726 Elevation, Beating Women, Nick Heads Home, English Ivy, The Sad State of the Union

"A society that puts equality before freedom will get neither. A society that puts freedom before equality will get a high degree of both."
— Milton Friedman

Good morning from 726 feet elevation.  Our other home is 8232 feet, so I wondered where we sat, and according to the “Goog,” it’s 726, so there is that. It’s Sunday morning; the coffee is made, Cousi…