tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post4584471334447419097..comments2024-03-28T00:23:01.632-04:00Comments on Lem's Levity: The monster they created ... Trooper Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-71838971023227387402018-05-17T23:39:46.600-04:002018-05-17T23:39:46.600-04:00New Balance has a fine selection. Why wear leather...New Balance has a fine selection. Why wear leather in the summer, especially with jeans?........I had a mild interest in the Stormy Daniels story because porn. However, that lawyer Avenatti is everywhere, all the time, and boring. He never talks about why Stormy doesn't do anal, just boring stuff about campaign contribution violations. The Russia stuff was boring a year ago, and the only real news is stuff that makes the FBI look bad. Give it a rest. Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837540030934495651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-67494313534338562232018-05-17T18:37:08.210-04:002018-05-17T18:37:08.210-04:00The difference seems to be the Japanese made their...The difference seems to be the Japanese made their own products, The Chinese are building American brand names.ampersandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17145013352755061465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-80794650269149424802018-05-17T18:30:13.613-04:002018-05-17T18:30:13.613-04:00On the cheap shoes, a "What were you thinking...On the cheap shoes, a "What were you thinking??? reaction" arose even though the thinking was clearly explained. It was this last part of the screed that had me saying "Yes! <br /><br /><i>Truly, America is dumping ground for China's piss-poor quality production. You simply cannot find quality in Communist production, no matter how meticulous the specifications. <br />I bought seeds from China chosen from photographs with specific species named in Latin, universally recognized, and received seeds for entirely different family of plants, with extra bonus seeds for weird vegetables that no westerner eats and utterly fail in decorative gardens, so, two entirely wrong seeds. I bought pieces of furniture that turn out to be manufactured in China and received crap toy furnishings unsuitable even for dollhouses or treehouses, or freshman year dorms, their conceptualization of furniture is slipshod, short-cut driven, cheaper even than Ikea. I've purchased electronics that turn out produced in China with jacks that don't fit their plugs, burned out LEDs and that just flat don't work as solid state electronics are expected. Nothing produced there can last, nothing outlives a hurricane, nothing can hold up to time and use, certainly nothing can survive a flood. And when you see an Asian tsunami you see bamboo furnishings, cheap plastic chairs, household items made of paper, you see tons of garbage washed away like 1,000 trailer parks destroyed all at once and wiped away out to sea as if even Nature itself disparages what they've done with what Nature provided. <br />I'm not angry. Not cross. All experiments are good for something. I'm describing global production and economics. China is protectionist against American production. That production shows communists what quality production is. They don't know. They've never seen it. They have outrageous protective tariffs on all U.S. sectors while we allow in all their bamboo paper and plastic glued crap. These shoes are the least of it, but these shoes are a direct and personal exchange, a direct example of what goes on in a much larger national scale. <br />I can still smell those goddamn shoes all the way over here. I have to put them outside. And stink up the whole neighborhood.</i><br /><br />SonM, who is currently working a job in Calgary, Canada, went to the Alberta Boot Company where the boots for the Mounties are made, with their store located next to the shop. He found a pair that fit like a glove, with the guarantee that the company will repair any boots they make. While it is still possible to buy quality and find places where craftsmanship and excellence is valued, a mutual investment on both sides is required.MamaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300520132972757396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-64906273586389728162018-05-17T14:33:16.086-04:002018-05-17T14:33:16.086-04:00Actually, the Made in Japan label for cheap junk g...Actually, the Made in Japan label for cheap junk goes back to the 30s. It's a big reason why us and the Limeys were caught so flat-footed.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-13193198025869309462018-05-17T13:46:42.633-04:002018-05-17T13:46:42.633-04:00What you are describing about Chinese products is ...What you are describing about Chinese products is exactly what Japanese products were like in the early 50s. I remember playing with Japanese made toy cars and cap pistols that were made from American beer cans. The insides still had the labels. In those days, Made in Japan, was the joking label for cheap junk. Now we have Nikon, Cannon, Sony, Lexus, and others. The Chinese may learn.ken in txhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345764031059905578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-35416700366646638222018-05-17T12:27:11.356-04:002018-05-17T12:27:11.356-04:00Check out Rockport. Their boat shoes are perfect f...Check out Rockport. Their boat shoes are perfect for jeans.Mumpsimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03105924003974189699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-1943094530045054872018-05-17T11:55:59.517-04:002018-05-17T11:55:59.517-04:00"Like it or not a significant number of Ameri..."<i>Like it or not</i> a significant number of Americans are actually happy these days."<br /><br />Like it or not. That's beautiful. What a problem that poses for Willie's party.<br /><br /><br />I thought summer footwear is sneakers? It is for me! ricpichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321511130788764861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-31101382326833749382018-05-17T10:54:56.003-04:002018-05-17T10:54:56.003-04:00I love the smell of schaudenfreude in the morning....I love the smell of schaudenfreude in the morning.<br /><br />I saw somewhere this morning the Demos are worried the Trump voters won't come back. <br /><br />No fooling. <br /><br />Which means say bye-byes to PA, MI, WI, and probably a few more, for a generation. We had Reagan Democrats, now we'll have Trumpocrats.<br /><br />And then there's that doubling of support among blacks. Lose 20% of the black vote and the Demos are no longer a national party.<br /><br />Which will probably send them to that bunker in the Reichskanzlei.<br /><br />PS Good luck with the shoes. You ought to be able to get yourself a good pair of Oxfords.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-66432425505669130852018-05-17T09:30:03.873-04:002018-05-17T09:30:03.873-04:00I'm fairly sure he'll be re-elected, and D...I'm fairly sure he'll be re-elected, and Dems are tearing their hair out with stomach-dropping feelings of helplessness.deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305989647913371151noreply@blogger.com