Hotspur Ron Moskovitz

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WGA Screenwriter. Singer/songwriter. Former contributor @ Golden State of Mind. Former Nicholl Fellow. Hacky chessplayer. Working on my first novel. I also read tarot cards 🤷.

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Hotspur Ron Moskovitz@hotspur· 23d

Look what arrived today! Thank you, @alexisflower.bsky.social! They are gorgeous! (For those of you who don't know, you can see what the fuss is about at IRovedOut.Com, but be aware this is very much only for adults.)

The three tomes of I Roved Out, plus some extras.

Hotspur Ron Moskovitz@hotspur· Aug 19

This is nothing (yet?) compared to last summer, or winter 2023-24, but, you know, I don't love that trendline. I change my behavior based on the baseline risk I interpret from these numbers. I'm not battening down all the hatches yet ... but it's on my radar.

Hotspur Ron Moskovitz@hotspur· Jun 13

She realized the error of her ways fairly quickly but:

Twitter notification that Taylor Swift followed me.

Hotspur Ron Moskovitz@hotspur· Mar 2

I find this particular quote staggering. I was at a similarly elite school, about a decade earlier. I took Econ 101. Our profs wanted us to understand different economic philosophies, but the classes weren't taught by advocates or demagogues. WTF is Harvard doing?

Quote from article in linked post:

"In the very first lecture of Introductory Economics—one of the too-many classes I was taking during the Pink Floyd incident—professor Gregory Mankiw, the architect of the George W. Bush tax cuts, told us that there should be no minimum wage and that human organs should be sold on the open market. The previous year, I’d taken a course on Evolutionary Psychology that kept emphasizing that rape was a natural part of primate behavior. I absorbed it all dutifully."

Hotspur Ron Moskovitz@hotspur· Nov 14

Hey, Los Angeles: get your flu shot if you haven't already. This big disparity between our two sewersheds is weird, as is the crazy skyrocketing number in Southern/Eastern LA, so maybe there's something odd with the data. If not, this is going to be a REALLY BAD flu season.

Flu wastewater levels in Los Angeles showing that in three weeks the number in S & E Los Angeles has jumped higher than the entire peak we saw either of the last two flu seasons.

Hotspur Ron Moskovitz@hotspur· Nov 2

Sita says meow.

A gray cat sitting in a purse on the ground.

A gray cat peering out from behind a computer monitor.

Hotspur Ron Moskovitz@hotspur· Aug 26

Finally it seems like Los Angeles is past its COVID peak. Levels still high, but coming down, at last.

A graph of COVID wastewater levels in Los Angeles, showing levels back down to about where they were in mid July, although still about 7x higher than they were April 1.

Hotspur Ron Moskovitz@hotspur· Aug 9

Los Angeles COVID levels keep faking me out. I keep thinking that they're starting to turn down ... ... and then they shoot up again.

Hotspur Ron Moskovitz@hotspur· Feb 25

Ciclavia is a reminder of how awesome urban spaces can be without cars.

Hotspur Ron Moskovitz@hotspur· Feb 20

If you see this, post a book you've read more than once.

Hotspur Ron Moskovitz@hotspur· Feb 10

This most recent surge in L.A. is just ... lingering around. Previous surges felt much more definitively done five weeks after the peak.

Hotspur Ron Moskovitz@hotspur· Feb 5

Yeah I don’t think I’m getting my power back in 10 minutes if the work status is still “assigned.”

Hotspur Ron Moskovitz@hotspur· Feb 5

The storm means all she wants to do is sleep on my legs.

Hotspur Ron Moskovitz@hotspur· Feb 3

Got to watch a friend play a packed show at The Mint. That was awesome. Man, good live music is something else …

Hotspur Ron Moskovitz@hotspur· Jan 27

Every time I’ve gone to the grocery store in the last few months there has been somebody parked like this. It’s so weird. It’s not even just rude entitlement, it also seems like a good way to get your car dinged.

Hotspur Ron Moskovitz@hotspur· Sep 22

Hey folks! The union hasn't been making this ask like this. If they're doing so, it's for a reason. So please please please everybody show up tomorrow if you can at all. Please.

Hotspur Ron Moskovitz@hotspur· Sep 11

Using an image, show a movie you are sure you have watched more than ten times.

Hotspur Ron Moskovitz@hotspur· Sep 2

This seems like a fantastic deal for AMC (who desperately need the help), Taylor Swift will be in the black before the movie opens, and no AMPTP company makes a dime.

Hotspur Ron Moskovitz@hotspur· Aug 11

Wastewater numbers for S. Los Angeles: The Northern LA data suggests we may be peaking. Maybe. Since we don't have a reliable testing numbers, I've been using wastewater data to make decisions about what I'm comfortable doing (or not). It's definitely mask-up time (if it ever wasn't).

Hotspur Ron Moskovitz@hotspur· Aug 7

Since I'm going to see her concert tonight, this feels like a good time to share the highlight of my time on Twitter: