It’s a very important distinction to make, and I’ve encountered some confusion from others regarding the supposed home-arrest style of distancing they felt was necessary versus a much more livable protocol. Being outside in fresh air, sunlight, and being active is extremely valuable to physical and mental health, now…

I was thinking about how bad this whole thing would have been if it had been, like, 20 years ago. If you feel alone now, with only texting and a hundred different social media sites and the entire internet, imagine how you would have felt when your only means of communication was the phone (the phone you share with…

You don’t owe anyone, ESPECIALLY the commenters on this goddamn rag of a blog, any explanation. Tell them to kick rocks and piss off.

I’ve noticed a lot of people on social media chastising others for going out for walks or runs. I support this change in terminology as social distancing and social isolation seems to be largely equated by the general population and they are two different concepts.

“...these types of emails than ones that are simply NEW ARRIVALS, SHOP SPRING! as if nothing has happened.”

Hopefully serological testing will roll out sooner rather than later so we can figure out who had an asymptomatic bout of COVID-19 versus who hasn’t been exposed yet. Although at the rate they’re testing for RNA, it’s probably going to be a while before it’s rolled out on the scale needed.

It didn’t say Spain was the second country to issue a state of emergency. It said it will be the second country to impose the drastic measures of locking down the entire country.

People need to chill out and relax. Yes, I know this situation can be scary. I understand. You’re not wrong if you feel scared, anxious, whatever else. There’s a whole range of human emotions that people feel in times like this. But just take a moment and relax. Hoarding food and supplies is not going to help…

I couldn’t bear to listen to/watch more than about 30 seconds of that Trump “address,” but he really didn’t sound well. At times like he was suppressing a cough, and at the very least like he’s on a fair number of drugs. He is not ok. 

Disagree. Barb uses crying to control the situation. Her bawling was totally ridiculous and then all of a sudden she was fine.

What exactly has this got to do with the unions or unionisation or somehow a gotcha that Biden hates unions (a pro-Bernie routine I’ve seen a couple times in the last few days now)? Some dickhead decided to go full NRA and refreshingly (even if politically motivated) a politician actually told the bloody truth on the…

It is interesting that you seem to want to blame women for slut-shaming so bad but can’t use the google to find one of the bazillion bad (and some legit) articles that agree with you.

While 300 sounds low, all tests have both false positives and false negatives. The negative effects of inaccurate tests can be reduced by limiting testing to people at higher risk - using pre-test probability.

Matt Gaetz looks like if Ted Kennedy had sex with Ursula from Little Mermaid.

My wife read a thing that recommended having several gallons of drinking water in case of a quarantine, and she was like “why would a quarantine shut off the water? This is just a hurricane preparedness article with the disaster changed.”

You’re in for a pretty great experience. I’d suggest cutting S1 of TNG down to the following episodes:

There has been maybe one retail store that I’ve been in that does not have a public restroom. I can find them in Michaels, Joanns, Stop & Shop, etc etc. I’m trying to think if I’ve been in a Staples bathroom and I’m sure I have but can’t picture it cos I avoid that store. 

This type of mother VASTLY overestimates how enthralling the rest of the world finds her pregnancy/parenting/baby.

You are correct.

Am I the only one who prefers a new Indiana Jones film with a younger actor rather than casting an old Harrison Film?