POST-IT Notes

July 4th Celebration in DC

1.  A million people, no rioting.

2.  But... crowd videos show only 2 people wearing masks.

My Favorite Song Right Now (unfortunately)

"Don't get around much anymore."

ARTLE Introduction

Remarkable 16th century Dutch graphic painter, Hendrick Goltzius executed these 4 paintings that I think are masterpieces:

1.  The Fall of Man

2.  Beached Sperm Whale

3.  Mars and Venus surprised by Vulcan.

4.  Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John.

SLAP!

Elon Musk says that he has invented "FUZE BUG."

Place it near you when you are outdoors and mosquitos will stay away from you and snuggle up to Musk's invention where they will be zapped.

He says that in a recent short time test he found 257 dead mosquitos, while he did not get bitten even once.

I think some types of "Fuze Bug" have been around for a long time and have gotten lousy reviews, except for "Bug Zapper."

I believe that the usual zappers use ultraviolet light to trick mosquitos, while Musk's version uses visible light.

Mass Shootings and other Statistics

The Highland Park massacre was the 309th mass shooting this year so far in the U.S.A!

(A "mass shooting" is considered to be one in which 3 or more people are killed, so lots of other shootings are not included in this count.)

There are 1,000 fatal police shootings in the U.S. each year.

About 450,000 people die in the U.S. each year from smoking-related illnesses!

Amazon Rain Forest

The insistent clearing of forest for cattle and for planting soy is killing the Amazon rain forest which is vital for life on planet Earth. It is estimated that if nothing is done, the rain forest will disappear completely in ten years.

Don't they understand that in Brazil? 

I've read that Proctor and Gamble's demand for palm oil is helping to destroy forests in Indonesia.  I could be wrong on that, but I doubt it.

Ending with a Short Story

At a special function, I watched an older fellow ease his wife ahead of him in line. "You ask for the senior discount tickets, dear," he told her. "You look older than I do."

Seeming to ignore his uncomplimentary remark, she stepped up to the counter.  "I'd like two tickets please," she said loudly, "One for me and one for my father."

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