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Thursday
August 20th
2020
Today A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming cloudy this afternoon
with 30 percent chance of showers late this afternoon. Risk
of a severe thunderstorm late this afternoon. Hazy. Wind northwest
20 km/h gusting to 40. High 29. Humidex 33. UV index 7 or high.
Tonight Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers this evening
then partly cloudy. Risk of a severe thunderstorm this evening.
Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening.
Low 14.
I woke at five and dressed for the cool of the early morning.
The plan, agreed last night, was for me to pull away from the dock
while the others slept and head for Tribune Bay.
I had untied and was about to drift away from the dock to get underway
when Tyler appeared with Tess, the dog, in his arms and said they need to go ashore.
The next ten minutes were spent getting back to the dock because at
that moment the wind picked up.
Here is a good WuWHOFlu summary from my favourite doctor:
What We Have Learned So Far from Eight Months of the COVID-19
Pandemic
• Infection with COVID-19 comes primarily from breathing air
in indoor spaces where people with the virus have been, and the
more virus you breathe in, the more likely you are to become infected.
• Some people appear to be super contagious, and we don’t know
why. Talking louder, breathing harder, yelling, sneezing or coughing
spreads more virus particles over wider spaces.
• Symptoms appear in this order: fever, cough, muscle pain, nausea
and/or vomiting, diarrhea (Frontiers in Public Health, August 17,
2020).
• A person can be contagious without having any symptoms, and
about 20 percent of infected people have no symptoms.
• Virus particles settling on surfaces of objects (called "fomites")
such as countertops, doorknobs, telephones, elevator buttons, furniture
or clothing, do not appear to be frequent sources of infection (Lancet,
August 2020, Volume 20).
• The FDA has approved a saliva test for rapid testing for COVID-19.
• Children are just as likely as adults to become infected.
• Masks reduce virus exposure, but do not completely prevent
it. Considerate people wear masks in public places.
• Infected people are most contagious just before they develop
symptoms, and they are contagious for an average of 10 days after
they develop symptoms.
• Earlier tests incorrectly told us that people were still contagious
long after they stopped being contagious, because the tests picked
up dead virus particles that could no longer cause infection.
• COVID-19 causes clots that can cause damage anywhere in your
body (brain, nerves, heart, liver, lungs, kidneys and so forth).
• The same immune response that you produce to kill the virus
can rush into overdrive and attack your own body. This is called
"cytokine storm."
• Some people remain sick for months after they first develop
an acute infection, even though they are no longer contagious.
• We don’t have a vaccine yet, but almost 200 vaccines are being
developed and tested. Some companies are already producing millions
of doses of their vaccine, with the hope that it will be approved
and they will be able to move immediately into its distribution.
• So far, we know of no serious mutations of the virus.
• Researchers do not yet know how long you will be immune once
you have been infected or have received a vaccine. Life-long immunity
is not expected
And this is interesting...
Research Shows Most People Have Ability to 'Neutralize'
COVID-19
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La Paz, the hurricane has passed close by, with high winds and rain,
but it appears no damage.
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We motored, then sailed to Ford Cove. I chose Ford because
The wind has picked up from the south and Tribune is white-capping.
Landing a dinghy would be treacherous.
Ford is packed with boats. Some are rafting. I managed
to let the gang off on the end of a dock by backing up to it, then I
went out and tied up on the outside of the breakwater which was
unoccupied because it is rocky and rolly. This big boat is less
affected than smaller ones.
They came back after a while for clothes so I
launched the dinghy to pick them up and drop them off. They had
brought me breakfast sandwiches and coffee.
So, here I am by myself with time to catch up on things.
Quote of the Day
Never limit yourself because of others' limited imagination;
never limit others because of your own limited imagination.
Mae Jemison
Words of the Day
vaccine
A vaccine is a biological preparation
that provides active acquired immunity to a particular
infectious disease. A vaccine typically contains an
agent that resembles a disease-causing microorganism
and is often made from weakened or killed forms of the
microbe, its toxins, or one of its surface proteins.
