A Different Way To Deal with the World’s Scummiest People
Here’s my first-ever attempt at a meme. Now, it’s not lost on me that good memes don’t need explanations, but I have to set the context for this. It’s a conversation with a friend in which I advocate ignoring the Nazis, or better, laughing them out of town, with words like: Guys, we’re kind of glad you’re here. We think you’re hilarious. Just look at those magnificent torches! Hey, let’s make a bad movie about hateful idiots.
If I had been in Charlottesville, I like to think I would have gone up on a rooftop with a glass of beer in one hand and a bullhorn in the other, perfectly poised to delivery one of my favorite lines in filmdom (from Monty Python and the Holy Grail) “Hey. Dude. Yes, you. I fart in your general direction.”
Making sure your home is tightly sealed and well-insulated is the biggest key to lowering your energy bills. Heat loss and gain, drafts and air leaks can all dramatically lower a building’s energy efficiency, which is why it’s essential that your walls, attic, basement, garage and crawlspace are all well insulated. If your home is older or was poorly built, blowing additional insulation into the walls and other voids is definitely one of the best ways to improve its efficiency. Nonetheless, you also have a number of other insulation options that can help further improve your home’s efficiency and lower your heating and cooling costs. 
Going green is probably the most pressing initiative right now. In order to move to a sustainable lifestyle, many households are encouraged to make necessary changes to secure a better, cleaner future for their children. However, the road to this mode of living is not easy. 
I get a real charge out of obviously disingenuous remarks. Yesterday we had Donald Trump’s thanking Vladimir Putin for expelling 755 members of the U.S. state department from Russia, on the basis that this will reduce the U.S. federal government’s payroll. Apparently, Trump is depending on his supporters’ ignorance (fancy that), i.e., that they can’t figure out that these emissaries have not been fired, and that they’re still receiving paychecks. He’s also talking to people who don’t understand that these people added a great deal of value to our national security. 
Common discourse about reducing society’s impact on the environment usually centers what we can do in our own lives to change the world for the better. While choosing 
A commenter asked for my viewpoints on the coal industry, while claiming, incorrectly, that it’s supported by everyone except environmentalists who are “extremist and idealist.” Here goes:
Per yesterday’s Writer’s Almanac:
Question: Who said the following, and when did he/she say it?
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I know it’s improper to be amused at catastrophe, but the excesses of the current administration are making that a little tough. Here’s what we’re getting with Trump’s nominee for the Department of Agriculture’s top scientist, Sam Clovis: 
