Twelfth Entry Sunday, March 29th, 2020 There it was, above the fold, as I walked past a lone newspaper near the front door of my building: the interior of what I call the Calatrava (the Oculus) – above the fold on the front page of the NY Times. Apparently I am...
Eleventh Entry Saturday, March 28th, 2020 This morning a radio voice said, “Our president’s flimflammery is colliding with empirical reality” a term and concept I am not used to hearing on the morning news. President Trump complained that President Obama had...
Tenth Entry Friday, March 27th, 2020 “Uniquely ill-equipped” – a term I heard on the radio this morning in reference to Black communities around the country. The NAACP explained that this condition is due to fundamental inequalities in our culture. The $2...
Ninth Entry Thursday, March 26th, 2020 More than 1,000 people have died from Covid-19 in the US.3.3 million people filed for unemployment last week.Crime in LA is down 6% — is that because gun shops are open? Abortions, including by pill, have been...
Seventh Entry Tuesday, March 24th, 2020 Belgium has made it illegal to go outside, while Italy has outlawed outdoor activities including jogging and biking. Iran, which so far has been hit the hardest of the Middle Eastern countries, has turned down...
Fifth Entry Saturday, March 21st, 2020 Today was the second morning in a row I heard crows fly by my inner-city windows. I have long thought it would be good to speak, or at least understand “crow.” Early yesterday morning, I could hear foghorns. Am I noticing...
