I will get to the next "how this works" posts soon

I've just had a lot to do today and I'm not feeling particularly creative. So, nu, maybe Friday?

Meanwhile:

• The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, wonders WTF is going on in what's left of the OAFPOTUS's brain.

• A bunch of convicted (but pardoned) violent criminals could get some of my tax money handed to them by the OAFPOTUS's droogs. Remember: accepting a pardon means the person has admitted guilt for the crime.

• Amanda Nelson has some practical advice about how not to lose your mind during this time of infantile, demented chaos.

• The Chicago City Council just voted to exempt THC drinks from the unregulated hemp ban that takes effect April 1st. Delta-8, -9, and -10 products will still be banned.

• Chicago has 26 semifinalist nominees for the James Beard Awards this year.

Finally, despite the temperature having risen to the January 21st normal of -1°C this afternoon, just look at this graphical forecast for the 48 hours starting at midnight tonight:

Wonderful. Looks like a solid 28 hours below -17°C (0°F) before "warming up" to -11°C (12°F) late Saturday. And poor Cassie has only gotten 4½ hours of walkies in the last 7 days. Even the 10-day forecast has us below freezing as far as it can predict.

We last had a temperature of -21°C (-6°F) two years ago, and wow, I didn't like it at all when I got off the plane from Seattle. I can hardly wait to bundle up and hunker down Friday. Yay.