Good morning!!!!

[jbrumberg]

I saw my first harbinger of Spring yesterday- a Redwinged Blackbird .

Paul- good luck with the car search and acquisition.

Bird- Thank you for your services. I am happy that you and your first responding colleagues were not seriously impacted by exposure to others' contagious diseases and bodily fluids. Universal precautions took on a new perspective when HIV+ became an occupational hazard. We treated all psych admissions to be potential HIV+; we had to as, many admits were highly agitated and combative freely spewing bodily aerosols and fluids. I believe that a lot of the posters here had similar occupational exposure hazards. I hope that we are all so lucky with this COVID-19 and/or any other pandemic event.

Kyle- Thanks for sharing the link.

An interesting, but scary site tracking the COVID-19: Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS

 

[PJSprog]

Then let me recommend a movie called The Boat That Rocked. It's a comedy that chronicles a weird bit of British history and features a TON of great British rock'n'rolll from that era...

Not to be confused with that other movie about weird British music history called This Is Spinal Tap. :laughing:

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Yep on the edit.

Would have been easy to do...and added nothing to the point of the opinion piece you quoted. Now off of my soapbox.

I didn’t see any of it as a good educational piece.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

site tracking the COVID-19: Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS

Been following it daily since US had less than 50, now at 256. MD now has 3, from a cruise.
I heard about it days before they announced it.

My son flies home tonight, will have to wipe himself down.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Today is the 184th anniversary of the final siege at the Alamo.

"Fall of the Alamo, and Massacre of Travis and His Brave Associates

by Francisco Antonio Ruiz
Translated by J. A. Quintero

On the 6th of March at 3 a.m. General Santa Anna at the head of 4000 men, advanced against the Alamo. The infantry, artillery and cavalry had formed about 1000 varas from the walls of said fortress.

The Mexican army charged and were twice repulsed by the deadly fire of Travis' artillery, which resembled a constant thunder. At the third charge the Toluca battalion commenced to scale the walls and suffered severely. Out of 800 men, only 130 were left alive.

When the Mexican army had succeeded in entering the walls, I with Political Chief (Jefe Politico) Don Ramon Musquiz, and other members of the corporation, accompanied the curate Don Refugio de la Garza, who, by Santa Anna's orders had assembled during the night, at a temporary fortification erected in Potrero Street, with the object of attending the wounded.

As soon as the storming commenced, we crossed the bridge on Commerce Street with this object in view, and about 100 yards from the same a party of Mexican dragoons fired upon us and compelled us to fallback on the river to the place occupied before.

Half an hour had elapsed when Santa Anna sent one of his aides with an order for us to come before him. He directed me to call upon some of the neighbors to come with carts to carry the dead to the cemetery, and also to accompany him, as he was desirous to have Colonels Travis, Bowie and Crockett shown to him.

On the north battery of the fortress lay the lifeless body of Colonel Travis on the gun carriage shot only in the forehead.

Toward the west in a small fort opposite the city we found the body of Colonel Crockett.

Colonel Bowie was found dead in his bed in one of the rooms of the south side.

Santa Anna, after the Mexicans were taken out, ordered wood to be brought to burn the bodies of the Texans. He sent a company of dragoons with me to bring wood and dry branches from the neighboring forests.

About 3 o'clock in the afternoon of the next day they commenced laying wood and dry branches upon which a file of dead bodies were placed, more wood was piled on them and another file brought, and in this manner all were arranged in layers. Kindling wood was distributed through the pile and at 8 o'clock it was lighted.

The dead Mexicans of Santa Anna's army were taken to the graveyard, but not having sufficient room for them, I ordered some of them to be thrown in the river, which was done on the same day. Santa Anna's loss estimated at 1600 men. These were the flower of his army.

The gallantry of the few Texans who defended the Alamo were really wondered at by the Mexican army. Even the generals were astonished at their vigorous resistance, and how dearly the victory had been bought.

The generals who, under Santa Anna, participated in the storming of the Alamo were Juan Amador, Castrillion, Ramirez y Sesma, Andrade.

The men burned numbered 182. I was an eye witness, for as Alcalde of San Antonio, I was with some of the neighbors collecting the dead bodies and placing them on the funeral pyre.