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Friday
August 21st
2020
Today Clearing. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light this morning.
Wind becoming southeast 20 gusting to 40 this afternoon. High
27. Humidex 30. UV index 8 or very high.
Tonight A few clouds. Wind southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming
light this evening. Low 14.
I slept well at first, then woke a number of times and dreamed until
I got up at 0545. I made coffee and found the boat's batteries
are down so jumped the batteries and started the engine to bring them
back up. The day was dull and rainy with a wind blowing us
onto the dock.
Around eleven I got a call. The folks were at the dock and
expected I could come to pick them up in ten minutes. Until then
I did not know if we were staying and would need the dinghy or not,
so I then started lifting the outboard off the dinghy The swells
tossed the dinghy and Corus in relation to one another but I tied the
dinghy close.
I was in the heaving dinghy and about half-done and when the phone
rang again. They were on the other dock. They could see
me and see I was occupied. I ignored it and continued with the rather
tricky task of lifting the heavy outboard and transferring it to the
mount on Corus.
 I had attached the crane and was lifting the engine when the clasp
let go and the outboard dropped off the transom into the water. Fortunately
I had a grip on the tiller handle and managed to keep it from dropping
to the bottom, but it did submerge a moment or two.
I manhandled it onto Corus, got it mounted on the rail, and picked
up the crew. Then we set out for Green Bay.
The wind and chop were against us. I pulled out the genoa briefly
but the wind was on the nose and I decided we would have to motor. These
folks had set long distances to travel in short times both days so far,
meaning we had to motor to get to the destinations when promised.
Sailing upwind takes longer.
We encountered winds up to 35 knots but the boat handles that well
and we were going directly upwind so the ride was reasonably dry except
for a few rain showers. I turned off the autopilot and the boys and
the mom took turns at the helm.
Skies were overcast until we reached the south end of Texada, but
at that point the sun came out. We had lunch in the cockpit and
once we rounded the point, we were able to sail fully powered on a broad
reach with genoa alone to the entrance to Agamemnon Channel.
The wind dropped and rain began. Tyler liked steering so he was at
the helm all the way up to Green Bay.
As we approached the destination, I went below to consult and heard
Tyler shout that we had lost the dinghy. I had been watching it
earlier and wondering if the painter was attached properly and apparently
the motion as we rode waves had sawed through the rope.
 Tyler backed up and we recovered it. I re-tied the painter
properly, thinking it fortunate that we did not lose it out in the heaving
sea where this would be difficult and dangerous, but rather here in
flat water.
Their friends had assumed that their dock is too small and shallow
for this boat, but we found that we were able to tie up nicely.
I had a two-hour nap while everyone visited, then we all had supper
at eight.
After, I returned to the boat for the night.
Quote of the Day
The amount of good luck coming your way depends on your willingness
to act.
Barbara Sher
Words of the Day
vaccine
A vaccine is a biological preparation
that provides active acquired immunity to a particular
infectious disease. A vaccine typically contains an
agent that resembles a disease-causing microorganism
and is often made from weakened or killed forms of the
microbe, its toxins, or one of its surface proteins.
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Saturday
August 22nd
2020
Today: A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent
chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm. Clearing this
afternoon. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. High 26. Humidex
27. UV index 7 or high.
Tonight: Clear. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening.
Low 7.
I woke at six when Dylan got up to take the dogs out, and I made
coffee.
Our plan is for breakfast in the house at eight. Then we'll
all board Corus and motor and sail up to the
Backeddy Pub for lunch, then on to
Egmont and maybe the rapids. The day looks calm and less rainy.
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The weather turned sunny and calm. We had breakfast at eight
and then all boarded Corus for a cruise.
We motored up a side channel to look at a waterfall, then over to
the Back Eddy Pub where we sat at picnic tables to eat, then boarded
the boat for Egmont. Along the way, we took a detour to look
at a waterfall.
We arrived there and found space at the public
dock and tied up.
The clients left to hike to the Skookumchuck Rapids and I had a long nap. Drinking
red wine interferes with a night's sleep and I drank red two nights
in a row.
