March 2, 2021
Tuesday
Space Force Dolly
A major Chinese bitcoin mining hub is shutting down its cryptocurrency operations (cnbc.com)
A real impact from the Bitcoin energy narrative - a region in China scheduled shut down of existing mining operations and won't allow new ones because it's in trouble with Beijing over energy consumption.
Biden vows enough vaccine for all US adults by end of May (apnews.com)
Biden has really worked the supply side of the vaccine equation. It appears that a real vaccine glut is coming in the not too distant future, which means it's the perfect time to start working the demand side of this equation. We need consistent messaging that gets the word out - the vaccines are safe, and they're effective both on the personal and population levels.
Why many in Russia are reluctant to have Sputnik vaccine (bbc.com)
This might have something to do with it: "President Vladimir Putin himself still has not been vaccinated."
Biden retains Trump’s moves on space - The Boston Globe (bostonglobe.com)
Space Force, still a thing.
Watch Dolly Parton turn her coronavirus vaccine shot into a Jolene parody (cnet.com)
I'm not a country music fan, but I love Dolly Parton.
Our feral cat returned tonight. We trapped him in the garage last week to give him shelter from the extreme cold and snow. He wasn't happy about it - stayed away for a few days. But, he was back early this morning and again tonight. I guess he's done being mad at us for giving him shelter, a warm bed (in the wooden house in the pic), and food and water.
Kitty came back for seconds tonight. He's never done that before. So, good news is he's comfortable entering the garage again; bad news is he's more hungry that usual.
And, yes, we just call him 'Kitty.'
Blue Jackets defeat Red Wings after Tortorella gets support from GM (nhl.com)
The Red Wings are miserable. Post game analysis focused on stories from Larry Murphy and Mickey Redmond about the apparently legendary hot dogs available at the Colisée de Québec, home of the old Quebec Nordiques. They were apparently square in cross-section, not circular. I watched every minute of the game and post game. Great tv, horrible hockey.
