And here we go back in time to this week in the foul year of 2020!
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Sunday March 22, 2020: Sunday Links: Joan Jett - Plus: MBIP Coming Attractions
Links to a half a dozen Joan Jett online articles and a video as well.
As you can see from the MBIP Coming Attractions, I was a little challenged as to what to do for the upcoming week in quarantine. Not a good time for the blog!
Covid 19 Stat: March 22nd, 2020 - The United States confirmed 10,351 more cases, bringing the total number to 34,000. 111 more deaths were reported, bringing the total number to 413.
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Monday March 23, 2020: Saturday Night Frozen Pizza @ MBIP World Headquarters (MBIP Social Distancing Edition)
I started my second week of reviewing a frozen pizza. Back then I was still too upset and nerve-wracked to go to a restaurant and get a take-out order.
Covid 19 Stat: March 23rd, 2020 - WHO Director-General Tedros said, "Using untested medicines without the right evidence could raise false hope and do more harm than good." He also described the pandemic as "accelerating".
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Tuesday March 24, 2020: Taking A Day Off
As I mentioned last week, I was so filled with anxiety, I kept waking up in the middle of the night and then I’d start drinking because I was so wound up. This was one of those nights!
Covid 19 Stat: March 24th, 2020 - Three U.S. Army hospital units were deployed to New York and Washington State. The Army Corps of Engineers and the National Guard have under construction four hospitals and four medical centers in New York. FEMA sent New York 2,000 ventilators.
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Wednesday March 25, 2020: Cheers! (Photos Of People Holding Drinks
Okay, at this point I’m kind of at a loss for something to do here because everything was closed! So I went back and put up photos of people holding drinks. Cheers!
Covid 19 Stat: March 25th, 2020 - Senate Republicans and Democrats strike a deal on a version of the stimulus bill which includes: providing $1,200 to most adults (phased out for persons making from $75,000 to $99,000 a year), $600 a week unemployment benefits (approximately $2,400 a month) on top of state unemployment benefits.
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Thursday March 26, 2020: Thursday Minute Marty Meals - This Week: Chili Mac & Cheese Quarantine Edition
This was a bad Thursday Minute Marty Meal. I had bought some food at the grocery store thinking I might have to stock up a little bit and used some of it in this cooking episode. Quarantine cooking at its least finest hour!
Covid 19 Stat: March 26th, 2020 - United States: the total number of reported confirmed cases in the United States surpasses that of China with over 85,000, making it the country with the highest number of coronavirus patients in the world.
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Friday March 27, 2020: I Slept Horribly For Part Of The Night…
Another morning I slept through due to an early morning drinking session brought on by anxiety and the fact that there was no place open to go and do a post on anyway. Might as well sleep the day away!
Covid 19 Stat: March 27th, 2020 - A survey of more than forty leading economists by the University of Chicago published on March 27 indicated that prematurely ending lockdowns (e.g., business closures) would do more economic harm than good.
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Saturday March 28, 2020: Sandwiches Of Peoria: The Irish Sausage Sandwich @ Kenny’s Westside Pub
A look back at a sandwich from Kenny’s Westside Pub in those wonderful pre-pandemic days!
Covid 19 Stat: March 28th, 2020 - As confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States led the world — with more than 105,000 infections — cities such as Detroit, Chicago and New Orleans grew as hotspots Saturday, while the virus continued to pummel New York City and also made its way into rural America. There are 2,010 deaths reported as of Saturday. The US reached 1,000 deaths on Thursday.
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And now, a Covid 19 moment in time from March 6, 2020
Asshole hoarders from March 6, 2020.
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Related Posts: Rear-View Mirror - Weeks: March 15th, March 8th, March 1st and February 23rd, 2020.