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school and covid

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Most Seattle area schools have announced closures for the first six weeks.  How are things in Seattle?  Well, here are our confirmed case counts: Doesn’t look great, right?  Well, it’s worth looking at test counts.  We are currently at about 3.5% positives, compared to something like 20% positives early in the year. As you can…

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Covid

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It’s odd to me how conservatives are lining up behind a no-mask position.  I certainly appreciate why some people would find it troubling for the government to mandate covering one’s face.  For me, it’s uncomfortably close to the sexist policies in Saudi Arabia and other Muslim theocracies.  However, all indications point to masks being very…

on police

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H’s mother was hit by a car in NYC last week.  Now, first of all, I’d like to note that I can’t think of anywhere worse to live than NYC.  OK, maybe Barrow would be worse.  But seriously, I can think of few redeeming features of NYC, particularly now as the epidemic rages.  In what…