I'm not alone, I know, in being weary of constant notifications on my phone. I still have to pay attention to them lest an important one gets lost in the shuffle, but so often when I get an alert, my first thought is: What has he done now?

I wish I could say that I was referring to fur-nephew Ollie, who I'm sitting this week, but it's his mom, not me, who gets alerts on her phone should he disappear (he's really good at that; being gray helps him blend in). I think most people know to whom I'm referring.

What's sad to me and many others is the glee with which some greet the constant stream of actions that, were it anyone else, they would decry with their last breath.

So. Much. Winning.

Oh, except for the Jeffrey Epstein thing. It seems, for some, the Department of Justice declaration that Epstein committed suicide and that there was no client list was a bridge too far, leading followers to torch their red hats.

That's the thing about die-hard conspiracy theorists: They tend not to react well when the rug is pulled out from under them, even by someone they trusted. And at least in this case, many non-conspiratorial people also see the declaration as more than a little fishy, even just considering past statements from prosecutors and others in the........

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