News Of The Week Roundup: Week 6, 2021

Happy Valentine's Day! Back in grade school, we had classroom parties where you would take a shoebox and decorate for the holiday. Then everyone passed around little cards. Always a fond memory of childhood.

❤️1989 California Raisins #ValentinesDay Cards: pic.twitter.com/l3aCPC1cEx

— RetroNewsNow (@RetroNewsNow) February 14, 2021

I have a goal of not buying myself any new clothing this year, period. The one exception I'm willing to make here revolves around running: I will likely need new shoes and socks because I want to do a half marathon in September. I have two pair of basically new running shoes I currently alternate, but once the mileage ramps, they will likely be hosed. Same for the socks - Balega for the win in that realm!

This article is nuts: why do people keep buying so many articles of clothing? Good grief, I have not had a need to get dressed up in a year now. This includes when I was interviewing for a new job: I wore a suit jacket during my Zoom interviews and had on yoga pants, just like every other day of the past year. On an average workday I wear a T-shirt, yoga pants and slippers. If I have to run an errand, I wear shoes and a coat, plus the T-shirt and yoga pants. 

My favorite COVID-19 story of the past week is about how the Kingdom of Bhutan effectively stopped the pandemic from taking root in the tiny, very poor, country.

The quickie impeachment trial of Donald Trump came and went. It was basically pre-ordained that Trump would be acquitted, and he was. Honestly, I was surprised seven Republican senators voted to convict him. I didn't think they had it in them, except for Mitt Romney. Of course, the acquittal was all based on a technicality. The Washington Post has a nice analysis.

And I leave you with this to chew on:

Comments

[Metalboy!]

Great stuff, Allyson! ... Thank you for the thoughtful aggregation ... Keep On Rockin’ In The Free World! \m/

[Him]

I second that!

[Him]

Oh, and not to be a buzz-kill, Allyson, but . . . I suspect the ethnic Nepalese who live in or were kicked out of Bhutan aren't so rah-rah on the government, pre-, during, or (eventually) post-Covid.