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I like to have sporting events on the TV during the day on the weekend. I'm often not "watching" them per se, but it's a good thing for background noise that doesn't require a lot of active attention.

There's not even any of that going on...

Although, of all things I'm sitting here watching the XFL -- I guess they are still having games because it's not a mass gathering?

I did buy a game called Dreams for PS4. Supposedly you can make your own games with it. Seemed like a worthy effort. Shakespeare wrote King Lear and I'll make a game where a bunny jumps across a bridge

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Yeah, wood ash and fat was the old way of making soap, and if you got the proportions wrong you'd have caustic soap.  Ivory was different because they got a chemist to measure the alkalinity of the caustic they were buying so as to adjust the amount appropriately.  Cincinnati was a big hog slaughtering place so hog fat was cheap.  The story is that a worker went off for lunch and left the pot stirring too long and it whipped air into the soap, and people started asking for the soap that floats, confusing that with purity.  The ad claim of 99 44/100ths was one of the early advertising efforts in the US.

Ivory soap is good for soldiers in the field to use because it doesn't have any scent.  So the soldiers are without an artificial scent to attract bugs or to alert enemies of their presence.

As a project manager for construction out here in California, today I sent a concerning email to headquarters in Virginia questioning if they understand the liability of continuing construction projects amidst a global pandemic, National Emergency, restrictions on gatherings, expected rise in cases, etc.

Our (sub)contractors keep asking whether I plan to halt operations which HQs don’t give me the power to do (or I would). And my contractors won’t unilaterally decide for themselves because 1) their management only cares about getting paid and 2) they believe that standing down hurts their reputation for future bidding, and 3) my employer is on the hook when it comes to liability because we are the ones facilitating the environment where illness might spread.

My legal department soon responded with an email that began by barring me from discussing the details of their email.

And just a few hours ago the Governor of California announced a statewide closure of all Bars.

That's already underway.  I see some discreet discussion of this in corners of my world.   I dont need unfamiliar company for my drinking. 

We've got a tight network of a few families near us where we've agreed to help each other cover w help w kids when absences are required.   Some, not all of us can work at home, though we've all agreed to lay low, outside of what's required of us.

As a project manager for construction out here in California, today I sent a concerning email to headquarters in Virginia questioning if they understand the liability of continuing construction projects amidst a global pandemic, National Emergency, restrictions on gatherings, expected rise in cases, etc.

Day 2 of Pandemic Construction and early this morning we received a letter on behalf of all contractors citing their concerns over potential delay, especially given the school closures conflicting with employee availability. Between the lines they’re saying two things: 1) “we don’t want to be the ones deciding whether our employees should continue working - that’s your call!” AND 2) “we’re making a case to alleviate our responsibility for potential progress delays.”

Whenever there’s a contract delay the lawyers get involved and investigate who’s to blame to determine who does and doesn’t receive continued payment.

And to top it off, two subcontractors scheduled to fly in from Seattle and Florida informed us that their new precautions will not allow them to attend our project.

Off to a good start!