Curve flattened! Strict rules on people’s movements and behaviors has resulted in a flat curve. Locations recording both infections and deaths over time vary. A steep or exponential increase is devastating and generally indicates uncontrolled disease speed. Strict measures to contain virus spread in a population will flatten the curve. Either keep the rates constant, …
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Wanna Shine
I just wanna shine like the sun when it comes up Run the city from the rooftops ‘Cause today’s gonna be my day I just wanna climb to the top of a mountain Stand tall when I’m howlin’ ‘Cause today’s gonna be my Day’s gonna be my Day’s, day’s, day’s, day’s, day’s Goodnight stress, see …
Second Wave
If you take an action and the effect can only be seen or detected two weeks later. The action and reaction can seem unconnected. People moving around, gathering, not isolating, not wearing masks, thinking that it’s over, thinking we know what we’re dealing with, thinking that normal behavior is more important, thinking that it will …
Richer Poorer
In today’s economic landscape the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. The current global pandemic only amplified this disgusting fact. Mark Zuckerberg, whose wealth is up $1.08 billion in just a day Larry Page (up $956 million) Bill Gates (up $931 million) Sergey Brin (up $919 million) Jeff Bezos (up $907 million) Larry …
Hodge Podge
City, county, state, federal and individual companies are all doing their best to set policy. Pandemic response primarily should prioritize public health. But now, jobs and the economy are starting to drive policy. Without decisive and uniform messaging from the top levels of government we have a confused mixture of response and policy. Confusion is …
Water Water
Israel recycled 90% of their water. The US, just 1%. We have all the water we need. For now. But if you look at the patterns of usage and droughts. There is only one conclusion. Water is our most precious resource. And the most ignored.
Wuhan Story
Mystery or Secret? The source of the SARS Cov19 may never be known. If the source is unknown by anyone, then it is a mystery. If it is known but not widely understood, then it is a secret. The story is maybe more important. How the telling and retelling shape public opinion is powerful. Think …
China Rising
Pandemic stress is global, economic and social. The world laughs at our leader. The US provides no leadership, aid, sympathy or friendship anywhere in the world. China steps in and steps up. Belts and Roads is a strategic, unstoppable effort to infiltrate, buy and influence. To work with, deal with and then own. Think about …
Testing Testing
Testing is complicated. Testing is expensive. Lack of testing is the direct result of ‘who pays?’. No answer to that question results in no testing. Without testing, we are blind. There is no way to know anything. What to do? When to do it? Who is safe? Only confusion results from no testing. A terrible …
Open Open
The desire to lift restrictions and ‘open’ up is strong. It the strongest among science denying, right wing media consumers. The same people who believe this is going away or that this is the flu. Mask wearing or not wearing a mask is now a visible indicator of education level and political leaning. ‘Liberate!’ is …