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  1. Only 23/114 are women.

    20%.

    Come on people. I challenge each of you to make your next one a chica.

    (Rant Over) :lol2:

     

    I will connect Coming to America to Lion King using Madge Sinclair.

     

    Next person take Lion King and connect to another movie by using someone new.

     

    1) Daniel Day Lewis

    2) Liam Neeson

    3) Ewan McGregor

    4) Nicole Kidman

    5) Robert Duvall

    6) Tim McGraw

    7) Sandra Bullock

    8) Dennis Miller

    9) Ken Howard

    10) Sylvester Stallone

    11) Jason Statham

    12) Andrew Grainger

    13) Brad Pitt

    14) Kevin Spacey

    15) Benicio Del Toro

    16) Dennis Quaid

    17) Ned Beatty

    18) Faye Dunaway

    19) Jack Nicholson

    20) Matt Damon

    21) Robin Williams

    22) Jeff Bridges

    23) Willem Defoe

    24) Tom Beringer

    25) Wesley Snipes

    26) Robert DeNiro

    27) Lorraine Bracco

    28) Sean Connery

    29) Rodolfo De Alexandre

    30) Ted Danson

    31) Margot Kidder

    32) Gene Hackman

    33) Dennis Hopper

    34) Jeff Daniels

    35) Tobey Maguire

    36) Michael Caine

    37) William Shatner

    38) Kirstie Alley

    39) John Travolta

    40) Billy Bob Thornton

    41) J T Walsh

    42) Forest Whitaker

    43) Oprah Winfrey

    44) Danny Glover

    45) Tony Danza

    46) James Gandolfini

    47) Julia Roberts

    48) Albert Finney

    49) Christopher Lee

    50) Sean Astin

    51) Caroline McWilliams

    52) Bob Hoskins

    53) Dustin Hoffman

    54) Owen Wilson

    55) Rachel McAdams

    56) Stanley Tucci

    57) Jennifer Lawrence

    58) Bradley Cooper

    59) Christian Bale

    60) Amy Adams

    61) John Goodman

    62) Alan Arkin

    63) Morgan Freeman

    64) Tim Robbins

    65) Lawrence Fishburn

    66) Common

    67) Angelina Jolie

    68) Billy Crudup

    69) Donald Sutherland

    70) Kurt Russell

    71) Edward Herrmann

    72) Kiefer Sutherland

    73) Oliver Platt

    74) Johnny Depp

    75) Timothy Hutton

    76) Judd Hirsch

    77) Mary McDonnell

    78) Graham Greene

    79) James Cromwell

    80) Tommy Lee Jones

    81) Harrison Ford

    82) Gary Oldman

    83) Natalie Portman

    84) Uma Thurman

    85) Bruce Willis

    86) James Coburn

    87) Charles Bronson

    88) Telly Savalas

    89) Max von Sydow

    90) Ellen Burstyn

    91) Jennifer Connelly

    92) Djimon Hounso

    93) Zoe Saldana

    94) Giovanni Ribisi

    95) Mark Wahlberg

    96) Michael Pena

    97) Kristin Wiig

    98) Adam Scott

    99) John C. Reilly

    100) Don Cheadle

    101) Adam Sandler

    102) Christopher Walken

    103) Meryl Streep

    104) Anne Hathaway

    105) Hugh Jackman

    106) Zac Efron

    107) John Cusack

    108) Joan Cusack

    109) Jack Black

    110) Evan Parke

    111) Brendan Fraser

    112) Pauly Shore

    113) Patrick Renna

    114) James Earl Jones

    115) Madge Sinclair

  2. I would love to have students back in the classroom. We were told that we will not return until at least May 1.

     

    27 students in a classroom, then shuffle that deck 6 times a day, that’s a whole lot of togetherness.

  3. Thanks for covering me, CWF!

     

    I will connect Say Anything to School of Rock using Joan Cusack.

