NOT AMERICAN CAPITALISM

Approximately a year ago someone mentioned chartreuse green anti-fungal ointment. Which one might usefully employ in a hot climate where it's very humid. Such as all the places where it might typhoon. Where, thank heavens, this blogger presently isn't.


My coworker suffered from a power outage in her neighborhood all day yesterday. She had put icebags in her fridge to keep things cold. The power company alerted her late in the afternoon that the power was back on. Last week the water was out.


Yes, she lives in the third world. Marin County. The part where people who make less than 250K per year dwell. There are no storms there at present, the fire season is still in full swing, but once the rainy season hits I expect flooding, plus wound infections, skin rashes, fungal infections, cholera, typhoid, and leptospirosis. Because in Marin the poor don't count for much, but they are a warning sign for when situations might get out of hand. It helps the authorities cope with things possibly going wrong in more prosperous areas, and the desperate need to raise property taxes.

If any trailer parks or slums are washed away, that's opportunity!
Real estate speculators will have a tizzy!


Years ago at the computer company several coworkers asked why I didn't move down the peninsula to live closer to work. I had to explain that the only purpose of work was to afford time away from work. Weekends, evenings, vacation days. Which could be enjoyed perfectly well in the city (SF), and would be absolutely intolerable in the damned suburbs. Did I really want to live anywhere that drinking a sixpack of Coors at the old folks sock hop in between watching the Real Housewives with a big bag of Cheetos is the epitome of high living?
And where a decent cup of coffee is nearly impossible to find?
And people exchange cat food tips?


There's a typhoon hitting Southern China and Northern Vietnam at present. It's hot, wet, and muggy, and nearly a million people have sought shelter. No, WASP yuppie profiteers are not moving in and scouting out the place. So most people will be okay. Discomfitted, yes.

I don't think anyone is price-gouging on chocolate, tinned luncheon meat, or catfood.

And there's probably plenty of penicillin at the pharmacies.



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