Yesterday was December 4 and I could not find a parking spot in Old Town.  This year is one of those with only three weeks  between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I hate when they do that. We have cause to rejoice- the waterfalls in Yosemite are falling  again. No, the drought’s not over but at least the mountains are looking more normal. Elsewhere..

Sacramento papers reported that the July  California bar exam had the lowest pass rate of any in recent memory- 61% for first-timers, down from 68% last year.  the pass rate for repeaters was only 14%, down from 21%. I don’t mean to be alarmist, but it seems to me that with all the confusion about Prop 47,  possibly changing weed laws and definite changes in immigration policy,  we shouldn’t be facing these challenges with dumb lawyers. Be forewarned!!

Are you a Twitter user? (I call them twits.) The Economist reports that Twitter has ore than quadrupled its revenues since 2012 but is not expected to be profitable until 2017 if then. One reason is that they devote more cash to compensating their employees than do Google and Facebook. 285M folks log onto Twitter monthly which includes 20% of American smartphone users. 75% of Twitter’s ad revenues  are from the mobile market. They observe that Twitter’s user-growth has slowed and that Facebook has four times the number of users. Me?  I did two tweets.  I’m done.  I’ll check in next time there’s civil disorder. 

Finally , you looking for a job?  The Rite Aid in Henderson Center has NOW HIRING on their marquee. Union jobs! Go for it!