263 witching up a wreath


Take it away, Bruce...


"She says baby if you wanna be wild

You got a lot to learn, close your eyes

Let them melt, let them fire, let them burn

'Cause in the darkness there'll be hidden worlds that shine"

Will it be coronavirus or condos that kill the last bastions of my youth?

Ok, so every environmentalist ever has been screaming the last thirty years about climate change, but who would have ever expected to see something this crazy in our lifetimes? 

Let's hope I'm wrong, but it strikes me we're just at the start of seeing what an overwhelmed environment can dish up.

Says government salary, before shutting down premptively. My confidence that we're on the right track is high, but central planning sure has some hiccups. 

Meanwhile, the MSM has picked up on T45's proper name!

Because, you know, we elect a president for a lifetime term! Guaranteed, or your money back.

Pretty sure some kid in Syria thought it was funny to spray paint "Down With Assad."

Over 3k dead yesterday. This virus has already killed 6x more people than die in a year from the seasonal flu in the US, after eight months.

Or we could all wear masks. Call San Franciscans a bunch of little bitches if you want, but LA has 300% more cases than we do, per population.



Finally, that Vendee Globe rescue of Kevin Escoffier, in his own words.
At top, Deb had some friends over to burn herbs and get mystical in the backyard. It smelled a little different than when I do that.

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