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May. 4th, 2020 09:48 pm1. Struggling with the whole focusing thing again. Had to stop myself from compulsively buying food online - via Foodkick or Fresh Direct, who had delivery windows. I don't need more food. I have plenty and another delivery due next week.
Walk did help - but kind of wired afterward. I'm a night-owl - I get my second wind at 5PM.
2. Mother told me what her church is up to. My parents are Catholic. My brother and I were both raised Catholic - it didn't stick. We're varying degrees of Agnostic. I'm Unitarian, and he's well nothing at the moment. We both believe in something greater than ourselves, we're just not exactly certain what, if anything to call it.
Anyhow, The Catholic Church where mother lives in South Carolina - has been shut down. Now they are opening up again - because South Carolina is...but they are being careful about it. They've been doing mass and worship by streaming. Now, they Church is telling folks that they should tell them when they are coming, and kind of reserve a seat. They'll have assigned seating and only so many people can come. My parents aren't certain how this will work - for one thing how do you social distance in a pew? Also how do you disinfect the entire church between services?
My father isn't sure it will work for him - nor is my mother - he's kind of decrepit and likes to sit on the aisle, so he can get out easily and go to the bathroom when needed, and get past a crowd.
She thinks they'll have no troubles getting a dispensation, although she's not really sure she cares.
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3. New York vs. the Corona Virus
Apparently New York has managed to test one million people now. More than anyone in the world. Now that is dedication. How did they manage that? Have you met our governor? Trust me when he decides he wants something - he will makes sure it happens. I've disliked him for six years because of this bull-dog tendency - but now I'm down on my knees thanking the heavens for it. Also, I kind of appreciate and understand that pit-bull persistence - I have it, and so does my brother. Pragmatic, logical and tough minded and persistent - that's our Governor.
So, we just have, what? 18 million to go?
This is of course also the reason NY has more cases than the rest of the country and more deaths confirmed, because they've tested 1 million people. Poor Maryland is trying to catch up with 550,000.
They've also figured out a few things - such as that the virus that hit New York, Chicago, and New Jersey, along with Massachustus, came from Europe. Not Asia. It came in February and January, when everyone was busy paying attention to China. It was in China in November and December. It was in Europe after that. So while everyone was testing folks from China at JFK, Newark and Chicago, folks with it from Italy and Europe were passing right on by.
Our lovely Governor has basically killed the politicians attempt to spin this as the China flu or as China's fault. He's also kicked the politicians in DC again, specifically the President, by stating leadership is problem solving not posting stuff on social media. In other words - evil marketing folks can't spin this. And our Governor isn't going to let them.
He has a following - there's people from other states popping up in the comments on FB every morning. He's become must-see TV. Mainly because he's the only giving anyone any facts. And he's been able to build a bi-partisan coalition with the Democrat and Republican Governors of six states in the Northeast or the Northeast Corridor - Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Conneticut, Mass, Rhode Island and New York. Go team!
He's also the only thing keeping my anxiety in check at the moment. Here's the latest daily email from my Governor's Office:
( Read more... )
He also laid it all out during the briefing. Explaining exactly how it works and why. Also how they came up with it - and what lessons they'd learned from the past.
Makes me happy I voted for the guy in the last election, albeit reluctantly. Right now there's a movement to elect him President, even though he's made it clear that he is NOT running and has endorsed Biden.
Walk did help - but kind of wired afterward. I'm a night-owl - I get my second wind at 5PM.
2. Mother told me what her church is up to. My parents are Catholic. My brother and I were both raised Catholic - it didn't stick. We're varying degrees of Agnostic. I'm Unitarian, and he's well nothing at the moment. We both believe in something greater than ourselves, we're just not exactly certain what, if anything to call it.
Anyhow, The Catholic Church where mother lives in South Carolina - has been shut down. Now they are opening up again - because South Carolina is...but they are being careful about it. They've been doing mass and worship by streaming. Now, they Church is telling folks that they should tell them when they are coming, and kind of reserve a seat. They'll have assigned seating and only so many people can come. My parents aren't certain how this will work - for one thing how do you social distance in a pew? Also how do you disinfect the entire church between services?
My father isn't sure it will work for him - nor is my mother - he's kind of decrepit and likes to sit on the aisle, so he can get out easily and go to the bathroom when needed, and get past a crowd.
She thinks they'll have no troubles getting a dispensation, although she's not really sure she cares.
( Read more... )
3. New York vs. the Corona Virus
Apparently New York has managed to test one million people now. More than anyone in the world. Now that is dedication. How did they manage that? Have you met our governor? Trust me when he decides he wants something - he will makes sure it happens. I've disliked him for six years because of this bull-dog tendency - but now I'm down on my knees thanking the heavens for it. Also, I kind of appreciate and understand that pit-bull persistence - I have it, and so does my brother. Pragmatic, logical and tough minded and persistent - that's our Governor.
So, we just have, what? 18 million to go?
This is of course also the reason NY has more cases than the rest of the country and more deaths confirmed, because they've tested 1 million people. Poor Maryland is trying to catch up with 550,000.
They've also figured out a few things - such as that the virus that hit New York, Chicago, and New Jersey, along with Massachustus, came from Europe. Not Asia. It came in February and January, when everyone was busy paying attention to China. It was in China in November and December. It was in Europe after that. So while everyone was testing folks from China at JFK, Newark and Chicago, folks with it from Italy and Europe were passing right on by.
Our lovely Governor has basically killed the politicians attempt to spin this as the China flu or as China's fault. He's also kicked the politicians in DC again, specifically the President, by stating leadership is problem solving not posting stuff on social media. In other words - evil marketing folks can't spin this. And our Governor isn't going to let them.
He has a following - there's people from other states popping up in the comments on FB every morning. He's become must-see TV. Mainly because he's the only giving anyone any facts. And he's been able to build a bi-partisan coalition with the Democrat and Republican Governors of six states in the Northeast or the Northeast Corridor - Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Conneticut, Mass, Rhode Island and New York. Go team!
He's also the only thing keeping my anxiety in check at the moment. Here's the latest daily email from my Governor's Office:
( Read more... )
He also laid it all out during the briefing. Explaining exactly how it works and why. Also how they came up with it - and what lessons they'd learned from the past.
Makes me happy I voted for the guy in the last election, albeit reluctantly. Right now there's a movement to elect him President, even though he's made it clear that he is NOT running and has endorsed Biden.