Ah, Saturday, weather in Hawaii is beautiful.  Lahaina will be well in a decade or so.   Four astronauts,  representing Denmark, Japan and Russia, commanded by Jasmin Moghbeli of the USA, were launched towards the International Space Station on the longest human spaceflight in NASA history.  Almost all is well on Planet Earth.  So have a nice day. Joe and Jill Biden serenaded with  Hawaii Pono'ī . Edinburgh Festival Fringe began earlier this month and will end on Monday, August 28.  Been to this event three times.   Here is what you missed .  This is only the largest performance arts festival in the world, occurring the only month it is tolerable in Scotland, and typically features 3,300 different shows from more than 60 countries, with 50,000 performances.  A lot of this is free and on the streets.  A must go is the  Military Tattoo  inside the arena of Edinburgh Castle.  Good luck trying to find a h...

 The news of the day: 70% of American adults have taken at least one shot , finally hitting Biden's target, but about a month late.   However, keep in mind that the 0-11 age group has not yet been vaccinated, and they represent 15% the U.S. population.   This means that the unvaccinated figure is slightly higher than 40%. According to my posting yesterday, the Delta variant means herd immunity is at 92%.  We are thus today below 60%. Some states have returned to mandatory masking. While we are a humane country and don't want our citizens in jeopardy, those vaccinated are actually being discriminated against. What about allowing the vaccinated full freedom to not wear masks and letting them enter theaters, restaurants, cruise ships, airplanes and the like, while preventing those unvaccinated from these privileges? More and more mandates are actually being invoked, and found by the courts to be legal. But you say, some unvaccinated will find a way to circumve...