42 bar steep rise 29.71 1mph WNW dewpoint 28 Spring
Waxing Gibbous Moon of Winds
We soaked the rock wool seed pellets in 5.0 ph water. This will neutralize the natural high alkalinity of the rock wool. Tomorrow I’ll sow seeds from a lettuce mixture we got at Seed Saver’s Exchange. Tomorrow, too, the tomato seeds will got in the peat pots. Action on the indoor garden and some (the tomato seeds) on the outdoor garden proceeds apace.
The library provided a couple of books on DVD for Kate and her drive to Nevada, Iowa over the weekend. She’s doing a sort of homecoming/reunion thing. Meanwhile I’ll celebrate Chinese New Year’s in Lauderdale.
The beat goes on.
In the ongoing journal of outrage at the way things are, this from today’s newswire:
A federal appeals court has rejected a law requiring airlines to provide food, water, clean toilets and fresh air to passengers trapped in a plane delayed on the ground.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that New York’s new state law interferes with federal law governing the price, route or service of an air carrier. It was the first law in the nation of its kind.
The appeals court said the new law was laudable but only the federal government has the authority to enact such a regulation.
The law was challenged before the appeals court by the Air Transport Association of America, the industry trade group representing leading U.S. airlines.
