April 22, 2021: Whatever.

My attempts to secure the first dose of a vaccine have proven fruitless.  I’ve checked out two different sites offering appointments at a few of the clinics in the area.  One helpfully informs me that there are no appointment slots available.  The other unhelpfully doesn’t even offer me the opportunity to proceed past the “choose appointment date” stage, as if the site just up and called it a day.  Annoying but whatever.  I have no trips planned and, even if I did, it’s unlikely I’d get to take them given the current climate.  Canada’s vaccine roll-out lags because of inept leadership but, on the positive side, our prime minister is downright dreamy in the eye of many global citizens.  Also, the alternate to this inept poseur doesn’t bear thinking about.

On the other hand, it’s nice to see our southern neighbors making significant progress.  Over 25% of the U.S. population has been fully vaccinated.  Subtract the 25% of the population that won’t get vaccinated, then subtract 3.5% of the remainder who will get their first shot but skip the second and, by my calculations, herd immunity should be achieved approximately never.

On the bright side, real estate and the stock market are on fire.  Granted, the global economy is in the toilet, but so what if you can garner a 300% return investing in dogecoin?

Well, looks like we’re going to alter our strategy on TimEscape and target the international market – which, to be perfectly honest, makes the most sense.  The prospective series didn’t gain any initial traction in the U.S., a market glutted with dark and dystopian sci-fi tat executives absolutely love but to which most viewers are ambivalent.  The overseas market has, interestingly, always been more in tune with the type of science fiction television that resonates with fans, more hopeful with heart as opposed to 10 million dollar an episode bleak-fests.  I’ll never forget how actor Chris Judge used to be pursued through the streets of Paris to calls of “Monsieur Teal’c!  Monsieur Teal’c!” while, on the other hand, t.v. executives in L.A. would ask: “Stargate?  Did that air in the U.S.?”

Actor Tommy Lee Jones continued his dark horse run, upsetting Dan Rather and advancing to the finals where he’ll face comedian Steve Martin who outlasted favorite Jensen Ackles.  Head on over and cast your ballot for the next Governor of Texas!

The Texas Gubernatorial Challenge
16 Texans faced off –
But only 2 remain to battle it out in the final round.
It's actor Tommy Lee Jones vs actor Steve Martin!
CHOOSE the next Governor of Texas. Vote!

— Joseph Mallozzi (@BaronDestructo) April 22, 2021

Finally…

People who express their trendily conformist opinions on social media are the true heroes.

— Joseph Mallozzi (@BaronDestructo) April 22, 2021

 

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