I’ll start with a PSA that some might not consider all that “Fun”. But hopefully it’s at least informative. It’s a COVID-19 Risk Calculator.
It’s only takes a minute or two to complete, and I have no idea how accurate it is. Although they do provide a VERY detailed analysis of how they made their calculations. (It is a math site, after all.) And their FAQ section seems very straightforward and informative to me.
I scored a disappointing 53 on mine. But keeping the same parameters except for shaving 15 years off my age, I dropped down to 31. So apparently age is fairly heavily weighted score.
Covid-19 Risk Calculator:
https://19andme.covid19.mathematica.org/
On a lighter note, Davram Stiefler and Jason Selvig decided that with all the Confederate statues being taken down, two prominent contemporary politicians should each actually have new ones raised in their honor. So they took it upon themselves to get the job done.
Your initial shock that the two pols are Donald Trump and Steve King will be leavened by some levity on further inspection.
Did I fail to mention that these are Confederate Monuments? Given their longstanding history of racist bigotry, I guess I just assumed you’d conclude that. Sorry.
Trump’s Confederate Monument is prominently placed near the Bethesda Terrace and Fountain in Central Park. And while the statue is not large (apparently gold is not as cheap as they had hoped), its white marble plinth is quite handsome.
And wanting to reflect the magnitude of Trump’s historical importance by the Monument’s size, I think this picture will provide us with some much-needed perspective:
[Please Note: If you look closely at the second photo, you’ll see it actually sits in the basin of a cement birdbath – so at least it’ll be useful.]
It’s always been a toss-up between Louie “Cast No Aspersions on My Asparagus” Gohmert and Steve “Cantaloupe Calves” King on who is the DUMBEST Representative in Congress. The fact that King lost his primary and will be leaving us soon gave him the boost he needed to edge out Gohmert for the Monument selection.
King’s Confederate Monument sits on its granite plinth in a prominent location: The West Capitol Terrace in front of Iowa’s state capitol in Des Moines.
King’s Monument was the first to be installed back in February. Maybe it was a dry run to see what the two pranksters could get away with. Trump’s didn’t go up until March.
Resource:
BONUS
Before we get too far removed from Trump’s dainty dance sprint down the West Point ramp, I want to share a fun poem by fellow Kossack Runyonr memorializing Trump’s slip-sliding away:
The Penguin Creep
The slippery ramp was long and steep.
So slowly did the Penguin creep
You could tell his health is failing,
Then he complained there was no railing
And nearly fell flat on his ass.
He needs two hands to raise a glass
Because his head cannot tilt back.
There’s clearly something out of whack.
But on one thing he can rely:
That he still has the power to lie.
At that the Penguin is a champ:
That’s what’s slippery, not the ramp.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/6/14/1953120/-The-Penguin-Creep?utm_campaign=recent
