JUST SOME POSTS

I will start this post by stating a emphasizing that I in no way am condoning the actions or outcome of the police officers in the George Floyd death in Minnesota or any of the other events that have caused outrage and outcries in recent memories. The policeman that held Mr. Floyd down should be charged with murder or whatever the most serious charge(s) that can be applied to the case. The other officers that were involved should be charged with accessory to whatever the charge is. There was no reason for Mr. Floyd to be treated in that way. I will leave it at that. I wanted to mention something that has been percolating in my head with the Covid-19 issue and now with this incident in Minnesota - that is one of perspective. If you have read any of my previous posts since late February was trying to address the issue of perspective. The news media has done nothing but hype the deaths and infection rate along with the most dire of predictions since the Coronavirus reports of mid-February...

The "stay at home" restrictions are under a widespread debate currently. The arguments against are them being unconstitutional and an overreach of government against individuals. The arguments for are about saving lives and flattening the curve. As this debate reaches fever pitch around the country I had a thought and a different take on things. First, to state my position, I am against the restrictions remaining. I think all restrictions should be lifted and people should make their own decisions as to where they should and should not go. I am not saying we should abandon common sense measures like social distancing and all that entails, just the "keep businesses closed" part of all this. I am firmly convinced that the "cure" is much more dangerous (and deadly over the long-term) than the disease. So, you may judge what follows from that perspective if you like. The destruction of our economy and employment is a ridiculous "head in the sand...

"I'm hungry!"  "I'm tired!" "There's nothing to eat in this house!" "I'm not tired!" "I'm not hungry!" "WHY NOT?" "I will in a minute!" "WHY?" "Uuuhhhh!" "Where are my jeans?" "Everybody's going!" "I don't have anything to wear!" "What's for supper?" "OK!" "What's for lunch?" "Did you wash my new shirt?" "Just a little bit longer?" "WHEN?" "I can't find it!" "You just don't understand!" "What's to eat?" "Why do I have to go?" "I don't feel good." " insert food item here - AGAIN?" "In a minute." "I'm fine!" "I AM!" "There's no - insert food item here !" "Do I have to?" "Why can't I go?" "I wil...

The mantra now on handling the pandemic is "TESTS"! The cries of "We need testing!" or "Tests are the way to restart the economy!" are everywhere. I have a couple of thoughts on that. (I will pause now while you recover from the shock of that statement) First - How do we test more than 300 million people?  If we set up 250,000 testing centers (and that is a HUGE "if" - to give you a comparison, there are less than 6,500 hospitals in the entire USA and "only" around 14,000 McDonalds!) that still means that each testing center would have to test @1,200 people. So, that means even at 100 people a day that would take @12 days - remember that. A much more reasonable number would be a couple of hundred in each State, so 5,000 to 10,000. If you take the 10,000 number that means the testing would take @10 months - remember this number as well. Second - What good are the tests for a disease that shows no symptoms in a majority of patien...

Most of the media and all the Democrats would have you believe that President Trump and his administration totally botched the Covid-19 response. Here is a timeline of Covid-19 comments and responses from the very beginning of this mess as compiled from public records (although some particularly damning or callous comments have been deleted or changed in said record if you go to try to find them now).  January Jan. 4: The head of the University of Hong Kong’s Centre for Infection warns that “the city should implement the strictest possible monitoring system for a mystery new viral pneumonia that has infected dozens of people on the mainland, as it is highly possible that the illness is spreading from human to human." Jan. 6:  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issues a "level 1 travel watch — the lowest of its three levels — for China’s outbreak," according to the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. ...