My Calcium Score

I had a scan done on Monday, and my score came out as a total of 17, most of it in my right coronary artery (my left was zero). This is in the bottom quartile, particularly for my age, but they still say I should get my cholesterol down to 200 (it’s currently about 240, with a good ratio and low tryglycerides, and has been for years) with medication, and cut out the saturated fat from my diet. What BS.

StarHopper

SpaceX’s live feed has started.

[Update a few minutes later]

A 57-second flight, that ascended, translated, and landed right on the bulls eye. Best water-tower flight ever.

[Update a few minutes later]

An early report from Bob Zimmerman, with pictures.

[Wednesday-morning update]

More from Bob: What Starhopper achieved.

[Update a few minutes later]

Here is Mary’s (@BocaChicaGal) video.

Here is Bill Harwood’s story.

[Afternoon update]

A drone’s-eye view.

Health-Care Costs

How to dramatically reduce costs, without “Medicare For All” (which would quickly mean Medicare For None).

One of the infuriating things about the health debate was the false notion that we who don’t want the government to take it over think that the system is fine, or don’t have any ideas how to fix it. The Left just doesn’t like them, and as with climate, it’s not about the policy, it’s about control.

Hong Kong Update

How the protests remaining leaderless has put the Chicoms in a box. They also have to continue to be non violent.

[Update Friday afternoon]

Is the thirty-year engagement with China coming to an end? This is a separate national-security issue from Trump’s more general trade wars (which are good, and easy to win, so he says).

[Saturday-morning update]

How to defend Hong Kong? Start by defending Taiwan.

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[Monday noon update]

Beijing is manufacturing circumstances to justify a crack down.

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