In the 'YIKES' file:

W/o a formal event on 420, SF is instead hosting a kickball & volleyball tournament in Hippie Hill area & asking cannabis fans to stay away. Daniel Montes, a spokesperson for SFR&P said the city is “confident” things will run smoothly sfgate.com/cannabis/artic…

A+ on current state of reliably legit green ops, vs early days of greenwashing when people would legit paint it green, then call it green LOL

Now it's a mantra for some brands:

Earth Day: These Hotels & Travel Planners All-In on Protecting Our Planet beseeingyou.world/earth-day-hote…

It was called 'this year's lineup'... airbnb and rentals / hotels down.

It sure looks like Coachella is having a down year sfgate.com/sf-culture/art… via SFGATE

Most carbon dioxide emissions linked to 57 entities: Research thehill.com/policy/energy-…

Google Flights says these are the top summer travel destinations of 2024... Seattle being the surprise: ktvu.com/news/google-fl… London, Tokyo, Paris, Rome, NY, Cancun, Orlando, Las Vegas, Seattle, Athens

Read Michael Moss' 'Salt Sugar Fat: How the food giants hooked us'.

Lunchables are especially egregious, & Heinz's disingenuity w/ a press release ignoring how dangerously unhealthy they are:

Consumer Reports recs lunchables removed from school lunch: consumerreports.org/health/lunch-a…

“A life without festivity is a long road without an inn.”
― Democritus

This is ABSOLUTELY what is happening. For profit media companies err on the side of profit, misrepresenting reality so that online it appears to be a nightmarish division.

The warped division isn't between we Americans.

It's between the real world and the digital one.

and often promoted by people whose business models depend on cooking up fresh rage every day

Visit these 10 best national monuments for spectacular views 10best.usatoday.com/interests/expl…

Biased, but it is a very cool model for sustaining a national park. It can't easily work in remote spots.

Fraser: When you locate your [biz] here, rent a home, eat in a restaurant, or even pay a parking fee, your dollars help care for this amazing place. bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/n…

I'm ready with my ISO 12312-2 glasses I think. Thanks Mystery Science Theater 3000!!

I also have an idea for a Sonoma or Napa County luxury inn where the rate includes vet costs and adoption fees of rescue dogs at the property, so you spend the weekend getting to know a bunch of dogs, and adopt one when you leave. That's one of the 500 projects I'll get to!

Hawaii could ban short-term vacation rentals for good sfgate.com/hawaii/article… via SFGATE

'I think that the realization of oneself is the prime aim of life, and to realize oneself through pleasure is finer than to do so through pain. I am, on that point, entirely on the side of the ancients—the Greeks. It is a pagan idea'. - Oscar Wilde

famous-trials.com/wilde/346-lite…

Respectfully, Tomato is a fruit like Pineapple.