like Hemingway</a> and journals like <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=sWB9BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA318&dq=diggins+mussolini+and+fascism&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjtzqms0OfQAhVLrFQKHT0NC4oQ6AEIHjAB#v=snippet&q=%22the%20new%20yorker%22&f=false">the New Yorker</a> rejected the normalization of anti-democratic Mussolini. John Gunther of Harper’s, meanwhile, wrote a razor-sharp account of Mussolini’s masterful manipulation of a U.S. press <a href="http://press.princeton.edu/titles/441.html">that couldn’t resist him.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The ‘German Mussolini’</span></h2>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mussolini’s success in Italy normalized Hitler’s success in the eyes of the American press who, in the late 1920s and early 1930s, routinely called him <a href="http://press.princeton.edu/titles/441.html">“the German Mussolini.”</a> Given Mussolini’s positive press reception in that period, it was a good place from which to start. Hitler also had the advantage that his Nazi party enjoyed stunning leaps at the polls from the mid ‘20’s to early ‘30’s, going from a fringe party to winning a dominant share of parliamentary seats in free elections <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_federal_election,_July_1932#Results">in 1932</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But the main way that the press defanged Hitler was by portraying him as something of a joke. He was a <a href="https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/2541.htm">“nonsensical” screecher</a> of “wild words” whose appearance, according to Newsweek, “suggests Charlie Chaplin.” His “countenance is a caricature.” He was as <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=UZkC2D6WkHEC&pg=PR4&lpg=PR4&dq=Dan+Nimmo,+Political+Commentators+in+the+United+States+in+the+20th+Century&source=bl&ots=RLFXWfPuPm&sig=BEfgzFfEUKa9-92j8VpRGVnLLbc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiyscvlsOfQAhVX8GMKHahiDNgQ6AEIJTAC#v=onepage&q=Dan%20Nimmo%2C%20Political%20Commentators%20in%20the%20United%20States%20in%20the%2020th%20Century&f=false">“voluble” as he was “insecure,”</a> stated Cosmopolitan.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When Hitler’s party won influence in Parliament, and even after he was made chancellor of Germany in 1933 – about a year and a half before seizing dictatorial power – many American press outlets judged that he would either be outplayed by more traditional politicians or that he would have to become more moderate. Sure, he had a following, but his followers were “impressionable voters” duped by “radical doctrines and quack remedies,” <a href="http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost_historical/doc/150031488.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+16%2C+1930&author=&pub=The+Washington+Post++%281923-1954%29&edition=&startpage=6&desc=THE+GERMAN+ELECTIONS.">claimed the Washington Post</a>. Now that Hitler actually had to operate within a government the “sober” politicians would “submerge” this movement, according to <a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9801E6DB123BE433A25750C2A9609C946094D6CF&legacy=true">The New York Times</a> and <a href="https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/csmonitor_historic/doc/512913766.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Feb+24%2C+1931&author=&pub=The+Christian+Science+Monitor++%281908-Current+file%29&edition=&startpage=20&desc=Germany%27s+Tactics">Christian Science Monitor</a>. A “keen sense of dramatic instinct” was not enough. When it came to time to govern, his lack of “gravity” and “profundity of thought” <a href="http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/csmonitor_historic/doc/512996876.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=May+16%2C+1931&author=&pub=The+Christian+Science+Monitor++%281908-Current+file%29&edition=&startpage=15&desc=Hitler+Explained">would be exposed.</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In fact, <a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9906EEDB1539E033A2575AC1A9649C946294D6CF&legacy=true">The New York Times wrote</a> after Hitler’s appointment to the chancellorship that success would only “let him expose to the German public his own futility.” <a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9506E3D8163BEF3ABC4950DFB7668388629EDE&legacy=true">Journalists wondered</a> whether Hitler now regretted leaving the rally for the cabinet meeting, where he would have to assume some responsibility. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yes, the <a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Beyond_Belief.html?id=IMELYD5xxXAC">American press</a> tended to condemn Hitler’s well-documented anti-Semitism in the early 1930s. But there were plenty of exceptions. Some papers downplayed reports of violence against Germany’s Jewish citizens as propaganda like that which proliferated during the foregoing World War. Many, even those who categorically condemned the violence, repeatedly declared it to be at an end, showing a tendency to look for a return to normalcy. