Trying hard to stay positive lately, but this little chart shows how horrific our pandemic response has been. It’s as if we tried with all our might to be the worst. And we succeeded. American exceptionalism, indeed.

Well, we have a Christmas miracle or two after all. (1) After nine long months, it’s raining here. We’ve gotten about half an inch so far. And (2) Trump signed the COVID relief bill. Millions of people will get some financial relief – not enough, but better than nothing.

More later, but I wanted to get my thanks out to the universe immediately.