Luna Bliss

I don't like the humidity of summer, although it's not near as bad here as it is where you live. I remember driving through your area and watching beads of sweat form on my forearm -- something I'd never seen before! Do you get snow there? I love the quiet that envelopes the neighborhood after a big snow...I hear no car noises at all then, although a few were finally out there trying to free their cars this morning.

I only changed the last word 'coping' to 'how to cope' so that a word wasn't broken in two, so your paragraph still works But...the humor word was meant to elicit winter humor when one is having trouble dealing with winter....like in this case where so much snow was dumped I can't leave the house in my car atm...not that I was leaving a lot due to Covid, but now it's impossible:

This "new world order" Covidiots are paranoid about apparently isn't so orderly...

Dear Goddess, please protect me from Covidiots. I would like the freedom not to be murdered by them. Laws have always existed to protect the public from disease-spreading free-dumb crazies: https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/aboutlawsregulationsquarantineisolation.html

RUMI | "And don't think the garden loses its ecstasy in winter. It's quiet, but the roots are down there riotous." It's the dog days of Winter, not an easy time for me as it seems to stretch on and on and is even more difficult than Christmastime really. Becoming contemplative, pondering life, and listening to the following beautiful music on the Arrival of Winter helps me. How do you cope, and what did Rumi mean by his quote?

I used get so frustrated with that. If you Google whatever you can't find in the new version usually you can find it though. Like if the Snap tool was moved in 2.9 and you're following a 2.8 tutorial, for example, just type in "where is the snap tool in Blender version 2.9?"? You can also search for the tool/action within Blender itself -- but they even changed how to access Search in one of the new versions! lol -- it's now F3 instead of the space bar though I did change my 2.9 to access Search in the old way via Preferences.

Regarding the discussion of social safety nets and why they are failing us in times of Covid and why they will in the future: Why Doesn’t The US Have A European-Style Welfare State? https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/glaeser/files/why_doesnt_the_u.s._have_a_european-style_welfare_state.pdf "Our bottom line is that Americans redistribute less than Europeans because (1) the majority believes that redistribution favors racial minorities, (2) Americans believe that they live in an open and fair society and that if someone is poor it is their own fault, and(3) the political system is geared towards preventing redistribution. In fact the political system is likely to be endogenous to these basic American beliefs".

I don't doubt that there are people with money and power who take advantage of those with less power and money. But what is it about zerohedge and infowars that causes you to trust they have the truth regarding who is taking advantage of us and how to counter it?

Good luck. A new Blender class is beginning @ Builder's Brewery in January. I found a lot of help @ BlenderBenders but the teacher there actually died not long ago However they might start new classes headed by someone else I heard...

This is not a reputable scientific paper...it's just a website...and considered pseudoscience....part of these crazies...

I resolve to finish 100 projects I began and never completed...

Don't worry, it won't,

I think we need to evaluate what you get out of adhering to conspiracy theories. I really wouldn't mind so much under normal circumstances, as whatever defenses you need to feel in control and safe is understandable. The problem is that these conspiracy theories surrounding Covid are likely to kill you and others, so they must be challenged.

Yes, you are seeing these charts all over the place -- on right-wing websites. To see a graph or article repeatedly referenced does not make it more accurate, however. People tend to think something is true if they see it over and over, but to find truth one needs to go for quality and not quantity -- to understand quality research you need to understand what makes good Science, and then go to actual Scientific research to evaluate what's true vs right-wing rags on the internet. The fact that your referenced article has no stated authors and is not published in a reputable Scientific journal should have been obvious red flags. But there are many more faults if you read the following critiques of your article: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/hcqtrial-com-astroturf-and-disinformation-about-hydroxychloroquine-and-covid-19-on-steroids/ https://www.newsguardtech.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/COVIDAnalysis.pdf If you study the above critiques of your article/graphs you can learn what good Science is as the critiques are because the article does not conform to established Scientific standards. The article you keep referencing and its subsidiaries (@CovidAnalysis, HCQMeta -- they use many names) falls horribly short. Here's a list of more names they use:

I enjoyed this excerpt as it points out the fallibility of the sciences you like to put your faith in. You still don't know what good Science is. There are procedures that must be followed in order to classify it as good science, yet you frequently cite sources that do not adhere to these procedures (like your citations from Gerome Corsi). The closer we follow these procedures the more certain we can be about its truth, but we are never absolutely sure about much of anything. Many scientific truths do indeed change in the future when new information becomes available. Good Science does not mean perfect Science.

https://www.newsguardtech.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/COVIDAnalysis.pdf

Because I like Kamala...

So how does one teach your critical thinking skills to others? What I call 'big picture' thinking as opposed to only being able to see what's right in front of one's nose or syncs with one's desires for any particular outcome? There is such a push for simplicity and easy answers, especially with conservative thinkers.

Thanks for reminding me. I remember a Hindu drink I've made...Golden Paste...a paste made from turmeric and ground pepper is then added to milk..

I forgot about that... * heads for second morning mug

Yes the numbers would rise despite the assumed measures being taken that you mention (because many don't adhere to them), but if the measures were applied more rigorously the number of cases and deaths would be reduced and not overwhelm hospitals. The objective at this point is to prevent the nightmare scenario in every location where there is no room to treat Covid patients and others in emergency situations via intensive care units. Governments should provide more help for those needing rent money and food until the vaccines bring the positive cases down.

No. I've been trying a lot of things though. I have tried apple cider vinegar for my hair before. Hmmm... I have some; I will try it. I am under the care of a dermatologist but they are closed now as Southern and Central California have zero emergency room capacity. I really do, however, believe this is stress related from everything Covid. I saw on the news that one person is dying every 10 minutes in LA county alone And with intensive care (ICU) space at zero percent this is indeed the nightmare scenario everyone has feared. So yes, I get your anxiety -- people dying all around and if people need intensive care for the typical non-Covid emergencies there is no space! I'm worried about northern California where much of my family lives. Last time I checked they are below the 15% ICU capacity again and so back in lockdown. Stress causes inflammation...and from what I remember this is a factor in your skin condition (my eyes too). Going to make an inflammation fighter -- lemon juice, tumeric, cinnamon, and ginger...sip on that throughout the day...toss most of my coffee consumption...

The CDC's general recommendation is that both health care workers and those in long term care facilities are top priority (schedule 1a). The states do have leeway on this however for prioritizing one over the other, but so far I haven't seen any mention of long-term care facility residents dying in isolation while health care workers get the vaccination (the scenario you present). Here's how states are prioritizing: https://www.kff.org/policy-watch/how-are-states-prioritizing-who-will-get-the-covid-19-vaccine-first/ Drilling down a bit, if push comes to shove during pandemics or epidemics, in theory they do place health care workers above residents in long-term care facilities facilities. Ethical considerations: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7224123/ I tend to agree with the CDC's recommendations, as top priority in a pandemic, looking at the 'big picture', should be a functioning health care system. This would be better for society overall as it would end up saving more lives beyond only those in long-term care facilities. I don't know what their conclusions are for prioritization, but I do plan to read the ncbi article when I get a chance.

Have you tried apple cider vinegar? I know it sounds a bit counterintuitive as we think of vinegars as drying, but it has worked for me. Takes a few days of applications and then my skin is soft.