Diary (May 15, 2020)

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Online diary of Karl Jones for Friday May 15, 2020.

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Diary

Scale

Earthrise from the Moon - Apollo 8 - December 24, 1968.

Local versus Centralized ... this is the dynamic at every level ... State v. Fed ... City v. State ... Neighborhood v. City ... Block v. Neighborhood ... Home v. Block ...

And so on, down to the individual person in relation to their environment, and then down to the component atoms, and so on.

Thinking in the other direction: Earth v. Solar System ... but that may be taking things too too far, and I'm a once-too-far man.

Making common cause with Republicans

We progressive liberals desperately need to make common cause with Republicans Appalled By Trump.

Crack the evil spell holding the Republicans in thrall, and the Good Ship Trump will promptly sink.

Song of the Day for Howard Kranz

Eleventh in a series of songs for Howard and me to cover, or be inspired by, or something.

"..." by ...

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