I don't know why people are freaking out about a financial market meltdown. The company that owns Oreos and Ritz crackers is reporting better than expected results.

This article illustrates why forest management is hard.
Federal officials and legislators are calling for more active management such as logging, thinning, prescribed fire, etc. Then in their next breath they insist on immediate suppression of every start. In the background, they cut funding for everything so billionaires can have another tax cut.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/07/27/era-megafires-do-forest-thinning/

A bit of advice for you youngsters out there, particularly of the male persuasion. When you need a haircut, go to the place that caters to both men and women. You will get a fine haircut and the conversation in the room will be about kids, grandkids and other cheerful topics. The conversation in all-male barbershops is generally about how Obummer and Sleepy Joe are running the country into the ground.

Recycling yard fire in recycling yard, Rancho Cordova.
Crews respond to fire near recycling plant in Sacramento County https://share.google/YlWgEW62EMloYp3Cl

It's interesting the democrats winning primary elections are being labeled "democratic socialist". The Republicans winning are not labeled "republican facist".

TV news reporting on the warehouse in Tracey

Tracy warehouse fire live updates: Massive fire destroys Medline Inc. building on Hansen Road in California - ABC7 San Francisco https://share.google/BIH0497pJ8BZ2aYpA

Just as the moon rose over the tree
Where swinging wide at her mooring lay
The Somerset, British Man of War
A phantom ship with each mast and spar
Across the moon like a prison bar
(Apologies to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)

My phone auto-updated this morning with all sorts of AI features that I actively avoid. But, can I now add a caption to a photo like my mother did writing on the back or in the margins in the days of black and white film? No. A search online rewards me with stock captions for my Instagram posts (I dont do Instagram or snapchat)
So another waste of millions of electrons, possibly another bit of internet security for the hackers to overcome.

Regarding that hyper data center in remote northern Utah.
We're starting to see some dollar costs and impacts to county government.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/05/11/utah-data-center-project-mida/

I am surprised at how strong I am getting in my old age. 50 years ago, I could never have carried $130 worth of groceries in two arm-loads. 🙃