COVID Conversations - The Pinball Effect

by Thursday, April 30, 2020
Right now, when it comes to C-19 numbers, I think the world is being subjected to what I have been thinking of as "The Pinball Effect". The Pinball Effect is a term I coined in my own mind, and it doesn't have to do with things bouncing around. It has to do with numbers. Older folkses will remember that vintage pinball machines had nice reasonable numbers on them. In the hundreds. Thousands w...

COVID Conversations - SUPPLY CHAINS

by Friday, April 17, 2020
SUPPLY CHAINS And why you should buy things you think you need now-ish (especially things from China) Friends who have been following closely (it's okay if you haven't, I am not the funnest ball of sunshine lately) know I have been struggling to get some tech bunnies in line lately. Largely this is because everyone is trying to get tech bunnies in line right now and everything is sold out everyw...

Conversations with Lawns

by Monday, April 13, 2020
Conversations with lawns: Homeowner: Ooooh grass, I'm gonna treat you soooo good. I'm gonna mow you and edge you and... Lawn: I'm crabby! I don't wanna grow nice. Homeowner: Er, okay...there's this...feed and seed thing they say will make you happy. Let's try thi... Lawn: I'm not getting enough suuuuuuuuun! Homeowner: Okay then, let's just trim back some of these trees and shrubs to make su...

FIXED IT - How to really save the USPS

by Monday, April 13, 2020
INFO ABOUT HOW TO REALLY SAVE THE USPS HEREIN.(Absolutely, if you need stamps, please, do go buy stamps. But if you don't need stamps and are just buying to "help", read on...)Raising $1.5 billion is nice and all, but thanks to Republican bullshit, they need in excess of $10 billion. And really...much more than that.A reminder for those who forgot, and a brief education for those who may never h...

A Studio Dream, Dying?

by Wednesday, April 08, 2020
I have barely told anyone this, but here goes...Here in Seattle, we are "COVID-19 Ground Zero" in the US. Due to social distancing--and later by the governor having been shut down as non-essential--my dance studio has been out of regular business for weeks now with no end in sight. But, we still have to pay rent and all utilities as expected. We fall through every crack imaginable for assistance--...
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