Monday, August 7, 2023

For The Archives -- Nothing About The Bakken -- August 7, 2023

Locator: 45368EV.

Trump: having lost earlier to E. Jean Carroll, Trump has now lost again. Trump's counterclaim against Carroll was dismissed, which means the DA can now get a deposition. This seems to have happened fairly quickly -- Trump known to be able to prolong proceedings -- which suggests we might see a "race" among judges to keep things moving along. Judges don't like to be seen as "second-best" or "johnnies-come-lately." I assume it would be difficult for "one set" of lawyers to handle all the cases piling up against Trump.

The Texas grid: will be close today. ERCOT asking for "help" in conserving electricity between 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. We'll turn off almost all our electricity this afternoon. We maintain apartment at about 83°F.


Speaking of electricity: one of the state's destination points, Buc-ee's has EV charging stations, and most of them are Tesla superchargers. It is amazing how many Teslas I see in north Texas. Not only at Buc-ee's but at "every" mall there are Tesla supercharging stations.


BRK-B and Buffet: are everywhere today.
  • 346 --> 366: 6% gain.


Covid-19. The gift that keeps on giving. 
Sophia's mother has tested positive for Covid-19, again. I believe this is her third "episode." She "never" has "any symptoms." She has never gotten sick from Covid-19 as far as I know. I'm not sure why she tests herself, perhaps a low-grade fever. She will be working from home until the test reverts to "negative." 
She is a PhD nurse, psychiatric, and has an incredibly busy client load but she loves working from home. So, there you go. No one else in the family has ever tested positive except for her husband who contracted a fairly severe case some years ago, near the height of the epidemic but since then, nothing. I was with her in the swimming pool yesterday (and see her daily) and neither my wife nor I have ever tested positive. 
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The Book Club

Kerouac: The Definitive Biography, Paul Maher, Jr., c. 2004.


Alexander Hamilton. Notes.
  • Hamilton: An American Biography, Tony Williams, c. 2018.
  • Alexander Hamilton: Revolutionary, Martha Brockenbrough, c. 2017.


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