Posts Made By: James Brown

Originally Posted by Brian McFarland

One of my favorites, too.

I don't think anyone here fits the bill. Herr Doktor was ultimately successful in his rehabilitation of the monster (even though it was through a brain/mojo swap).  Several people here have tried to help him by pointing out the errors of his ways, but all failed.

I shudder to think of a brain/mojo swap with Rich.  If you were the doctor, Rich would be pleasant and actually know something about engineering, you on the other hand would have to move into your Mom's basement and type angry screeds all day.  I don't think any "significant other" would be pleased.  Unlike Teri Garr's character "Inga"!


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Originally Posted by Brian McFarland

Actually I didn't figure that out, so thank you! I was wondering what was going on - wasn't intuitive to me.

It gets me whenever I start a thread...

Originally Posted by James Brown

I shudder to think of a brain/mojo swap with Rich.  If you were the doctor, Rich would be pleasant and actually know something about engineering, you on the other hand would have to move into your Mom's basement and type angry screeds all day.  I don't think any "significant other" would be pleased.  Unlike Madeline Kahn's character "Elizabeth"!

Wait, I got it wrong - Teri Garr was the beneficiary of the monsters mojo, via the Dr. right?  Gotta watch it again some day...

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/03/02/merck-johnson-and-johnson-covid-vaccine-partnership/

Biden says there will be now be enough of the vaccine to inoculate 300 million Americans by the end of May, accelerating the hope of herd immunity months earlier than had been hoped.

Getting rivals to work together with for the common good? I guess you can say Biden's pretty damn good at the "art of the deal"?

This is good news Jim.  I did read the entire article though, and don't see that Biden had much or anything to do with it.  Inoculation of 300M by the end of May would be great, but it is a testament to the pharmaceutical industry, our distribution network, and our state and local healthcare systems more than it is any comparison between the actual workings of the federal government under Trump v. Biden.  I am pretty sure that the day-in, day-out federal employees who are facilitating this are not the big-name elected officials.

That said, I agree with one of James' points that I will mention below. 

Jim

Originally Posted by James Lacey

Isn't it refreshing too how Biden quietly gets things done without trying to curry political favor or a quid-pro-quo or brag about how great he is, and no one else could have done it? 

Hi James:

Yes, this is immensely refreshing.

Jim

Originally Posted by Maurice Clark

Stevie,

Two can play at your game.

Maurice

Hi Maurice:

True, but why?  The finger emoji and crying baby are wayyyyyy beyond stale.  

Jim

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer

Same here.....looks like he is going to be out of pocket for a while.....

Hi Greg, Jim, Brian, etc.

I'm starting to think that Rich might be gone from this forum forever.  When he was first banished, the private massages he sent me over the years were still available.  Now I get the message below.  Seems that IT is diligently scrubbing Rich's presence.  That has not been management's style in the past.  Still, I don't think anyone has ever before abused the management's hospitality quite like Rich did after the election.  The F bombs and such should never have been tolerated,  and I am certain that threatening other members via PM would be a bridge too far for any sane webpage owner. 

Jim

Originally Posted by Darian Rachal

Brian, as more and more states open up, we'll just have to see what happens.

Hi Darian:

Of course this is true, and I appreciate Colorado opening up more restaurant seating and so on in view of our declining numbers.  There is one thing that you have posted that I think is untrue.  No one wants to continue wearing masks.  At least the truly hypochondriac paranoid types are a tiny group.  In my view, masking up in public is a small price to pay to help protect society.  It is much easier to swallow than massive shut-downs and economic devastation for example.  

Consider this, the yellow trace in the graph below is the actual Louisiana infection rate according to Johns Hopkins.  This pattern is common among many states.  A small bump (in retrospect) in March-April when we were just getting started with distancing and masks, a bigger bump in the summer and a really big bump in the fall and early winter.  

Right now the infection numbers are declining in almost every state, yours included.  Probably some combination of partial immunity, vaccinations of the elderly, better care of populations like nursing homes, and of course widespread acceptance of masks, distancing and so on.  Good for us.

The red and green lines are my hypothetical projections of how this could go forward.  Obviously our goal is the green line, but even if we go full "red line," eventually herd immunity will kick in and the pandemic will subside.  Just like the Spanish Flu did 100 years ago.  Took two full years though.  Also obvious is the recognition that there is a lot more human and economic suffering between now and the end of the pandemic if we follow the red line.  Wearing masks and distancing for a while will keep us closer to the green line.  It is a small price to pay, and much better for society in the long run.

I don't like mask snobs either.  The "two-masks are better than one mask crowd" are irksome.   Those I see wearing masks while driving their own car alone are laughable.  But wearing a mask in public indoor spaces or crowded outdoor spaces makes a lot of sense to help us follow the green line out of this.  

Jim

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

JB: "I don't like mask snobs either." Er, ah, I don't like maskholes either and they're far more worse and much more of a threat to the public health, hence the title of the thread...

Hi Rod, our statements are not exclusive or contradictory of each other.  

Originally Posted by Steven Moore

Darian, So I guess the left want to make fun of Richard. From what I see there is a never ending posting by the left on here. This has been a crazy time with all this Covid crap and people staying at home most of the time so this should be the theme song for this whole covid crap instead of just trying to make fun of a member here.   I won't post a picture unless someone wants me too!

Come on Steven - this thread is not the left making fun of Rich.  Whether you like him or hate him (and I do/did both) Rich was aggressive, mean, bullyish, juvenile and threatening from time to time.  His departure leaves a hole in the forum that I think it is interesting to talk about.

If I could craft a perfect world, I would have an "edgy" Rich participating, but a much less foul-mouthed, threatening and most importantly a much much less rhetorically deceptive Rich participating.  There is a huge difference between being edgy/assertive and being what Rich was.

My bet is that we do not see him again.  I think he did go too far, and I doubt that he would grovel enough to get back into Herb's good graces.  I'm probably wrong, but that is my hunch.

Jim