Thanks. For now I'm sticking with what's working. I've had so many orthopedic surgeries I could have bought a yacht for the doctor if they'd all been done by the same surgeon. Putting off another one if doable is my preferred option for the time being.

Meanwhile David Brooks (yes, that David Brooks) is asking if human beings have souls.

I’m a mountain biker so my arthritic thumbs get a lot of abuse. It’s been over a year since my last injection and the pain is slowly returning, though still not what it was. I’m going in for boosters. Hopefully I’ll get the same results.

I know prolotherapy is controversial and studies have shown mixed results, but I’ve had it done in both of my thumb joints (which cannot be replaced) and have had success with it. My doctor didn’t push it, he told me to research it and decide. I gave it a go and for me it’s been a game changer.

Training through desensitization. The Holocaust didn’t happen all at once when the Nazis took power. It happened after the Nazis had demolished one norm after another to create a compliant society that would permit it. Then that society enabled it. It happened one step at a time.

The worst part is that the Taylor and Wilson are arguably even worse. Help us JKT. You’re our only hope.

“They killed Andy!”

Clippy gave birth to a million Mac users.

There but for the grace of Charles Darwin and Bertrand Russell go I.

The aroma of roasting Brussels sprouts drives me from the house. Fortunately it only occurs during harvest season, so the marriage endures. For me they make good slingshot ammunition, but not good eating.

Make sure your local library has Occulted in the children’s section, along with Banned Books Club, co-written by Estrada and his wife Kim Hyun Sook. It tells of her discovery of banned books under the South Korean dictatorship. And of course it’s been banned in America as well.

Occulted has of course been subjected to challenges and bans from school libraries. And it’s worth noting that the organizations spearheading the massive surge in book bans are fully devoted to Trump. People ban books that they see unfavorable depictions of themselves in. It’s a cult.

Snow and ice from Talkeetna to Cantwell. Troopers are advising people not to drive unless necessary. That time of year.

If you are feeling hopeless and overwhelmed right now, please know that not only did the enormous political propaganda machine not work on you, but you are the exact kind of person we need to engage, raise your voice, vote, and speak truth to power. We need you. Do not give up.

The flu virus circulating is nasty and evades the jab as my spouse can attest. She’s been down for a week despite being vaccinated. So keep your guard up. I’ve somehow dodged it, but I had flu last spring. Bonus titers maybe. With the added shot I’m holding steady and hoping to stay that way.

Ultimately went to a clinic for a steroid shot. The door was wide open to the sidewalk with people strolling by and looking in as I dropped my drawers and she plunged a huge needle into my backside. Medical privacy is different down there.