{"id":81548,"date":"2024-07-04T18:39:19","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T18:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/04\/200pm-water-cooler-july-4-2004\/"},"modified":"2024-07-04T18:39:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T18:39:19","slug":"200pm-water-cooler-july-4-2004","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/04\/200pm-water-cooler-july-4-2004\/","title":{"rendered":"2:00PM Water Cooler July 4, 2004"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em><strong>By Lambert Strether of Corrente<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bird Song of the Day<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/61477\/embed\" height=\"300\" width=\"640\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Common Loon, Redstone Lake, Ontario, Canada. \u201cA few calls and some splashes; quiet background of good quality alarm calls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p>Readers, I hadn\u2019t planned on a Water Cooler today, but suddenly my timeline was overwhelmed by the phrase \u201cunburdened by what has been.\u201d Left, right, center, all sides \u201cunburdened by what has been.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here is the origin, and I might as well deal with the matter now:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Four straight minutes of \u201cwhat can be, unburdened by what has been.\u201d It\u2019s incredible. I had no idea she used it this much. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TClfC1EyH6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/TClfC1EyH6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Cooper (@thejcoop) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thejcoop\/status\/1806867772988625316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">June 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>(I have made it my rule never to cite to DNC or RNC \u201cresearch,\u201d but I\u2019m breaking it this one time. I assume they\u2019re not faking it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/03\/us\/politics\/kamala-harris-biden-president-debate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">because they don\u2019t have to<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 But tonight I say, we must move forward, not backward; upward, not forward; and always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 I, as leader, will use power like a drum, and leadership like a violin. Take out any idea. Compare ideas, with the one idea left we are left you have no doubt and without a doubt we have enthusiasm! <\/p>\n<p>Time to throw another shrimp on the barbie.<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact information for plants<\/strong>: Readers, feel free to contact me at lambert [UNDERSCORE] strether [DOT] corrente [AT] yahoo [DOT] com, to (a) find out how to send me a check if you are allergic to PayPal and (b) to find out how to send me images of plants. Vegetables are fine! Fungi, lichen, and coral are deemed to be honorary plants! If you want your handle to appear as a credit, please place it at the start of your mail in parentheses: (thus). Otherwise, I will anonymize by using your initials. See the previous Water Cooler (with plant) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/2024\/07\/200pm-water-cooler-7-3-2024.html\">here<\/a>. From Upstater:<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/irises.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"339\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-274466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/irises.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/irises-300x170.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Upstater writes: \u201cIt\u2019s that time of year! These are Japanese irises, rhizomes from a neighbor long since passed, but alway a reminder of friendship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"donate\"\/><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Water Cooler is a standalone entity <em>not<\/em> covered by the annual NC fundraiser. So if you see a link you especially like, or an item you wouldn\u2019t see anywhere else, please do not hesitate to express your appreciation in tangible form. Remember, a tip jar is for tipping! <em>Regular positive feedback both makes me feel good and lets me know I\u2019m on the right track with coverage<\/em>. When I get no donations for three or four days I get worried. More tangibly, a constant trickle of donations helps me with expenses, and I factor in that trickle when setting fundraising goals:<\/p>\n<p>Here is the screen that will appear, which I have helpfully annotated:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-226891\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/contribution.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"606\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/contribution.png 606w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/contribution-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you hate PayPal, you can email me at lambert [UNDERSCORE] strether [DOT] corrente [AT] yahoo [DOT] com, and I will give you directions on how to send a check. 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