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Wuhan, Covid-19
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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In this video the author makes a rather compelling argument that the Covid-19 Virus escaped from a Virology lab in Wuhan, not the Wet Food Market. Before you rule it a "Conspiracy Theory" give it a watch and hear what he has to say. I don't speak speak or read Chinese, and so I can't fact check this, and would like to note that he's not suggesting that they created or released it as a biological agent upon their people, rather that it was the result of some experiments that got out of control.
LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpQFCcSI0pU
Alternative points of view: https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/theory-that-coronavirus-escaped-from-a-lab-lacks-evidence-67229 & https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-not-human-made-in-lab.html but - as the author of the Video points out, China has done a poor job of assuring us of the scientist's safety - when it would be in their best interests to do so.
In other CoVidiot news today Davise Ford writes an excellent summary of the President's response to the Covid-19 outbreak. (here) I am in awe that he was able to lay down his fury long enough to articulate the incompetence.
Treats from the Calgary Easter Poodle
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Images
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Everywhere the Easter Poodle Doodles, little hidden treats dotting the Calgary urban cityscape, some coming soooo close to the garbage, resting on top...For Easter Sunday there should be a little hunt for all the children, they can collect them and unwrap the chocolates...
Hauntings and Other Fantastic Tales - Vernon Lee
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- Category: Books
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A pioneer in the genre of "Psychological" Ghost stories, whereupon allowance is made for both the narrator as well as uncanny origins. Floridly written, it takes a while for the mind to shape itself to the meander of her prose, but worth it, references to classical literature and art abound, Gothic tales evoking the ruins and landscapes of Italy.
COVIDIOTS
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Miscellany
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The news, the news, the news, constantly updating, refreshing, I'm trying to learn to turn it off, all it does is stoke the anxiety and fuel the uncertainty. Too much news isn't keeping me informed, it's making me a CoVidiot. Given that I was expecting an apocalypse of one sort or another I really, really should have been better prepared...
The numbers, always growing, exponential, always grim, and increasingly under reported. The scale is massive, and the fallout will be immense.
On a lighter note - just looking at the numbers (Don't look east - or SOUTH!!! Don't Look!!!) - Alberta and BC are doing well. Far better than I had predicted or anticipated, which might prove the efficiency of Social Distancing and early action. This is not going to pass quickly, and my own anxiety is mirrored in every article I come across. I don't find that reassuring.
Wondering - as everyone is - what the new normal will be when finally this is over. I would expect some serious changes to the way we travel - and restrictions on where we can travel. Not that anyone in their right mind is going to want to head to the US anytime soon. The fallout with credit, debt, rent, I would expect real estate prices to "Get Real" at some point over this. We - as a nation - should be reconsidering our ethics in dealings with certain countries, by which I mean China - Saudi Arabia - The US. And we should be looking at becoming a lot more self reliant. Cheaply manufactured luxury goods - TV's and Computers - are going to get a lot more expensive. They should be.
So, plans, it being doubtful that any meaningful work is going to come in over the next 4 to six months, are to find a remote area of BC and start panning. I've done the math, pretty sure I can make enough to cover camp costs - $2 - $3 a day times a hundred and twenty days is better than sitting around growing ever more overdrawn with no certainty or expectation of ever returning to a normal world.
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