‘Go out there and enjoy Halloween,’ Dr. Fauci says ... Oh, really???

Last update: Sunday 10/10/21

“This is a time that children love,” Dr. Fauci said according to the NY Times. "It’s a very important part of the year for children.” Yes, kids love Halloween, even kids who live in apartment buildings love Halloween, kids who knock on every apartment door, indoors not outdoors, crying "Trick or Treat!" ... kids who live in urban neighborhoods where every "house" is an apartment building, knocking on every door until someone opens the door ... not wearing a mask ... breathing on the kids in the hallway outside their apartment ... where aerosols float freely throughout the night ... Happy Halloween!!!  ... One piece of advice for every child in every kind of neighborhood -- suburban, rural and, oh yes, urban -- because, as per so many previous guidelines from the nation's pandemic pundits, one size fits all, right??? ... Now that's scary, really scary... :-(

Winning and losing pandemic wars

Last update: Wednesday 2/24/21

 

There seems to be widespread agreement that the primary goal of our total war against the coronavirus is to save as many lives as possible. This is not surprising given the fact that we have allowed health care experts, i.e., doctors and other medical specialists, to oversee our war efforts. 

Pork in the Treetops

It's late (1:12 am) on Tuesday 9/2/14, but just as I was logging off I checked my email for the last time today. There, as usual, was "stuff" from the Obama political machine -- which I usually delete right after reading the "subject" because it is invariably a prelude to an hysterical plea for donations. 

Memories of a Racist Serial Killer -- Repressed and Obsessed

Last updated: Sunday 1/21/14 @ 5:34 pm

This is a very personal note, a memoir about scary events that happened back in 1975, memories that were, evidently, so disturbing that I have repressed them for 39 years.

Black Nephews vs. Black Daddies

This Sunday's New York Times Magazine carried an article "Data You Can Believe In" (Jim Rutenberg, 6/23/13) that gushes about how a gaggle of young number crunchers were responsible for identifying Obama's wavering supporters in the 2012 campaign, then targeting torrents of media messages to these waverers with high precision and minimum cost, thereby ensuring Governor's Romney's defeat.