Jury duty today, so I'm dressed like a grown-up for once in long pants and regular shoes. I hate it. #CaliforniaProblems

Some people say Maurice Chevalier was a musical collaborator, but in an entirely different sense.

I probably read too much history. ;-)

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Google just sent me a lovely notification that someone in Vietnam tried to log into one of my secondary Google accounts. Can't have that--password now changed to something ridiculously random and long, and 2FA refreshed.

That sounds positively refreshing at the moment.

100 is such a nice, round number.

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It's "only" supposed to hit 38 here today, and 39 tomorrow. :-/

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Well, at least your native country isn't rapidly going to hell in a handbasket. :-/

This is interesting: Germany is drafting a law to allow Britons living in Germany to keep their EU citizenship by becoming German citizens while still keeping their British citizenship, which is normally a no-no.

I would take a second citizenship in a heartbeat if I qualified for one.

https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-to-help-brits-stay-eu-citizens-during-brexit-transition-period

This is why the Flying Spaghetti Monster invented blocking and muting.

We'll do what we can, but until the onshore flow returns later this week, not much we can do except open the windows and run fans, and dress as cool as possible without scandalizing the neighbors.

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