Nuts

tonight, come 11:50 p.m.EDT according to the farmer’s almanac, this will be the earliest spring in 100 years

and speaking of nuts and childishness 

bbronc, here are some recipes for DIY hand-sanitizer.  most use alcohol or witch hazel or vodka etc.plus aloe or oils of some sort 

from the silver lining file

the hill:

Environmental experts say the planet is getting a breather from the constant output of pollution by humans as the coronavirus puts many activities by individuals and businesses on hold.
Smog levels in China were reduced after factories shuttered during the outbreak there, and satellite images show a significant drop in air pollution in Italy while the country remains in a nationwide lockdown.
Similar declines are soon expected in the U.S., where half of all car trips are to and from work or school.

also this morning re lizzie, concluding paragraphs from

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/03/nows-the-time-for-a-biden-warren-ticket.html

In such times, all the petty complaints about Warren’s “schoolmarmish” demeanor or wonkiness seem vastly less relevant than her unquestioned mastery of the federal government and the levers of power that must be utilized in this crisis. And at a time when said government is throwing hundreds of billions of dollars in the direction of corporate America, it might be handy for Democrats to hand a megaphone and a magnifying glass to a “capitalist to my bones” with a jeweler’s eye for corruption and exploitation of the vulnerable.
Yes, Warren is a woman, and some Democrats think so little of their fellow citizens that they fear a woman on the ticket will hurt them. But Biden has mooted that issue by pledging to choose some woman to be his running mate. Yes, he and the Democratic Party can speculate over his choice for months, and get down in the weeds with polls and focus groups to see which veep prospect would move a handful of crucial votes here and there on the electoral map. The most dramatic and impressive choice isn’t likely to change, however, and Uncle Joe ought to pick up the phone and call her up for a meaningful chat before another day of fear and crisis passes.

ABCnews

When pressed on a possible endorsement by the hosts of “The View” on Thursday, Warren — who suspended her own presidential campaign earlier this month — skirted the question, saying her focus as a lawmaker is right now on the novel coronavirus.
“I think Bernie needs space to decide what he wants to do next, and he should be given the space to do that,” she told the hosts. “Right now, I’m focused on what we’re going to do next in this crisis around the coronavirus.”
[…]
Warren praised Biden on the show, applauding his promise to partner with a woman as vice president on his ticket.
“I really was heartened to see the vice president say it’s time to have a woman at least somewhat close to the White House,” she said. “He understands we are a changing electorate, and we are changing what we see as leadership… I was glad to see it.”
However, she said, so far “no one has asked” if she would accept the job.

yep, got mine also yesterday.  they didn’t forget us-uns in the boonies after all.  nice to know we count too. 

BiD, the view must have been pre-taped for ABCnews to report the 2nd part of lizzie’s visit as the show on my local channel was also preempted by IMpotus.  don’t know whether they resumed at later time.

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