They returned and we motored back to Green Bay where we tied up and
went up for supper at the house.
I left and went to bed around ten.
Quote of the Day
Strength does not come from physical capacity.
It comes from an indomitable will.
Mahatma Gandhi
Words of the Day
eddy
a circular movement of water, counter to a main current,
causing a small whirlpool.
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Sunday
August 23rd
2020
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Today Mainly sunny. High 27. UV index
8 or very high.
Tonight
A few clouds. Low 10.
I woke at five. Today we make the fifty sea mile, seven-hour
trek back to Vancouver.
The plan today is to have breakfast at seven and leave at seven-thirty.
The clients leave the boat tonight and I'll stay aboard until tomorrow.
As for tomorrow, I have no plans at all.
After breakfast, we left Green Bay and motored back to Granville
Island, stopping at Snug Cove to have lunch at the pub along the way.
The day was decent, mostly overcast with some sun, a following light
breeze and slightly rolly following sea. I helmed the entire distance
and the crew were either below or on the foredeck. Everyone was
tired and everyone slept at some point except me.
We arrived at the fuel dock around four and filled up, then docked
at Granville Island. Once everyone was off, I had supper and lay
down. By then it was almost seven.
Here is an important perspective
Are You Ready for the “No One Could Have Known” Routine
The clients were very pleased and Jen
said, I felt very safe with you which is a high compliment considering
we were motoring into a gale at one point with her at the helm, and
handed me a nice tip.
Sometimes I get a tip and sometimes
not. I have very mixed feelings about tipping but figure when I
get a tip it finances tips I'll give out in future to Uber drivers,
who are underpaid in Mexico and sometimes in the US when traffic
makes the set rate unfair, and cab drivers or waiters.
The Tyranny Of Groupthink
Good analysis of the Sweden Experience further down.
Shatters any illusion that their approach was ill-advised
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Quote of the Day
I don't know the key to success,
but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.
Bill Cosby
Words of the Day
rolly or rolley
It's not in the dictionary, but the
word is is used by sailors to describe a sea that has
round, flat waves rolling by and often used to describe
an anchorage with passing ferries and powerboats throwing
swells that rock anchored boats and make cooking and
sleeping challenging at times.
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Monday
August 24th
2020
Today A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance
of showers late this afternoon with risk of a thunderstorm.
Wind southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. High 29. UV index 8 or
very high.
Tonight Partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers this
evening and risk of a thunderstorm. Clearing overnight. Wind
northwest 40 km/h gusting to 70 diminishing to 20 gusting to
40 near midnight then becoming light overnight. Low 10.
I woke at six feeling rested.
I am staying aboard and cleaning up. I'm also waiting to see
if I get another assignment.
I'm doing various things like updating the forum software as well.
Are we now in a Fourth Turning Crisis?
Previous Exposure to the Common Cold May Protect Some People
from COVID-19
At Least 13 Killed In Peru Nightclub Stampede Triggered By Police
'Social Distancing' Raid
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Black Jeopardy with Tom Hanks - SNL
Are Reality Shows Setting Unrealistic Standards For Skanks?
The Thin Veneer of American Civilization
Should The Government Stop Dumping Money Into A Giant Hole?
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Quote of the Day
I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today.
I can choose which it shall be.
Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet.
I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.
Groucho Marx
Words of the Day
The fourth turning
The Strauss–Howe generational theory,
also known as the Fourth Turning theory or simply the
Fourth Turning, describes a theorized recurring generation
cycle in American history and global history. It was
devised by William Strauss and Neil Howe. According
to the theory, historical events are associated with
recurring generational personas (archetypes). Each generational
persona unleashes a new era (called a turning) lasting
around 20–22 years, in which a new social, political,
and economic climate exists.
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Tuesday
August 25th
2020
Four months until Christmas!
Today Clearing this morning. High 26. UV index 7 or high.
Tonight Clear early this evening then partly cloudy with 30
percent chance of showers this evening and after midnight. Risk
of a thunderstorm this evening and after midnight. Low 9.
