Little Bits of Cheese

Massive wildfires continue to rage in the West as tallies of properties and lives lost grow.

Source: Western wildfires break records as devastating toll on lives and homes begins to emerge

This is midday. 2020…

But Sturgis was unique in drawing people from across the nation to one small town, where they crowded into bars, restaurants, tattoo shops and other businesses, many without masks. An analysis of anonymized cellphone data, conducted by a firm called Camber Systems, found that 61 percent of all U.S. counties had been visited by a rallygoer.

Source: First coronavirus death linked to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally reported in Minnesota – The Washington Post

61% of all U.S. counties. Of course, not everyone has the virus, but that’s why events like SXSW were the first to shut down and need to be last to resume.

The coronavirus pandemic is snarling municipal trash pickup in several U.S. cities, sparking complaints from frustrated residents as uncollected garbage bakes in the summer sun.

Source: As trash piles up during COVID-19, residents raise a stink

I haven’t seen or heard any issues in Austin, thankfully. This does remind me of The West Wing episode about the government reports regarding MSW.