JESSE! This episode has Hugh Bonneville! Obviously you must watch it.

Have a great trip, brenda. I hear you about the denial. I'm not sure how else to process it. I have an email from my parents (currently pre-wintering in SC) asking what I think of the outcome that I am just ignoring, unanswered. It may remain that way.

Jury's been deliberating about 8 hours now in the local police stop murder trial (two blocks from my work.) We've done ok with this kind of thing in recent years - since the huge 2001 riots - but I wish this wasn't happening this week, of all weeks.

The only common ground I want to find is where people who voted for Trump acknowledge the humanity and equal citizenship of people who aren't like them. Other than that, not so much.

Jury's been deliberating about 8 hours now in the local police stop murder trial (two blocks from my work.) We've done ok with this kind of thing in recent years - since the huge 2001 riots - but I wish this wasn't happening this week, of all weeks.

I genuinely forgot about it in the last 18 hours. Sheesh.

That bodycam footage is pretty damning, but then US juries don't seem to give a shit about that. So.

... and my backup drive with all my old tv and audiobook files on it has died. Damnit.

Do you think a computer shop could save my data if I brought it in with another drive to copy it onto?

I have been on news blackout, and expect to only watch CBS Sunday Morning for a while. I have HGTV buffering for when I want background tv.

I watched my ahemmed files of GBBO last night and expect to do so tonight. There's always X-Files.

Jury's been deliberating about 8 hours now in the local police stop murder trial (two blocks from my work.) We've done ok with this kind of thing in recent years - since the huge 2001 riots - but I wish this wasn't happening this week, of all weeks.

And I just read that some schools in the West End and Clifton are letting students out early today in anticipation of the verdict, while 2 schools on the West side (???) are considering releasing students early. They're all Catholic schools, which is odd. I'm wondering if the CPS superintendent is freaking out a little.

t edit Okay, the Enquirer said this about CPS: "Cincinnati Public Schools said in an statement Thursday that district officials are in 'constant communication' with the Hamilton County Emergency Management Agency (EMA), the Homeland Security Agency and Cincinnati police concerning the 'progress, timing and any issues that may arise as a result of the verdict.' "

I get the feeling everyone is expecting an acquittal.

Tom, have you tried the "beeb" Chrome extension that lets you run iPlayer?