I spent the morning packing and cleaning and writing then had a chat
with Colin before I left. He was saying he is strapped for time,
so I agreed to captain Corus on the flotilla planned for the long weekend.
So I booked a flight to YVR for Thursday of next week. I'll stay
out there until my sailing trip on the 12th to 20th, then come home
for a week before going to Ontario for Thanksgiving.
I called Uber and rode to YVR for $15.17 and I tipped $3 from my
tip cache.
I landed at YYC at five and Bert was there to get me. We shopped
for groceries at Walmart and I was shocked to see almost everyone wearing
masks.
I dropped Bert at his place and drove home. MLE was watering plants
when I got there and her dog was very worried about me. She left and
I settled in. I intend to unpack within twenty-four hours and
not leave myself half-packed for the coming week.
Is this fake news? Hope so.
Paris: Riot Police Storm Bar Over No Social Distancing
This really good.
Penn Jillette on What Trump is Really Like | Joe Rogan
The media panned this and excerpted it,
but here it is in full. You decide.
Watch Kimberly Guilfoyle’s full speech at the 2020 RNC
How a single sentence in The Atlantic annihilated Trump's
coronavirus response
This piece is full of lies and questionable
assumptions but passes for most readers who only watch
TV. The whole matter is far more subtle. I find
it disappointing anyone would take it seriously.
We can only hope...
NASA confirms chance asteroid will hit Earth right before
U.S. election, but ‘no threat
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Quote of the Day
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.
Nothing can be done without hope
and confidence.
Helen Keller
Words of the Day
coronavirus
The name "coronavirus" is derived
from Latin corona, meaning "crown" or "wreath", itself
a borrowing from Greek κορώνη korṓnē, "garland, wreath".
The name was coined by June Almeida and David Tyrrell
who first observed and studied human coronaviruses.
The word was first used in print in 1968 by an informal
group of virologists in the journal Nature to designate
the new family of viruses. The name refers to the characteristic
appearance of virions (the infective form of the virus)
by electron microscopy, which have …
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Wednesday
August 26th
2020
Today A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers
early this morning and risk of a thunderstorm. Clearing this
morning. High 27. UV index 7 or high.
Tonight Partly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers late this
evening and after midnight. Clearing before morning. Low 9.
I woke at six and got up for the day.
ZeroHedge
continues to be the best news aggregator for intelligent. thinking,
people that I've found by far. Other, MSM, sources are too selective
and biased for my tastes although there is value there, too.
Often denigrated for being non-conformist
and not PC and offering an indiscriminate potpourri of articles
from authoritative, to wacky, slanted, and even conspiratorial,
to me, that is one of ZH's best features. I like to know
what the crazies are thinking and have a chance to be aware
of the information that the MSM filters out or distorts.
On ZH, we find links that lead to places we would not find otherwise.
Some go down the rabbithole and some lead to well-documented,
but unpopular facts.
I often post links found on ZH or on a trail
leading from ZH, but today there were at least ten of
the many I found meaningful and informative. I think I'll just
refer to ZH daily instead.
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What's wrong with this story?
See below.
Starbucks Cafe’s Covid Outbreak Spared Employees Who Wore Masks
Employees avoided infection, while 27 visitors got coronavirus.
Incident illustrates ways to limit SARS-CoV-2 spread indoors
What's wrong with it? Nothing, if we consider
it to be just a story, but lots if we think it is anyhting more and
that it proves anything.
This is apparently one unique incident reported (by
whom?) from a foreign country in what language, and for some, the gullible
especially, may be deemed to be illustrative of other places and situations
and cause for fear rather than wonder.
This incident may well be accurately reported, but it
is a one-up. We should wait to see more similar reports before we put
much weight on it. Maybe there was something special about he infected
person or the airflow. What else don't we know?
Similarly the recent report of one man being re-infected
is hardly representative--yet. When we have millions of
people and hungry media, we hear every unusual incident or rumour reported
as 'news'.
  Meanwhile,
near La Paz, we see a storm approaching with a potential cyclone forming.
By evening the storm is named, Hernan.
