Here are two nearly identical moon photos.

The Waxing Crescent Moon, tonight

An Op-Ed in today's LA Times: Doctors Like Me Are Angry...

About The New Covid Surge.

https://news.yahoo.com/op-ed-doctors-lot-anger-102055098.html?fr=yhssrp_catchall

Mark Morocco
Thu, August 12, 2021, 3:20 AM·6 min read

There was the muscled firefighter who said he was afraid of needles. And the newly pregnant patient who had worried that the vaccine would make her infertile. And the young man who had partied hard at a weekend bachelor getaway, then lied about his vaccination status to the check-in nurse when he turned up at the hospital.

Welcome to the new Pandemic of the Unvaccinated: the patients we love to hate.

Anger among front-line healthcare workers remains professionally hidden behind our masks and the oaths we swear to our patients and profession. We will continue to do our best for everyone who comes to the hospital. But that doesn’t stop the whispered grumbling outside exam rooms and in hallways as we gear up to care for our neighbors.

Again.

We are sick of this. You should be too.

We are back to indoor masking and six-foot distancing. Frustrated parents are having to cope with ever-changing back-to-school rules. Restaurateurs and airline and cruise ship executives hyperventilate while conservative governors posture and provoke.

And as our COVID culture wars drag on, the virus thrives, not caring whether you wear a trucker cap or knitted pussyhat.

There’s so much to be discouraged about — conspiracy theories, disinformation, Florida, Texas. But occasionally there’s also hope from unexpected quarters.


The rest at the link.

Clouds

Three versions of agave plant:

There are other things to see besides tar pits at La Brea Tar Pits:

Behold, something spiky that I don't recognize:

The latest video from The Lincoln Project: So effective!