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One White House committee has projected that there could be 3000 deaths a day by the end of May. That is a rate of 1 million per year. The President has minimally responded saying death rates will go up. Does anyone have any idea just what the White House has in mind?

The Makah Reservation at the westerly NW tip of Washington State is totally closed to outsiders. (there is also a northerly NW tip) They are 90 minutes by road from the nearest hospital certified to treat seriously ill persons. Thus far they have avoided the current epidemic (and oral history...

dot - you are right, Bush did expand it.

This crisis is on a par with the great depression and WWII. For us old folks with great retirements it is an inconvenience. I cannot begin to compare my 'suffering' (no gym, no wider family gatherings etc) with what you younger people are experiencing. Nor with those with very limited incomes...

I would be best not reading your posts. We don't have that tool available. I'll do the best I can. Feel free to reciprocate.

Washington passed its peak deaths just 24 days ago, that was 42. It is now down to 10 a day or fewer. I think any reasonable assessment would not say we are being too slow in re-opening. The governor will announce tomorrow a continuation of at home social distancing along with some easements...

One of the great books of human psychology. Another from a few decades later is Philosophy in the Flesh. In some ways it may be out of date, cognitive science moves on, but it was on of the first popular, but difficult, books on how humans really deal with the 'big' issues of philosophy. How...

I agree we need to speed up getting back to work. But VA hospitals have or are running out of masks, testing and related supplies are still not readily available, we do not have the staff to do contact tracing. The national government should have been planning ramp up all of these things in...

Those of us sheltering in place are helping those providing essential services, we are just one more contact that may be safe. That girl (60 years younger than me) checking out my groceries is hoping that I am not the one to infect her. The nurse or doctor who has to see me is hoping that I...

I have generally been reluctant to use a mask because N95s are not available, and surgical/home made ones are not all that effective. If you consider the old standard of a contact is being close to one person for 10 minutes, my wife and I have not had one contact. We have been closer to other...

As this all was beginning I bought an oximeter, mostly because people were getting sick, and it was one way to convince ERs, Docs, etc that a family member was very sick and needed to be seen. Plus they were cheap and available. It has been somewhat of a toy fortunately. A friend's kid, and...

Were I to think I was up to an adventure to the San Juans I likely would do it. I haven't gone that far before.

Bob - just a few observations. Naval Base Kitsap seems to continue to work without an outbreak (I think they could not hide cases and deaths anyway) The county, including NBK, continues to have 0-2 cases a day. Two deaths among the elderly. But a question, I just hit 80 (so jumped to a new...

I have been chastised for saying, Oh for a BB gun! But I also think that every person ought to have the 4 P's. A place for a pillow, to pee, to poop, and for their paraphernalia. An out of the way tent city with porta potties and a garbage bin. Our cities keep wanting to supply quarter of...

Often minimal political observations need to be used when presenting a proper argument. But it can be done in a non inflammatory manner*. The initial shutdown was declared at a time very little was known about the virus. It is time to take steps to open things up. Elective procedures will be...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/ ... ly-thought The higher number of persons showing antibody exposure is still only about 3% of the population, no where near enough for 'herd immunity'. An original definition IIRC of close exposure of 10 minutes closer than 6 feet to one person. We...

I generally walk, run, or sprint (two days off between the later two), today a long walk with wife through town. Tomorrow a birthday with sibs, carefully spaced out at several feet. Sister gave me a Dunginess crab today, we will have it with asparagus and avocado. Here is a excerpt from a...

On this Easter day knowing I could not go to church nor gather with family I decided to bake big breakfast pizzas and take some to my two sisters and brother. The weather was beautiful here on the Puget Sound so we met outside and admired gardens during short walks, kept our social distances...

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-ne ... -tracking/ This article is based on a number of high level academics and researchers from the U of WA, Hutchinson Cancer center and others. Easy read but fairly technical.