Dec 7, 2020HK COVID-19 Daily Report: Day 264 — December 6, 2020 | Nothing to Sing AboutA brief footnote about yesterday and former Canucks-anthem-singer Mark Donnelly; the video of him on the steps of the Art Gallery is online. He makes a 10-minute rambling speech before singing, and to be honest, it’s kind of sad. He makes some good points, he makes some bad points, he…Covid-192 min readCovid-192 min read
Dec 6, 2020HK COVID-19 Daily Report: Day 263 — December 5, 2020 | Mark DonnellyCoincidentally, I wrote yesterday about the great leadership in the Vancouver Canucks’ past. Today, I’ll briefly write about the great leadership of the present. And I’m not (just) talking about present captain Bo Horvat. In the last 24 hours, here’s what’s happened: Today, there will be an anti-mask rally. This…Covid-194 min readCovid-194 min read
Dec 5, 2020HK COVID-19 Daily Report: Day 262 — December 4, 2020 | Messier & Trump Play GolfOn level 200 at Rogers Arena, here in Vancouver where the Canucks play hockey, you will find a restaurant called the “Captains Room” which accordingly pays homage to the great captains of the team over the years. There, you’ll find names and pictures of Canucks legends like Kurtenbach, Smyl, Linden…Covid-193 min readCovid-193 min read
Dec 3, 2020HK COVID-19 Daily Report: Day 261 — December 2, 2020 | When will Canada get the vaccine?One million, divided by 365, equals 2,740… and, for the first time, that number was exceeded in the U.S. with respect to daily deaths… which simply means that at the present rate, C19 would claim more than a million American lives annually. Fortunately, that’s not going to happen. Notwithstanding the…Covid-192 min readCovid-192 min read
Dec 2, 2020HK COVID-19 Daily Report: Day 260 — December 1, 2020 | Brainwashed Zombie-ificationHow exactly does one go from a normal, rational, thinking and functioning human being… to a brainwashed zombie? There are a couple of recent examples that make it pretty clear. …Covid-194 min readCovid-194 min read
Dec 1, 2020HK COVID-19 Daily Report: Day 259 — November 30, 2020 | C19 Deaths in BCB.C. got its updated numbers today… sort of. More data correction with respect to Fraser Health, and 277 previously unaccounted-for cases that should’ve been counted between Nov 18th and 26th. It’s a fun challenge trying to incorporate that without wrecking the integrity of the data. Of course, what’s really important…Covid-192 min readCovid-192 min read
Nov 30, 2020HK COVID-19 Daily Report: Day 258 — November 29, 2020 | Georgia, the CountryAs the Trump presidency slowly comes to a sputtering halt, one lingering question in the “Now what?” department has to do with the forthcoming legal entanglements in which the soon-to-be-former-president will find himself. To begin with, there is the idea that he’d pardon himself, but that’s far from trivial. First…Covid-193 min readCovid-193 min read
Nov 29, 2020HK COVID-19 Daily Report: Day 257 — November 28, 2020 | Things are bad out East… and out WestNo local numbers plus sunshine equals a short update today… but on the topic of numbers, Dr. Henry has been taking a bit of flak recently. For whatever reason, B.C. continues to be the only province or territory that doesn’t release numbers over the weekend… and, as transparent as they…Covid-193 min readCovid-193 min read
Nov 28, 2020HK COVID-19 Daily Report: Day 256 — November 27, 2020 | The Queen’s GambitIf you haven’t already seen “The Queen’s Gambit”, you probably have a lot of people telling you that you should… and they’re right. It’s really, really good. You probably know that it’s about chess, but, like chess itself, it’s about a lot more. The basics of chess are easy to…Covid-195 min readCovid-195 min read
Nov 27, 2020HK COVID-19 Daily Report: Day 255 — November 26, 2020 | Garbage In, Garbage OutSo at some point in the not-too-distant future, a person says to their robot… “Please go to the grocery store and get two steaks. And if they have eggs, get a dozen.” And the robot goes to the store, and comes back with… a dozen steaks. This is a popular…Covid-193 min readCovid-193 min read