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Birthday Hike at China Flat, with the Music of Chris Zabriskie . compiled by Alice B. Clagett

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Dear Ones,

As I recall, I had just come down with COVID-19 on 4 March 2020, a week prior to my birthday hike. I figured I would just as soon die in the wild as in my bed, so I picked a new, seldom used route in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, and went for a good walk … not as far as usual, but a pretty good walk, considering. Even in the face of death, I feel, we can celebrate life, for, until the very moment of passing on, we live, and breathe, and may revel in the sights and sounds and scents of the physical world.

Beneath the video is an edited Summary …

VIDEO BY ALICE

SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO

Hello, Dear Ones,

t’s Alice. I Am of the Stars.

This is my birthday. I am going to show you a beautiful panorama of China Flat … get ready. It is in the Santa Monica Mountains, and here goes … [Shows panoramic, high view of China Flat.] … This is my birthday hike. I came over the mountain from that direction {shows trail and rocky mountaintop]. And now I am going exploring down that trail that you can barely see [shows trail leading down into a high valley] … to the other side here, where I have never been [shows narrow, high valley between two hills] … to see what I can find on my birthday. Pretty cool, huh? Very beautiful. [Completes 360 degree panoramic view.]

Dear Ones, This is the China Flat trail proper, down this way. I will show you … [Shows path through grass along high valley.] … I was going on down the trail thisaway, past that little tree right there [shows medium-sized tree beside trail] … and I suddenly got a feeling there was a mountain lion watching.

So I turned around and I am going back up the hill. They are very hard to spot, because they are just about the color of the rocks here, the sandstone rocks [shows sandstone boulders on hillside]. When mountain lions are sitting still, they look just like a sandstone rock. You would never know … They are that quiet.

I just could not spot it, but I am sure it was there, so I am going on back home now.

[The photos of China Flat in the end of the video are part of a collection of photos featured in another blog.]

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“Birthday Hike at China Flat”
Imaged and Compiled by Alice B. Clagett, CC BY-SA 4.0
Music: “Prelude No. 6” from the Album “Preludes” by Chris Zabriskie, CC BY 4.0
Location: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, CA

In love, light and joy
This is Alice B. Clagett.
I Am of the Stars … and so are you!

Filmed on 11 March 2020; published on 18 December 2020; revised on 9 October 2024
Location: China Flat, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California

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Coronavirus: Urgent Plea to U.S. Mayors and Governors to Establish Stores of Staples in Case of Shortage . by Alice B. Clagett

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Written and published on 7 March 2020; updated on 8 March 2020

Dear Ones,

I was in my local Walmart a few days ago and noticed they were short of staples such as rice and dry noodles, and out of bags of beans. I feel each family must buy what staples we can, as soon as we are able, given what is available in the stores. I feel we might wish to store up enough for 3-4 months for our family, in case stores run short of supplies.

Bottled water is also important to have on hand; second best would be water filters such as Brita or the like. I also suggest water disinfectant in whatever form can be purchased, in the unlikely case urban water supplies should be compromised.

I ask that United States mayors and governors purchase for their towns and states a supply of staples … grains such as wheat, corn, millet, oats, beans, and rice … and also powdered milk for mothers with young children … to provide in case of urgent need should a food shortage develop for the next three of four months.

Maybe our mayors and governors can obtain bulk staples through farmers’ cooperatives in their own states. if not there, it maybe that farmers’ cooperatives in the Midwestern United States will have available the needed staples (at granaries, for instance).

I wonder if Red Cross … phone 800-733-2767 … or the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust … phone 202-720-4221 … might offer foodstuffs for short-term food crises due to coronavirus here in America?

Link: “Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust,” by United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service … https://www.fas.usda.gov/programs/bill-emerson-humanitarian-trust … COMMENT: I note this Trust is in cash rather than commodities, and aimed at famine relief in non-United States countries.

If bulk staples can be obtained by government officials, that will help stave off famine in the communities they serve.

There is a possibility of lockdowns on public transportation as cities begin to experience the Coronavirus epidemic; this must be taken into consideration when planning for distribution of bulk staples to the underserved in our local communities. In other words, families who have no other means of picking up government foodstuffs than public transportation might be left to die at home.

I am sorry to be so specific in this regard, but I feel many people are unused to thinking in survival terms, and unable to visualize what may transpire if our mayors and governors are unable to provide for the needs of the underserved in case of famine.

As well, our local government staffs … the folks who would work on food distribution programs … might be depleted, and the government offices themselves might be shut down as the coronavirus passes through the various United States communities.

Thus I feel the time to act, with foresight, is now. That time is upon us.

In love, light and joy
This is Alice B. Clagett.
I Am of the Stars … and so are you!

INTERNATIONAL HISTORICAL INFORMATION ON STRATEGIC GRAIN RESERVES

Link: “Did You Know That the U.S. No Longer Has Any Strategic Grain Reserves at All?” by Michael Snyder, 16 August 2015 … http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/did-you-know-that-the-u-s-no-longer-has-any-strategic-grain-reserves-at-all ..

Link: “Strategic Grain Reserves,” in Wikipedia … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_grain_reserve ..

Link: “Storage and starvation: Public granaries as agents of food security in early modern Europe,” by Dominik Collet, 1 January 2010, in “Historical Social Research” … https://www.researchgate.net/publication/287007046_Storage_and_starvation_Public_granaries_as_agents_of_food_security_in_early_modern_Europe ..