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I have to have a medical for my drivers license renew. This
part of the persecution of elders in our society. The license
costs $90, but the doctor costs $120.
I called the office and was able to go in at 1:45, so I drove to
town and had that done. Now I am good for five years.
I also mailed some items the clients had left on board.
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Warren Buffett’s Recent Explanation of How Money Now
Works Is the Most Important in History
Velocity of money
Currency in Circulation
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I decided to make a cottage pie so that took up an hour
or so. I also invited friends for supper tomorrow. fen broke
her leg yesterday and had surgery today, so she likely won't come.
The Totalitarian Future Globalists Want For The Entire
World Is Being Revealed
What Is Gilead's Role In The War On Hydroxychloroquine?
Traces Of COVID-19 Found In Abandoned Apartment Bathroom
Offer New Clues About How It Spreads
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Quote of the Day
Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work,
so most people don't recognize them.
Ann Landers
Words of the Day
aggregator
a person or organization that collects
information from the internet pages of other businesses
and puts it on a single website
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Thursday
August 27th
2020
Today A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance
of showers early this morning and risk of a thunderstorm.
Clearing this morning. High 27. UV index 7 or high.
Tonight Partly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers
late this evening and after midnight. Clearing before
morning. Low 9.
I woke sometime after midnight and stayed up for an hour, finishing
the laundry I started in the evening and doing some deskwork.
I slept until eight or so, and finally, being bothered by a fly got
up for the day. I have been feeling generally croppy but felt
better at the day went on.
I reconciled accounts in the morning, then got ready for the barbecue
tonight. I lay down for a nap and woke to voices in the kitchen.
Flo and Val had arrived. A while later, the rest arrived.
By six, there were nine of us in the back yard. We had burgers
and smokies, potato salad and cake
Everyone left by nine except Barb and Bert. We sat around until
quite late.
Quote of the Day
Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work,
so most people don't recognize them.
Ann Landers
Word of the Day
phenomenon
* a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen,
especially one whose cause or explanation is in question.
* a remarkable person, thing, or event.
* the object of a person's perception; what the senses
or the mind notice.
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Friday
August 28th
2020
I've decided to spend less time at this diary and to quit presenting
the Swalwell weather. I'm seldom here and I am not keeping bees anymore
anyhow.
Further, I plan to spend minimum time on my computing devices while
home and to get in some real, non-virtual accomplishments.
For some of these tasks, time must be spent at the keyboard, but i am
concluding that reading the news is largely a waste of time. That
is probably what makes it so attractive.
I began my morning by sitting looking out the window at the pond
and noticing the ducks are back, at last the hens are.
C, CeCe and I went for the one mile walk at ten-thirty.
After I cam home I decided to do some cleanup and carried garbage
to the north end. When I went out I decided to take a load
t the dump. That meant freeing the trailer from the weeds and
moving the Laser to its own trailer.
So, I started the mower and wound up cutting a lot of weeds. I also
started the tractor and blew up one tractor tire and a tire on the trailer
for the Laser.
I found the driveway groomer in the weeds so I hooked it up and made
a few rounds to level the gravel and kill some weeds.
Then I decided to have a beer and heated the cottage pie for supper.
I was in bed by eight-thirty.
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Here’s
Why Experts Aren’t Surprised By Coronavirus Reinfection
is this something to worry about? probably not.
Science Is Not About Consensus
To me the idea that consensus is
a convincing proof for any notion is a most disturbing
but widely accepted false argument.
Often 'consensus' is reached by rhetoric, suppression
of dissent, fallacious and misapplied logic, statistical
fog, intimidation, or bribery.
Thinking people seldom subscribe unreservedly to a 'consensus',
but may accept a consensus within limits for various
good and practical reasons, including self-preservation
and conservation of resources.
Number of deaths normal following pandemic spike, StatCan
says
A fairly fair-minded article.
problem is separating virus directly caused deaths from
those caused by the efforts to prevent virus deaths.
This is a curious story.
Is it meaningful, or just a statistical fluke?
