Today we went for a walk along the Berkeley bay shore, thinking to avoid traffic by setting off while that big football game everyone is talking about was playing. But we weren’t paying close attention and left about half an hour before the game began, so we still encountered traffic, on the freeways from home over to the edge of the bay in Berkeley.
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A few days ago — in my Feb 8th post — I linked an article from MSNBC that showed that the major issue in the US lack of response to the covid crisis was, not trust in science, but trust in government.
Another take on this question comes from…
Washington Post, Charles Lane, 8 Feb 2022: Opinion: Let’s be honest about why the covid death rate is so high in the U.S.
Short answer: obesity.
On Thursday I posted a “placeholder” post just so that any of my tens of readers would know I was still alive and posting and not missing a day. Today as I write is Friday and this post will replace the placeholder from Thursday. Another post, for today Friday, in a bit.
So on Thursday I visited my regular doctor, i.e. my PCP, primary care physician, in downtown Oakland, at this relatively unprepossessing location on 16th Street, a few blocks from Oakland City Hall. Photo:
Quotes and comments about an essay by Thomas L. Friedman about rights and responsibilities, and an article about what Fox News doesn’t cover.
A few Facebook saves from this past week. About conspiracy theories, Fox News’ misinformation, trust in government (rather than science), why people don’t *want* to protect themselves, and an endpiece.
Michael J. Walsh (a dealer of SF books I’ve met many times over the years at conventions), passes along a couple memes, with comments:
Catching up on current links I’ve saved from web-browsing over the past few days.
First a Facebook meme: Kids with Lice
Two pieces about politics, but not for their political content, exactly. Plus an endpiece.
This is fascinating *not* because it’s political, but because it’s evidence that however much some of us think the world “progresses,” there will always be atavisms. With a Randall Munroe namecheck at the end.
NYT, Jon A. Shields, 3 Feb 2022 (print paper 5 Feb 2022): How Trump’s Brutish Code of Honor Explains His Feud With Liz Cheney
L&Qs&Cs: Separation of Church and State
Pleasant day today, warm and sunny. We did a half-hour walk along Robinson to Skyline and back to Crestmont. I read 150 pages of the popular Mary Robinette Kowal novel, the one that won the big awards. Of my collected web links from the past few days, the one I began with took my allotted hour.
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