I love the novel The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury. It was one of the early young adult novels I read in my life, and possibly my first exposure to Ray Bradbury as a youth. As a boy it was the first time I had deeply considered death. What I appreciated most was the historical scope and sweep of history, but I won’t lie that I don’t appreciate being so deeply mislead about Samhain.
My love affair with Danse Macabre began in elementary school. Mrs. Otten played Halloween songs on the piano and we sang from mimeographed lyric sheets. I was introduced to parts of the melody via a song called the Halloween Song, which has stuck in my head ever since, because the refrain includes singing the letters that spell the holiday. It sounded a lot like this YouTube. I’m certain my teacher played a copy of this very recording.
Sending an old device to the Great Cloud in the Sky
Here is a link to a Google page of various information resources showing the total number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the United states of America has exceeded 200,000. For comparison, here is a document from the Congressional Research Service showing American War and Military Operations Casualties.
Primary Concern theory versus Worst Damage theory at Daniel Messler.
I’m a long-time fan of Randall Carlson which I owe to the Joe Rogan podcast. Anyway, outside of liking and subscribing to YouTube channels and videos, here is another way I can start to support his work.
So, yay! The iridescent Gnosis sticker is cooler than I hoped it would be!
Via aclu_nationwide
I am excited by restaurant delivery services and use them frequently.
I am deeply disappointed by quality control as our orders leave the house, however. Errors are so frequent that I’m actually happy when one order arrives complete. This is not a criticism of one restaurant or delivery service. It is a criticism of them all.
Quality has not improved since I worked the Burger King drive-through in the 1980’s.
I know the pressure is intense. I have worked at fast food and pizza joints. I get it.
But no one has got it right.
Back to School 2020
