Friday, December 22, 2017

National Park Service, Another Swamp

Protest the massive fee increases:

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Here is what I wrote:

Comments: "The National Park Service preserves unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations." Either the NPS rewrites its mission statement or the NPS reconsiders the usurious entrance fee increase proposals as the fee schedules being proposed are antithetical to the reasons the NPS exists.
   
Comment ID: 1343126-83652/103756
   

37 comments:

Rob Dawg said...

On a related note my Goodwill habit had a nice payoff. In a giant pile of junk I found an Alfred Ray Burrell etching of Half Dome. There is no image on the internet but he does have a permanent exhibit at FAMSF.

Lawyerliz said...

Cool. You could take it to an
ANtiques Road show.

Lawyerliz said...

How did you acquire all that junk?

Lawyerliz said...

I've gather some clothes bedding and books I haven't used for ages. To give to good will. It's stI'll hard to get rid od them. I'm a bit of a pack rat I think.

dilbert dogbert said...

President Donald Trump announced plans to cut the park service’s budget by 12.9 percent in 2017

Rob Dawg said...

I disagree. the $2.55b budget Trump proposes is the largest ever with the exception of a one time spike in 2009. Our legitimate "disagreement" is over things like EPA overlap and new acquistions.

Lawyerliz said...

I think that Trump should be forced to live like an ordinary rich person,.like Rob

sm_landlord said...

SpaceX launched some satellites from Vandenberg just after sunset. The second stage left some pretty clouds, see pix:

http://ktla.com/2017/12/22/numerous-reports-of-strange-light-in-socal-skies-after-space-x-launches-rocket/

Meanwhile, The Thomas fire is now the largest in California history at 273,400 acres or about 427 square miles. 65% contained:

http://ktla.com/2017/12/22/thomas-fire-within-500-acres-of-becoming-californias-largest-wildfire-on-record/

LBD said...

Just made my comment on the Nat Park fee.

Tons of pics of the rocket launch on my FB page. Very cool.

Clinton's should be living in jail. LOL!

Lawyerliz said...

Wonder what the total square footage f oi r all the fires this year in Kali is.

Lawyerliz said...

Good morning.😀 and happy 2 days before Christmas.

LBD said...

Good Morning!

16F @ 9:30 with a high of 28F, Snow flurries.

Rob Dawg said...

Mid 49s and clear. Only a trace of smoke haze to the north and west.

LBD said...

Below 30F in the shed but up to almost 50F in a half hour. Still dressed like one of the Canadian fellers way up north. Got to get the skid steer ready and put some chains on it as we might get a little snow for Christmas! No more yard work!

Merry pre Christmas! :)

dilbert dogbert said...

Knowing that Liz is a UU and her heart bleeds copiously, this article might interest her:
http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2017/12/interview-with-anne-case-mortality.html
Merry Xmas and Happy Holidays!!!

dilbert dogbert said...

Our Congress Critters and the Oval Office have maybe done Kali finances some good. Wowser!
http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2017/12/ca-treasury-may-gain-federal-tax-cut/#facebook-comments

dilbert dogbert said...

Thinking of Liz the UUer this article on the War On Christmas may be of interest:
http://www.humanreligions.info/christmas.html
Tis The Reason For The Season Liz!!!

Lawyerliz said...

Nah, it's Saturnalia abd Winter solstice. Also isnt there a religion where the object was born on the 26th. A bull perhaps?

Lawyerliz said...

Mithras, 25, others.

Lawyerliz said...

Anecdote: I had a bot of plastic surgery and they gave me some pain killers, I took one or 2 and it was ok. Later I looked at the bottle, and they had givendors me 50 of those opioid things. Why so many? Well, some people experience more pain.!.!.!.!
There you go.

Cinco-X said...

How long ago. Our oral surgeon have us enough for a month a couple of years ago, but my wife just had breast cancer surgery last Wednesday, and the doctor only have her 3 tablets of oxycodone.

Lawyerliz said...

So, I got a book of windows f oi r extremely dumb,moronic seniors, and I am making some progress on it. It doesn't quite match up with the actual computer. How do peop k e learn this stuff? Every body knows but me.

Rob Dawg said...

Venison burgers (sliders) from an 8pt buck as appetizer. Tri-tip in olive oil, lime, garlic marinade main course. The cook is marinading himself in a Clos Du Bois Pinot Noir.

Big jpeg of the Thomas Fire updated Thursday:

https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/photos/CALPF/2017-12-06-1102-Thomas-Fire/picts/2017_12_21-07.55.01.770-CST.jpeg

Lawyerliz said...

You or a friend hunted it.

Lawyerliz said...

??

Rob Dawg said...

I don’t hunt. Lil Bro and I put 200 rounds through his new PK 9mm last week but bullets and Bambi don’t work for me.

Middle child coworker provided the burgers.

Lawyerliz said...

Just wondered how you knew he had 8 points

Rob Dawg said...

The vacuum sealed frozen block had all the information about the meat. Animal, region, date, etc. Very considerate. And yes, I am being very careful.

LBD said...

Merry Christmas Eve!

-1F sunny today high of 29F.

sm_landlord said...

And a Merry Christmas Eve to All from Echo Beach!

48 and sunny this morning, and today I got outside to see the dawn light show!

The fire seems to be mostly over with at this point, but I can still see some smoke out over the mountains. Probably backfires to clear out remaining fuel.

We're supposed to have highs in the mid to high 70s by mid-week.

Lawyerliz said...

Glad fires under comtrol. Went to a UU potluck. Yummy exellent music very good. Choir. Choir master trained in Opera.

sm_landlord said...

More UFO activity:

https://www.noradsanta.org/

Rob Dawg said...

I sure hope the North Pole isn't on the list of restricted immigration countries!

Lawyerliz said...

Some of those elves are muslim. Refugees from wars we caused!!!

Rob Dawg said...

New post.

Lawyerliz said...

In the I'm glad I didn't live then department. King Henry VIII's bed was basically straw. His minions jumped m up and dow on it to make sure it had no lumps and then put pads and sheets and blankets over it. The straw just had to have bugs.
Not to mention he died in great pain at 56.

Rob Dawg said...

The "condition" of his legs is far too gruesome to describe here. One wonders if the great houses had but a little more cleanliness.

BTW, considering his likely aliments 56 was a good run.