DramatistDreamer

If Novak gets a reprieve from being derided with names like Novaxx, he may have Dominic Thiem to thank. Thiem is currently being dragged for some comments he made regarding the relief fund for lower ranked players.

It's not so much about getting "reinfected" as it is about reactivating the virus. Rather than assuming that someone who is no longer ill is totally virus-free, I think people should be looking at the possibility of having a virus go dormant or go into remission, the way an autoimmune disease might do. Of course, since COVID-19 has proved to be something of a 'moving target' with new symptoms and mutations being discovered on an almost daily basis, we should all just admit that no one yet has complete understanding of what we're dealing with. Don't give people false hope or false facts. As is the case with HIV, just show/educate people on how to determine their risk factor and how to protect themselves. Obviously there is no magic formula. This may not allay fears for a long time, but every town, city and municipality must begin with meticulous cleaning of public spaces on a schedule. Most public spaces that I've ever been in every country has been quite filthy. There are exceptions but they are usually that...exceptions. Touchless technology will need to become the norm. The act of pressing buttons on an ATM machine at a bank or supermarket checkout needs to become a thing of the past. Public restrooms need to retrofit so that all dispense with the need to touch anything. I've been to places like this but those were rare spaces. Theaters and stadiums that allow spectators may very well be among the last places to open. Hey, if you or someone you know are the last drive-in movie lot owners, then expect a windfall as this is probably a great time to own a drive-in movie theater! There is a study released out of Yale that saliva produces more accurate test results for coronavirus than nasal swabs. This may actually take some of the fear/reluctance out of testing. Like I said before, testing and knowing one's status is likely the key to curbing/lowering the spread. Let's all just hope that the next mutation will involved a much weaker, far less contagious, and less deadly coronavirus. COVID-19, in particular, needs to mutate into nothingness. A wish, I know.

Immunity always seemed like a concept that was promoted rather than proven.

ICYMI.

Maybe I'll try to go and listen to this but the poor audio on the interviewer's end is a big turnoff for me. I literally turned it off when I heard her voice, which is a shame because I'm a fan of Scott Bryce and was looking forward to hearing this interview.

Interesting how I noticed this today. Metropolitan Diary: Perfect fit Dear Diary: I was browsing in the men’s department at Neiman Marcus when a knitted black designer blazer caught my eye. Although the tag said it was on sale for a fraction of its original price, it still cost more than I would normally care to spend on such an item of clothing. Tempting fate, I tried it on. It fit me perfectly, of course. Just then, a saleswoman appeared in the aisle where I was standing. “It fits you perfectly,” she said. Possibly trying to talk myself out of buying it and probably in hopes of dissuading her from trying to sell it to me, I responded. “Yes,” I said, “but I really don’t need it.” “We don’t sell things that people need,” she replied without missing a beat. — Joe Caputo

I remember Taiwan is supplying three meals per day for their citizens but considering the large population of the state of California, it is a great undertaking to ensure that older residents will get three meals a day.

Yes, the United States is already in decline. Like many of us have been saying, this pandemic has exposed structural weaknesses that had been hiding in plain sight for decades. At least other countries no longer bother to look to America for any kind of leadership, the terrible mismanagement of the U.S. response to COVID-19 has put a stamp on that aspect. https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/sadness-and-disbelief-from-a-world-missing-u-s-leadership/

Then again, what works for Ghana is unlikely to work in the U.S., even though Ghana is simply using drones to deliver testing to areas where access is a challenge. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/connecticut-town-reverses-course-on-pandemic-drones-amid-privacy-concerns/ar-BB136EDF

The trailer for the documentary about the women accusing Russell Simmons of sexual assault has been released.

The so-called Paycheck Protection Program. With Trump at the helm, I knew this would be a huge windfall for the already rich and everybody else would get scammed. Why would anyone think differently?

We all knew that this was going to happen, no?

Symbolic of the ultimate jumping the shark for this show. I've always said if I had the writer's pen, two characters that I would bring back are Bryant and Jennifer. If anything, I would've erased Danielle's infamous affair with Craig (which, thankfully I've never seen, only heard) and brought her back too. Written a proper breakup between Bryant and Jen that didn't involve that gross story with Craig and had Bryant transition to a friendship turned full-on love affair with Danielle (reminiscent of Craig and Sierra). I agree about Holryod being wasted and the worst version of Dusty that I've seen.

Also, so. much. this! They got rid of Holroyd just as Paul was starting to show traces of complexity. Then Holroyd gets dumped and we get Howarth's tomfoolery and clownery as Paul. Make no mistake, at least 70 percent of that foolishness was baked into the writing.

This! And that has had lasting consequences on the genre.

That McConnell "tell-all" book by his first wife would make for some interesting reading, I bet.

And I just came across this article. https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/markets/coronavirus-pandemic-death-of-the-department-store-very-few-are-likely-to-survive/ar-BB131abl?li=AAgfW3S

I've always loathed malls and a very big part of me has always believed that the shopping mall has not helped, but in fact, chipped away at the health of retail, the way that the likes of Home Depot chipped away at the local mom and pop hardware store. The shopping mall, for me, was a place of last resort, if I couldn't get what I needed anywhere else. It was a place to get in and out of as quickly as possible. I much preferred a good shopping district where I could duck in and out of stores, get fresh air in the meantime and didn't have to smell the overwhelming odors wafting in from the food court while trying on clothes.

There is an Op-Ed piece in the New York Times by Dr. Levitan about this topic.

So, what is the truth??

It's floating around since I didn't even see Tur's social media and had no idea she had tweeted this. I wouldn't put it out there publicly either.

There are rumors that Kim is brain dead. It's weird that his sister has been spotted around more than ever lately--guess this explains why.