[conspire] (forw) Re: CABAL in the time of Cholera^W SARS-CoV-2: March event cancelled

[paulz at ieee.org]

 At the beginning of the year, I decided I needed to get RealId.  My previous trip to DMV was before RealId was offered.  So in January, I made an appointment for 3/13.  I was so happy to get an appointment, that I didn't realize the irony of the date.   

A few days before, I carefully followed the DMV website's instructions and gathered the required documents.  Friday AM, I was a little nervous because of the growing COV19 situation.  I went to DMV and was very careful to not touch anything I didn't have to touch.  Where was an attendant wiping down the computer keyboard after each user.  There were two people ahead of me in the line for "appointments".  Quite few people in the other line, but not out the door.

Anyway, I was in and out in less than half an hour.  No time to catch up on reading.

Next stop I washed my hands thoroughly.

    On Monday, March 16, 2020, 6:46:32 PM PDT, Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com> wrote:  
 
 Quoting Ruben Safir (ruben at mrbrklyn.com):

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTMt4m96_hY

Deservedly mocked by MST3K, I see.  Man, what a dog.  (And I don't mean
the mutt the evil aliens murdered solely to demonstrate how evil they are.)

I made it to the 2:48 mark, out of a total 1:25:29 runtime, before
deciding the Eight Deadly Words ('I don't care what happens to these
people') apply in spades.  And I think that feat of stamina deserves at
least a tin cereal-box medal.

Pro bono publico, I hereby reproduce my comment to local Palo Alto
columnist Diana Diamond, at
https://www.paloaltoonline.com/blogs/p/2020/03/15/a-new-challenge-what-to-do-when-everything-is-closed
:



Oh, let's see: 

1. All of that deferred yard cleanup in preparation for spring planting
in my vegetable garden and elsewhere.
2. Vast amounts of reading I've been trying to get to. (As I say every
time I have to go to DMV, a man with an e-book reader is never, ever
bored.)
3. Ooh, and stuff to view: Time to catch up on season 5 of Better Call
Saul (AMC), season 3 of Babylon Berlin (Netflix), all of American Gods
(Starz), the parts of Westworld I haven't yet seen plus the new season
that started tonight (HBO), and all of Fargo (FX Network). And if I want
to see sure-fire utter brilliance a second time, I could re-watch
Russian Doll season 1 (Netflix), Good Omens (Amazon/BBC), and Watchmen
(HBO). Oh, and season 3 of Barry (the black comedy with Bill Hader) is
due in April. 
4. I'm a good cook, and now I have the opportunity to prove that every
day to my family.
5. When it's not raining, and sometimes even when it is, hikes are nice.

-- Rick Moen


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