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Corona - what does help you? Your fears, thoughts, everything
Front-Ranger:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on April 05, 2020, 05:15:37 pm ---He looked a little shocked, we talked for a couple more minutes and as I got out he said "Thank you for your work." That was nice -- I felt a little like a veteran being thanked for his/her service. Not that my work is especially dangerous. Or at least it wasn't before now -- but even now it's not really, especially compared with, say, store cashiers.
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Thank you and all the journalists for your service! I was just reading where Trump was found to have a financial interest in those drugs he keeps touting. Amazing work by the journalists because I'm sure Trump's people do everything they can, and then some, to hide his misdeeds.
Front-Ranger:
I'm reading three books right now that I find very helpful:
Where the Wind Leads, by Vingh Chung, about a Chinese family living in Viet Nam when the war breaks out. When the U.S. leaves the country to the Viet Cong, the Chinese are driven out and their property and assets are seized. So, the family becomes part of the boat people, sailing around the South China Sea at the mercy of pirates and with no place that will accept them.
Sacred Instructions, by Sherri Mitchell, about the Penobscot tribe of Maine, their trials during and after colonization, and their disappearing way of life.
The Martian, by Andy Weir, about a botanist/mechanical engineer who is abandoned on Mars by his team who thought he died when some debris ripped a hole in his space suit. Miraculously spared, he figured out a way to make 6 months of supplies last for four years when the next team would arrive from Earth.
Reading about these people who persevered in straits far more dire than we're facing today has weirdly buoyed me up and given me more stamina to withstand the little ordeals of our present circumstances.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on April 09, 2020, 03:10:40 pm ---The Martian, by Andy Weir, about a botanist/mechanical engineer who is abandoned on Mars by his team who thought he died when some debris ripped a hole in his space suit. Miraculously spared, he figured out a way to make 6 months of supplies last for four years when the next team would arrive from Earth.
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That one has been made into a movie with Matt Damon.
brianr:
NZ Police filmed this in Arrowtown, a heritage gold mining town
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/cop-outguns-covid-arrowtown-quickdraw
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on April 09, 2020, 03:10:40 pm ---The Martian, by Andy Weir, about a botanist/mechanical engineer who is abandoned on Mars by his team who thought he died when some debris ripped a hole in his space suit. Miraculously spared, he figured out a way to make 6 months of supplies last for four years when the next team would arrive from Earth.
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--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on April 09, 2020, 05:05:57 pm ---That one has been made into a movie with Matt Damon.
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Yup. I love Matt Damon. After seeing the movie I ordered the book and as so often it's better than the movie. And in my head, the book also has Matt Damon in it ;) :laugh:
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