tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726943.post1685425292949700541..comments2024-01-19T21:33:09.716+00:00Comments on E Y E W E A R, THE BLOG - FREEDOM MEANS BEING UNAFRAID TO WRITE WHAT YOU THINK: All Fall DownEYEWEARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900801847916951522noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726943.post-13009089433428931412009-05-07T14:07:00.000+01:002009-05-07T14:07:00.000+01:00Rose/Rosie - yes, that does improve it. Apologies ...Rose/Rosie - yes, that does improve it. Apologies for the sarcasm. The media frenzy drives me nuts. The risk to anyone in the UK right now is infinitesimally small, and even those who've caught the bug are better now. It's a pity the world media doesn't whip up a panic about something that might really threaten humanity, like climate change.Alan Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600883215748277587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726943.post-58922596977055470842009-05-03T21:26:00.000+01:002009-05-03T21:26:00.000+01:00Okay Alan, point taken. That non-news was meant to...Okay Alan, point taken. That non-news was meant to be in response to some of the hysterical media coverage that seemed to be implying that the whole of Mexico was falling down sick. I neglected to put it in that context, I realize. Don't know if that would have improved it for you, or not. Sweet of you to call me Rosie though.Rose Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04691897685793948889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726943.post-52231676934015288352009-05-02T20:55:00.000+01:002009-05-02T20:55:00.000+01:00To Rosie Hunter, How interesting that there are st...To Rosie Hunter, How interesting that there are still no cases in your state, and in quite a few states in Mexico, and that the second-largest city in Mexico - Guadalajara - has no confirmed cases yet. If anything else doesn't happen, please let us know.Alan Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600883215748277587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726943.post-81184485167250751302009-05-01T11:17:00.000+01:002009-05-01T11:17:00.000+01:00Alan, I hope you're right.Alan, I hope you're right.EYEWEARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01900801847916951522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726943.post-88489373257060960902009-04-30T23:01:00.000+01:002009-04-30T23:01:00.000+01:00This is an almost comically apocalyptic post Todd....This is an almost comically apocalyptic post Todd. The swine flu 'pandemic' is a media invention, something useful to fill the endless schedules of the 24-hour news outlets. The world is no more dangerous now than it was last year or 30 years ago.Alan Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600883215748277587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726943.post-47991298449053732612009-04-30T17:47:00.000+01:002009-04-30T17:47:00.000+01:00I am not sure: some will always fall down, like Ic...I am not sure: some will always fall down, like Icarus maybe in the celebrated Auden’s poem.<br />But some others will not fall at all and pass by, like on that ship, vaguely hearing something like a splash somewhere near but not paying much attention, having always some business of their own to attend to.<br />Maybe this can be reassuring and optimistic.<br />Cautiously optimistic. The same caution maybe you put before your pessimism. I simply feel that in the “all fall down”, the “all” are too many and too “various” in a world in which I believe, as Louis MacNeice wrote, there is still “The drunkenness of things being various”.<br /><br />Best wishes, Davide TrameTommaso Gervasuttihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137499390434949734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726943.post-60492526593204721362009-04-30T17:35:00.000+01:002009-04-30T17:35:00.000+01:00Hi Todd,
I am a writer living in Puerto Vallarta ...Hi Todd,<br /><br />I am a writer living in Puerto Vallarta and am posting stuff about what's happening with swine flu in Mexico at my blog http://rosehunterblog.blogspot.com/<br /><br />I am out of the eye of the storm as of now - amazingly, there are still no cases in this state, and in quite a few states in Mexico. <br />The second-largest city in Mexico - Guadalajara - has no confirmed cases yet (as of this morning's paper). Partially we don't know if this could be due to deficiencies in testing, as this is one of the things in short supply here, along with Tamiflu and masks, according to rumors. Quite a few people are not tempted to go anywhere near a hospital if they get sick either. I know of two people in this boat. Anyway, thought I'd post, in case you were interested....Rose Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04691897685793948889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726943.post-6048727442420552152009-04-30T15:28:00.000+01:002009-04-30T15:28:00.000+01:00Because of the worldwide crisis, the italian eyewe...Because of the worldwide crisis, the italian eyewear industry will have a lot to suffer, because people won't have the money to pay for an expensive pair of sunglasses.italian eyewearhttp://italianeyewear.com/noreply@blogger.com