Saturday, July 2

[gottawonder]

Today I am grateful for:

That today was Git'R DONE day.

I pulled weeds and grass for far too long, and though there will always be more to pull, I can see improvement in the garden. It is for sure a Sisyphean task.

We planted the two cherry trees.

I pulled grass and weeds away from some of the other rose bushes and shrubs. I have one area of shrubs in two rows.

I planted the Shasta daisies out with the other perennials. Then I found some cardboard to lay down around it and got some of the animal bedding from the pony/goat shed to mulch around them.

There were some more poppies blooming today.

Then I planted the remaining bedding plants that I bought when I got the other plants. Just a few to stick in here and there.

While I was doing that, my Sweetie made some progress in the porch putting up drywall and a bit of the mud compound, as well as putting up a bit of drywall to make a storage area under the stairs in the basement.

I let everyone out into the pasture for a while.

Then we cleaned up, had supper, and watched "Ant Man".

I learned about the Gunslinger Effect, a concept named for Niels Bohr's conclusion that in a gunfight, the second person to draw will usually win. The neural pathways that a person uses to make a deliberate movement (the first person to draw) will be much slower than the reflexive action neural pathway (the second person to draw, who is reflexively reacting).

This was tested in mock gunfights using cap guns, and the second person to draw always won in these experiments.

This Gunslinger effect can be seen in sports events other than just gunfights.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunslinger_effect

Comments

[ratunderpaper]

I wouldn't have guessed (the gunslinger effect). This gets me thinking about the efficacy of using bear spray, pepper spray, Windex and spray paint as an instant repellent if an assailant should brandish a knife, or gun. Admittedly, some of the rather shocking events in the US has precipitated this sort of thinking.

That's a good bit of WORK DONE. Hopefully, Sweetie is on a roll!

[cf2princessawnw]

Yes, cool about the gunslinger effect!

And yay for so much done with your guy too! It will look lovely with flowers and such. :)

[gottawonder]

I try to have a few flowers in pots around. It's nothing compared to some people's yards, but it's nice.

We do have rose bushes, and those are lovely. The one straggly strip of perennials is a lot of work to keep the grass out of it, but this year we were rewarded with poppies and some other little guys, like the flowering geraniums. The daises did well in the old flower bed, but didn't come up in the new one. Hope these guys make it.

[cf2princessawnw]

Sounds cheerful and lovely

[gottawonder]

Well, if someone pulls a weapon on you but your reflexes kick in faster than their deliberate action, then hitting them with bear spray should work, theoretically. I would say it's worth a try.

Perhaps even better, is caution in rougher areas, though that's tough if you live in one.

[ratunderpaper]

Thankfully, I don't live in a rough area. There aren't any really bad areas in this city.

I don't plan to visit the US any time in the future. Too many guns for my comfort - and people who are happy to use them.

[gottawonder]

Yes, the gun culture is real, and very uncomfortable. It bothered me the whole time we lived in Wyoming.

[ratunderpaper]

It's getting to the point in which mass shootings in America are a weekly tradition.