Monthly Archives: March 2020

“No, The Coronavirus Isn’t Another Flu,” headlines a report via National Public Radio (NPR). Some nice ladies on a 13-minute podcast chat up the subject. After listening to them I was more convinced than before that novel coronavirus is essentially … Continue reading →

Dashing Lieutenant Gualtiero Gualtierotti received an anonymous gift of black riding boots from an unknown female admirer in 1936. Awhile later the Lieutenant was promoted to Captain and transferred to a new regiment. To celebrate, now-Captain Gualtierotti put on his … Continue reading →

The Plague has been responsible for various “hits” of literature, for example The Stand, by Stephen King. Here, from the March 30, 2020 issue of The New Yorker, are some other of The Plague’s greatest hits. Who can forget Daniel … Continue reading →

Predictions of the models do not match the reality on the ground, says Dr. Deborah Birx in the video clip hopefully viewable above. Birx is a retired US Army immunologist who was appointed response coordinator for the White House Coronavirus … Continue reading →

Coronavirus death rates as of March 26, 2020 were all over the park. Team Germany had a minuscule death rate of 0.56 percent out of 39,355 cases; Team Italy had a 10.09 percent death rate out of 74,386 cases; and … Continue reading →

The “right of the people to peaceably assemble” is enumerated in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Illinois Governor, J.B. Pritzker, has forbidden peaceable assembly at places like bars and restaurants. Therefore Governor Pritzker has exceeded his authority. … Continue reading →

Taking social distancing to an extreme, Madonna has retreated to the bathtub. (See video clip hopefully viewable above.) The renowned arteest says coronavirus is “the great equalizer.” Is it Dadaism? Is it Cubism? The art critics are yet to weigh … Continue reading →

Shiva is the Hindu god of death and regeneration. Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai, an MIT scientist with 4 PHD degrees and a researcher on the human immune system, is one the most respected experts who think the media and the “Deep … Continue reading →

March 24, 2020 sees a New Moon. I don’t have an exact time but depending on your time zone 9:28 am is a rough guess. In my experience, a New Moon signifies a new phase in developments. The developments can … Continue reading →

Today is 3/22, the Skull & Bones number. Even TAFT the jolly golfer belonged to Skull & Bones. The 2004 election featured two Skull & Bonesers, “Lurch” Kerry and “Dubya” Bush, as the “competing” presidential candidates. This was the Hegelian … Continue reading →