    (She had a bit part playing John’s sister in Say Anything).

     

    Next person take School of Rock and connect to another movie by using someone new.

     

    1) Daniel Day Lewis

    2) Liam Neeson

    3) Ewan McGregor

    4) Nicole Kidman

    5) Robert Duvall

    6) Tim McGraw

    7) Sandra Bullock

    8) Dennis Miller

    9) Ken Howard

    10) Sylvester Stallone

    11) Jason Statham

    12) Andrew Grainger

    13) Brad Pitt

    14) Kevin Spacey

    15) Benicio Del Toro

    16) Dennis Quaid

    17) Ned Beatty

    18) Faye Dunaway

    19) Jack Nicholson

    20) Matt Damon

    21) Robin Williams

    22) Jeff Bridges

    23) Willem Defoe

    24) Tom Beringer

    25) Wesley Snipes

    26) Robert DeNiro

    27) Lorraine Bracco

    28) Sean Connery

    29) Rodolfo De Alexandre

    30) Ted Danson

    31) Margot Kidder

    32) Gene Hackman

    33) Dennis Hopper

    34) Jeff Daniels

    35) Tobey Maguire

    36) Michael Caine

    37) William Shatner

    38) Kirstie Alley

    39) John Travolta

    40) Billy Bob Thornton

    41) J T Walsh

    42) Forest Whitaker

    43) Oprah Winfrey

    44) Danny Glover

    45) Tony Danza

    46) James Gandolfini

    47) Julia Roberts

    48) Albert Finney

    49) Christopher Lee

    50) Sean Astin

    51) Caroline McWilliams

    52) Bob Hoskins

    53) Dustin Hoffman

    54) Owen Wilson

    55) Rachel McAdams

    56) Stanley Tucci

    57) Jennifer Lawrence

    58) Bradley Cooper

    59) Christian Bale

    60) Amy Adams

    61) John Goodman

    62) Alan Arkin

    63) Morgan Freeman

    64) Tim Robbins

    65) Lawrence Fishburn

    66) Common

    67) Angelina Jolie

    68) Billy Crudup

    69) Donald Sutherland

    70) Kurt Russell

    71) Edward Herrmann

    72) Kiefer Sutherland

    73) Oliver Platt

    74) Johnny Depp

    75) Timothy Hutton

    76) Judd Hirsch

    77) Mary McDonnell

    78) Graham Greene

    79) James Cromwell

    80) Tommy Lee Jones

    81) Harrison Ford

    82) Gary Oldman

    83) Natalie Portman

    84) Uma Thurman

    85) Bruce Willis

    86) James Coburn

    87) Charles Bronson

    88) Telly Savalas

    89) Max von Sydow

    90) Ellen Burstyn

    91) Jennifer Connelly

    92) Djimon Hounso

    93) Zoe Saldana

    94) Giovanni Ribisi

    95) Mark Wahlberg

    96) Michael Pena

    97) Kristin Wiig

    98) Adam Scott

    99) John C. Reilly

    100) Don Cheadle

    101) Adam Sandler

    102) Christopher Walken

    103) Meryl Streep

    104) Anne Hathaway

    105) Hugh Jackman

    106) Zac Efron

    107) John Cusack

    108) Joan Cusack

  4. Kroger is pitching in to help with drive thru testing sites, supposedly will be able to test up to 20,000 people in the next two weeks.

    I have heard this as well. Kroger is partnering with the state government. Drive through testing is supposed to start Monday in Frankfort.

  5. I will connect The Paperboy to Far and Away using Nicole Kidman.

     

    Next person take Far and Away and connect to another movie by using someone new.

