all signs say no

Three covid tests later all signs say No but bsp has been down and out for nearly three weeks. I’m on the mend, I think, but still struggling for strength and adequate words.

In the meantime, read people with something relevant to say about war, pandemic, nefarious R's and spineless D's, and The Slap:

• Tressie McMillan Cottom

• Roxane Gay

• And, for celebrity snark and a keen fashion eye, Tom and Lorenzo

a nose by any other name

Welp, I'm 10 days into what appears to be an eternal bout of bronchitis; cheerless Dayquil days punctuated with coughing and and snorting into Kleenex, nose cracking and sore, mouth permanently coated with a slick of cherry cough drop, alleviated only by brief snatches of drugged, hallucinogenic sleep.
Okay, maybe I exaggerate, but I'm ready to start feeling good.
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In the meantime, enjoy this article about linguistics and similarities across languages.
It brought to mind this video about the complexity of rhyme in rap lyrics.