Let’s go to math class. The curl of smoke from a
cigarette illustrates Chaos Theory. It says, stuff that looks random often
shows underlying patterns. Thing is, when the smoke clears it doesn’t.
It’s still there, only you can’t see it. Parts spread out and become too
small for the naked eye. It’s a reorganization of components.
Then there’s real chaos.
Like when you get a pandemic, an economy that
maps out like a gerrymandered congressional district that looks like the onset
of malignant melanoma. Add to that the mad cult formerly known as the
Republican Party and throw in melting ice at both of earth’s polls and the
dropping of all but the tribal from the thinking of the population.
Then there are Rogue cops. They are the
violence-prone officers who get caught. Before that everyone in the
stationhouse may have known about them. And so did their victims.
Now we all do.
There’s reasonable evidence that mask-wearing
has reduced the rate of Covid-19 new cases. Try to tell that to the
freedom-loving solipsists who embrace your right to die (unless you’re a fetus,
of course.)
There’s reason to believe an end to the burning
of coal can contribute to a lessening of damaging air pollution, holes in the
atmosphere and maybe a partial respite from climate change. Oh, but what
about the coal company greedheads who can’t or won’t clean up or close down
their acts. And what of the workers?
Are these just the components of a smoke stream
reorganizing into … something? Or can we still catch the parts and put
Humpty together again?
NOTES FROM ALL OVER:
(SAN JOSE CA) -- The video conferencing service
Zoom is no startup but is a relative newcomer. So it’s not too surprising that
since everyone’s now holding virtual meetings their magic gets overloaded and
conks out.
(ANYWHERE, EVERYWHERE) -- If you attend school
via zoom, today, August 28, 2020 may be a “snow day.” So, don your masks
and go out and shovel heat.
(NEW ORLEANS) -- If you live in the underwater
city, shovel water. Wear heavy shoes or you might be blown right into the
gulf.
TODAY’S QUOTE: “To turn donald trump into a president worthy of a second term speakers are conjuring an entirely different person in his
place.” --NY Times columnist Frank Bruni on the Republican nominating
convention,
I’m Wes Richards. My opinions are my own but
you’re welcome to them. ®
Any Questions?
© WJR 2020
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