Link: “The Public Granary: An Historical Basis for State Intervention,” CERES No. 072 (FAO Ceres, 1979, 50 p.), by Community Development Library (CDL) …  http://www.nzdl.org/gsdlmod?e=d-00000-00—off-0cdl–00-0—-0-10-0—0—0direct-10—4——-0-0l–11-en-50—20-about—00-0-1-00-0-0-11-1-0utfZz-8-00-0-0-11-10-0utfZz-8-00&cl=CL1.37&d=HASHf2842d99c1d10f8a9ae536.4&gt=1 ..

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Pragmatic Prophet: Coronavirus in the United States: Stay Home If Possible Now? . by Alice B. Clagett

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Written and published on 7 March 2020

Pragmatic Prophet: Coronavirus in the United States: Stay Home If Possible Now?

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Dear Ones,

I have read that the incubation period for the Coronavirus is unknown, but might be from 2 to 14 days. I also read that it is possible some, even many, people are getting a very mild illness rather than grave symptoms.

Two days ago I was in Walmart and saw there a young child quite sick with a cough, walking and crying alongside his mother. Then today I saw a young woman who had a cough.

It is not known one way or the other, but I presume it is possible that some of those with mild coughs in Washington State, California, and New York right now, among others, might have very mild cases of Coronavirus that are ‘flying beneath the radar’ …

Link: “Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Cases in the U.S.,” by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), updated often … https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-in-us.html … See the subheading: Cases and Deaths by County

If so, then others may be exposed to the virus, which might take several weeks to incubate. That would mean people might be working or going to school or doing sports as usual, not knowing they might have and might possibly transmit the virus to others.

I feel that now is the time for those who are able … such as retired people and moms with young children in the most affected parts of the United States … to go ahead and stay at home, keeping to themselves insofar as possible.

That is just my feeling on it. I wish each of you and your families and friends the best of health during this difficult time.

God’s blessing be with you and with those who are dear to you.

In love, light and joy
This is Alice B. Clagett.
I Am of the Stars … and so are you!

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How Much Food and Water Should We Buy to Wait Out the Coronavirus? . by Alice B. Clagett

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Written and published on 3 March 2020

Dear Ones,

I took a look at the World Health Organization daily situation reports for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) today …

Link: “Coronavirus Disease (COVID-2019) Situation Reports,” bky World Health Organization (WHO) … https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports ..

I see there is a decline in confirmed cases of the virus in the day prior to 2 March 2020 for Hubei, China. According to WHO, the virus broke out there on 31 December 2020. We have 42 WHO reports from 20 January 2020 through 2 March 2020.

Thus we have 20 unreported days and 42 days reported on by WHO, since the outbreak in Hubei. That is a total of 62 days.

If the decline in confirmed cases in Hubei continues in the days to come, then the people of that city will have seen the worst of the outbreak last week. Should this be so, then we can anticipate the epidemic will tail off in Hubei over an equal period of time, which is to say, an additional 62 days.

Thus, in this reasonable scenario, the outbreak will have lasted 4 months in Hubei. Taking that as a touchstone for the duration of the epidemic in other countries, I suggest that we lay in a 4-month supply of food and water supplies (or means of disinfecting water, in case the local water supply might be compromised).

That will allow us to avoid interacting with restaurant and supermarket personnel and customers who might be infected. As well, it will suffice in case food supplies become scarce (as have face masks globally).

Food needs can be supplied at reasonable cost through purchasing big sacks of rice and of beans, which I feel ought to be kept from rodents by being placed in durable plastic storage bins.

The food can be purchased at Walmart or Smart and Final Iris. It is difficult to find durable plastic storage bins that fasten securely enough to deter rodents; Walmart or Target might have these. Of course, sturdier storage, such as metal containers with metal lids, would be better, but these may be available only in rural areas.

For more on the topic of survival see …

Link: “Pioneer Skills: Planning for Tough Times Ahead,” by Alice B. Clagett … published on 19 September 2017; revised … https://wp.me/p2Rkym-7H3 ..

Link: “On Planning with Family for a Natural Disaster,” by Alice B. Clagett … published on 11 September 2017 … https://wp.me/p2Rkym-7Db ..

In love, light and joy
This is Alice B. Clagett.
I Am of the Stars … and so are you!

P.S. It might be good, as well, to purchase a supply of vitamin C, which might help bolster the immune system. My preference is buffered vitamin C powder, which I find to be more agreeable to my gastrointestinal tract. If that is not available (as with the face masks) then whatever may be had must suffice.

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CDC Guidelines for COVID-19 . by Alice B. Clagett

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Written and published on 25 February 2020
Previously titled: CDC Guidelines for Coronavirus

Dear Ones,

I was wondering whether it would be good to stock up on disposable face masks and gloves because of the Coronavirus. I heard from a person in a food store that face masks with filters can be purchased from Home Depot; he says he likes his. I thought he might be referring to something like the M 8511 respirator with a filter.

From prior research I did on face masks to wear to prevent smoke inhalation during forest fires, I thought maybe disposable face masks specifying ‘NIOSH approved: N95’ might be good.

The bottom line, though, is that I was unable to find these available in a timely fashion and/or way too expensive. Even the three-fold medical face masks with the ear loops were unavailable.

For face masks, all I could do was get some of what Amazon.com did offer, and that must needs do. What I ended up with was a box of non-NIOSH approved, non-N95 disposable dust masks.

On the other hand, it was easy to purchase available vinyl, latex-free disposable gloves.

Here is useful Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance regarding preventing the spread of the Coronavirus …

Link: “Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): If You Are Sick or Caring for Someone,” by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) … https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-prevent-spread.html ..

In love, light and joy
This is Alice B. Clagett.
I Am of the Stars … and so are you!

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