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2020-04-24T12:41:14-06:00

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Yes, I’m angry about my elected officials today

Last updated on: April 24, 2020 at 12:41 pm By Jane the Actuary

In the local news: Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has extended the stay-at-home order from its original end date of April 30, until a new date of May 31, with some small modifications: some state parks will reopen to hiking, fishing, and boating; some golf courses will re-open; greenhouses, garden centers, nurseries, and pet groomers will be deemed “essential”; some elective/nonemergency medical procedures will now be permitted; and non-essential retailers will be permitted to take telephone/online orders for outside pickup or... Read more

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2020-04-16T13:06:41-06:00

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Adventures in Livestreaming

Last updated on: April 16, 2020 at 1:06 pm By Jane the Actuary

So here’s a bit of what I’m up to lately, or, rather, what the Actuary family has been doing. Regular readers will know that I gripe about my parish regularly – that too many parishioners are passive and figure that “nothing can be done,” or avail themselves of the greater level of involvement at the neighboring “competitor” parish. And the same appeared to be proving true when it came to outreach and ministries as a result of the shut-down: other... Read more

2020-04-11T08:13:46-06:00

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What’s the best COVID-19 treatment? Science – real science – will tell us

Last updated on: April 11, 2020 at 8:13 am By Jane the Actuary

Is hydroxychloroquine an effective treatment for COVID-19*? Are ventilators effective in treating patients as the disease worsens? Why are African-Americans dying in greater numbers? Let’s talk science. How many times have you heard the phrase “the science is settled”? That’s been repeated endlessly with respect to climate change, but, in fact, the reality of science is that it is never settled. Many years ago, as a student of history, I had a class in “historiography” in which the professor aimed... Read more

2020-04-09T07:23:54-06:00

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Will The Pandemic School Closures Cause An Education Re-Think?

Last updated on: April 9, 2020 at 7:23 am By Jane the Actuary

Schools are closed. Depending on what part of the country you’re in, they’re closed ’til April 30, or closed for the rest of the year, or nominally closed til April whatever-th but, let’s face it, that’s gonna be extended. And depending on the school district, the kids are doing “e-learning,” or they’re working on workbooks with parental guidance, or neither of the above. And depending on the family situation, they’re being supervised/nagged by parents, being directly instructed by those parents,... Read more

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2020-04-07T07:32:59-06:00

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Masks, Haircuts, Worries – today’s coronavirus reflections

Last updated on: April 7, 2020 at 7:32 am By Jane the Actuary

So when I last visited this blogging editor, I complained about people making accusations of “euthanasia” towards others who worried about the economic impacts of our response to COVID-19. As time passes, I continue to worry, and my concerns increase, about the economic impact of our COVID response. You probably know the drill: projections of chaos in hospitals, of old folks being denied ventilators, of patients being triaged, and worse, are not coming to pass. Elective surgeries have been cancelled... Read more

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2020-03-27T09:35:01-06:00

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Sorry, “Let’s Let Granny Die” Is A Straw Man

Last updated on: March 27, 2020 at 9:35 am By Jane the Actuary

So earlier today, I dropped off my first batch of fabric face masks to the assisted living community where my parents live, and thought about the fact that, only a bit over a year ago, they were living in their longtime home, going out to restaurants or getting take-out, going out to the grocery store, and so on. How much less are they at risk of COVID-19 because they now have their meals prepared for them and no longer need... Read more

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2020-03-27T07:59:18-06:00

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A conservative is a liberal who has been mugged, $600 per week extra unemployment benefits edition

Last updated on: March 27, 2020 at 7:59 am By Jane the Actuary

“A conservative is a liberal who has been mugged by reality” — Irving Kristol. “If you’re not a liberal at twenty you have no heart; if you’re not a conservative at forty you have no brain.” — unknown. Folks, the stimulus/relief bill I wrote about earlier this week finally passed, in its somewhat less pork-laden Senate version. And at the time I was so angry about the Democratic wishlist provisions of the House bill ($15 minimum wage, board representation by... Read more

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2020-03-24T11:59:35-06:00

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An economic relief/stimulus bill rant

Last updated on: March 24, 2020 at 11:59 am By Jane the Actuary

Here’s the latest on the stimulus/relief bill making its way through Congress: Democratic lawmakers are blocking the stimulus bill proposed in Congress, slamming their Republican colleagues for refusing to include reparations for transgender Native Americans affected by climate change. “If we aren’t handing billions of dollars to Native Americans with gender dysphoria displaced by our current climate emergency, then what are we even doing here?” shouted Chuck Schumer in a scathing speech outside the Capitol Building. “The American people are... Read more

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2020-03-21T09:32:09-06:00

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Thinking out loud about the federal stimulus/relief response to COVID-19

Last updated on: March 21, 2020 at 9:32 am By Jane the Actuary

Just a couple thoughts and an invitation to discussion: First, the first “relief” bill has already been passed — it offers 2 weeks paid sick leave to everyone, and a total of 12 weeks at 2/3rds pay for parents whose kids are home from school or daycare. There are a couple quirks. First, it only provides benefits (federal benefits paid through a mechanism of refundable, advanced tax credits to employers) to workers at companies with fewer than 500 employees. This... Read more

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2020-04-22T16:21:47-06:00

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Let’s make – and wear – masks!

Last updated on: April 22, 2020 at 4:21 pm By Jane the Actuary

Folks, I am now convinced that we should all be making — and wearing — facemasks. Here are some links, which I will be updating as I see more: Why? A New York Times article which says that the US took a strategy of discouraging masks, in order to protect the supply for healthcare workers, when the reality is that mask-wearking by the general public is one part of the general strategy of those Asian countries which have controlled Coronavirus/COVID-19:... Read more

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