I kind of wish there was a concerted campaign to reshape the message associated with this logo from one of mocking "I told you so, dumbass. Duh!" to one of "When one is at risk, we are all at risk."

Seems like old times...

Gentle sir - Having made various recipes of meatloaf for 35 years, I will do the American thing (that I really rarely do), and gently suggest this well-worn recipe. The only amendment being to halve the rolled oats, adding bread crumbs in their stead. I hope it's received in the spirit intended.

Word.

This is how today felt. I took turns, regularly changing places between Margaret and Azazel.

I just pulled up my Wordle, clearly out of a more deeply held frustration than I had identified. Now I’m pissed and pleased both - if a former CIA analyst couldn’t figure it out…

Graphic of homicides in the US by year. The headline for the Axios story was, "Homicides in U.S. set to drop by record numbers this year"

Without much fanfare, a movie called “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” was recently released. It tells the (only recently) known story of a group of European WWII soldiers prone to disorder, who upended critical German operations. “The Danish Hammer” was a central figure. I can only aspire.

I found it on Amazon. Just seeing the box induced a physical response.

This is the staircase view in my newly purchased home where the vent filter must regularly be changed. I am not a fan of heights. I long had in mind that I would give the person who invented extra slim fit clothing a near fatal caning if we met, but this home’s architect may be in line as well.

In 1893, this drawing was featured in Puck magazine depicting immigrants being refused entry. Just over 400 years ago, undocumented migrants from Europe seeking a better life arrived finding food, shelter and jobs. They weren’t turned away, they were given a feast. Let’s be more like that.