     

    1) Daniel Day Lewis

    2) Liam Neeson

    3) Ewan McGregor

    4) Nicole Kidman

    5) Robert Duvall

    6) Tim McGraw

    7) Sandra Bullock

    8) Dennis Miller

    9) Ken Howard

    10) Sylvester Stallone

    11) Jason Statham

    12) Andrew Grainger

    13) Brad Pitt

    14) Kevin Spacey

    15) Benicio Del Toro

    16) Dennis Quaid

    17) Ned Beatty

    18) Faye Dunaway

    19) Jack Nicholson

    20) Matt Damon

    21) Robin Williams

    22) Jeff Bridges

    23) Willem Defoe

    24) Tom Beringer

    25) Wesley Snipes

    26) Robert DeNiro

    27) Lorraine Bracco

    28) Sean Connery

    29) Rodolfo De Alexandre

    30) Ted Danson

    31) Margot Kidder

    32) Gene Hackman

    33) Dennis Hopper

    34) Jeff Daniels

    35) Tobey Maguire

    36) Michael Caine

    37) William Shatner

    38) Kirstie Alley

    39) John Travolta

    40) Billy Bob Thornton

    41) J T Walsh

    42) Forest Whitaker

    43) Oprah Winfrey

    44) Danny Glover

    45) Tony Danza

    46) James Gandolfini

    47) Julia Roberts

    48) Albert Finney

    49) Christopher Lee

    50) Sean Astin

    51) Caroline McWilliams

    52) Bob Hoskins

    53) Dustin Hoffman

    54) Owen Wilson

    55) Rachel McAdams

    56) Stanley Tucci

    57) Jennifer Lawrence

    58) Bradley Cooper

    59) Christian Bale

    60) Amy Adams

    61) John Goodman

    62) Alan Arkin

    63) Morgan Freeman

    64) Tim Robbins

    65) Lawrence Fishburn

    66) Common

    67) Angelina Jolie

    68) Billy Crudup

    69) Donald Sutherland

    70) Kurt Russell

    71) Edward Herrmann

    72) Kiefer Sutherland

    73) Oliver Platt

    74) Johnny Depp

    75) Timothy Hutton

    76) Judd Hirsch

    77) Mary McDonnell

    78) Graham Greene

    79) James Cromwell

    80) Tommy Lee Jones

    81) Harrison Ford

    82) Gary Oldman

    83) Natalie Portman

    84) Uma Thurman

    85) Bruce Willis

    86) James Coburn

    87) Charles Bronson

    88) Telly Savalas

    89) Max von Sydow

    90) Ellen Burstyn

    91) Jennifer Connelly

    92) Djimon Hounso

    93) Zoe Saldana

    94) Giovanni Ribisi

    95) Mark Wahlberg

    96) Michael Pena

    97) Kristin Wiig

    98) Adam Scott

    99) John C. Reilly

    100) Don Cheadle

    101) Adam Sandler

    102) Christopher Walken

    103) Meryl Streep

    104) Anne Hathaway

    105) Hugh Jackman

    106) Zac Efron

    107) Nicole Kidman

  6. I will connect the The Deer Hunter to Devil Wears Prada using Meryl Streep.

     

    Next person take Devil Wears Prada and connect to another movie by using someone new.

     

