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I enjoy reading the few blogs here
But some go too far beyond the
Realms of possibility. What l like is
To learn different customs and see
More culture.
The pandemic we are fighting is now
Showing how different measures of
Lockdown give different results. The
US and UK have recorded the largest
Death totals but l believe Belgium has
The highest total by ratio (84 per 100k,
UK is 60).

If one is dumb enough to waste time listening to more of Trump's lies,
one is dumb enough to not to wear a mask, nor socially distance.

So, what's the total over & under on how many of the morons will get Covid-19
from these 2 rallies ?

Also, what percentage of those who reserve tickets, will actually show up ?

Will Kool-Aid actually be served ?

What's the over & under on how many lies that will be told ?

Who will they chant to lock up this time ?

Step right up. Place your bets.

Yesterday from The Independent;

I didn't know the president could override the FDA and release prescription drugs to be sold over the counter. So, I thought about it for a while.

Not long ago, the president touted some drugs used to treat malaria and blood related disease as effective in combating COVID-19. Despite the FDA warnings of those prescription medicine(s).
He stated "What do you have to lose?"

The first result was a frenzy of people getting prescriptions for these drugs.

chatillion... tell them what happened next.
Okay, it created a shortage for the people who were using those drugs all along as originally intended. People who didn't have the virus were taking it... including the group who claimed the virus was a hoax.

He's again pumping the idea of use of these drugs for the masses.

Are you shitting me?
Not at all... it's true.

Did these drugs actually work in preventing COVID-19?
Some tests were done in a hospital environment, most had varied results. Some patients developed serious side effects. To my knowledge, it was deemed ineffective by the FDA. Yet some say it's harmless and truly effective. It depends on who you ask. Much of the information comes from the internet and you will get 'factual' data that is 180 degrees of each other.

What are your thoughts about this now?
Let's take the bullshit and politics out of the equation.
I've always been skeptical of wild claims. Call them Miracle cures or great marketing, they are often designed to put money in someones pocket.

I remember the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx was taken off the market because someone who misused this medicine died. It was a great drug but who would have known... right?

Releasing a prescription drug as over the counter has some serious considerations:
Side effects and liability to the manufacturer.
Dosage must be determined. Is 100mg enough or 300mg too much? 2 times a day, 3 times?
Rounds of clinical trials must be performed as a drug for one disease has to be retested for another. All that has to be decided.
Licensing, distribution, packaging and availability must be considered.
Who owns the rights and who can make these drugs must be thought out long before releasing a program on a national basis.

Its been a long and trying time for South Africans??
Lockdown wasn't only a strange experience because this was the first time we had a state of emergency declared that we were unprepared for..
regulations in place that were challenging and an absolute shock due to the Covid 19 pandemic...
Unchartered territory, since we have never been requested to STOP working and stay home?? at first I thought that 21 days would be a breeze... Had my comforts and made provisions, my private stash .. Emergency supplies as it seemed short term?? but as some of you may now know ... It has not been short term...
Not to mention all the rest of it.. What a shock when we were further denied our freedoms that we as South Africans took for granted...
Alcohol banned, then.. for a brief period Sold . then banned AGAIN.. Tobacco products banned (don't stress we had options?? at a great cost we were able to purchase some things that offered comfort... Not the same as what we took for granted??
Tonight I celebrate with my fellow SA peeps!!
Have a dop, zol n braai!
Freeeeedom! Enjoy a drink, smoke and fellowship....
Things can only get better??
Attitude of gratitude!
Drink responsibly, stay safe and above all enjoy!!
FREEDOM ????????

A few times this week I read stories about this years flu season and how people should prepare by getting flu shots. I find something really disturbing about that.
It's my understanding, Coronavirus is more contagious than the flu. We're already practicing social distancing, wearing masks in all public places, washing hands frequently, using hand sanitizer coming and going... and we now have to worry about flu virus too!

Months of stay-home orders, only going out when absolutely necessary, avoiding places that would be a risk of catching virus is barely working. Obviously some people aren't taking this serious and as a result COVID-19 isn't going away any time soon. Evidence that people aren't doing the right things.

