Rocket Man?

This will be a short post. Surgery apparently successful; now recovering. Will try to write longer entries again soon. 

Here's some curated news:

** ‘Here We Go Again’: A Second Virus Wave Grips Spain -- The coronavirus is spreading much faster in Spain than anywhere else in Europe. After a relative lull during the summer, experts fear it signals a new surge across the continent. (New York Times) * Cornered, Trump tries to foment a race war (Washington Post) * Trump isn’t calling for unity. He’s stoking rage. (Washington Post) * Trump spouted numerous baseless conspiracy theories and attacked Black Lives Matter protesters while claiming his own supporters are peaceful demonstrators during a lengthy interview with Fox News. [HuffPost] * Upper Midwest emerges as most crucial Biden-Trump battleground--Both candidates are escalating their attention on an area seen as the most important region of the country in deciding November’s election. (Washington Post) * San Francisco’s Chinatown has been hit hard by the pandemic, but there’s hope in seeing how it has weathered a shrinking economy and xenophobia in the past. [San Francisco Chronicle] * in a decidedly non-baseball-type score, the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies, 23-5 last night. (DW) * A man flying a jetpack was reported by pilots 3,000 feet above Los Angeles (CNN) She packed my bags last night pre-flight Zero hour nine AM And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then I miss the earth so much I miss my wife It's lonely out in space On such a timeless flight And I think it's gonna be a long long time 'Till touch down brings me round again to find I'm not the man they think I am at home Oh no no no I'm a rocket man Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone -- Elton John