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Journalists were aware that they could only criticize the German regime so much and maintain their access. When a CBS broadcaster’s son was beaten up by brownshirts for not saluting the Führer, <a href="https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9781467117623">he didn’t report it</a>. When the Chicago Daily News’ Edgar Mowrer wrote that Germany was becoming “an insane asylum” in 1933, the Germans pressured the State Department to rein in American reporters. Allen Dulles, who eventually became director of the CIA, <a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Beyond_Belief.html?id=IMELYD5xxXAC">told Mowrer</a> he was “taking the German situation too seriously.” Mowrer’s publisher then transferred him out of Germany in fear of his life.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">By the later 1930s, most U.S. journalists realized their mistake in underestimating Hitler or failing to imagine just how bad things could get. (Though there remained infamous exceptions, like Douglas Chandler, <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=OeVTAAAAMAAJ&q=Douglas+Chandler+changing+berlin&dq=Douglas+Chandler+changing+berlin&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj48dPnyefQAhUrsVQKHStxCqY4ChDoAQgfMAE">who wrote</a> a loving paean to “Changing Berlin” for National Geographic in 1937.) <a href="http://www.historynet.com/encounter-dorothy-thompson-underestimates-hitler.htm">Dorothy Thompson</a>, who judged Hitler a man of “startling insignificance” in 1928, realized her mistake by mid-decade when she, like Mowrer, began raising the alarm. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“No people ever recognize their dictator in advance,” <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=lixOlrqPeqoC&pg=PA172&dq=thompson+No+people+ever+recognize+their+dictator+in+advance&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwimkr6qyefQAhUJjVQKHX2zDn4Q6AEIJjAC#v=onepage&q=thompson%20No%20people%20ever%20recognize%20their%20dictator%20in%20advance&f=false">she reflected</a> in 1935. “He never stands for election on the platform of dictatorship. He always represents himself as the instrument [of] the Incorporated National Will.” Applying the lesson to the U.S., she wrote, “When our dictator turns up you can depend on it that he will be one of the boys, and he will stand for everything traditionally American.”<!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. Please DO NOT REMOVE. --><img alt="The Conversation" height="1" src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/69613/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic" style="border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; margin: 0 !important; max-height: 1px !important; max-width: 1px !important; min-height: 1px !important; min-width: 1px !important; opacity: 0 !important; outline: none !important; padding: 0 !important; text-shadow: none !important;" width="1" /><!-- End of code. If you don't see any code above, please get new code from the Advanced tab after you click the republish button. The page counter does not collect any personal data. More info: http://theconversation.com/republishing-guidelines --></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Some are in favor of an outright ban on semiautomatic weapons, and I wish they would take a hard and serious look at what an outright ban on semiautomatic weapons in the US would look like. It might help to research percentages of firearms surrendered in those other countries, and compare those numbers with similar actions here. That will still leave you with huge numbers of weapons owned by people who, until the ban, were as law-abiding as anyone in this group, but they just so happen to hold the Second Amendment near and dear. Now visualize the scene at the millions and millions of door-to-door confiscation actions. THAT would be more gun violence than we have ever seen before. And bad people with banned guns will have a much larger victim pool to play with.</span></span><br />
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<br />Paul Tannahillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10063423076771702260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015464.post-23453516743850617402018-05-25T16:24:00.004-07:002018-05-30T11:54:53.917-07:00My Father at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I watched a documentary on the Battle of Chosin Reservoir (Korea) last night, and found a clip of who I think might be my Dad. Just before that point in the documentary, I remembered I should have been watching more carefully just in case. And then a minute later, BAM. That shot was on the death march out of the Chosin, under heavy threat of Chinese attack. The guy in the clip looks older than my Dad was (22), but he also extremely fatigued, cold, and hungry, and I can’t get over the resemblance.</span><br />
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Paul Tannahillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10063423076771702260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15015464.post-89471660538946805112018-04-18T10:16:00.003-07:002018-04-18T10:16:22.552-07:00Put an "Add to Google Calendar" Link in an Email Message<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Have you ever thought it would be nice to include an "Add to Google Calendar" link in the body of an email message you are sending out to announce an event? Here is one way to make it easy for your email recipients to add YOUR event to THEIR Google Calendar.</span><br />
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