193 devolution

Lichen are among the oldest creatures on Earth. They secrete acid to eat rocks.

They say the health of an ecosystem can be judged by the size of it's largest organisms. That's why elephants, whales, and tigers are so important. And birds, all of them, but especially ones like condors and  albatross.


And since we're on the subject of charts...

Here's a chart of how we're being represented in Congress. Us "religiously unaffiliated" types are not represented at all, basically. 

You think Trump is scary? Try living your entire life in a society where the basic litmus test for inclusion in the ranks of power is a deliberate, life long devotion to a really old, completely unsubstantiated fairy tale.

Imagine if I said to you, "Ok, place your hand on this ornament, and I want you to swear that you will tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you Santa."


Before Saint Nick, before Sinterklass, there was Krumpus.

Seemed like a good segue.

It's gotta be tough when you can hear the rabble through your bullet proof glass. 
 
Maybe he should have worn this mask instead. (BTW, has anyone noticed how fucking seriously he's taking this virus? On a personal level? Testing everyone around him, even making his adoring backdrop wear MAGA masks? It's almost like he's afraid of Sars-Cov2 and doesn't want to get sick.)


(MAGA=Masks Against Gassy Asses)

So here's the sad truth to this whole predicament. This list has been true for at least the last nineteen years. Remember Julian Assange?  Chelsea Manning? Edward Snowden? Occupy? The anti-war movement? We've been goose-stepping down fascist road for a while now, on all sides.

With full support of local law enforcement.

And the "radical leftist socialists" in the opposition party are nothing even close.

Awareness is a spectrum, just like political affiliation.

One of the beautiful things I've discovered about this spectrum of awareness is that every time you stumble across a new idea, you open a door to new possibilities. 

And what I've found is behind the door is usually a room full of turned-on people who have already been getting things warmed up.

Like how sex workers are protesting to save our freedom of speech. (And their freedom to work.)

That's one of my favorite aspects of living in SF. This liberal, diverse, community challenges me to open my mind and take on other perspectives.

Like, what happens to seagulls when the fans at PacBell, no AT&T, no Oracle Park are fake?

(The answer is, back to a healthy diet.)

Speaking of healthy diets, that's quite a statistic. It's almost like we're all just jacking-around while robots do all the work.

Hmm... This post was flowing pretty smoothly until I got to this headline.

Uh, wait. That's our neighborhood!?!

Apparently, according to the locksmith they quoted, a better source than the police if you want gossip on crime, a lot of these are "hot prowls," people breaking into garages while residents are in the house. Also, anecdotally, when there are people moving or construction, burglars see opportunity.

But seriously, try not to stress about all of this.

It could lead to tearing your hair out.

My advice if you do lose your hair?

Own it.

Now, what's my advice if Gilead moves to town?

I'm not sure. I haven't seen season three, season two was pretty hard to take.

And finally, file under: you first

"Alexa, play something entertaining."

"A movie."

"No, no, it's ok, it doesn't have to be first run."

"No, really, I love Tom Hanks."

"Big? Never heard of it. Let's watch!"

"Anything, really."

Be safe everyone!

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