I am wondering whether people here find my posts amusing or even worthwhile. Paucity of responses. Maybe I should just give up. If you have an opinion, please let me know. I promise not to be offended.

PS: I'm also better good-looking than Joe Biden or Bernie Sanders and a terrific Dom top ...so vote for me in 2020

It might make for a good conversation, the topic of discussion you propose, but maybe we could think of it in terms of A) a new subplot for the film called "Analyze That" or B) a new way of looking at how many people fell for a ton of crap from a not well polished pulpit which stopped the members of all 43K sects of failing religious tenets to see the biggo red flag which could have spared them from falling for all that disinformation campaign.

Btw, how are you these days?

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To be compliant with Wolfy's thread, here is what has been on my mind (lately):

I think this whole Covid-19 thing is a sham. I think the dirty rotten scoundrels of the GOP are cashing in on people's fears: People who believe everything they read in the news and that because people are afraid of catching some virus, of millions of viruses already on earth and online (the Web),that they will rob everyone of their secret stash of cash, right in plain sight.

Cash based prejudice. If there is such a thing, which I am sure there is.

Just look at how the Republicans and their sort are coming up with evil ways of robbing everyone of any source of income that some people might have available to spend.

I know, I know, I should find better things to think about.

Well contrary to that idiom, you're all dressed up WITH somewhere to go...:hangloose:

TOTALLY amusing.........

There are always people who will take advantage of a situation that is bad for other people - like people who raise gas prices in a crisis. In this case, I do think "the Republicans and their sort" are looking for a way to spin COVID-19 that is to their advantage.

I get a lot of my news from the BBC - I don't know that they are especially any more honest than other media folk, but it is a way to get a different view of what other people in the world (not Americans) think is important at the moment. The BBC has been covering COVID-19 heavily since its outbreak in China.

Tonight I was listening to a BBC program called "Over To You", in which listeners call in and ask questions about a theme. The theme this week was "How is the BBC's news agenda decided?" and they addressed some of the topics I have seen come up in this thread. It was recorded this past Wednesday, so the main topic at their editorial morning meeting was COVID-19. They noted that this story has been the top headline for several weeks now, and will probably continue to be for awhile. There were two callers from the U.S. - one who thought the BBC's presentation of the news was well-balanced and one who thought the language was "too alarmist" and is causing panic rather than helping people take precautions. Someone from another country also said that perhaps the stories are too alarming. The BBC host pointed out that their coverage of the virus has changed somewhat over time.

The BBC host also spoke about statistics and information gathering that they do to see what kind of news people are aware of, i.e. what they're absorbing from the news and their environment, and trying to supplement that in the upcoming news with the most important FAQs. (Right now there are lots of hand-washing stories . . .)

A gentleman from India suggested that they should have more success stories about people who have survived COVID-19 to raise hope and reduce the fear-mongering. The BBC host explained that this kind of story has been difficult to get, because anyone who tests positive for the virus is quarantined for 14 days, and that time period is only just now ending for the people who first got it. They did say they have been able to get those kind of stories for a couple of days now, and the reporters are all trying to get these stories.

Just a few interesting thoughts. If you're interested, the show is called "Over To You" and they have a podcast by the same name. This was the 3/7/2020 episode.

Thanks Georgia, I'll check out that pod cast. I'm always interested in pod casts and sure do appreciate your suggestion for this particular one. :rrose:

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COME BACK DAPPER BUTCH...I MISS YOU.

Triple making sure I have all my ducks in a row before I leave out in 12 days, for my trip to see my siblings.

Taxes
 

I haven’t even started working my income tax return and I have month left.

Looking forward to April 16th.

Thanks for the reminder! It had totally slipped my mind!

That it was smart to file my taxes way early!

Actually took less than 6 weeks to get my return!

No more waiting till April.

Woik
 

I'm in the office. Have been given permission by the owners to come in as an essential onsite employee. I'll work from home, but not when I have to do "heavy lifting" on the server.

Trying to get lots done today so I don't have work like a mad woman over the weekend from home or the office.

I am the only person on campus right now but a couple people will be in soon.

The cleaning crew isn't cleaning our offices, just the common areas. I can work with that.

Taking things one day at a time.

Can barely remember the last time I touched someone or was touched by another.

Sounds like a sad country song. Maybe you can spend some of your free time writing lyrics! :)

I dont do so well with social isolation...

Actually being able to sleep through the night...

Sleep has been spotty lately

Same here I'm going absolutely nuts.

Finding out that one of my half sisters may not be a half sister after all..

Im quite bummed but she will always be family.

Grocery Shopping...
 

I may have to step out and get greens this week while they are still available.

The grocery stores I have been to are putting a purchase limit of 2 per item so people don't hoard. Not sure if all the grocery stores are doing this here but the two that I frequent are. The 2 per item limit doesn't bother me as much as the crazy line ups that wrap around the building of people waiting to get in. I hope that it's not always going to be like this.

Sometimes it doesn't pay to live in a big city.

Hoping the rain will wash away this pollen. <sniff>

Yes! Wash the yellow snow away!

In the office waiting for some exports to complete.

There will probably be 10 of us here today.

The cleaning crew is still coming in the evenings cleaning our offices and the company hired someone to come in during the day and sanitize the common areas.

I'm still sanitizing areas like a mad woman, have unused disposable rubber gloves on me and in the office, along with the wipes the cleaning crew gave me a week or so ago.

I came in the office because we had problems yesterday with a project I'm working on and trying to fix it from home damn near broke me. I was so frustrated I had a cigarette hoping it would chill me out. It didn't. I ended up frustrated, angry, and dizzy.

Ah, a cigarette. I miss those so much, especially right now.

At least I have :wine: and Girl Scout cookies.

Perhaps you should of had something more "mood mellowing" *cough *cough than a cigarette

I need a long nap!

What's On My Mind....
 

How life as we know it will change because of this virus.

How things have changed and are continuing to change at a rapid rate.

AI...

I watched a YouTube clip on Elon Musk I'm not a huge fan of his because I think there is more to him than meets the eye.... a lot more than just being weird....

I think there is more to the Coronavirus...

and...

I think there's a lot we don't know....well, some of us may know but a lot don't.

So much
 

The state of this world.

The lunatic in charge

My kids

My beloved

My job

My thighs

My need to scream

My Julie....

That the commercial for this new oatmilk makes me wanna puke, like literal puke.

Choices
 

So what's on my mind right now is job choices. Been offered 2 positions. I know which one I want and honestly it's the one I'm going to take but my mind still insists on arguing about it. The one I'm passing on pays 500 more a month but it's working with power saws doing the same thing all day every day. I have a propensity to zone out once muscle memory kicks in so my fingers would probably be at risk.

Ahahaha... The perils of learning the hard way!

Friends

The quarantine

Handwritten letters

Frenchie: her dissertation tomorrow at 10 am at U of I
Frenchie: her 8 year's of influencing so many life's
Frenchie: her future at Bentley University

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