ODB

Today, the 15th day of November and the 319th day of the accursed year 2021, is the day for the power of effort, for with it we do not regress or stray. 

The sun rose over the greater Atlanta metropolis at 7:11 a.m. this morning and set at 5:33 p.m. for 10 hours and 22 minutes of daylight.

The average number of new covid cases in Georgia is still hovering right around 1,000 per day, and there still are no worrisome storms out in the Atlantic. 

On this day in 1864, having successfully burned Atlanta down to the ground, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman began his March to the Sea, culminating in the capture of Savannah.

Today would have been Wu-Tang rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard's birthday, but the ol' dirty bastard died on November 13 (the Ides of November), 2004, two days before his 36th birthday.  Impermanence is swift. Obviously, drugs were involved in his demise.

Despite some ambitious plans I had set for myself today, it was a full news day and I spent most of my time on the sofa watching cable news.  Big stories included: 

• The traitorous Steve Bannon turning himself in for contempt of Congress and getting arraigned by the FBI.
• The closing arguments for the prosecution of admitted Wisconsin murderer Kyle Rittenhouse.  Guilty, guilty, guilty.
• Smokin' Joe Biden finally signing the Infrastructure Bill for shiny new trains, bridges, and airports, and high-speed internet access for everybody.

Those "ambitious plans," mostly chores really, can wait until tomorrow.