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Me, seeing that headline and opening this thread to see what's being talked about...

Me, seeing that headline and opening this thread to see what's being talked about...

Me, seeing that headline and opening this thread to see what's being talked about...

Me, seeing that headline and opening this thread to see what's being talked about...

Me, seeing that headline and opening this thread to see what's being talked about...

I have no issue with anyone that wants to wear a mask. My personal belief that its largely theater doesnt mean that you dont have the right to wear one undisturbed and if you are right and its effective, good for you.

I respect peoples choices. If you feel that you need to wear a mask for any reason, no disrespect from me and it wouldnt warrant a second look from me. But if you cut in line in front of me at the Windjammer, its on!!!!....lol

This is my family for sure. Waiting for some sense of normalcy which seems a long time away. 
 

Wonder if we'll start seeing booking and rule fatigue?  A point where most good natured cruise enthusiasts will just say - "we're waiting until the craziness ends to rebook".    Lots of disappointed folks with the wave of recent cancellations and the uncertainties with port requirements.     (We bit the bullet and got the jabs, but the ever changing requirements with port visits, masks on/off/on, and pre-tests is killing the vacation buzz.)

John Heald is the brand ambassador for Carnival. Not sure how he could help with a Royal ship

Two weeks to empty activities bucket. Sent home after a week with bucket still half full. I would be frustrated too.

Charles Wilson: Bill Clinton (1999)
Jill Pryor: Barack Obama (2014)
Elizabeth L. Branch: Donald Trump (2018)

I thought the SAME THING.  Looking slightly less than alluring (see what I did there). Im pretty sure she was due for Amplification when Covid hit. Suspect she will get a dry dock......hopefully before April. 

I thought the SAME THING.  Looking slightly less than alluring (see what I did there). Im pretty sure she was due for Amplification when Covid hit. Suspect she will get a dry dock......hopefully before April. 

Time lapse
 

July 13, 2021






Huh.  What's up with the deck 7 balcony glass?

At first I was very curious what this new balcony addition was.  It appeared on deck 7 only.

It turns out they are replacing the balcony dividers or so it appears.



After it passed Jetty Park I relocated to Grills restaurant next to the cruise terminal.


 

It would be a media goldmine for Desolation county Wyoming to have one person test positive with COVID. This would be 50,000 per 100,000 as only 2 people live in this imaginary county.

I used to teach Business Statistics for a college night class. My intro was always something like, "Tell me what you want the numbers to say, and I will get them for you."

They have to be careful not to insert their bias in the work, that is, if the goal is to get a true number, not a desired number.

What is the most popular color Floridians wear to basketball games?
You want the answer to the Poll to be BLUE?
I focus more weight on a Magic hosting the Dallas Mavericks game. Then add Magic/Heat and guess what?
I checked 2 locations and came up with BLUE!

So many ways to make it look fair, but when you dig into the details, it is what whoever wanted.
Then they can sell that data to the media and general public that does not understand.
"We checked both Florida NBA Teams, and overwhelmingly Floridians wear BLUE?"

Want the answer to the Poll color to be RED? I choose Heat/Magic & Heat/Rockets.
"We checked both Florida NBA Teams, and overwhelmingly Floridians wear RED?"
I would have the raw data to prove both correct (unless you dig into the details)
If it is not what I want, I may have to do another game with the color I want and a non-Red or non-Blue team.
Then the data looks more credible.

Same with political or CV-19 polls (Did I just say Tune Fish).
Tell me what you want, and I can get the number.

You have to look at any Poll in the media without the raw data with a skeptical eye.



 

Being a numbers person it is hard to not critique an article like that. I will refrain from pointing out likely intentional statistical dishonesty again. 
Another surprising statistic:
50% of the graduates of Harvard are in the bottom half of their graduating class….I though they were all smart.

dont bring that kinda of reasoning around here lol