#FIFAQorldCup #CopaMundial
And a rave
Sunday, July 5, 2026
Thursday, July 2, 2026
After the SemiQuinCentennial Party after the party and Zoom open house. Sunday July 5, 5pm-9pm
AfterParty The SemiQuincentennial a day later.
The Short Version:
Happy 250th Birthday USA
It's the Party after the Party!
Please join RantWoman and friends for an After the party Zoom open house
Sunday July 5,
5 pm-9 pm Pacific.
Zoom info on request: leave a comment /
Has it really been 50 years since the bicentennial?
(Will there be guests who were not alive in 1976? Please come.
Can we stare down our nation's current mess and possibly contemplate a few more centuries?
YES dang it.
The RantFamily observance of the bicentennial involved a lot of schlepping things around for a Billings Symphony concert in the park, a certain amount of helium balloon sales, and a thoroughly satisfying family picnic the next day.
In that tradition, time for a Zoom party!
Also, family circumstances got in the way of my customary holiday procrastination-themed Zoom open house so family time as needed.
Put on your best patriotic gear, irreverent or ironic T-Shirt or at least come dressed appropriately for Zoom.
Come meet characters from many parts of RantWoman's life
Bring a recipe or at least a vivid description of a favorite picnic food.
Bring something that makes you laugh.
Bring a reason to be hopeful, outraged, or just perplexed.
Bring a story of a memorable Fourth of July.
Come as you are for as long as you like.
There will also be a couple breakout rooms if people find something they want to chat about in a smaller group.
Readers who would like to attend and have not received an email invite, please leave a comment and Zoom info will arrive.
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Canada Day in Newfoundland and Labrador and the rest of Canada
Happy Canada Neighbors.
History probably known only to few people in the US.
Most Canadians celebrate the day Newfoundland mourns
RantWoman could of course stand to learn more about Canada Day. For now, RantWoman wants a pat on the head for thinking of it at all.
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
In AI is evil news, NE Supreme Court suspends a divorce lawyer's license over AI hallucinations and 57 defects in a brief.
RantWoman is not a lawyer but has experience with AI hallucinations about a number of topics. Divorces can be messy enough without AI hallucinations.
The website has several kinds of resources and concrete tips for NE specific situations. Research about other states is left to the reader.
RantWoman's off the cuff recommendation: ask to review documents before they are submitted and object vigorously to hallucinations.
Monday, June 29, 2026
Words from Harvard Grads
#Harvard #Graduation #Classof2026
Apparently this specimen from the genre "graduation speeches" has gone viral. For people who don't swim in the places it has gone viral, RantWoman presents it as is with no attempt to explain what must be Harvard in-jokes, no discussion of self-referentiality, and no comment on either What is Literature or What is a Book.
And for a bonus
EARTHQUAKES in Venezuela
TONS of valuable history here for earthquaker recovery nerds.
Short version:
--In Venezuela: shoddy construction. Lack of iterative learning about improved earthquake readiness
--Shoddy construction from Russia, China ?
--Geology: ground that amplifies shockwaves.
--Compare Japan, Mexico City and to a certain extent the Phillipines.
Blanche Day 3 and Elsewhere
Meanwhile the US tries to have a 250th birthday party. The "county fair" in Washington DC gets RAINED ON. GOOD THING for pride events all over everywhere else.
And a lot of the rest of Europe swelters.Adventures of RantWoman: 1000 excess death in France due to heat wave compared to last year
Guess which story RantWoman would rather pay attention to today.
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