    1) Daniel Day Lewis

    2) Liam Neeson

    3) Ewan McGregor

    4) Nicole Kidman

    5) Robert Duvall

    6) Tim McGraw

    7) Sandra Bullock

    8) Dennis Miller

    9) Ken Howard

    10) Sylvester Stallone

    11) Jason Statham

    12) Andrew Grainger

    13) Brad Pitt

    14) Kevin Spacey

    15) Benicio Del Toro

    16) Dennis Quaid

    17) Ned Beatty

    18) Faye Dunaway

    19) Jack Nicholson

    20) Matt Damon

    21) Robin Williams

    22) Jeff Bridges

    23) Willem Defoe

    24) Tom Beringer

    25) Wesley Snipes

    26) Robert DeNiro

    27) Lorraine Bracco

    28) Sean Connery

    29) Rodolfo De Alexandre

    30) Ted Danson

    31) Margot Kidder

    32) Gene Hackman

    33) Dennis Hopper

    34) Jeff Daniels

    35) Tobey Maguire

    36) Michael Caine

    37) William Shatner

    38) Kirstie Alley

    39) John Travolta

    40) Billy Bob Thornton

    41) J T Walsh

    42) Forest Whitaker

    43) Oprah Winfrey

    44) Danny Glover

    45) Tony Danza

    46) James Gandolfini

    47) Julia Roberts

    48) Albert Finney

    49) Christopher Lee

    50) Sean Astin

    51) Caroline McWilliams

    52) Bob Hoskins

    53) Dustin Hoffman

    54) Owen Wilson

    55) Rachel McAdams

    56) Stanley Tucci

    57) Jennifer Lawrence

    58) Bradley Cooper

    59) Christian Bale

    60) Amy Adams

    61) John Goodman

    62) Alan Arkin

    63) Morgan Freeman

    64) Tim Robbins

    65) Lawrence Fishburn

    66) Common

    67) Angelina Jolie

    68) Billy Crudup

    69) Donald Sutherland

    70) Kurt Russell

    71) Edward Herrmann

    72) Kiefer Sutherland

    73) Oliver Platt

    74) Johnny Depp

    75) Timothy Hutton

    76) Judd Hirsch

    77) Mary McDonnell

    78) Graham Greene

    79) James Cromwell

    80) Tommy Lee Jones

    81) Harrison Ford

    82) Gary Oldman

    83) Natalie Portman

    84) Uma Thurman

    85) Bruce Willis

    86) James Coburn

    87) Charles Bronson

    88) Telly Savalas

    89) Max von Sydow

    90) Ellen Burstyn

    91) Jennifer Connelly

    92) Djimon Hounso

    93) Zoe Saldana

    94) Giovanni Ribisi

    95) Mark Wahlberg

    96) Michael Pena

    97) Kristin Wiig

    98) Adam Scott

    99) John C. Reilly

    100) Don Cheadle

    101) Adam Sandler

    102) Christopher Walken

    103) Meryl Streep

  7. Friend of a friend passed this week. I'd never met him. Corrections officer in New York who undoubtedly caught it on a shift at Rikers Island. Died alone in his house trying to keep away from his family.

     

    Curse this miserable thing. Stay safe everybody.

    That is so sad.

  8. Agree. My nephew works at a shelter for troubled youth in Minneapolis. They could not shut down because these kids would have nowhere to go. Nephew went to doc with all the symptoms, and after he learned that a coworker had it. Doc said that he probably has it, but his fever was not high enough to test him. So he was miserably ill this weekend at home, and his fever finally broke. He’s about 27 and healthy otherwise.

    Update. Nephew tested positive today. The worst is over for him, but still feeling pretty bad. Lives by himself, quarantined alone.

  9. I will connect The Dirty Dozen to this seasonal one, The Greatest Story Ever Told, using Telly Savalas.

     

    Next person, take The Greatest Story Ever Told, and connect to another movie by using someone new.

     

