Thank you for your helpful reply. It was very much appreciated. The wikipedia lists 53 types of socialism. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Types_o... It is great that people like you are out there to make sure we get it right.

I guess you could call the death a deep fake and have him go on a crusade to kill generative ai. I’d watch that movie.

Love that socialism is the new it girl of politics.

I fly home on Sunday from India. Hoping we land. Hoping the line at customs/immigration won’t be a multi-day affair.

The phrase "hold that thought" comes to mind. Also, "if you can't say anything nice ..." Also, well, like, seriously, I mean, wtf!?

Can't imagine you in Florida.

Mamdami makes me want to move back to New York City. (Not that Californians moving to NYC is going to impress the NY Post.)

On the plus side, menhaden fisherman brought us some amazing chanteys, as performed here by Bright Light Quartet in White Stone, Virginia in 1960, recorded by Alan Lomax. (I love love love Bright Light Quartet, and so I took this excuse to mention them.)