Anya ,'Touched'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
My brother works in a nursing home that is closed to visitors and that's what he said, everyone is more scared and isolated. But no one at his place has gotten sick, so gotta hope that keeps up.
Nephew is staying with his girlfriend off campus, so now I know.
Maybe Samuel Pepys is a better literary reference than a Gabriel Garcia Marquez? WRT to my experience of mostly reading personal experiences on FB
My FIL is ranting about the response of the WHO and the fact that China's a big donor and they didn't want to anger China, so they slow-played the response to the virus.
This sounds awfully like a Fox News-style exaggeration to me.
-t - can you ask him if we could do anything for the residents? anything that might lift their spirits.
I'll ask!
This essay on Medium is a really sobering discussion but also very convincing about the need for social distancing: [link]
He says:
"That would be very sweet, great idea. We have 24 residents right now. Coloring books and puzzles are fun, or I could get you their names tomorrow so y'all can make some cards and make them a little more personal. I think they would really like that... You have some really kind and cool invisible friends!"
Address is on the website [link]
Yay!! Let's get some first names so we can personalize cards!
Operation cheer up the elders!
That's such a sweet idea,msbelle.
Huh. [link]