I can't stand FOX and I stopped watching CNN because of the way they
covered the Gulf War (does anyone even remember the Gulf war? Seems like
ancient history now) When CNN started doing real critical coverage of
Trump I occasionally started watching again. Mostly I watch CBC
(Canadian public) news and PBS.
My favourite moment in American news coverage was that night after the
election when Trump was speaking and telling his untruths about the
election results and CNN cut away from Trump mid-speech, gave an alert
of false information and never went back to Trump. They just carried on
with other news. I switched over to FOX and they did the same thing. It
was the moment I felt Trump was truly dead and gone, at last.
Funny how this pandemic and people's response to it has split along
political lines. Same here in Canada, mostly in Alberta, where their
premier really made it political. And now they have one of the highest
number of cases per pop. In my province four political parties formed a
non-partisan Covid committee to lead the charge against the pandemic and
it seemed to work well. Until we had an election and the Conservative
party got a majority. All bets are off now.
------ Original Message ------
From: "Scott Ransom" <mr.ransom@xxxxxxxxx>
To: daveworld@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 1/5/2021 8:26:17 PM
Subject: [daveworld] Re: Trudging Through The Petri Dish
My sister is convinced that she already had covid, although she's never been tested, and therefore "can't get it again", and therefore is running around like covid is no big deal. I think the only reason she even wears a mask is because "they" make her. I've tried explaining to her that she could still be giving it to people, and maybe being so la-di-da with other peoples health might not be the best of choices, but it's like talking to a kitchen table. She's got all sorts of medical theories, although her professions have tended towards "hair stylist" and "house cleaner" rather than epidemiologist, nurse or even first-aid provider. But she DOES watch super far right "news" channels like OANN and Newsmax (also so she can proudly say she doesn't "just watch Fox"), and they keep her informed yes they certainly do at least they say they do.
Scott
On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 3:45 PM Glenna Hanley <ghanley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:I have anxiety all the time Marya about my brother. He has COPD and other health issues. He struggles to breathe on good days. He is home a lot but his wife runs here, there and everywhere. She seems to think he is safe as long as he is at home. She doesn't seem to realize she could take it home with her.
Our province just went back into the orange phase today. It is not the full lock down (which is the red phase) but we are supposed to stay at home as much as possible.
As for food, I am actually tired of eating chocolates and chicken bones (this is a sweet, sugary pink coating with a cinnamon filling made by a local and 100 plus year old company called Ganongs. I don't know why this candy is called chicken bones). I am ready for a bland diet of potatoes, pasta and pancakes and stuff like that.
I didn't know anyone personally who had Covid until my daughter-in-law's niece got sick. But they live in Norway so not anyone close where I live. She is 18 or 19. What is scary is now we are beginning to hear abut 40- year -olds dying from it.
------ Original Message ------
From: "Marya F" <maryaf@xxxxxxxxx>
To: daveworld@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 1/5/2021 2:53:24 PM
Subject: [daveworld] Re: Trudging Through The Petri Dish
Gahhh. Tacos sound great (and/or it's heading towards lunch time).
Stay safe out there. I'm probably overly worried about this new strain. But I am worried. Mostly about my mom who just allows herself to be exposed. She thinks she's being safe, but seriously. She is still going into her office every day (she and my stepfather own the place. They go in as do support staff and construction workers.). Heavy sigh.
One of our friends is a GP at Kaiser in LA. One of their ER docs died this morning of covid.
I'm so ready for this to be over.
In the meantime, tacos!
Marya
(new year and hovering around inbox zero, so not so overwhelmed by email at this moment.)
On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 10:47 AM Scott Ransom <mr.ransom@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:Well, I decided that while I could technically last many more months without going to the store, they would be months of probably nutritionally deficient filler like ramen and spaghetti. Which is fine for a while, but not really a good long-term lifestyle. And so, rather than die of malnutrition instead of covid, I decided this morning around 4:30 to head for the supermarket.
While I'm sure clouds of sticky viral mist are now common outside my door, I think what must have been freak weather conditions allowed me to slip between or around them. Of course, I may just be thinking of the familiar clouds of the old virus. The new, evolved, and much more infectious clouds are invisible without infrared goggles, and Amazon sold out of those, like, immediately. Although I bathed myself in x-rays and a light spray of sulfuric acid when I got home, we'll still have to see in five to ten days if food was worth it. It may not have been.
Taco's tonight, though. Also, they were dumping Christmas candy, so I may have overbought on waxy holiday themed chocolates as well.
Scott
