I just pre-ordered a book, local history, from Powell’s. Amazon is delaying new books because they are busy shipping pandemic items. B&N also has it but I’m glad I checked Powell’s first. Need to keep them open.
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Meanwhile, in the US, paddling deeper up Shit Creek. That pretty much sums it up.
I wonder if local plumbers have started stocking bidets - the kind you add on to a toilet? Now would be the time to offer a sale if business is slow.
#lockdownthoughts
I’m getting sick of hearing the phrase, “in these challenging times”, especially in commercials. It’s American corporation-speak for See we sound like we sincerely care, now buy our worthless product before you die.
Pot dispensaries are legal in Michigan. Also in Michigan, all grocery stores are out of Oreo cookies and garlic dip.
#stuffimadeup
You used to be able to buy bread dough. I think it was frozen. All you had to do was let it thaw and rise, then bake, and you got a loaf of bread. Kinda uninspired bread, but bread and complete with baking bread comfort smell. I haven’t seen that in the store for ages. I guess bread machines killed that off.
With barbershops closed, I’m going to look like a damn hippie when this is all done.
I went to the other grocery store in town today. This one part of a locally owned chain. This particular store has a huge footprint compared to the other and has no pharmacy taking up 25% of the space. In other words it’s really big and all food.
The extra shelf space pays off, with a couple of exceptions this store was incredibly well stocked. I’ve never seen so many pot roasts - people must be going for comfort food.
No toilet paper, but they had almost everything else.
Now to the important stuff:
They had Coco Wheats! Take that Abyss! Also frozen burritos. And it wasn’t like I was taking the last package and feeling guilty about elbowing granny out of the way. No they were bursting with Coco Wheats and burrito goodness. Success.
It’s important to support local food joints so I got supper from a locally owned drive thru. I used the heated passenger seat to help keep the food warm on the way home.
Like: My favourite film aged 12: Where Eagles Dare
This is one of my favorite movies too: it has adventure, derring-do, evil Nazis, a plot, a great chase scene, a great music score and all those other things listed in the article.
I can’t see how we can ease up on the shelter at home restrictions, like sending people back to work, until:
Without those three things in place, we’re all kinda stuck here and no amount of whining by billionares is going to change that.
Went to the store today. The place was pretty well stocked although I didn’t go down the toilet paper aisle. However they were out of Coco Wheats and Cream of Rice hot cereals. It hard to face the Abyss without Coco Wheats. Powdered milk was all gone too. Unfortunately, all the frozen burritos were gone as well.
The good news is they were well stocked with instant mashed potatoes. Plus I got the last chuck roast and a couple of steaks. And I found a Family Size bag of mixed berries by reaching way back into the freezer case. For my oatmeal. Oh, and I got a couple of frozen pizzas to make up for the dire burrito shortage. All in all, not bad.
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I have 3 lists of old classic movies that people of a younger generation might have never seen. The lists are WGN Family Classics, World War 2 Movies, and Top 40 Science Fiction Movies. The lists were created about 20 years ago and have barely been updated since so you won’t find many newer titles. If you are looking for something different look at these.
To all the far-right politicians, billionaires, pundits and talking-heads that want the elderly to sacrifice themselves for the economy I have this response: You first.
Go on, over the top, lead from the front. Show us how it’s done. Noblesse oblige We might follow, if you personally, show us how you sacrificed yourselves - first. Otherwise, get back behind your mahogany desk and shut up.
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About time.
Many people out walking their dogs or airing out the kids. Everyone keeping nice social distance. All is as orderly and well as can be expected.
Billionaires Want People Back to Work. Employees Aren’t So Sure Pay no attention to the stack of bodies in the corner. You peons get back to work. #corporatism
Fog is rolling in. I like fog when I don’t have to drive in it. Except I always expect Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce to emerge out of it.
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There is something wrong here:
we can’t produce enough masks and protective garments inside the US,
states and the Federal government are all bidding against each other for basic critical supplies like masks in the middle of a pandemic,
meanwhile, doctors and nurses in hospitals have no masks and protective clothing,
meanwhile, while the White House, corporations and politicians dick around, common people are using GoFundme to raise money for masks for NYC hospitals,
meanwhile, hospitals in Iowa have put out the desperate plea for homemade, washable masks,
meanwhile, hundreds of women in Iowa are cutting up their bedsheets and t-shirts for material to sew masks in response.
meanwhile, while women’s sewing machines are clattering into the dark of night, Trump’s DOJ quietly asks for extra ordinary powers to suspend Constitutional rights and Habeas corpus.
and we still don’t have enough test kits or the means to process them.
What is wrong with this picture?
With everybody shut up inside who’s going to spot the UFO’s?
DOJ wants to suspend Constitutional liberties Power grabs. Power grabs are not a substitute for competently dealing with the emergency at hand.
No and hell no.
I understand that many US rural hospitals were financially stricken before the coronavirus. Not one big corporation, casino, bank, airline, hotel, Boeing etc. should be bailed out before we bail out rural hospitals.
Take note: all these capitalist corporations are now elbowing every one else out of the way to get in line for a good old socialist government bailout. And we’ll probably have to do it but there had better be conditions first and a shit load of reforms. Hell, I’m a capitalist too but the ways Big Business, the big 5 Banks and Wall Street have been allowed to operate since 2008 has got to change.
Final thing: Even though I’d prefer a Canadian style national health system, Medicare for All or some sort of system is coming quicker than you know. Just you wait till the medical bills start rolling in in the US from this pandemic - there will be hell to pay. And it won’t be the doctor’s, nurses or technicians fault either.