Guests had temps taken at Millinocket Lake wedding reception,
but COVID-19 still took root
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Quote of the Day
Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies.
Jefferson
Words of the Day
inflation
Since there are many possible measures
of the price level, there are many possible measures
of price inflation. Most frequently, the term "inflation"
refers to a rise in a broad price index representing
the overall price level for goods and services in the
economy. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), the Personal
consumption expenditures price index (PCEPI) and the
GDP deflator are some examples of broad price indices.
However, "inflation" may also be used to describe a
rising price level within a narrower set of assets,
goods or services within the economy, such as commodities
What is the Real Definition of
Inflation?
Monetary Inflation is an increase in the money supply
which generally results in price inflation. This acts
as a “hidden tax” on the consumers in that country and
is the primary cause of price inflation.
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Saturday
August 29th
2020
I'm up at seven after a night of poor sleep. Mowing and dust?
Crushed tomato in the cottage pie? Beer? Something else?
Whatever it was I was waking up every hour until I took some Benadryl.
My shoulders also bothered me until I took ibuprofen. Could be from
allergy and also steering the mower?
I'm on a Zoom meeting with the Manitoulin
Amateur Club this morning. The topic is
Amateur
Radio satellites.
My plan has been to take trash to the transfer station today but
I am waiting for the day to warm a bit.
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Sandia Labs Goes Nuclear On Employee Who Sparked Internal
Revolt Over Critical Race Theory
the video
Kyle Rittenhouse Was Working as a Lifeguard in Kenosha the
Day of the Shooting, Went to Clean Vandalism at School After
Work
The COVID-19 Scamdemic, Part 1: The Hard Road To A New
World Order
Well, this article s long and slanted, but I think for
anyone who has been watching, this is not news. We're
being had. The question is not whether the Devos crowd
control the world, but whether this is the best outcome
possible. Watching the rioting they have financed, one
has to wonder what comes next.
People ask what distinguishes humans from animals
and one by one the possible differences are eliminated. I
propose that the biggest difference is human talent for pretense,
deception, and self-delusion.
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I went out and worked in the yard again. Got quite a
few things done. Quit at five.
Quote of the Day
Success is not final, failure is not fatal:
it is the courage to continue that counts.
Winston Churchill
Words of the Day
Amateur radio
Amateur radio, also known as ham
radio, is the use of radio frequency spectrum for purposes
of non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation,
self-training, private recreation, radiosport, contesting,
and emergency communication. The term "amateur" is used
to specify "a duly authorised person interested in radioelectric
practice with a purely personal aim and without pecuniary
interest;" and to differentiate it from commercial broadcasting,
public safety, or professional two-way radio services.
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Sunday
August 30th
2020
I woke at 0430 and my mind was racing. It takes me a while to arrive
home and I guess I have arrived.
The long stint in Mexico, the trip up through San Jose del Cabo,
Houston, Seattle, Vancouver, then Sidney, Powell River, Vancouver, Sidney
and Vancouver again, Calgary, Airdrie, Swalwell, Gull lake, Calgary,
Toronto, Sudbury, Vancouver, Hornby Island, Green Bay, Vancouver, Calgary,
Airdrie, and Swalwell again. All these jumps have my mind spread all
over the continent.
I have decided to get more physical and spend less time on abstractions
like the Internet and the keyboard generally.
I had breakfast and started tidying, then sat down to finish an account
reconciliation. Halfway though I got to thinking there must be
a way to make these entries more easily. I waste hours ate accounting.
I should be able to download my bank and credit card date into my software,
so I spent an hour or so on that with no real resolution.
Then I flattened boxes and tidied in the north end.
Cloward-Piven Strategy To Destroy America Resurgent Amid
BLM/Antifa-Led Riots
Putin Gives the Middle Finger to Gates and the Marxist UN
Agenda
Vladimir Putin Did NOT Call Obama an Idiot for Socialist
Policies
A years-old fake quote from Vladimir Putin started recirculating
on the internet for some reason in February 2016.
Did Putin’s Daughter Die After Taking COVID-19 Vaccine?