    1) Daniel Day Lewis

    2) Liam Neeson

    3) Ewan McGregor

    4) Nicole Kidman

    5) Robert Duvall

    6) Tim McGraw

    7) Sandra Bullock

    8) Dennis Miller

    9) Ken Howard

    10) Sylvester Stallone

    11) Jason Statham

    12) Andrew Grainger

    13) Brad Pitt

    14) Kevin Spacey

    15) Benicio Del Toro

    16) Dennis Quaid

    17) Ned Beatty

    18) Faye Dunaway

    19) Jack Nicholson

    20) Matt Damon

    21) Robin Williams

    22) Jeff Bridges

    23) Willem Defoe

    24) Tom Beringer

    25) Wesley Snipes

    26) Robert DeNiro

    27) Lorraine Bracco

    28) Sean Connery

    29) Rodolfo De Alexandre

    30) Ted Danson

    31) Margot Kidder

    32) Gene Hackman

    33) Dennis Hopper

    34) Jeff Daniels

    35) Tobey Maguire

    36) Michael Caine

    37) William Shatner

    38) Kirstie Alley

    39) John Travolta

    40) Billy Bob Thornton

    41) J T Walsh

    42) Forest Whitaker

    43) Oprah Winfrey

    44) Danny Glover

    45) Tony Danza

    46) James Gandolfini

    47) Julia Roberts

    48) Albert Finney

    49) Christopher Lee

    50) Sean Astin

    51) Caroline McWilliams

    52) Bob Hoskins

    53) Dustin Hoffman

    54) Owen Wilson

    55) Rachel McAdams

    56) Stanley Tucci

    57) Jennifer Lawrence

    58) Bradley Cooper

    59) Christian Bale

    60) Amy Adams

    61) John Goodman

    62) Alan Arkin

    63) Morgan Freeman

    64) Tim Robbins

    65) Lawrence Fishburn

    66) Common

    67) Angelina Jolie

    68) Billy Crudup

    69) Donald Sutherland

    70) Kurt Russell

    71) Edward Herrmann

    72) Kiefer Sutherland

    73) Oliver Platt

    74) Johnny Depp

    75) Timothy Hutton

    76) Judd Hirsch

    77) Mary McDonnell

    78) Graham Greene

    79) James Cromwell

    80) Tommy Lee Jones

    81) Harrison Ford

    82) Gary Oldman

    83) Natalie Portman

    84) Uma Thurman

    85) Bruce Willis

    86) James Coburn

    87) Charles Bronson

    88) Telly Savalas

  10. I will connect Beautiful Girls to Pulp Fiction with Uma Thurman.

     

    Next person, take Pulp Fiction and connect to another movie by using someone new.

     

    1) Daniel Day Lewis

    2) Liam Neeson

    3) Ewan McGregor

    4) Nicole Kidman

    5) Robert Duvall

    6) Tim McGraw

    7) Sandra Bullock

    8) Dennis Miller

    9) Ken Howard

    10) Sylvester Stallone

    11) Jason Statham

    12) Andrew Grainger

    13) Brad Pitt

    14) Kevin Spacey

    15) Benicio Del Toro

    16) Dennis Quaid

    17) Ned Beatty

    18) Faye Dunaway

    19) Jack Nicholson

    20) Matt Damon

    21) Robin Williams

    22) Jeff Bridges

    23) Willem Defoe

    24) Tom Beringer

    25) Wesley Snipes

    26) Robert DeNiro

    27) Lorraine Bracco

    28) Sean Connery

    29) Rodolfo De Alexandre

    30) Ted Danson

    31) Margot Kidder

    32) Gene Hackman

    33) Dennis Hopper

    34) Jeff Daniels

    35) Tobey Maguire

    36) Michael Caine

    37) William Shatner

    38) Kirstie Alley

    39) John Travolta

    40) Billy Bob Thornton

    41) J T Walsh

    42) Forest Whitaker

    43) Oprah Winfrey

    44) Danny Glover

    45) Tony Danza

    46) James Gandolfini

    47) Julia Roberts

    48) Albert Finney

    49) Christopher Lee

    50) Sean Astin

    51) Caroline McWilliams

    52) Bob Hoskins

    53) Dustin Hoffman

    54) Owen Wilson

    55) Rachel McAdams

    56) Stanley Tucci

    57) Jennifer Lawrence

    58) Bradley Cooper

    59) Christian Bale

    60) Amy Adams

    61) John Goodman

    62) Alan Arkin

    63) Morgan Freeman

    64) Tim Robbins

    65) Lawrence Fishburn

    66) Common

    67) Angelina Jolie

    68) Billy Crudup

    69) Donald Sutherland

    70) Kurt Russell

    71) Edward Herrmann

    72) Kiefer Sutherland

    73) Oliver Platt

    74) Johnny Depp

    75) Timothy Hutton

    76) Judd Hirsch

    77) Mary McDonnell

    78) Graham Greene

    79) James Cromwell

    80) Tommy Lee Jones

    81) Harrison Ford

    82) Gary Oldman

    83) Natalie Portman

    84) Uma Thurman

  11. I will connect Independence Day to Dances With Wolves, using Mary McDonnell.

     

    Next person, take Dances With Wolves and connect to another movie by using someone new.