(Signed) Francisco Antonio Ruiz"

 

[jbrumberg]

BEF- My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers for your Son. I do not believe that USA data reflects the real situation due to limited testing resources. I think that we are just seeing the tip of the iceberg.

I am hoping/praying that COVID-19 mutates to a less virulent form.

Rick- Thanks for sharing the final siege of the Alamo. History forgotten will be repeated.

 

[toppop52]

Randy, I know your main problem was your heart valve but your secondly problem was occlusion hence the stent. That is where a plant based diet is important. Dose your cardiac rehab have a teaching class and what do they say about a plant based diet.

My blocked artery was non life threatening, didn’t even cause angina. The stent was done as precaution in the event of future problems. I’ve never had high cholesterol. As for the classes I have not seen any but I will ask about that on Monday. I’m not against helping myself.

 

[fiddlearound]

Thanks for that, Rick. We seem to have forgotten or want to change history today.

My Great, Great, Great, Grandfather, Gordon Jennings--generally regarded as the oldest defender, was one of the 182 dead.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Feds trying cause headaches for ranchers using drones. Contact your Congress folks.

FAA proposal would ground drones for farmers, ranchers - Texas Farm Bureau

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Today is the 184th anniversary of the final siege at the Alamo.

"Fall of the Alamo, and Massacre of Travis and His Brave Associates

by Francisco Antonio Ruiz
Translated by J. A. Quintero

On the 6th of March at 3 a.m. General Santa Anna at the head of 4000 men, advanced against the Alamo. The infantry, artillery and cavalry had formed about 1000 varas from the walls of said fortress.

The Mexican army charged and were twice repulsed by the deadly fire of Travis' artillery, which resembled a constant thunder. At the third charge the Toluca battalion commenced to scale the walls and suffered severely. Out of 800 men, only 130 were left alive.

When the Mexican army had succeeded in entering the walls, I with Political Chief (Jefe Politico) Don Ramon Musquiz, and other members of the corporation, accompanied the curate Don Refugio de la Garza, who, by Santa Anna's orders had assembled during the night, at a temporary fortification erected in Potrero Street, with the object of attending the wounded.

As soon as the storming commenced, we crossed the bridge on Commerce Street with this object in view, and about 100 yards from the same a party of Mexican dragoons fired upon us and compelled us to fallback on the river to the place occupied before.

Half an hour had elapsed when Santa Anna sent one of his aides with an order for us to come before him. He directed me to call upon some of the neighbors to come with carts to carry the dead to the cemetery, and also to accompany him, as he was desirous to have Colonels Travis, Bowie and Crockett shown to him.

On the north battery of the fortress lay the lifeless body of Colonel Travis on the gun carriage shot only in the forehead.

Toward the west in a small fort opposite the city we found the body of Colonel Crockett.

Colonel Bowie was found dead in his bed in one of the rooms of the south side.

Santa Anna, after the Mexicans were taken out, ordered wood to be brought to burn the bodies of the Texans. He sent a company of dragoons with me to bring wood and dry branches from the neighboring forests.

About 3 o'clock in the afternoon of the next day they commenced laying wood and dry branches upon which a file of dead bodies were placed, more wood was piled on them and another file brought, and in this manner all were arranged in layers. Kindling wood was distributed through the pile and at 8 o'clock it was lighted.

The dead Mexicans of Santa Anna's army were taken to the graveyard, but not having sufficient room for them, I ordered some of them to be thrown in the river, which was done on the same day. Santa Anna's loss estimated at 1600 men. These were the flower of his army.

The gallantry of the few Texans who defended the Alamo were really wondered at by the Mexican army. Even the generals were astonished at their vigorous resistance, and how dearly the victory had been bought.

The generals who, under Santa Anna, participated in the storming of the Alamo were Juan Amador, Castrillion, Ramirez y Sesma, Andrade.

The men burned numbered 182. I was an eye witness, for as Alcalde of San Antonio, I was with some of the neighbors collecting the dead bodies and placing them on the funeral pyre.

(Signed) Francisco Antonio Ruiz"

Thanks Rick.

Much fallout and trickledown from this fight.