Connecting the Dots

Yay, no more masks… sort of. New CDC guidance says the 37% of Americans who are fully vaccinated can safely stop masking most of the time.

I have a childhood memory of Sesame Street’s little song, “One of these things is not like the other.” It was a useful lesson: Some things just don’t fit, and you can’t force them.

I saw a funny-but-true meme last week. It was about the food we grow.

The narrative is nice to imagine: The US economy will grow fast in 2021 as we beat the coronavirus and everyone shops freely, travels widely, and hugs random strangers.

A distressing aspect of the pandemic—aside from the sickness, death, and recession—is the way it turned into a political and social wedge.

Light and dark are opposites, but not equal. Light always wins. Introduce just a little light into a cave, and it’s not dark anymore.

Last week President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan” into law. Together with other packages passed under former President Trump, the federal government has now spent, or agreed to spend, about $5 trillion on pandemic-related programs.

The latest US monthly jobs data showing employers created 379,000 new jobs in February generated much celebration and, for those who fear inflation, a little fear.

Finding yourself in the middle of national news is rarely good. But I did last week as much of Texas went dark and thirsty in a major winter storm.

The Bitcoin digital currency’s dollar price is hitting new highs. Good news if you own some.

When your roof is in flames, you don’t shop for the most convenient and low-priced fire department. Others already made that choice for you.  

“Never tell me the odds,” said Han Solo to C-3PO as he deftly navigated through the asteroid field. They made it. But The Empire Strikes Back was a movie. SARS-CoV-2 is real.