The February holiday to celebrate is WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY.. and that is next Monday, the 22nd! I still don't think presidents day has been formalized as a holiday, nor should it be; soooooo many of our elected "leaders" were both not really elected but for the ancient electoral college and then sucked at the job. Take for instance, every republican since Eisenhower...crooks, posers, idiots and the most recent that was all of that and more. None should be considered in any celebration of US history.
I realize George Washington had slaves...slavery was ubiquitous on Earth in his life time (there are likely far more people held captive, as slaves, today than in those days. A function of the massive number of humans on Earth and the incredibly bad parenting to get to those massive numbers - kids unplanned and too numerous to care about..or flat out born to be sold by their slime parents - way more now and I'm not including the millions(billions) indentured peasants working for less than living wages worldwide), but were it not for George Washington there would be no United States. This continent could well look like central America with mostly Spanish or French spoken or English with a British accent. George may not have been perfect from our current point of view but he was a leader and a statesman, two things we see very little of today and certainly not from the Oval Office. No shopping for me on this presidents day!!
Earth, likewise, does not care about presidents day and has adjusted the atmosphere to make it almost impossible for many Americans to even consider getting out and shopping today(I'm sure plenty of dumbasses will try, creating problems for overworked first responders). Thousands (millions?) without power will even shut down online shopping as well...but, give it a shot, russian hackers are ready for your info!!
The Polar Vortex has dipped deep into the heart of Texas, single digits and snow and ice in Austin, even snow down to Houston. Maybe that will stop the mask-less idiot Texicans from spreading the TrumpVirus for a day or two. International Falls, Minn., a notorious cold spot, was at -38 today, that's chilly!! Gonna need more than you maga cap to stay warm today..and tomorrow..and..
Here in VA, thousands still without power in the Richmond area, pine trees along above ground power lines never a smart move. Still Dominion clings to their power monopoly, bragging about the great job they are doing, until you have no power, and pushing back hard at any attempts to make new or existing homes independent of their lines. We, at least, remain above freezing, day 2 for that and it appears that I reside just west of the heavy ice mess; no power loss here..as of now..and I can see the sun's position through the clouds..WOOOOOOOOO!!!
Earth remains rather shaky, too. Still lots of aftershocks, readjusting fault zones after the big slips of the last few days; Japan & Loyalty Isles still at it but the entire Ring O Fire & Shakes with the usual subduction activity. A few outliers as well but nothing major.
The sun remains spot free and the solar wind has slowed and thinned, likely shutting down aurora activity for a few days. Out there, through the cloud shroud, moons & planets still rotate and revolve and distant stars still beam, unseen but unconcerned about Earthly eyes or cares.
Bird feeder are about empty, the two female cardinals that banging into the tirehouse windows earlier have regrouped and moved on. My dog continues his romp session at his girlfriend's house so he missed out on a feathered treat and I just received a UPS delivery of old family photos!! My hopes for a vaccine grow, no details at this time... until then I remain hunkered down and as safe as Earth allows, hope you are cozy and warm, safe from the storms and TrumpVirus, Today On Earth.
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