Adult language not spoken here
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Tuesday, April 30, 2019
My friend Nicky asked me this over espresso: What is meant by adult language?
If you speak it you become an adult?
Only adults can understand words that are so long?
Children are not allowed to say such words but adults may?
Adult language is a misnomer, if ever was one.
Dirty talk, more accurate.
Impolite.
Vulgar.
Repelling.
Obscene.
Crude.
Coarse.
Socially offensive.
I don’t know.
Pick one.
Or two.
Do you know?
What is meant by adult language?
Of the next seven days, one more will be under 50*. Several will threaten or produce rain.
Let’s actively enjoy our time despite the weather.
If we don’t, the hours will tick away and another day will click past.
Unnoticed.
Unappreciated.
Tick Tock.
In clock language:
Enjoy today.
Enjoy the week.
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Postings Count, Weather Brief, and Dinner
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
My 389th consecutive posting, committed to 5,000.
After 389 posts we’re at the 7.78% mark of my commitment, the commitment a different way of marking the passage of time.
Time is 12.01am.
On Tuesday, Boston’s temperature will reach a high of only 46* with a feels-like of 43* with a light rain.
Dinner for tonight will be cold cut sandwiches.
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Question of the Day:
What is the Mueller Report?
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Chuckle for Monday, April 29, 2019
Then there was the woman who said, "I never knew what real happiness was until I got married; and then it was too late."
Too late.
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Short Takes:
According to Steven Pinker, there are five possible functions of swearing:[
Abusive swearing, intended to offend, intimidate or otherwise cause emotional or psychological harm
Adult language spoken.
Cathartic swearing, used in response to pain or misfortune
Dysphemistic swearing, used to convey that the speaker thinks negatively of the subject matter, and to make the listener do the same
Emphatic swearing, intended to draw additional attention to what is considered to be worth paying attention to
Idiomatic swearing, used for no other particular purpose, but as a sign that the conversation and relationship between speaker and listener is informal.
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Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Love your notes.
Contact me at domcapossela@hotmail.com
This from my friend Nicky delivered in person.
Why do they call it ‘adult language?’
Web Meister Responds: That’ a good question.
Attorney General William Barr is set to release a redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s final report Thursday, and the document could leave everyone unsatisfied -- President Donald Trump, lawmakers and the public.
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Answer to the Question of the Day:
What is the Mueller Report?
The Mueller Report, formally titled Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election, is the official report documenting the findings and conclusions of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 United States presidential election, allegations of conspiracy or coordination between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia, and allegations of obstruction of justice.
The report was submitted to Attorney General William Barr on March 22, 2019, and a redacted version of the 448-page report was publicly released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on April 18, 2019.
It is divided into two .
Robert Mueller
Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
Volume I of the report concluded that Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election did occur "in sweeping and systematic fashion" and "violated U.S. criminal law".
It listed two methods by which Russia attempted to influence the election: firstly, a social media campaign by the Internet Research Agency (IRA) which supported the Trump presidential campaign, attacked the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, and aimed to "amplify political and social discord", and secondly, Russian intelligence GRU conducting computer hacking and strategic releasing of damaging material from the Clinton campaign and Democratic Party organizations.
The report identified multiple contacts between Trump campaign officials and individuals with ties to the Russian government, about which several persons connected to the campaign made false statements and obstructed investigations.
However, the investigation did not establish that the campaign "coordinated or conspired with the Russian government in its election-interference activities", and did not pursue any charges under conspiracy statutes and statutes governing foreign agents, with the exception of Paul Manafort and Rick Gates who were found guilty of criminal offenses stemming from their prior lobbying work for the Ukrainian Party of Regions.
Paul Manafort, then-chair of the Donald Trump 2016 US presidential campaign, speaks with the media at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, the site of the 2016 Republican National Convention. This was from July 17, 2016 based on Associated Press accounts of this day, quoting Manafort in this July 17, 2016 article: "We want America to understand who Donald Trump the man is, not just Donald Trump the candidate." This July 17, 2016 photo shows Manafort in the same setting and clothes.
Volume II of the report addressed obstruction of justice.
The investigation intentionally took an approach that could not result in a judgment that Trump committed a crime.
It also refrained from charging him because investigators abided by an Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) opinion that a sitting president cannot stand trial, and feared that charges would affect Trump's governing and possibly preempt impeachment.
Meanwhile, investigators felt it would be unfair to accuse Trump of a crime without charges and without a trial in which he could clear his name.
As such, the investigation "does not conclude that the President committed a crime"; however, "it also does not exonerate him".
This was because investigators were not confident that Trump was innocent after examining his intent and actions.
The report describes ten episodes where Trump could potentially have obstructed justice while president and one before he was elected, noting he privately tried to "control the investigation" in multiple ways, but mostly failed to influence the investigation because his subordinates or associates refused to carry out his instructions.
The Special Counsel's office also concluded that Congress can decide whether Trump obstructed justice, and that it has the authority to take action against him in reference to potential impeachment proceedings.
"The Special Counsel's decision to describe the facts of his obstruction investigation without reaching any legal conclusions leaves it to the Attorney General to determine whether the conduct described in the report constitutes a crime", Attorney General Barr said in his letter on March 24, further stating that "Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and I have concluded that the evidence developed during the Special Counsel's investigation is not sufficient to establish that the President committed an obstruction-of-justice offense".
Upon public release of the redacted report, numerous legal analysts identified significant discrepancies between Barr's characterizations of its contents and the report's actual findings.
I keep a list in here of words that I do not find acceptable to listen to.
Be polite.
Please
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Good Morning on this Tuesday, the Thirtieth Day of April.
We posted a thought on adult language.
In short order, we counted our postings, talked about the weather, and decided on a nitrate-laden cold cut sandwich for dinner.
We posted a short piece on the types of swearing and a chuckle, finding out too late what happiness is.
And our contact today was a quandary posited by a friend.
Our q and a dealt with the Mueller Report.
And now? Gotta go.
Che vuoi? Le pocketbook?
See you soon.
Your love.