The Useable data on Covid
Figuring out the data to use is important. On May 9, 1864, Union General John Sedgwick said “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance” three separate times. After the third statement, he became the highest ranking Union officer to die in battle. He was missing a couple relevant pieces of information – first, the…
Developing International Socialism
As you could figure, the problem with Marx’ theoretical communism is in two concepts – first “from each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs” kind of breaks down fast in the real world scenario, and second, when all property is publicly owned, real decision-making is in the hands of the manager. …
“Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation…even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.”
-Leonardo da Vinci
When the official data isn’t good data
As I was retiring, the American Community Survey(ACS) was replacing the long-form Census questionnaire. There is merit to the argument that a survey can provide data that is as good as a form that one out of six people fill out – both are, after all, actually surveys. Still, as a rural sociologist whose primary…
It’s not a scam, even if it does look like one. And yes, you could be getting a debit card rather than a check. IRS press release can be found here. Visit “Get My Payment” for if/when yours was sent.
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Stimulus payments, not junk mail!
Covid19 stimulus payments have begun to trickle into North Lincoln County again, and as the current PSE/Postmaster of Fortine, I feel it’s quite important to spread this information around. You see, some of these stimulus payments aren’t as official-looking as they could be. The above piece of suspicious-looking mail is actually a stimulus payment from…
Chickarees, our local Pine Squirrels
Two weeks past, Sandi Elster asked if I knew anything about our red squirrels. While I’ve spent some time with Pine Squirrels in other places, I’ve not had a chance to observe for an extended period of time here yet – the presence of dogs interferes with that. However, I have met them once or…
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Thinning in Winter
When I start the chainsaw, I attract deer. The inflow starts with a doe who learned, as a fawn, that my chainsaw meant there would be winter food near the house, She shows up, with her yearling daughter and two fawns. She often chooses to browse the mosses and lichens on the trees, as do…
Trego's Mountain Ear 