Data Dump plus Neil Degrasse Tyson suggesting people listen to Science

Today's #CoronaVirusSeattle Data dump

Status

Hah: RantWoman ran into one of her neighbors who can MAYBE repeat talking points RantWoman fed her.

Evening trip to retirement community cancelled by mutual agreement of participants BEFORE notice that visitors are not allowed anyway.

One volunteer management item delegated and postponed.

One long email exchange RantWoman has yet to read--about doing business by email

Weekend event involving out of town visitors also cancelled because of Public Health Recommendations. RantWoman will take further commentary to another blog.

Staff for one venture also not doing their usual travel work.

--RantMom was in decent humor last night and planning to work on taxes today. RantWoman should do that too.

Meetings only by conference call or skype. RantWoman's hand gets tired from holding her Smartphone and misses human contact. Oh well. Imagine all the things RantWoman will have time to get done due to cancelled events.

Provisions:

RantWoman texted one Friend last week. Friend immediately texted back to as RantWoman whether she has 30 rolls of toilet paper. No. Friend does. She says it is about dealing with childhood issues but says sure when RantWoman asked whether she could contact Friend for help if needed. Friend said sure.

Also, TONS of toilet paper yesterday at the Harvard Ave Safeway on Broadway.

Beans and Rice depleted at Grocery Outlet last time RantWoman was there.

Rice plentiful at Hay Tai Market. Beans also plentiful though there are beans with middle eastern labels and beans with Spanish labels. Take your pick.

Alcohol and Aloe vera: Little sister found alcohol and extra aloe vera. She will share with one neighbor in her building.

Baby wipes: RantWoman has not hit alcohol plus Aloe Vera. RantWoman has not obsessively searched for regular wipes. However, RantWoman found herself in the baby things aisle and remembered Little Sister using baby wipes for all kinds of moments when Irrepressible Nephew was still at the age where RantWoman could on predictable timelines feel the kids bodily systems working when she held him. The wipes RantWoman found do not contain alcohol and RantWoman probably will not be smearing aloe vera wipes all over every surface she might want to sanitize. But RantWoman decided the wipes are worth $3 just for the moments when for instance RantWoman has just eaten a nice pan dulce and suddenly her fingers are a mess.

Appreciations:

Thank you Seattle Times for taking down the paywall at least for #CoronaVirusCoverage . RantWoman hopes you will be appropriately compensated by large organizations using your work, but the no paywall is a HUGE help for households straining to afford increments of supplies.

Thank you Insurance commissioner Mike Kreidler for asking insurance companies to waive copays and co insurance for #CoVid19 tests.

Finally, humor. 

About 2 minutes of "Will people listen to science: wash your hands." comments. Neil DeGrasse Tyson forgot the parts about 20 seconds and cover your cough. Oh Well. The rest of the video is blessed by the morning radio interview with a psychologist who says, as RantWoman heard things, do the best you can not to let the anxiety take over your life.