Reading about Dan Ball at the Desert Sands school board meeting makes me long for #CactusHugs. @thecaseydolan @GinoLaMont. desertsun.com/story/news/edu…

Oh no. Bill Plaschke of the @latimessports has just called the #Dodgers the best team in history. Our World Series hopes are doomed. – at Rancho Mirage, CA

Hey @AlFranco15: Please write a long-ass farewell column. Let @kscharkey edit it down to 200 words for print. She's good at that. But I want to see your perspective on desert changes over the past 3 decades in full form. Local perspective is something that's fast disappearing.

Oh well. One more and we can forget all about that.

So proud of our boy @JoshHomme for being so real in his virtual segment of @RuntheJewels' explosive new protest rap, "Pulling the Pin," with the legendary & still brilliant @mavisstaples. See it 34 minutes into their get-out-the-vote #AdultSwim special at loudwire.com/zack-de-la-roch…

Been enjoying @bobdylan @SIRIUSXM all week. He's the Alexandria Library of ancient musical information. And so funny! But is Dylan imitating the late great #MitchHedberg or did Hedberg get his stand-up comedy style from Bob? @ThemeTimeBob @M_Hedberg @BobDylanNews

The @ringostarrmusic 80th bday celebration streaming live on Fuckbook, er, Facebook now is better than I could have imagined. Better than #JohnLennon probably could have imagined. Great rearrangements of Beatles classics by great artists. Cool old photos. #Happy80thBirthdayRingo – at Rancho Mirage, CA

Hello, @PFChangs? Just FYI, I’m not coming back. I ordered curb pickup online & got a reserv for 6:30 but was told u were backed up & to come back at 7. Came back at 7 & u didn’t answer. Went inside & u said 1 more hour. Went to Panda Xpress. Tried to call u but no answer. Sorry. – at Rancho Mirage, CA

Think I’d prefer to see the return of the Weekend section and all those MCallum ads. Hope the P-E entertainment staff is being kept funded. – at Rancho Mirage, CA

California easing its stay-at-home order today. Who’s celebrating by going out to get a tattoo? @kscharkey #coronavirus – at Rancho Mirage, CA

Also, even the bylines of folks I didn't work with @mydesert are like friends now, revealing what's going on in local areas the national media can't cover. We can trust these journos to tell us what's going on more than social media pals. @Larry_Bohannan @kscharkey @BrettKelman

Just picked up @MyDesert - the paper - in my driveway. It’s 14 pages. But I’ll keep subscribing as my bank balance dwindles cuz the valuable journalists who produce it could lose their jobs if we stop & I like going outside to get my news. @Larry_Bohannan @kscharkey @BrettKelman – at Rancho Mirage, CA

Just insane that hospitals are furloughing medical personnel cuz business is declining from a drop in elective surgeries. Retired nurses & medical students are being drafted to fight COVID-19 & trained staff is being let go? @Nicole_A_Hayden @thecaseydolan fiercehealthcare.com/hospita…

Had great experience @Walmart Palm Desert. Loaded 2 Walmart apps last night. Wife sent her grocery list on 1 app & we got an 11 am pickup time today. Ordered 'scripts on other app this am & they were ready by 11. Clerks brought them 2 parking lot & wouldn't take $5 tips. Sadly.

We used to call them yuppies. Now it’s, “Hey, Boomer!” – at Rancho Mirage, CA

Larry Gelbart, of “MASH” fame, once told me writers live for distractions. This one is paralyzing. – at Rancho Mirage, CA

Yeah, I know you’re right. Its corporation must be concerned about the bottom line. But that morning show is a daily reminder that Bill Feingold is dead. You’d think they’d want to resuscitate their most important slot. – at Rancho Mirage, CA

Great film starring our first @DesertTheatre League lifetime achievement award winner Joseph Cotten. Orson Welles said after auditioning him for his Mercury Theatre., “You’re not an actor, but I think you’re going to be a star.” – at Rancho Mirage, CA

Great. I started shopping online yesterday and that’s how I’m doing it from now on. #Hunkeringdown. – at Rancho Mirage, CA

Clark’s is running like a Ford assembly line. Good stuff on sale. Bought some grass-fed ground beef that’s like top sirloin compared to the average burger. Couldn’t believe it was available. – at Rancho Mirage, CA