or How the Governments Multiplied Their Power by Destroying the US Economy to Fight the Wuhan Coronavirus The United States has seen epidemics of new and old diseases many times in the past. The so-called Spanish Flu infected 500 Million people worldwide between 1918 and 1920, claiming between 17 and 50 million lives (figures vary, …
Category: Random Musings About Life
Thought for the day: Rush Limbaugh on living through cancer treatment
I was listening to a podcast from May, when Rush issued this pithy little comment, on his frame of mind while undergoing cancer treatment, and continuing to do his three-hour show between rounds of treatment. He said: You hope that each good day is a Trend, and each bad day is a One-off.
Lens-Artists Challenge #106-Autumn
Autumn has always been my favorite season. Warm weather does not agree with me, and I prefer the crisp air of autumn to heat and humidity. Here on the West Coast, we don't have the hardwood forests found on the East Coast, but we do get some of the fall colors. We went to Victoria, …
They’ve Got Us Right Where They Want Us (with thanks to a Ricochet friend for the idea)
Isolated from friends and family. Schools closed, so our children cannot see or play with their friends; in fact, being taught to fear their friends. Churches closed. Movie theaters, retail shops, bars and restaurants closed (these are all the places where we socialize together). Stuck at home. Working from home, distant from colleagues and supervisors …
Watch The Launch, and Cheer! [Updated]
Earlier today, at Cape Canaveral in Florida, a Space Exploration Technology (SpaceX) rocket took off for space, carrying two American astronauts in its Crew Dragon Capsule. The team on the ground cheered, and Americans who were watching cheered as they watched the first manned space mission in many years. This is a tribute to the …
Voices from the Lockdown
In my travels through the Wall Street Journal last week, I heard the following voices, calling out of the Wilderness that is "Coronavirus Lockdown", variously enforced in most of the United States, by Governors and Mayors who don't like the US Constitution very much. They issue various decrees upon their Subjects, forcing them to stay …
This is Sad. And Criminal. LaConner, Washington
This afternoon, my husband and I defied the "stay-at-home" order, and drove our car up to the Skagit Valley. It was bright, sunny, and around 80 degrees out. LaConner is admittedly a "touristy" little town on the Swinomish Slough, with dozens of little local stores selling just about anything you might want. Not one store …
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What now, Ketchikan, Juneau, and Skagway?
This summer, the cruise industry is forced by the Wuhan Coronavirus pandemic to cancel all cruises to Alaska. Cruises to Alaska leave from the ports on the West Coast, including San Francisco, Seattle, and Vancouver, BC. So those ports will miss out on the cruise ship passengers' money, but they have other sources of tourists. …
Ten Years of Kikyo
We brought home our new black cat, Kikyo, in July of 2010. It didn't take her very long to settle in, with her new Staff to cater to her every whim. We bought her a tall cat tree, so she could climb up and watch out the clerestory window in the family room. We bought …
I Defy
I defy the authorities who tell me that, as an over-70-year-old person, I should be staying home and not leaving my house. I defy the Government Authorities who say this: The CDC guidance comes as two top infectious disease experts with ties to the federal government have advised people over 60 and those with underlying …
