Datum of the moment

GA, FL and TX have more squatters than other metropolitan areas in the US. 

--National Rental Home Council

Fact of the moment

All alligators are crocodilians, but not all crocodilians are alligators.

Datum of the moment

66% of American adults take a prescription drug. 

--Georgetown University

Quote of the moment

It doesn't matter if there's a conspiracy to win an election. Every campaign in this country is a conspiracy to promote a candidate, a group of people who are working together to help somebody win.

--Todd Blanche

Shameful snacking headline of the moment

Galaxies Actively Forming in Early Universe Caught Feeding on Cold Gas

--science.nasa.gov

Found nearly haiku of the moment

sugary 

response to pneumonia 

shot

--The Accomplice

Stress closer quote of the moment

Research shows stress alters how well your immune system works. Preliminary research published in the journal Biological Psychiatry examined two groups of people, caregivers of family members with cancer and individuals without that type of stress. The scientists found something goes awry in the caregivers' white blood cells, leaving them less responsive to inflammation and raising their risk of illness.

--today.com

Nonsensical simile of the moment

Like the abominable snowman, heat pumps not working in cold weather is a myth.

--Matt Simon

Quote of the moment

Perhaps it's a mistake to take films with characters called "Pig Killer," "Rictus Erectus," and "Pissboy" too seriously.

--John Semley

Last words of the moment

Espero Alegre la Salida – y Espero no Volver jamás

--Frida Kahlo

Stainless steel umbrella headline of the moment

It's so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees

--6abc.com

Perceptual quote of the moment

Maybe we just keep bumping into this thing that we'll never understand because we're basically a dog watching a television. Maybe anything's possible; and clearly anything's possible because the universe happened.

--Sebastian Junger

Truest lede quote of the moment

Los Angeles tends to strike outsiders as a borderless mishmash of suburbs spread over an unfriendly landscape with no significant natural source of water. When it's not on fire, it seems to be sliding into the ocean or collapsing under the weight of its own untamable development.

--Daniel Vitale

Cardiac quote of the moment

To long for a glimpse of the Northern Lights in Middle Tennessee is not a helpful exercise for the muscle that performs hope in the human heart.

--Margaret Renkl

Conversation of the moment

 <setting: Las Vegas, NV>

b1-66er: So I read this review...I think it was attached to Panera Bread on G maps ... and it said, "I'm not usually picky, but the grilled cheese I got has a huge opening with cheese everywhere resembling genitalia..." <pause> I'm not even sure what to say here. <pause> What does that MEAN?

The Accomplice: What do you mean? 

b1: Okay...so I'll say a word, 'genitalia.' what do you think of?

TA: It's external. But if you're talkin'' "grilled cheese sandwich," it's gotta be vulva...vaginal... somewhere in that world. It's an interesting word choice. The descriptor is based on a HOLE in bread. You've essentially decided that your sandwich is a Rorschach test and that You've decided to see sex in the cheese-blot.

Quote of the moment

If you focus on having a bad day, you'll find evidence in your environment to prove you're correct.

--Nicole Vignola

Headline of the moment

'Back to Black' Review: No, No, No

--NYT

Quote of the moment

The closest you'll come to finding a salad on a Bojangles menu is coleslaw.

--Jim Begley

Quote of the moment

Meanwhile, despite his efforts to infuse Borrowed Time with a 'Reggae vibe,' Lennon ultimately set the song aside.  Double Fantasy was released in November 1980 without the track, and Lennon was shot and killed a month later.

--Dani Mallick

Precise accounting quote of the moment

Casa Bonita needed all that entertainment, because exactly no one was going there for the food.

--Robert Niles

Quote of the moment

Your microbiome is essentially a "connection of microbial memories."

Giulia Enders

Well, not YOU, literally, quote of the moment

You can literally win miss nude North America.

--Stormy Daniels

Quote of the moment

When I did find out that I did, in fact, have cancer, it was a bit of a relief because at least I knew what it was and how we were going to go about taking care of it.

--Chris Cunningham

Turmoil big-to-small screenshot of the moment

-taken just now-

Quote of the moment

Not every scientific exchange reaches a level that warrants triggering national security or foreign interference alerts.

--Richard de Grijs

Meandering quote of the moment

Whether it's a withering anthem like "Broken Circle (Over and Over)" or a tension-wracked 15-minute workout like "A Chance on Love (Love and Only Love)," Crazy Horse approach each song as an extended late-night drive on a lost highway, with Neil's needling solos serving as the high-beam guiding light, and each verse/chorus passage appearing like a fleeting sign of civilization before we slip back into the desert.

--Stuart Berman