The Transcendental Outpost, 38th Day of Midsommar, 526 M.E. (Deneb): Speaking of, I rewatched the movie, Midsommar, last night. Weird stuff. . . 

Deneb is a walking day, but it rained all afternoon. Flash flood warnings, the works. I didn't get so much as a Washington in today - my phone credits me with only 0.7 miles (1,876 steps). I compensated by doing a load of laundry and finally took some old, beat-up patio furniture out to the curb for garbage pickup tomorrow. 

Blows against the Empire: A federal judge today struck down the Stable Genius' scheme to charge $100,000 for H-1B visas, which allow employers to hire skilled foreign workers in specialty occupations for up to six years. Roughly two-thirds of H-1B positions are computer-related.

In other news, the bipartisan State of the Nation Project (https://stateofnation.org) ranked Georgia the No. 1 state for freedom of the press. No. 1. We also had the 7th lowest rate of youth depression, the eighth highest economic output, the 10th lowest rate of depression, and the 12th lowest number of fatal overdoses. We were 11th highest in trust in the Federal Government, which blows my mind because we're got no shortage of MAGA and QAnon conspiracy theorists here.

On the other hand, we're 49th in air quality (still better than Texas, though), 47th in incidents of low birth weight, 46th in hourly earnings growth, 43rd in poverty, and 40th in social isolation. So, if you've already been born, aren't relying on an hourly wage, don't mind being alone or a little ozone in the atmosphere, and want to live someplace with happy children, trust in the government, no depression or OD's, and an enviable free press, have we got the state for you.