POTD: Mardi Gras During the Good Times

From 2020 01 31 New Orleans

Today's photo-of-the-day is from New Orleans. It was the last day of January, 2020. Mardi Gras was just getting warmed up. We were in town for only a couple of days before boarding a cruise ship for the Bahamas. The novel coronavirus was, at most, a minor story about events from far away. Little did we know what was in store. Our vacation was the last we would be taking for two long years.

Bonus photo after the jump.

WAIW: A Rock Garden

Where Am I Wednesday?

Fifty points to the first person to identify where this photo was taken.

Answer will be given on Thursday.

God's Favorite Idiot (TV 2022)

Rotten Tomatoes

God's Favorite Idiot (TV 2022): Workplace sitcom. Clark is struck by lightning and begins to glow as God's messenger. Cast is diverse and talented, but not even Melissa McCarthy can save this. Show gets credit for treating believers favorably while gently mocking religion. C-

Uncharted (2022)

Rotten Tomatoes

Uncharted (2022): Serviceable adventure movie. A series of set pieces to solve puzzles and fight bad guys in search of lost treasure. Dialog uses wisecracks to indicate no one should take this too seriously. If there's any doubt, the climactic scene is completely over the top. C+

Review: Uncontrolled Spread

From Uncontrolled Spread by Scott Gottlieb, MD:

Watching the scenes unfold—of Elmhurst Hospital being overrun with COVID patients, of refrigerator trucks parked outside, and of doctors and nurses describing their harrowing experiences—was hard to bear. It was stunning, and it was shocking. But above all, it was terrifying."
	Amazon

Book Review: Uncontrolled Spread: Why COVID-19 Crushed Us and How We Can Defeat the Next Pandemic. A former FDA Commissioner and Trump White House advisor gives us his view of COVID-19. A balanced, neutral look at the things we did right and the things we got wrong. A-