The second stop yesterday while on the Rory birthday party train was In-n-Out. And who should we run into but the Lasalas. Seems they favor the Costco in Novato and the adjoining fast food.
They all look good. Tomas is BIG! There must be a recessive height gene in there somewhere.
https://www.bna.com/snuggies-blankets-not-n57982083700/
Snuggies, the sleeved fleece coverings, should be classified as blankets for tariff purposes, not like robes or priestly vestments, a federal trade court ruled Feb. 10 ( Allstar Mktg. Grp., LLC v. United States , Ct. Int’l Trade, 13-00395, 2/10/17 ).
The court rejected the Justice Department’s argument that Snuggies are apparel and so should be subject to higher duties than blankets. The judge found it important that Snuggies open in the back and don’t have closures.
‘The Blanket With Sleeves!’
Snuggies are polyester fleece knits with sleeves that the manufacturer says keeps users warm while letting them use their hands freely. Beginning in late 2008, the product, and its infomercials, became a pop culture phenomenon, and the Snuggie was featured on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Oprah,
Judge Mark Barnett of the Court of International Trade held that Customs and Border Protection was wrong to classify Snuggies as garments. The judge noted in his opinion that the product is marketed as a blanket, rather than as clothing. For example, the packaging describes the Snuggie as “The Blanket With Sleeves!,” he said, and depicts consumers “in the types of situations one might use a blanket; for example, while seated or reclining on a couch or bed, or outside cheering a sports team.”
The addition of sleeves was not enough to turn the Snuggie into clothing, Barnett said. They simply allow the Snuggie “to remain in place and keep the user warm while allowing the user to engage in certain activities requiring the use of their hands,” he said.
Not Like Priests’ Robes
The judge rejected the Justice Department’s attempt to compare the Snuggie to priestly vestments or scholastic robes, which also have wide-armed sleeves and flow loosely around the body. Barnett said that unlike robes, the Snuggie opens in the back, and unlike ecclesiastical garments, it don’t have closures.
Robert Pierce certified best chick-songs of all time.
Message to Rory: Know this music my son, and you will know the enemy.
From NYT.
The “Do You Want to Dance” guy died. Bobby Freeman.
Robert likes the Beach Boys version, though. By the way, Robert thinks the Beach Boys drummer (Dennis Wilson) looks curiously like Steve Jobs in that video.
Golden Books genius. Robert thinks that Robert’s last thought as he lay dying will not be the day John Ashcroft picked him out of a crowd and shook his hand, it will likely be the car image from this book.
And so are toddlers.
From the NYT
With the President Trump Reality Show, it’s easy to be distracted by ANGRY ALL-CAPITAL TWEETS or Oval Office tantrums. But resist, and stay focused on matters of life and death.
Consider two critical issues: refugees and guns. Trump is going berserk over the former, but wants to ease rules on the latter. So let’s look at the relative risks.
In the four decades between 1975 and 2015, terrorists born in the seven nations in Trump’s travel ban killed zero people in America, according to the Cato Institute. Zero.
In that same period, guns claimed 1.34 million lives in America, including murders, suicides and accidents. That’s about as many people as live in Boston and Seattle combined.
Sailboat “racing” and drinks on Saturday with Jakob in the city at the Bayview Boat Club. The wind died across the bay at the Alameda NAS buoy, so we got a tow back to the clubhouse. Good thing Robert had a radio!
The boat stayed at the club, so Robert, Rory and Cadie took some laps around the basin on Sunday!
In a tinier incarnation . . .
Just for the record, these are the most common wrestling moves at the Pierce house.
Here’s the Sheik vs Mighty Jumbo. One of our favorites.