Not only is the situation overwhelming – health, economics, politics – but the number of breaking stories is overwhelming. Since this is a one-person-blog, I can’t cover even all the most interesting ones unless I were to work round the … Continue reading →
…everything that isn’t COVID-19. For starters, let’s take the big view.
Continue reading →Here are some estimates for the toll COVID-19 is likely to take in the US. Make of them what you will: One model from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggested that between 160 million and 210 million … Continue reading →
Wouldn’t it be better to have only high-risk people stay home? People over 60 and those with pre-existing conditions? That way, if all those at low risk kept mingling, a lot of them would get a mild flu and herd … Continue reading →
The COVID-19 handwashing recommendations lead to a rise in OCD symptoms and anxiety. Makes perfect sense: But for some people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), to be warned they must scrub to protect themselves from an invisible enemy, and to do … Continue reading →
Hey, why not? It lasts, if not forever, a long long time. It’s pretty cheap – for now. Doesn’t need refrigeration. Never goes out of style. One size fits all. And no, people don’t think it protects them against disease … Continue reading →
Here’s the news conference. I’ve queued it up for when Trump starts speaking: It was long, it was comprehensive, and apparently it was reassuring. I have only watched a little bit of it, but Trump seemed very knowledgeable and in … Continue reading →
Did you ever try to not think of a zebra? Sure enough, you think of a zebra. And these people cannot not do the thing they’re trying to not do: Which brings us to more humor, this time intentional (hat … Continue reading →
Here’s an article about the move to make Daylight Saving Time permanent. Hear, hear! I say. Being a nightowl, I very much prefer having more hours of daylight at the end of the day. But I’m aware that for those … Continue reading →
I thought I’d get Part II of my coronavirus update published today. But in the meantime, I decided to write just a little teeny tiny post on the question of the 1918 flu epidemic and aspirin. Well, a lot of … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This builds on yesterday’s post.] One reason I don’t mind answering the phone is that I can almost always tell what’s a robocall, and avoid those. They ordinarily have an area code that matches mine (their designers are clever … Continue reading →
There’s the deep state, and then there’s the deep deep state. I think it’s wise to pay attention to Devin Nunes. So far, he has turned out to be spot on about what’s been happening behind the scenes: Rep. Devin … Continue reading →