Gringos stay out...

[Dave Grubb]

Enjoying your acrimony and maybe victimhood are you? Sign of the times, I guess.

Tell me---how is this bravado thingie working out for you guys----never mind---I already know.

Here is a little news from the home state of those Darwin award candidates:

MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA - Alabama reported more than 1,700 new confirmed coronavirus cases — the highest number yet for a single day in the state — as doctors and state officials expressed concern about further spread during the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

The state on Thursday surpassed the previous high-water mark for the most infections reported in a 24-hour period while the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 also reached a new high of 843. The state this week also recorded the lowest availability in ICU beds since the pandemic began.

Dr. Michael Saag, an infectious-diseases physician at the University of Alabama at Birmingham who also had COVID-19, likened the spread in the state to a "wildfire."

"The data are pretty dismal right now, not just in our state but around the country," Saag said in a Friday interview with reporters.

In May, Alabama was averaging 300 cases a day, but now is at over 1,000. "The data are telling us we are headed toward a tough situation," Saag said.

Yes sir---I'd argue "headed for a tough situation" is a bit of an understatement.