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May. 5th, 2020 10:05 pm1. ACK ACK...the John Hopkins COVID-19 MAP Of DOOM. It's not called the Map of Doom, that's my current nickname for it.
Sigh, the numbers went up in two hours. TWO HOURS. Honestly it could not wait a day?
That said? If you find looking at patterns in numbers interesting, and want to see how the virus is spreading, it's infection ratio, the fatality rates, testing rates, and which areas are most effected - this map is a prime source of data. The amount of data they have collected in this electronic map is amazing.
2. Zoey's Extraordinary Play-List Finale - if it weren't for Max, this story would work on all levels. It's just the Max subplot that does not work.
Ignoring Max, because honestly what can one do?
The main or core story about Mitch's death via PSP, and Zoey and her family's handling of it was a work of beauty. I was fine, weirdly, until the final song number - which is Don Henley's Classic "The Day the Music Died". Which refers to the deaths of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper in a private plane crash - aka the Day the Music Died. The song is also about the death of innocence, childhood dreams, and the idea of America, but lastly about death or mortality. It's always been a song that sent shivers up my spine - since I first heard it in college in a friend's dorm room. And had no idea what the song was about at that time.
Now...I bawled when they played it. I wasn't grieving for Mitch, my friends. Oh no. Okay maybe a little. The grief was well..for my city, my country, my world...and oh so many dead. This song somehow, in some inexplicable way...seems to speak to that grief. Music often hits emotions in ways nothing else can. A heart song, as Zoey would call it.
And in this episode it worked on multiple levels, with each cast member singing a different verse which specifically fit that cast member. The episode is worth it for that song alone, and for the music numbers that proceeded it from Mary Steenbergen, Peter Gallagher, and Zoey's brother.
Overall, a good series - if it weren't for Max.
3. HangZhou Kids Wear Social Distancing Hats Upon Return to School - via Elisi - it made me laugh.
4. ( Governor's email tonight )
5. To feel better, I donated to the following two organizations on Giving Tuesday Now because I still have a job and can work from home.
Food Bank of New York
AND
Robin Hood Foundation - Fighting Poverty in New York
Sigh, the numbers went up in two hours. TWO HOURS. Honestly it could not wait a day?
That said? If you find looking at patterns in numbers interesting, and want to see how the virus is spreading, it's infection ratio, the fatality rates, testing rates, and which areas are most effected - this map is a prime source of data. The amount of data they have collected in this electronic map is amazing.
2. Zoey's Extraordinary Play-List Finale - if it weren't for Max, this story would work on all levels. It's just the Max subplot that does not work.
Ignoring Max, because honestly what can one do?
The main or core story about Mitch's death via PSP, and Zoey and her family's handling of it was a work of beauty. I was fine, weirdly, until the final song number - which is Don Henley's Classic "The Day the Music Died". Which refers to the deaths of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper in a private plane crash - aka the Day the Music Died. The song is also about the death of innocence, childhood dreams, and the idea of America, but lastly about death or mortality. It's always been a song that sent shivers up my spine - since I first heard it in college in a friend's dorm room. And had no idea what the song was about at that time.
Now...I bawled when they played it. I wasn't grieving for Mitch, my friends. Oh no. Okay maybe a little. The grief was well..for my city, my country, my world...and oh so many dead. This song somehow, in some inexplicable way...seems to speak to that grief. Music often hits emotions in ways nothing else can. A heart song, as Zoey would call it.
And in this episode it worked on multiple levels, with each cast member singing a different verse which specifically fit that cast member. The episode is worth it for that song alone, and for the music numbers that proceeded it from Mary Steenbergen, Peter Gallagher, and Zoey's brother.
Overall, a good series - if it weren't for Max.
3. HangZhou Kids Wear Social Distancing Hats Upon Return to School - via Elisi - it made me laugh.
4. ( Governor's email tonight )
5. To feel better, I donated to the following two organizations on Giving Tuesday Now because I still have a job and can work from home.
Food Bank of New York
AND
Robin Hood Foundation - Fighting Poverty in New York