It is, however, a nice, warm, sunny weekend, so hello, Summer.
5.23.2020
Monument
It is, however, a nice, warm, sunny weekend, so hello, Summer.
I suppose uncontrolled spread is worse than controlled spread, but still…
Study estimates 24 states still have uncontrolled coronavirus spread - The Washington Post
5.22.2020
"Doomed" just doesn't cover it any more
44% of Republicans think Bill Gates wants to microchip them: Poll - New York Daily News
Yeah, but imagine how relieved I am
Joe Biden's New Tax Pledge Is Indefensible
By promising not to raise taxes on Americans who earn under $400,000, Biden is constraining his governing agenda for no good reason.
Read in New York Magazine: https://apple.news/AnU-u5oehQsSDSwisN41UKw
Really, do we have to chose between those two in November?
Think you're having a bad year so far, Bunky?
Just imagine being one of those poor, downtrodden oil companies.
The Energy 202: Offshore oil producers say Trump administration's coronavirus response falls flat - The Washington Post
"I do think that there is a lack of satisfaction" with relief efforts, said Tyler Gray, president and general counsel of the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, a trade group for the oil and gas industry in Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico.
A lack of satisfaction!
Again
The Finance 202: Some billionaires are profiting off pandemic, while low-income Americans bear brunt of it - The Washington Post
Ecclesiastes 1:9 New International Version (NIV)
9 What has been will be again,
what has been done will be done again;
there is nothing new under the sun.
Oh no! China has a steely propagandist!
In China U.S. showdown, Beijing's steely propagandist Hua Chunying sharpens her attack - The Washington Post
Within China, she is a minor political celebrity, with patriotic fans affectionately calling her "big sister" and "goddess" online.
I guess we're in trouble now, Bunky.
5.21.2020
I keep a pad of (gasp) paper…
…here next to my iPad and use it to list random notes that seem important at the time yet not worth committing to digital permanence. Right now for example, the list reads:
Turmoil
Beans
Have we finally hit peak 2020, or is there still more to come?
Millions of Cicadas Are Set to Emerge After Developing for 17 Years Underground
5.20.2020
Cracks me up
Wired magazine is running a monthly contest they call "Six-Word Sci-Fi," six-word stories on a given subject each month. The story assignment for the magazine's current issue (June) was to "write about love in the time of coronavirus." The winning entry was by one Hamish Hamish, posting from Facebook:
So I married the delivery man.
But my favorite was the honorable mention submission via Instagram by @ralfchardon:
You can sneeze in my elbow.
The other entries are available at Wired or Apple News+ at https://apple.news/AG3An94ulSEyzEtTnM2H7_w
Imagine a pizza loaded with these things!
Saber-Toothed Anchovies Swam in the Oceans Millions of Years Ago | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine
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