2:00PM Water Cooler 1/24/2024 | naked capitalism

By Lambert Strether of Corrente.

Patient readers, I had a sudden urge to travel, so f u can read this, I am either having connectivity problems or forgot to take this out. –lambert

Bird Song of the Day

Pine Siskin, Cathedral Rock Trailhead to Deep Lake, Kittitas, Washington, United States. “Natural song at 11:15am including mimicry of Northern Flicker call note.”

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Contact information for plants: 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) here. From AC:

No note from Alex, but a lovely photo (and I feel a little befogged myself just now. “Sometimes I wonder if I’m in my right mind. Then it passes over and I’m as lucid as before” –Samuel Becket).

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Readers: Water Cooler is a standalone entity not covered by the annual NC fundraiser. So if you see a link you especially like, or an item you wouldn’t see anywhere else, please do not hesitate to express your appreciation in tangible form. Remember, a tip jar is for tipping! Regular positive feedback both makes me feel good and lets me know I’m on the right track with coverage. When I get no donations for five or ten 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:

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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. Thank you!