![A lot of things happened this week that were not good! [Drawing of east side of white house, remaining structure] East Wing of White House was summarily demolished. no warning, no approvals](https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,quality=80,format=auto,width=720,onerror=redirect/uploads/asset/file/182840b3-875d-481e-befa-420cf601fdf0/IMG_3345.jpeg?t=1761787617)
![Massive hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica, Haiti, and Cuba. So far at least 30 deaths are attributed to the storm. Climate change sucks, y'all. [drawing of a windswept palm tree on a beach, with much rain] Masked government thugs continue to menace our cities, assaulting our neighbors and friends. [drawing of anonymous black figures surrounding and menacing a lone person in a blue shirt, kneeling on the ground.]](https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,quality=80,format=auto,width=720,onerror=redirect/uploads/asset/file/ebdcd099-5b1e-4c66-9dfb-19d0ebc4a3ce/IMG_3346.jpeg?t=1761787470)
![I hate having to think about these things as I draw. [sad white goose with head bent, in profile, on a purple background.] We had a crazy long world series baseball game on monday night. That was fun. I tuned in for the last hour or so after reading a lot of jokes and comments online.](https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,quality=80,format=auto,width=720,onerror=redirect/uploads/asset/file/5b8cddb4-a581-4759-9d68-b10c591c5050/IMG_3347.jpeg?t=1761787464)
![The game ran until midnight in california, 3am for me on the East Coast. [drawing of a brown plastic digital alarm clock reading 3:00 A] Aside: if you ever had a plastic alarm clock that looked like this, you are old like me. Continued: Near the end, in inning 18 (!) the organist was playing "The Never Ending Story." In his post-game interview, Shohei Ohtani said he wanted to go to bed as soon as possible. Same, Friend! [drawn graphic of ZZZZ.... on a blue background]](https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,quality=80,format=auto,width=720,onerror=redirect/uploads/asset/file/d6e4f642-b709-4826-8a26-c375089edfc0/IMG_3348.jpeg?t=1761787608)
a followup on last week’s comic
I am still very irritated about the book blurb I complained about last week that handwaves over abuse of an underage girl. “Pet peeve” is too small a phrase, but misogyny is so ubiquitous that I feel like I’m yelling at clouds.
I feel vindicated after visiting the author’s website. She rewrote that book overview and her version calls out the abuse for prospective readers.
ephemera
Today’s moon: first quarter 🌓
Reading: The Grammar of Fantasy, Gianni Rodari, orig. pub 1980; new English translation, 2025.
Read: Anima Rising, by Christopher Moore, 2025. Frankenstein meets Freud, Jung, and Gustav Klimt in Vienna.
Watched: Sinners, 2025. excellent movie.