     

    1) Daniel Day Lewis

    2) Liam Neeson

    3) Ewan McGregor

    4) Nicole Kidman

    5) Robert Duvall

    6) Tim McGraw

    7) Sandra Bullock

    8) Dennis Miller

    9) Ken Howard

    10) Sylvester Stallone

    11) Jason Statham

    12) Andrew Grainger

    13) Brad Pitt

    14) Kevin Spacey

    15) Benicio Del Toro

    16) Dennis Quaid

    17) Ned Beatty

    18) Faye Dunaway

    19) Jack Nicholson

    20) Matt Damon

    21) Robin Williams

    22) Jeff Bridges

    23) Willem Defoe

    24) Tom Beringer

    25) Wesley Snipes

    26) Robert DeNiro

    27) Lorraine Bracco

    28) Sean Connery

    29) Rodolfo De Alexandre

    30) Ted Danson

    31) Margot Kidder

    32) Gene Hackman

    33) Dennis Hopper

    34) Jeff Daniels

    35) Tobey Maguire

    36) Michael Caine

    37) William Shatner

    38) Kirstie Alley

    39) John Travolta

    40) Billy Bob Thornton

    41) J T Walsh

    42) Forest Whitaker

    43) Oprah Winfrey

    44) Danny Glover

    45) Tony Danza

    46) James Gandolfini

    47) Julia Roberts

    48) Albert Finney

    49) Christopher Lee

    50) Sean Astin

    51) Caroline McWilliams

    52) Bob Hoskins

    53) Dustin Hoffman

    54) Owen Wilson

    55) Rachel McAdams

    56) Stanley Tucci

    57) Jennifer Lawrence

    58) Bradley Cooper

    59) Christian Bale

    60) Amy Adams

    61) John Goodman

    62) Alan Arkin

    63) Morgan Freeman

    64) Tim Robbins

    65) Lawrence Fishburn

    66) Common

    67) Angelina Jolie

    68) Billy Crudup

    69) Donald Sutherland

    70) Kurt Russell

    71) Edward Herrmann

    72) Kiefer Sutherland

    73) Oliver Platt

    74) Johnny Depp

    75) Timothy Hutton

    76) Judd Hirsch

    77) Mary McDonnell

  12. The majority of the ones they test are severe. There are many with symptoms that they don’t test. So obviously there will be more deaths to go along with reported cases, since the reported cases are the ones who are severe. So that number and ratio doesn’t tell us anything.

    Agree. My nephew works at a shelter for troubled youth in Minneapolis. They could not shut down because these kids would have nowhere to go. Nephew went to doc with all the symptoms, and after he learned that a coworker had it. Doc said that he probably has it, but his fever was not high enough to test him. So he was miserably ill this weekend at home, and his fever finally broke. He’s about 27 and healthy otherwise.

  13. Sure. Agree their lies hurt. But we have states in the US that dragged their feet on this, and many people who are still doubters.

     

    Why did South Korea and Germany do so much better with the same set of lies from China? Why have Vietnam and Taiwan not been hit the same way as the US?

     

    There are many more problems here in the US that go beyond China's lies.

    Agree on dragging feet. There are schools who are not online yet, or just started in the last few days. We have finished our 3rd week of NTI.

  14. Medical students were given 2 weeks off. That ends Monday. I know we need them in the hospitals, but I’m not gonna lie, I’m feeling anxious.

