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Florida The Current Situation

It’s a warm day in Florida (and nowhere else in the U.S.)

Weather map of the United Stated dated February 15, 2021, showing near-freezing, freezing, or sub-freezing temperatures for most of the country, except Florida, with temperatures ranging from 79°F to 84°F (26°C to 29°C).
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Yes, we can be “America’s drainpipe for weirdos” sometimes, but we’re also a blessed tropical paradise.

While the rest of the country’s enduring near-freezing, freezing, or sub-freezing temperatures, the temperatures here have been ranging from 79°F (26°C) here in the Tampa Bay area to 84°F (29°C) along the east coast.

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Geek The Current Situation

The Filter Menace (or: If Darth Vader and the Emperor communicated via Zoom)

Stills from the “Darth Vader talks to the Emperor” scene from “The Empire Strikes Back”. Darth Vader: “What is thy bidding, my master?” Emperor, but with cat filter: “There is a great disturbance in the Force...” Darth Vader: “My master, I believe you have a filter turned on” Emperor: “I don’t know how to remove it. I’m here, live, I’m not a cat.”
Thanks to David Eddy for the find!

Need context? Start here: Mortified Lawyer Appears in Court as a Cat, Blames Zoom Filter.

A screenshot of the Zoom conversation where a lawyer was stuck with the cat filter on.
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The Current Situation

This joke sticks the landing

Here’s some context, because readers might not get the reference a few years from now:

Thankfully, with the help of some kindly doctors, she got the stuff out. Which is good, because Gorilla Glue and Gorilla Tape are my go-tos for when I want to make sure things stay stuck together.

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It Happened to Me Tampa Bay The Current Situation

Half-time was the best time to go plague shopping

Trader Joe’s Tampa last night at 8:24 p.m.. Tap to view at full size.

My hunch that Trader Joe’s Tampa would be a ghost town last night during Super Bowl LV’s half-time paid off. It was the perfect time to make a quick but important grocery run, as you can see from the photo I took while at the cashier (see above).

This run was important because there are better-than-even odds that we’ll experience a COVID-19 spike, thanks to Super Bowl superspreader gatherings like the one in the picture below, taken in Ybor City on Saturday night…

…and covered in the following articles:

My advice: Be particularly careful over the next couple of weeks, because a lot of people were careless over the past couple of days.

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Almost 3 weeks in, and still no golf? Is Biden taking his job seriously?

The former president, on the other hand, spent an unprecedented amount of time on this links, as shown on TrumpGolfCount.com:

Not only has Biden failed to schedule any tee time, but his schedule is notable for a serious lack of “executive time”, which took up to 60% of the former president’s day:

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The Current Situation

How family members of Reddit Gamestop investors are feeling right now

(Yes, I know that dealer can’t hit you when you get 21.)

Recommended reading

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It Happened to Me Tampa Bay

A beautiful day in the neighborhood

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It was a great morning for a bike ride in Tampa, what with temperatures of 24°C/75°F and plenty of sunshine. Here’s what I saw as I biked past the our yard and got today’s workout.