Tuesday, February 26, 2018 -- California Dreaming? Efforts To Curb Global Warming Have Worked, Can We Stop Now? -- Los Angeles Records Coldest February In 60 Years

EOG: reports after market close today. Consensus: $1.35.

Oasis: reports after market close today. Consensus: 4 cents.

Musk: wow, stories everywhere. It looks like the #1 reported story today -- Musk coming close to being held in contempt by the SEC. If so, the consequences? Absolutely none. Link here.

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Looking For A Video

Yesterday we reported that February, 2019, was the second coldest February in North Dakota's history -- and the month is not yet over. Could become #1.

Now, a reader alerts me to this report: Los Angeles has coldest February in 60 years. 

Certainly we can do better, but for now:


California Dreaming, The Mamas and The Papas

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The Oscars

I wasn't going to comment on the Oscars, but since a reader brought it up, my thoughts:

• the Oscars were much, much better without a host 
• there was very, very little political stuff; much, much less than the hype 
• the media -- including Drudge -- blew the political stuff out of proportion 
• I don't recall Trump's name mentioned even once 
• the right wing media was upset with really only one rant; and that rant? "get out and vote" -- that was the rant -- hey, Mama Cass did that decades ago on the "Smothers Brothers" show (see below)
• even Tina Fey, et al was subdued 
• Tina Fey is as beautiful as ever; Amy? not so much 
• one of the nice things about growing older: the pool of beautiful people gets larger and larger
• I didn't see any of the movies this year, so no perspective on winners, losers
• my wife was thrilled with most of the winners, losers 
• my wife's biggest disappointment: Lady Gaga did not get Oscar for best actress 
• but Lady Gaga did get an Oscar and she was in front row and holding it; I could / couldn't care less, but I have to say, I was happy for her; I would be happy for anyone who won such an award and seemed so gracious to have won
•  the ads: no big deal one way or the other 
• the show hardly ran long; over by 10:15 p.m. local time -- I would have expected it would have run to 11:00 p.m. or even later 
• my wife thought Spike Lee's outfit was outrageous -- I loved it -- this is Hollywood
• I missed Spike Lee's behavior after "best picture" was announced; can't comment
• most of the writing for the presenters was atrocious 
• overall, not particularly memorable -- but maybe that was for the best 
• oh, by the way: the "red carpet" show before the show was the worst ever -- it got slightly better when Ryan Seacrest showed up -- in fact, he was out of breath, says he ran to get to the carpet; he seemed to have arrived late; my hunch -- he was called at the last minute when ABC/Disney realized they had a disaster brewing on the red carpet -- sent in Ryan to save it. And he did, but hanging on to an overturned canoe is not all that much to write home about

Now, the challenge of the day, looking for that clip when Mama Cass pleaded with folks to get out to vote.

Not all that difficult, but it was not on the "Smothers Brothers" show -- it was on the "John Denver" show: