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Face Masks and Kabuki Theater

Posted on May 4, 2020September 4, 2021 by Steve Ainslie

If you are wearing a homemade fabric face mask or a surgical mask because you think it is protecting you or others from Covid-19, I encourage you listen to Dr. Michael Osterholm’s Covid-19 podcast. In it, he explains the results of a study he completed that tested the efficacy of fabric face masks, surgical masks and…

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Everything Breaks

Posted on April 29, 2020September 4, 2021 by Steve Ainslie
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Prepare For The Universal F***ing

Posted on April 28, 2020September 4, 2021 by Steve Ainslie

I was thinking about trading in my Tacoma for a Honda Fit last week.  I would lose about $13K in the deal. I was disappointed that I couldn’t get a better trade-in value. I was pissed that we’re in the middle of a pandemic lockdown and likely the beginning of a severe recession so selling…

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The Second Wave

Posted on April 16, 2020September 4, 2021 by Steve Ainslie

We are 5 weeks into the Covid-19 lockdown of the US and most of the world.  We appear to have temporarily interrupted the spread of the virus through extreme social distancing including closing all schools, most workplaces and all social gatherings. Soon we will begin reopening the country. I have some gloomy predictions. I hope…

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I’ll Kill Myself Tomorrow

Posted on April 14, 2020September 4, 2021 by Steve Ainslie
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Why I Am Not Afraid of Covid-19

Posted on April 10, 2020September 4, 2021 by Steve Ainslie
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Whores and Pools

Posted on April 9, 2020September 4, 2021 by Steve Ainslie
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Covid-19 Fatigue

Posted on April 7, 2020September 14, 2021 by Steve Ainslie

It has been nearly 4 weeks since my state went under “strict” social distancing in response to the global Covid-91 pandemic and I am sick of it.  My pool is closed. I haven’t been able to swim daily for a month.  Grocery stores still have shortages of meat, chicken and toilet paper. Retail business, offices…

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Answers To All Your Pandemic Questions

Posted on April 2, 2020March 16, 2023 by Steve Ainslie

The Covid 19 pandemic has shut down the US (and the world). It is the first time in my life that I have personally been affected by a pandemic.  Until now, I never strongly considered things like quarantines, food supply shortages, enforced isolation, hospitals being overwhelmed, global economic shutdowns, societal panic and poorly thought out government responses. …

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Making a Career Change After the Pandemic

Posted on March 28, 2020September 4, 2021 by Steve Ainslie
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