tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post1695170642402653748..comments2024-03-26T23:27:56.399-07:00Comments on B: My first pandemicBlake Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187987264904729243noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-71352692695798013522020-03-27T15:58:42.241-07:002020-03-27T15:58:42.241-07:00Just read "Mawson's Will", (thank yo...Just read "Mawson's Will", (thank you for the book), and it too is about survival while being alone and disconnected, though I admit that Antarctica is neither Eugene nor Arcata. There are little sparks of light along the way, we are nourished, but not from our usual sources. As you wrote, "this too shall pass." Marilyn Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296839221308241399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-65857692983326157032020-03-26T13:47:51.281-07:002020-03-26T13:47:51.281-07:00"the virus sucked" - it's beautiful"the virus sucked" - it's beautifulVladimir Zharovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833508595070476787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-89393530861243781062020-03-26T09:41:02.245-07:002020-03-26T09:41:02.245-07:00"My main question: where does this all end?&q..."My main question: where does this all end?"<br /><br />Decades from now when climate change is in full swing, this will be remembered as that quaint respite of a warning, back in the day when we could all relax at home with only one world wide catastrophe to deal with...Stan B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17381743002180926900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-41808064012064211412020-03-25T15:19:43.425-07:002020-03-25T15:19:43.425-07:00$902.01. That must be a pricing glitch. I make it ...$902.01. That must be a pricing glitch. I make it a point never to pay more than $900 for any paperback, so if you can't find it for under that I'd hold off. Oh wait, just checked and it seems available for under $10. Worth the money at that price.Blake Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187987264904729243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-46360908817183053262020-03-25T08:17:59.486-07:002020-03-25T08:17:59.486-07:00It is definitely odd watching TV or film depicting...It is definitely odd watching TV or film depicting the way we were... Adds to the hopefully temporary sadness. I just looked up that title on Amazon. $902.01 plus 3.99 shipping for the paperback. Hoping now that the local independent bookstores hang on so I can search their dusty shelves again soon. <br /><br />Looking forward to your next communication.<br />-CCRWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04903592184773553697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-28500666688187251782020-03-24T20:44:32.525-07:002020-03-24T20:44:32.525-07:00Thank you.Thank you.DDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16271037207063702231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-81165722631206412972020-03-23T21:09:18.576-07:002020-03-23T21:09:18.576-07:00"They were reasonably happy, for a time"..."They were reasonably happy, for a time" would be a good book title.<br /><br />Taiwan has done a relatively good job managing the virus so far, but people here are not adept at social distancing and it's making me nervous. So far, though huge gatherings are forbidden, events have been cancelled, temps are taken electronically at entrances, and most people wear masks, life here goes on as normal. <br /><br />That could end up being a bad idea. We will see.TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14709437695507018440noreply@blogger.com