Some people have been talking about how we need to develop “herd immunity” to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Herd immunity is when 70% of society gets immunity from a disease, that disease becomes nearly powerless to infect others. An analogy for herd immunity For example, think about Tarzan swinging from vine to vine to get…
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I received my Maryland unemployment benefits yesterday
My personal nightmare is over. I awoke yesterday to find that my Maryland unemployment benefits in my bank account. Part of me didn’t believe it would ever happen. I submitted my initial claim on April 25, almost a month after the CARES Act was signed into law. If it wasn’t for the CARES Act, gig…
Ken Osmond 1943 – 2020
Ken Osmond, the man who played Eddie Haskell on “Leave it to Beaver” died yesterday. He was a television legend. From the New York Times: Ken Osmond, who played the duplicitous teenager Eddie Haskell on the long-running sitcom “Leave It to Beaver,” one moment a smarmy young man when talking to parents, the next moment…
When will people be allowed to buy Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?
Even though the COVID-19 pandemic is still raging throughout Maryland, Governor Larry Hogan is working to quickly reopen the state. He activated Phase 1 yesterday at 5 PM. Also yesterday, 1,083 Marylanders tested positive for COVID-19 and 44 people died from the disease. Both the state and the federal government seem hellbent on forsaking public…
Maryland’s BEACON One-Stop unemployment benefits portal is terrible
Maryland’s BEACON One-Stop unemployment benefits portal is so bad, I can’t help but think it was designed to be that way. One does not accidentally create something this bad. The Baltimore Sun published an article on Friday claiming that independent contractors could see unemployment payments as soon as this weekend. Sure. From the article: “The…
First trip to Target since we were told to stay home
We went to Target yesterday. I had not been there since severe measures were taken to combat the coronavirus. I read how Target made changes to make shopping safer. For the shopper and for the employees. I was not impressed. Target needs to do better Over half the people walking around Target were not properly…