Enabler's pride!

poor georgie’s almanack:

The enabler’s pride!
He lied.  200,000 died.

west coast fire report

LIFE and ?

Checking in on several West Coast friends and relatives.

One comments on a fortuitous wind change.

Another says ... 

 

Wednesday was like Nuclear Winter.  Apocalypse.  

Thursday is worse because the dust is settling to ground level.

Friday?  Who the hell knows? 

We are looking into alternatives to breathing.

Will keep you posted.”

Two days later.  No word.

pandemic isolation

  poor georgie’s almanack 

Pandemic isolation in my cozy nest. 

Today is Wednesday. 

I have a long list of projects.  

None are in progress. 

They can wait because every day is Wednesday. 

My calendar shows no plans for Wednesday. 

Or tomorrow, which of course also is Wednesday.

A BOMB vs. COVID-19

 poor georgie’s almanack. 

Rorschach type interview question?  

Number of dead/maimed on Harry Truman’s watch from two A-bombs dropped on Japan and number of Americans on Donald Trump’s watch from Covid-19 seem similar.  

Both because of presidential decisions.  

Discuss.

BLACK LIVES MATTER IS A LITTLE FUNNY.

Black Lives Matter is a little funny.

Not funny like ha-ha.

But funny how three little words can be so unusually powerful that most Americans agree.

So powerful that strong moms, vets, and people of all skin colors put their lives on the line to burn a vital message into our brains.

So powerful that weak people who never learned to share in kindergarten pull out their guns to protect themselves against those three little words.

Congratulations demonstrators, you have done your jobs.  

You have our rapt attention.

Now what?

THE ECONOMY: COLD HARD FACTS

June 26, 2020

poor georgie’s almanack from six years ago.  Could have been yesterday.

HELP: When things are good we expect the market to take care of us. 

When things go bad we seek government help. 

CURE:  Jobs are the aspirin of the unemployed.

POVERTY RX: The prescription for ending poverty is money.  

Cartoon: Early Dr. Seuss

MUSINGS ON A DAY IN ISOLATION

MUSINGS ON A DAY IN ISOLATION

Poor Georgie’s Almanack:  Wed. July 22, 2020

Musings on yesterday, another day in a long string of CoVid-19 inspired isolation.

• Had a long phone conversation with an Auto Insurance agent.  I Was trying to lower my payment since we only drive about 25 miles a week.  The agent sounded like a 17-year-old girl.  She ended with a 70-year-old expression.  “Good-bye, Mr. Kroloff you’ve been swell.”

• After watching my wife Susan for about 5 minutes I asked, “What are you thinking, just looking straight ahead for so long?”  Her answer.  “I’m staring at the chair.”  I decided it was best not to ask a follow-up question. 

• Later I talked with one of my favorite retired spies.  He asked if there will be Presidential Debates this year.  I am a historian, so told him I’d have an answer in November.  He is the one who predicts the future.  Everything is mixed up.

• Last week I posted an essay titled, “WHAT IF GOD IS A STRING?”  It covered a lot of territory including my stay in a hospital just down the hall from Covid wards.  I should have added a couple sentences regarding how different religions, clans, countries and tribes have developed their own unique “origin” or “creation” stories.  Today, a large clan of scientists who study cosmology is creating a modern epic about the formation of the universe.  It is called “The Big Bang.”  Coincidentally, cosmic creation begins just like the Islam, Hebrew, and Christian Bibles.  They tell us that In the beginning there was nothing and then there was everything.  It is the same thing but different.

• It also occurred to me that every day in isolation is Wednesday.