The day after our fearless governor put out his Cower In Place order, traffic on the roads and crowds in the stores seemed higher than before. And the company I work for has been sending out daily reminders that we’re open for business, everyone needs to be on the job, and business is still booming. Arizonans have an attitude that I like. Meantime, SP and I are using this as an excuse to spend our evenings watching more old movies, catch up on Better Call Saul, and sock away emergency wine. She’s about to get a tattoo that says, “Have people lost their fucking MINDS???”

Birthdays today include the originator of disposable cars; the definitive Jed Clampett; the inspiration for generations of pigs; Sloopy’s fantasy woman; arguably the finest female voice in classic pop; an actually interesting “public intellectual”; and a guy who was a real riot.

Now news.

 

For stat geeks, this is a fun site to see how wildly wrong the projections are.

 

Eduardo might be a touch nuts. Maybe.

 

This website runs on SCIENCE. Don’t tempt me.

 

I hate doing Twitter links but this was awesome. (h/t Lt Cdr Fish)

 

Browns fans, no doubt.

 

Joe is impatient for the meat grinder.

 

I’m sure, somehow or other, this is racist.

 

I’m rethinking my opposition to capital punishment.

 

Old Guy Music is a song I didn’t care for until I heard a fun cover by Southpaw Jones about ten years ago. And here’s a REALLY fun cover from a guy who is an amazing one man band- plays it all and does Tuvan throat singing on top of that.