Since we cannot drive the new cases down, we are also leaving ourselves open to spreading flu virus the same way. The thought of contacting the flu and COVID-19 at the same time is a reality. Two different viruses attacking the body at the same time

I've been taking flu shots every year now and thankful not to get hit... with the exception of the time a coworker returned from vacation and half the office was sick for a week. Thinking back, was this COVID-19? One guy who was severely affected, did an antibody test and he's negative. It was most likely a flu strain.

Most people I know who have to work are working from home and visiting the office only when absolutely necessary.

With all this awareness and precautions, catching the seasonal flu shouldn't be an issue... right?


Thanks for reading my blog... !!

Well, to all my abusive and courageously blocking fans, it did seem more coherent, grounded and focused, certainly by any comparison, with the hundreds of gaffs, lies, plagiarisms, and corrupt and sniffy acts. Be nice to see such talk on President Trump's by the few full syndrome alt lefties here. Not holding our breath.
But in some forms of likely cognitive challenges, a few medications have been shown to improve things somewhat, at least on a temporary basis. The anti cholinergics, and NMDA receptor blockers, may help. Along with anecdotal evidence for complementary-alternative agents, which unlike these two, lack FDA approval. But these work less at advanced stages, if one has dementia.
As with the true character of the witch hunts, it'll all come out in the wash some good day.
Facts, arguments and evidence-verses blocking and childish abuse.

She touched my brain... I'm sure of it.
A few days ago in the parking lot of Home Depot, I saw a taped off area with a tent that's used for COVID-19 walk-up testing. Expecting a long line, I could see only one person at the opening and 2 women walking up from their cars.
Should I?
My brother is requesting I visit him this year... not that I want to go. Actually, part of my retirement was to visit China for a few months. (side note, it's probably safer there now than America) At some point I'll want/require a test to travel.
So, we did it. Only a few seconds where a swab about 8 inches long is pressed into a nostril until it 'bottoms out' and then swirled around a bit before pulling the stick out.

The diagram below is not accurate. There's a hidden channel to the brain and the lab person must find it and try to perforate the thin membrane. In doing so, blood will come gushing out like the loser in a Kung Fu match. Luckily, I got out with only a scratch.

A while back I did a blog about an old guy returning from a hospital stay with a respiratory illness in-time for a birthday party where he struggled to blow out the candles on his cake.
No one caught my hidden warning about eating cake he coughed over.

Every day there are stories about parties and family reunions where large groups of people go away and later a high percent of them show positive for coronavirus.

Part of my retirement was to take time off and travel. Those plans are on hold.

As far as going to any birthday parties... Should that happen (low, low chance) I'll ask them to put the candle(s) on a cupcake, blow the candle out and don't touch the freakin' cake!

gets the second resignation of an op ed editor (first was James Bennet) in the past several months. Mzzzzz/Mrrrrr ? Bari Weiss quits its job, with an interesting letter. The gist of the letter complains that the NYT doesn't have twitter on its masthead. And that it's been tough working there with the ongoing adverse political views of much of the other staff. Ceteris paribus.
In the early days of the paper, before the 1900's, one of the founders proudly announced that his paper should present all viewpoints, so as to encourage open public debate. Right.
Now, Bari, is hardly a right wing plant. And seems pretty young, and possibly inexperienced, for such a role at this major fish wrap. But c'mon, peebles, did she/he/it, possibly think that this left wing outlet would allow the sort of fair coverage the founders believed in, over a century ago? Much less, that it/he/she would somehow have a chance in hell to change the biased leftie direction of the suits, let alone other staff To inexperience, I'd add naivete'.
In these regards, I view with interest the frequent lifting of stories from the NYT, WP, LAT, etc., by some here on CS, to post, while making a TD-HD Syndrome political point. The severity of the illness is such, that not once has there ever been raised a doubt about the veracity of the paper's stories. Nor citing any other slightly different viewpoint. It just gets proudly, stridently, lifted and copied onto the posting. AS IF.
Yes indeedie, severe afflictions---VERY severe.