     

    On a more serious note, apparently, the wedding dress is on a slow boat from China. :lol2:

  15. I've never said that we shouldn't be vigilant. Never said we shouldn't be washing our hands, and where possible social distancing, short of closing down our country.

     

    I am saying that I think this should be being handled on a more localized basis, and I like the way Tennessee handled it, and dislike the way Ohio and Kentucky are handling it. .

    In the past when absentee rates hit around 30% in our schools they closed down until the thing passed. Knowing the potential this thing has to spread, perhaps this time around 30% would be a high number. Were we to be in school here locally, our absentee numbers would still be at about 5% - normal, with NO COVID-19 related absences, OR absences just now beginning to result as an effect of this virus..

     

    I also realize that China and Italy are red flags, and that we should be prepared to take drastic measures if necessary. Like Tennessee, I don't think that it has come to that - yet!!!

     

    There were 65 death notices in the Cincinnati newspaper this morning. There are from 30 to 60 death notices in the paper everyday that are non-COVID-19 related.

    I wholeheartedly blame the media and social media interaction for causing the paranoia and panic associated with this present day threat. In the old days, what we didn't know didn't hurt us. :)

     

    I do think that folks are being overwhelmed by what appear to be large numbers associated with this thing, which in the grand scheme of things aren't that big at all - percentage of population.

     

    Take solace in the fact that what I think doesn't alter how things are being done one iota. It's just an opinion. Give me credit for voicing it.

    I’m confused on your school absentee rate issues. Let’s say a family is exposed and they don’t know it. So siblings Jenna Junior and Frankie Freshman are in school. They actually never get sick. But they are carriers. Well Jenna is in band, and plays the trumpet. Frankie plays basketball, and his team just won the region. The girl who sits next to Frankie in math class is a type 1 diabetic, she got it from Frankie and the doctors are worried. Jenna’s English teacher has been teaching for 30 years, and was looking forward to retirement. She is on a ventilator now. Several band members have a fever, one lives with his grandmother. Frankie’s team is on the bus traveling to Rupp. And several of them are getting sick. Meanwhile, Jenna Junior and Frankie Freshman never get it. They just spread it.

  16. The scariest part of that post above for me - 17 people in ICU on ventilators. I wonder what that would look like with no social distancing or shutdowns.

    The fact that so many COVID-19 patients need ventilators to recover is a statement in and of itself. Most people on a vent require sedation, the life saving machine is invasive, and patients can acquire pneumonia just from a vent. Cognitive activity may never be the same. The list goes on. So, no thank you. Even if we do have enough ventilators to save me and my loved ones, I don’t want us to ever need one. So we are hunkered down for the long haul.

  17. I had something similar at around the same time and went to the doctor to see if it was strep or the flu. Tested negative for both and was told I had something viral and that my sinuses were really swollen. But I had a wet cough instead of a dry one, so I don't think I had The Rona.

     

    My wife had something awful between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I think she probably did have it. Several other friends had something similar, got tested for flu & strep, but were told it was viral.

     

    In short, I think a lot of people have had this.

    Around that time, I had several students who were out sick for long stretches. Also makes me think we already had our first wave.

  18. Progress Report:

     

     

    I received my paper at work today that says I am working for a life sustaining business and I am allowed to travel to and from work.

     

    If I get pulled over for being out on the roads I am to show it to the police.

    Same with my husband. That’s a good thing. I’m teaching from home, so it’s “Off you go, Honey.” :lol2:

  19. My sister is one of the main caregivers for my dad, who lives alone. Her husband is a nurse anesthetist at the VA hospital. Since he is at risk, she realized that living with him also puts her at risk, and she could unknowingly pass it on to my dad. So last week she chose to go into quarantine with my dad, and away from her husband, so that she can continue to take care of him, and minimize his exposure. So grateful for my sister.

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