Interdependence

Air temperature 63 F, wind south about 7 mph, mostly cloudy. Meanwhile, the projections show Beryl curving northwest after Yucatan, aiming at the Tex-Mex border. Maybe at hurricane strength. Innocent civilians in danger.

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Running out of give-a-damns. Don't make me spend my last few on optional horrors.

Freedom

A lot of people think of freedom and power as zero-sum games. If you get more, I get less. This was certainly true with the American Revolution . . .