Baseline protection and resources for all, but I agree - triage what resources we have and steer it to the places most affected.
Published writer, compulsive reader, Old School Whovian, Match Game enthusiast, NKOTB fan, data hoarder, and - surprisingly, given that list - married with four kids. Welcome to my take on life, fatherhood, entertainment, and whatever strikes my fancy. Enjoy!
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Ideas?
Huck needs his nails trimmed... [but with Covid quarantine in place] any ideas for right now? - Lisa
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Tactical Advice
Sometimes, when you know it will dig into their childhood insecurities, merely respond to an oppositional post with nothing more than a correction of their grammar. Say nothing of the point they made. Forty replies later, each telling you "it doesn't matter, jerk," you OWN THEIR SOUL.
Monday, March 16, 2020
Another Disappointment Due to Covid
LuLu was a contender for a surgical internship this summer. She did a lot of work towards this and it was looking very promising. It has just been cancelled, understandably. Just wanted to share because I know many families are missing out on things right now, and I wanted you to know you are not alone. Disappointments are a part of life and right now those disappointments are plentiful. Stay well. - Lisa
Sunday, March 15, 2020
Stop the Shaming
I’m never going to feel compelled to explain to anyone why we purchase what we purchase. Last I heard you aren’t paying our mortgage. Stop the shaming and mind your own fucking business.
there are plenty of memes and posts going around shaming ppl for buying this or that. Now that restaurants are closing and stores cleared out I’m glad I listened immediately to the advice I received and ignored the others. My pets, my household members and extended family have what they need.
i only regret not buying a few things. My mom needs distilled water for her ccap. That didn’t even occur to me. - Lisa
Aw, nuts
Worst. CoronaVirus News. (Short of mass deaths). EVER.
I get more work done in an hour at the library than in a day at home. Damn.
Not a Bad Idea
Max Winfrey
Convert Idle Cruise Ships into Mobile Hospitals.
Here's an interesting idea that a friend who works in procurement had. I greatly expounded on it with some theory on how it could possibly be executed. There are many brilliant people way smarter than me who may read this and have far better solutions on how to tweak it for success.
Problem : How do we handle finding beds for the sick if our hospitals get overwhelmed with pandemic victims when waves of sick people flood the hospitals in similar fashion to what is happening overseas?
Solution : Ask willing and near bankrupt cruise lines for use of their idle ships to be mobilized as floating hospitals to major metropolitan areas on the coasts where the hospitals are over capacity.
Make it a military operation and use Navy personnel to run the ships. If crew decks cannot be be secured with their own pumped in ventilation, you can house medical workers and other critical personnel in the cruise terminals at the docks or at nearby empty hotels instead of sleeping on board. Alternatively, some ships could be used for non-virus related care to allow existing hospitals to concentrate their efforts solely on the pandemic.
In exchange for use of the ships, cruise lines would receive guaranteed extensions on their loans or other government help with getting back into operation once the pandemic is over. The goodwill exhibited toward the public would likely be the kind of positive publicity the cruise industry needs when passenger operations restart.
Summation : The cruise industry has often pitched in to help during challenging times. They've been troop carriers during wars and provided housing during hurricanes and other catastrophes. I believe there are smart and talented people who could get this up and running quickly in order to meet demand if data begins to show that the hospitals will get overrun.
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