Moe Lane

LA county banned firework displays this year.

It’s literally like something out of a movie.

This is not the music video, mind you. It’s just something to get you into the right mood for the day. Hope you have good things planned for this, the official birthday of the USA; which is to say, the greatest nation in the world* and a beacon of liberty for the ages.

Sit Down John, 1776

Moe Lane

*I mean no offense to other nations, of course; particularly those nations who fought and bled alongside us during those tragic times where it was regrettably necessary to go forth and Smite the forces of Evil.

It’s a security — well, not ‘mess.’ That would imply that TikTok isn’t actually working exactly as it’s designed to, and I’m not sure I in fact want to imply that. But this is why I don’t use the damned thing:

I’m actually doing all right, myself. Everybody’s healthy here, kids got through school, I’ve got a book out — things could be a lot worse. But there’s a lot of twitchy people out there, and some of ’em might be readers of mine. So: how’s everybody doing? Remember, I’m specifically asking, so it’s all right to say.

:innocent smile:

I mean, what Sonny is saying is true. But although I am reduced, and gone to the West, I am still Moe Lane. I’m still here. We’re all still here, and you folks are all cool to stick around. Thanks.

Nothing’s gelling and I’m worried that I have a cavity. Not so bad, now that the dentists are opening up again – except that mine promptly closed up again for renovations. I think that I’m running under a sleep deficit, too.

So I’m just taking the rest of the day off. See you folks tomorrow.

Or not much. Saltwater crocs are huge. 17 feet long, for males.

…Sorry, there’s nothing else. It’s just a picture of a huge crocodile.

It’s finally open enough out that I could go get one, so I went and got one. I’m still getting used to the feeling of turning my head and not having a hunk of hair suddenly obscuring my face. Heck, my head feels a couple pounds lighter — although, for all I know it is. I’ve never seriously wondered before just how much a full head of hair weighs.

Hold on… this is apparently a complicated question to answer, or at least there are numerous, mutually-contradictory answers. Suffice it to say that my head doesn’t feel as warm anymore.

Although that may just be a boy-kid thing.