Outside The Asylum

Trying out a new capability for content created on Facebook, for reposting here.  I give to you a new political-psychological theory, Corona Derived Paranoia, from my facebook page: Clicking on the blue and white facebook icon will take you back to the discussion on facebook.

From a population density and total number of cases standpoint.  Sorry for the weird formatting, reposted from three comments on facebook. From my point of view, no county with a freeway and greater than 4 people per square kilometer should be open yet. Marion County has over 100 people per square kilometer. Polk has 39. You can go up to 20 people per sq km if you don't have a freeway. And the doctors in Deschutes County are rock stars: 91 cases, ZERO deaths. I would have started with the counties that have had NO new cases in the last two weeks. 6 or fewer total cases, 0 deaths, no freeways to bring in new pathogens, every single one under 9 people per sq km. Wheeler Gilliam Lake Sherman Wallowa Grant Harney Baker Crook Union Curry Tillamook Lincoln I can see the point, however, of the next 14 having fewer new daily cases and no deaths in the last two weeks (many no deaths ever) but I do consider these at risk for imported cases and increasing numbers of cases. D...

Hello Everyone, Thank you for your generous donations at the March 2020 Red Cross blood drive at St. Clare.  We collected 37 units! The Red Cross truly appreciates your support of the community blood program as donors and volunteers. This is a reminder that St. Clare is holding the next blood drive on Thursday, June 11, 2020 from 1:00 - 6:00 pm. Yes, the time has been adjusted slightly. Due to the critical need for blood, St. Clare Parish has generously agreed to hold an additional drive on Friday, May 29th, 1 pm - 6 pm. If you are interested in donating, please either sign up online via the RedCross app, visit  www.redcrossblood.org  Sponsor Code: St.ClarePortland or contact me via email or cell.  I will gladly sign you up! If you did a pre-signup but perhaps have forgotten the time of your appointment, need to change, or would like to cancel, please let me know. The drive will practice the physical distancing required.  This means that...

My research into COVID-19 in Oregon has taken an unexpected turn. Current numbers indicate that we should petition FEMA and the BLM to open up land for self contained RV camping at a density of one RV per square Kilometer. We should then proceed to depopulate Washington, Marion, and Multnomah zip codes that exceed 20 people per square Kilometer. Then release UV light decontamination crews in those areas for four weeks, while giving those people who lived in those areas a free vacation with medical support and contact-free deliveries to the RVs. No more than eight people to an RV, all from the same original household in those most affected counties. Everybody else has done such a good job flattening the curve that they should be allowed to move directly to Phase III reopening.

Whereas, Oregon has a high unemployment rate during this epidemic and, Whereas, Oregon has always trailed other states coming out of depressions and, Whereas, COVID-19 has revealed a dire need for testing facilities nationwide and, Whereas, Oregon Scientific and OHSU medical facilities already exist and, Whereas, the state government is always looking for more money, Therefore, the State of Oregon, Oregon Scientific, and OSHU should enter into a partnership to expand Oregon's medical testing capacity, not only to get us out of the current crisis, but as an investment business to earn money by taking in testing from other states.  We should also create a vocational rehab program to teach the necessary robot running skills to people on unemployment, thus soaking up excess labor capacity and putting market pressure on wages.