Nope
Half-Dozen Democrat Mayors In Minnesota Endorse Trump, Say Biden
'Did Nothing' For Working Class
Actually, Biden did nothing
as far as I know except be creepy (and sleepy)
Most COVID-19 Deaths In Palm Beach County Can't Be Attributed
To Coronavirus Alone, Medical Records Reveal
Investigators also found
8 erroneous deaths layered in the county's tally. The average
age of deaths in Palm Beach was 77.3 years old.
The American trainwreck continues...
Then I tried out the new borescope. It did not work and I packed
the borescope to send back to Amazon.
 Then
I got to thinking that the EPE plastic foam used for packing instruments
is ideal for boat cushions. It is waterproof, can withstand pressure
and manhandling, maintains its shape stays clean, and is lightweight.
Also, in fact it is used in life jackets, so I spent time on Alibaba
and other sites trying to find slabs for sale. It should be dirt cheap.
Mission incomplete.
 Then
I decided to add to my invitation on Slack for crew to help deliver
Corus to Sidney. I don't need crew but figure company would be
nice. That took some time and I planned the trip. Fifty
sea miles in seven hours.
Canada is not the only country that has had crazy, senseless WuWHOFlu
restrictions. Mexico has, too.
I am sure closing the beaches and the Malecon has accomplished nothing
other than force people together into confided spaces. Thank goodness
we are not in New Zealand. The restrictions there are insane.
Oz, too.
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Monday August 31st
2020
I slept in until a fly started walking on me.
It is a dull day. I sat down and looked at
Zerohedge as I do daily.
It is my early warning system. The news is overflowing today with
some very remarkable stories.
Hydroxychloroquine, Azithromycin and Mortality in COVID-19:
Meta-Analysis
Here is another misguided study. This treatment
is known not to be effective once the person requires
hospitalization. Then it is too late. It is only effective
when administered in the early stages.
Nevada Lab Confirms First Case Of COVID-19 Reinfection Documented
In US
Interesting but still uncommon
"Sentenced To Isolation Prisons!" - College Students Across
America Are Being Subjected To A Horrid Psychological Experiment
Horrible. Read the details
'Small events add up to a lot': Limited gatherings quietly
emerge as source of coronavirus infections
Boston superspreading event seeded thousands of COVID-19
cases
"Tens of thousands of coronavirus infections are likely
linked to a biotech conference that took place in Boston
in late February, including nearly 3% of U.S. cases and
1.7% of global cases for which genetic sequences exist...
Why do some COVID-19 patients infect many others, whereas
most don’t spread the virus at all?
"...in real life, some people infect many others and others
don’t spread the disease at all. In fact, the latter is
the norm, Lloyd-Smith says: “The consistent pattern is that
the most common number is zero. Most people do not transmit.”
A study in Japan found that the risk of infection indoors
is almost 19 times higher than outdoors.
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In Ontario: "There are fears that
a possible surge will complicate the return to school for
millions of children and teachers this fall, a process already
underway in some parts of the country. But some
experts point to the fact that hospitalization levels have
remained relatively steady, so the active case count isn't
as alarming as it may seem. "It is concerning what we're
seeing out there, but in the grand scheme of things it is
still overall low community transmission," said infectious
disease specialist Dr. Sumon Chakrabarti.
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From my favourite doctor:
How Would I Treat Myself If I Got COVID-19?
C and I did the mile at noon and stopped to chat with
Ruth and Elijah as we passed by.
I straightened the Crossbow mast and washed the
boat, then went in to do a Zoom meeting with the FACS group about
the upcoming Desolation Sound cruise.
After supper, I spent the evening re-organizing my
Evernote notes so I can access my furnace project date
intelligently. There were almost 2,600 and In the process, I deleted
at least 400 old notes and reorganized the tags.
I went to bed around ten.
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Quote of the Day
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far
one can go.
T. S. Eliot
Word of the Day
misguided
Led or prompted by wrong or inappropriate motives
or ideals. Synonyms: erroneous · fallacious,
unwarranted, unfounded, unsound, misplaced
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