Short Takes and DST Update.
Don’t let that measly ever-lasting smile alter your perception of her home ‘country’ of North Korea. Kim Yo Jong, sister of the young moron running that country, has one purpose with her presence at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics – propaganda. Detente? Not a chance.
Nashville – great town, great music and now an MLS team coming on line in two years. Definitely a destination anytime but especially when Atlanta United has an away game there.
Let’s hope that Tuscon’s maximum security prison provides Larry Nassar the misery and hell he deserves.
We all take it for granted. You turn the faucet on and let it run for minutes while you rinse off dishes or scrub a pan. Worse, we take showers that last way too long and use up way too much water. No big deal until you understand that a few major cities around the world are now in a situation of water stress. At first glance it does not make sense with 70% of the Earth’s surface covered by water. Then we learn that only 3% of that water is fresh and that 3 billion people find water extremely scarce for at least one month of the year. Cape Town is now in a precarious situation with their 4 million residents facing “Day Zero” as early as May. “Day Zero” meaning all water is cutoff. Someone way smarter than me (most) – please explain why the ocean’s water cannot be turned into fresh water to alleviate this problem. My first thought: desalination – the process of removing salt from seawater.
It is maddening to get caught up in the craziness of the market over the last two weeks. I hope what is happening is a ‘normal’ correction – the first correction in over two years. Remember, the Dow was on a 7% rally year-to-date and enjoyed a record high on January 26th. Let’s hope the correction corrects itself.
Early February is a rude awakening for many of us as we must wait until late August for the restart of football. The silver lining: only three weeks away from the start of Atlanta United’s season. This is also the time of year that the Champions League match ups get interesting. This week, check out Tottenham v. Juventus on Tuesday and PSG v Real Madrid on Wednesday.
Daylight Savings Time countdown: 4 weeks from today.
Adios and Have a Funday Sunday!
Message to Cape Town: Call on Saudi Arabia. Dubai, Qatar,… they have been using desalination for decades now….
You should be able to put up with some fatwas but it is a cheap price to pay for water. Salam