Social Commentary
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If daily life took its course without our engagement we would be reading more words and fewer books. With the rise of social media a lot more words are being published and many readers get “glued to their phones” as they take in all the words and video they can within a circle of friends… Read more
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When the news goes to hell, like it did on Friday, I retreat. In an on line chat about poetry I wrote a follower, “Hope things are going better in Canada than they are here.” “They are, very much so here in B.C.,” he responded. “I’m not a flag waver type but this present moment… Read more
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No one wants to die early of COVID-19. This morning Johns Hopkins University reported there have been 1.7 million diagnoses of the disease in the United States and more than 100,000 people died because of it in less than four months. May the souls of the departed rest in peace. May their families and friends… Read more
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Best wishes on Memorial Day from this veteran who made it home. As Mary Chapin Carpenter says on her series of songs from home, “Stay well, be peaceful, be mighty.” I’ve written what I will about Memorial Day. Some of those words can be read here, here and here. I’ve soured on the American celebration… Read more
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It has been two months since the Iowa State Hygienic Laboratory in Coralville reported the first positive test results for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. We look forward to returning to a semblance of our pre-pandemic lives. We also know our lives won’t be the same as the pandemic could continue until there… Read more
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Friday J.C. Penney filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy, another victim of the coronavirus pandemic. To say I disliked the in-store experience is an understatement. To say how much I loved the on-line experience is impossible. They are a great alternative to Amazon where we can find affordable attire. Fingers crossed they come out of bankruptcy. What… Read more
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I participated in a United Parcel Service webinar about challenges posed to supply chains by the coronavirus pandemic. Rich Hutchinson of Boston Consulting Group presented an overview of our response to the pandemic that made plain, clear sense. He used three Fs — Flatten, Fight and Future — to frame his discussion. We read and… Read more
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“PPE is the scariest part,” an emergency room physician said during a conference call yesterday. They wear an N95 mask until it wears out. They use one isolation gown per shift, introducing a risk that COVID-19 is transmitted from patient to patient by attending medical staff. It is unbelievable that in the United States, during… Read more
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Tuesday was the last time I started the automobiles. I plan a drive in each of them later today to make sure the batteries don’t drain. With gasoline selling for $1.259 per gallon I’ll don a protective mask and gloves and fill the one I missed while out to buy groceries. It’s a maintenance mode… Read more
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We each need something to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. The linked video by Dr. David Price of Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York helped me and it might help you. Click here to view the 57 minute video. It is a recording of a video conference call in which Dr. Price explains what… Read more
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