Tarn it

 

Do you happen to know the definition of a tarn?

Well ...

This is from Travel Trivia's "16 Interesting Geography Terms You Should Know":

"A tarn is a small mountain lake that was formed by a glacier. The geographical term evolved from the old Norse term tjorn, which refers to a small mountain lake with no tributaries. Formed in hollow ground left behind by a melted glacier, tarns are often surrounded by steep slopes that create a natural amphitheater. Tarns can be found throughout the mountainous regions of the world, with North Wales being particularly famous for its glacial tarns. Visitors to this part of the world will be treated to many crystal-clear tarns surrounded by stunning views."

Below, a picture of Sprinkling Tarn, in England's Lake District, near Scafell Pike, which is probably more famous.

We need to hear the results

 

The House January 6 committee has issued more subpoenas for testimony, this time from Republican members of the House.

That's all well-and-good, but time is short.  We need to start hearing results, reports, and highly publicizable sound-bites and headlines about how corrupt these guys really were then -- and are now.

Jan. 6 panel’s subpoena of GOP members shows extent of Trump coverup

"After unsuccessfully seeking voluntary testimony from key House Republicans — Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) and Reps. Mo Brooks (Ala.), Andy Biggs (Ariz.), Scott Perry (Pa.) and Jim Jordan (Ohio) — the committee has issued them subpoenas compelling them to appear for depositions at the end of the month."

Here's some more from the article:

"But if that doesn’t happen [i.e., if the scum listed above refuse to testify], it will demonstrate the full extent of the Republican coverup on Trump’s behalf. And it will be a reminder: This saga has never been just about Trump.

It has also been about how a major party made the fateful decision not to participate in any response to an effort by that party’s leader to destroy our political order, and decided to be complicit in his effort to escape accountability for it entirely."

They need to ask him Malevolent McCarthy why he said this -- and now doesn't think it's important. 

Duff doffs (everything)

 

When that post title came to me, I had to post about this.  Former Disney cutie Hilary Duff, now fully mature and with three kids to prove it, posed nude (tastefully, meaning not showing full totality) in a health magazine. (Women's Health)

And from this perspective, she looks really good in that state.

Hilary Duff in the buff! How I Met Your Father star goes NAKED and puts her tattoo collection on show as she reflects on feeling 'proud' of her body after third child

I guess Women's Health won't mind the extra advertising.

Why should anyone believe him?

 

According to Donald Trump, everything former SecDef Mark Esper said about him in a new book is false.

I don't know of any reason we should believe anything Trump says.

Trump hit back at Mark Esper's series of damaging claims, saying his former defense chief was so useless he had to 'run the military' himself

"Esper is the latest senior Trump administration official to release a book with damaging revelations about their time in office. Trump has characteristically responded to criticism by former officials by questioning their competence and insulting them."

Do you sense a pattern?  I do. 

Will Everton stay up?

 

The Premier League (currently) football (soccer) club Everton dipped down into the relegation zone (the bottom 3 teams of the league standings, which are 'dropped' to the next tier down, and the three top teams are brought up), but after a 2-1 win over Leicester City, they are (currently) not in the bottom 3.

Can they stay up, or are they going down?

May 11, they play Watford, which has officially been relegated.  Their final three games are against Brentford, Crystal Palace, and finally Arsenal.  Brentford and CP are in the middle of the standings, so those games are probably pivotal.  The last game, against Arsenal, may be against a team that needs a win to stay in the top 4, which are the teams that get to play in the UEFA's Champions League the next season.  So that one might be tough.

I hope they stay up.  But you can't always get what you want.

Comely Comer

 

I first watched Jodie Comer in the historical mini-series "The White Princess".   I hadn't heard of her before, but she had quite a list of performances before that, and she's really (obviously) taken off since, with "Killing Eve", "Free Guy", and "The Last Duel" notable appearances.

And she's obviously a very lovely woman.  As can be seen here.

BAFTA TV AWARDS 2022: Jodie Comer goes braless in racy plunging gown with thigh-high split as she's nominated for her role in Channel 4's drama Help

Can Finke go faster?

 

Ever since his two dramatic come-from-behind-with-a-blistering-last-lap gold-medal-winning swims at the Tokyo Olympics in the 800 and 1500 meter freestyle, I've been keeping track of Bobby Finke's swimming feats.

He had a less than fantastic 1650 at the NCAA championships a couple of weeks ago (even he said it wasn't that great, and he was recovering from a recent COVID-19 infection), so I was curious how he'd perform at the international trials last week.

He performed quite well.  His 1500 meter freestyle was 14:45 and change, which is only six seconds slower than his winning time in Tokyo.  So will he be able to go faster at the Worlds?  I would think so.  The question is whether he (presumably being pushed by Wellbrock and Paltrinieri) could challenge Sun Yang's somewhat amazing, and possibly questionable, world record of 14:31, set in 2012.  

It'll be fun to find out.