Santa Cruz, CA: A few days ago, President Trump issued an executive order to protect meat supplies. At El Salchichero in Santa Cruz, CA, there was still a good selection of meat, including steak cuts and a great variety of chicken and pork sausages.
On the entrance was posted signs saying everyone over age 12 must wear a face covering, which could be a bandana, neck gaiter, or home made mask.
Today, I moved out of the studio room that I rented the last few weeks. I can feel a universe in which I was quarantined there, because that’s how it felt. Even though the studio was in the back of a house, I didn’t engage with the other housemates. The door to the house was even duct taped to minimize air flow between the house and the studio. I am now back to living in a community house and feeling the universes in which I’m back in Texas.
The stock market was down almost 3% today.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance in weeks. Four days ago, when asked about rumors of Kim Jong Un’s death, Trump said that he knew of Kim Jong Un’s condition, but couldn’t talk about it. Today, Trump said that he make talk to Kim Jong Un this weekend.
Joe Biden and Tara Reade are in the news regarding her accusation that he sexual assault ed her 27 years ago. She has given a detailed account of the assault, to which Biden has replied “I am saying unequivocally. It never, never happened, and it didn’t.” Biden also said today “I am absolutely positive that nobody that I am aware of has been made aware of any complaint — a formal complaint — or complaint — made by Tara Reade against me at the time this allegedly happened 27 years ago until I announced for — I guess it was of April or May of this year.”
There are interesting parallel universes around the Biden/Reade story. One is that Reade has changed her name and so in some universes is known by a different name. The other is Reade’s mother called into Larry King Live and asked for help. There is now videos of this episode, from 27 years ago, posted on YouTube. It amazes me how 27 years ago, Tara Reade’s Mom felt the universe today and made the decision to call into Larry King Live.
surfing the universe 