We have leaned down the supplychain, government (Fed., State, Local) and our medical system far far too much. We have no cushion, reserves or excess domestic capacity, or any capacity, for times of crisis. 40 years of unfettered capitalist orgies have put us at the edge of the Abyss.
It’s time for some deep changes in leadership, banks and corporations.
I’m waiting here for the repairman. A spring on my garage door decides to break right in the middle of a effing pandemic. Brilliant.
Snapshots: School closings left local dairy with huge inventory of half-pint cartons of milk. So they started giving them away drive up pickup to families w/kids. Had to quit, the line of cars was taking over the town.
Local Ace Hardware is bringing out customer orders to people curbside in their cars. Looks like the demand is high. Good for them. They have always helped with community charities. Shows small, local stores can adapt faster than big box stores. #shoplocal
Hmm, somebody in Germany is viewing every single page of my blog. 300+ pg. views so far. Either they’re really bored or they are scraping it to steal the content. I’m pretty sure it’s the later. Anyone else experiencing the same thing?
Walmart online has canned rattlesnake meat. Please form an orderly line, limit one per customer. :-)
I should start a daily journal/blog during this coronavirus thing. The problem is I know it will devolve down to “Ate burrittos for supper,” and “Eggs for breakfast”. Now in 90 days, when we are all starving and hunting rats with dandelion stickers, THAT will be interesting.
Food for thought here on how Big Tech platforms can help out in this time of crisis. Extraordinary Times Call For Extraordinary Measures by Rand Fishkin. It’s part of doing the right thing.
Parenting advice: twitter.com/nlqualls/…
Yes keep them alive, feed them occasionally.
This is the Spirit: Czechs sew to combat virus mask shortage Never give in. Never surrender. Don’t wait for orders, help others. Fight!
Apparently, Roller Derby is still a Thing. Videos on Youtube I thought it died in the 1970’s. Who knew?
So if you get bored watching your cat sleep while on lockdown you can watch this highpoint of Western culture.
Claymation Cat Slaughters Hordes of Demons - Video | GeeksareSexy.
New Urbanism and Self Isolation
Things are shutting down. The situation is fluid and each day the restrictions tighten. But I live in a community design...The problem with Twitter on Sunday mornings is the posting rate is so slow you start seeing re-run Tweets.
Completed: My 2020 US Census form online. It was simple and fast. Yay!
Two recipes for hand sanitizer from Wired. One is a spray formula and I like that.
From Twitter: I take it everyone is on lockdown.
Watch! You won’t regret it. We can find beauty in the darkness
H/T to @joejenett
Trump, You’ve been in office for 3+ years. You can’t blame Obama now. The buck stops with you.
Seattle Symphony on Twitter yesterday:
“Starting tonight at 7:30pm PDT we are offering video broadcasts and livestreams to share strength, comfort and unity with our community in Seattle and around the world as we confront the #coronavirus.”
H/T to Cheri Baker for pointing this out.
I was rather proud of my neighborhood POA (HOA) at the meeting tonight. Unprompted the board announced they were organizing volunteers to grocery shop for neighbors who have to self-isolate due to the coronavirus. They are planning ahead. POA’s get a lot of guff on social networks, but mine has always come through for neighbors in a time of crisis.
Indiana Gov. announces steps to protect public from Covid-19. It looks like the States are not waiting around for the Federal Gov’t.
I take it that besides the travel ban from Europe and talk about aid to Wall Street types, Trump didn’t say much about concrete health and medical measures for the people of the US? Am I right?
Did Trump Administration Fire the US Pandemic Response Team in 2018? | Snopes
These were the people with years of experience planning for a pandemic. No wonder the Federal response is so pathetic.
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