Jerry Stratton's Blog, page 20
July 27, 2022
Franklin Golden Syrup Recipes
Golden syrup has a wonderful caramel flavor. This ca. 1910 promotional cookbook from the Franklin Sugar Refining Company really shows off that flavor.
July 20, 2022
On education, the left is mired in the fifties
Why don’t schools have locked doors? Because when it comes to education, especially K-12, the left, as in so many things, is mired in the distant industrialized assembly-line past.
July 17, 2022
Memorial to our classmates
Memorial and prayer at the hanging basket memorial.
July 13, 2022
Who is Trump running against?
If Trump runs against Biden, he’ll lose, just like he did in 2020: by getting more votes but fewer ballots. It looks like Trump understands that. He’s not running against Biden. He’s running against the Democrats and Republicans who put Biden in power.
Election 2024
Positioning for election 2024 is already started; the campaign will heat up very quickly after November 2020.
July 7, 2022
January 6 for Non-Dummies linked on Editorials
“For nearly 18 months, American Greatness has covered this issue like no other outlet. American Greatness here provides the definitive list of what people need to know about January 6, 2021, and related hype.” Julie Kelly has a great and short summary of what didn’t happen at the January 6 protests.
July 6, 2022
Every state should plan to secede
A state cannot secede without a plan for handling the duties of the federal government. It’s the same stuff a state would need a plan for if the federal government becomes temporarily unable or unwilling to perform its duties.
July 2, 2022
Cruise night in Hesperia
Cruise the town in your favorite form of transportation and in your favorite eighties clothing. Then gather for cocktails at Angelos.
June 29, 2022
Let mortal tongues awake
Samuel Francis Smith’s America—more commonly known as “My Country, ’Tis of Thee”— is short, direct, and a wonderful hymn to God as the soul of liberty. It’s a perfect hymn for the Fourth of July. It’s also very easy to play using the piano script from 42 Astounding Scripts.
June 28, 2022
TIL: Color BASIC device numbers and more. linked on Hacks
Like many old computers, the TRS-80 Color Computer assigned a device number to the screen that most people never used. Allen Huffman has a great overview of device numbers on the TRS-80 Color Computer. It turns out you can print to the screen just like you print to a printer, to tape, or to disk. This can make for very simple code when you have something that might need to be displayed on a choice of devices.
