First things first: wow, what a great Barbara Stanwyck movie on TCM. And, wow, what a cutie Ms Stanwyck was at that age. LOL. Absolutely amazing: one of her better roles, I do believe, and it's not even mentioned in her wiki entry. Later: wow, wow, wow. Now this, following the Barbara Stanwyck movie. Now The Apartment. TCM showed this movie just the other night and now they're showing it again, and I will enjoy it just as much the 21st time viewing it as the first time.
Apple in California: closing stores. Covid-19 out of control. Link here. By the way, I was unaware of this, but apparently there is now a serious question whether "herd immunity" is a "thing" any more. Apparently for pathogenic viruses in the past, "herd immunity" was a "thing," but Covid-19 is now like global warming. Impossible to contain. Without "herd immunity" we're all doomed.
California has a long way to go. California, at less than 5%, is a long way from North Dakota's penetration rate of 11.6%. Something tells me California's health system was ill-prepared for this pandemic. Let's see: how many years of focusing on that Bullet Train? Just saying. By the way, it looks like the Golden State is counting on the Biden administration to save this debacle. LOL. That's fine with me. I have no dog in this fight. I'm simply getting out the popcorn to watch this all play out. LOL.
Backwardation / natural gas: from social media today --
Compare the graph above with the graphic above at this link.
And then this:
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Movie Night
The other night I mentioned that it was always tough for me this time of year when various media outlets air glossy, sleek videos of movie stars and personalities who passed away the previous year. It's not as difficult watching the following but it brings back lots of memories:
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