Number 143

 Quick Hits

1.    I can't even begin to understand just how - and I'll use a clinical term here - nuts Mike Lindell has become. He had to have some kind of smarts and business savvy to run a successful business all those years, right? He had to have at least a casual relationship with reality. What caused him to turn into the type of raving lunatic one sees in Times Square that even New Yorkers, who are nonplussed about most things, do their best to avoid?

2.    Speaking of crazy, Marjorie Taylor Greene was in the news this week. All my life I've heard conservatives/Republicans decry how permissive liberals/Democrats are. That they have no moral code, and lack the ability to accept responsibility for their actions. I think things might have gone a lot better for her had she demonstrated a small amount of humility, and accepted culpability for her actions. Instead, she double-downed on her own brand of stupidity and ostracized herself even further.

3.    It was really cold in Minnesota today - below zero all day. And yet it was a beautiful day outside.

4.    I owe Tom Brady an apology. Last year, when I picked my three all-time quarterbacks for my all-time football team, I chose Aaron Rodgers, Joe Montana, and John Elway. Of Tom I said: "No offense, I just think he's the best 'system' quarterback ever, and not one of the three all time best." In other words, I was crediting Bill Belichick with some of Tom's success. In light of yesterday's Super Bowl, I, obviously, was wrong. The good news is I can get rid of Elway - which as a long suffering Browns fan is entirely satisfying - and put Tom in his place. Tom, I'm sorry.

5.    I miss going to the movies.

6.    I miss going to the Coffee Hag and writing my blog there.

7.    I miss visiting with friends in person. I miss hugs. I miss singing with all my girlfriends in Calliope.