Forgot to mention that as a reward for saving his chestnuts, the ex gave me a reward--20% of what he almost paid the scammer. Told him was not required, he insisted, so I accepted.
Well, would have given the same info and advice to a neighbor, but did *insist* a bit more and longer that he call our kid and find out where our grandkid was. Which was in his room playing video games, not in jail in NYC.
Delta Covid variant may be edging race against vaccines [Click] “The World Health Organization is urging even fully vaccinated people to ‘play it safe’ by continuing to wear masks, maintain social distance and practise other safety measures, to deal with the Delta variant.”
It is certainly a caution. Vaccination rates are low hereabouts, and the Delta variant of Covid has arrived. Such places will be factories for the evolution of further variants. Get back to me next spring about whether or not I plan to dispense with masks and social distancing. Socializing with friends who are fully vaccinated seems likely to be all right.
There are places in the Himalayas where very many males must be away for much of the year, trading to make a living, and polyandry has traditionally been accepted.
Significant portions of California are in the same boat. National vaccination map, county by county [Click] Link is centered on Central California, but I think it can be moved anywhere in the US.
Thanks for that, Alan. Looks like 5 Million+ are fully vaccinated in Ohio. Problem is that the state population is estimated at 11.7 Million. Lots of trumpers and stupid people here. Still wearing a mask until the 12th of Never.
"It must be really hard for people learning to spell in English...for example, there's one silent K in "Knight", four silent K's in "Knickknack" and three silent K's in "Republican".
Forgot to mention that as a reward for saving his chestnuts, the ex gave me a reward--20% of what he almost paid the scammer. Told him was not required, he insisted, so I accepted.
ReplyDeleteOh, that was your ex? I thought it might have been a neighbor.
DeleteWell, would have given the same info and advice to a neighbor, but did *insist* a bit more and longer that he call our kid and find out where our grandkid was. Which was in his room playing video games, not in jail in NYC.
DeleteAlong the same lines:
DeleteHow Deceptive Campaign Fund-Raising Ensnares Old People [Click]
Johnson & Johnson: “We did nothing wrong, we won’t do it again, and to show our sincerity we are making a free will offering of a gazillion bucks.” [Click] They won’t be peddling any more prescription pain meds in the US.
ReplyDeleteDelta Covid variant may be edging race against vaccines [Click] “The World Health Organization is urging even fully vaccinated people to ‘play it safe’ by continuing to wear masks, maintain social distance and practise other safety measures, to deal with the Delta variant.”
ReplyDeleteAfter being out in the world yesterday where we and maybe 3 other people were wearing masks, I am grateful for this article.
DeleteIt is certainly a caution. Vaccination rates are low hereabouts, and the Delta variant of Covid has arrived. Such places will be factories for the evolution of further variants. Get back to me next spring about whether or not I plan to dispense with masks and social distancing. Socializing with friends who are fully vaccinated seems likely to be all right.
Delete‘Be not solitary, be not idle’: secrets of 400-year-old self-help book unlocked [Click] “Lauded for centuries but a puzzle for many readers, The Anatomy of Melancholy has at last been demystified.” It has new relevance in the wake of our recent social isolation.
ReplyDeleteSince I didn’t know polygamy is legal there, I was blown away by the article...
ReplyDeleteOutcry over South Africa's multiple husbands proposal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-57548646
There are places in the Himalayas where very many males must be away for much of the year, trading to make a living, and polyandry has traditionally been accepted.
DeleteUS fight against Covid threatened by growing vaccine gap in the south [Click] “Less than 50% of adults in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.”
ReplyDeleteSignificant portions of California are in the same boat. National vaccination map, county by county [Click] Link is centered on Central California, but I think it can be moved anywhere in the US.
Thanks for that, Alan. Looks like 5 Million+ are fully vaccinated in Ohio. Problem is that the state population is estimated at 11.7 Million. Lots of trumpers and stupid people here. Still wearing a mask until the 12th of Never.
DeleteOur alleged US Representative is a fellow by the name of Devin Nunes. Does that tell you anything?
DeleteThings like this are why I still use Facebook:
ReplyDelete"It must be really hard for people learning to spell in English...for example, there's one silent K in "Knight", four silent K's in "Knickknack" and three silent K's in "Republican".
That is awesome.
DeleteTwo from the NYT:
ReplyDeleteA Coronavirus Epidemic Hit 20,000 Years Ago, New Study Finds [Click] “A few dozen human genes rapidly evolved in ancient East Asia to thwart coronavirus infections, scientists say. Those genes could be crucial to today’s pandemic.”
As Parents Forbid Covid Shots, Defiant Teenagers Seek Ways to Get Them [Click] “Most medical consent laws require parental permission for minors to get a vaccine. Now some places are easing restrictions for Covid shots while others are proposing new ones.”
Hmmmm.... would there be opportunities for people to serve as temporary parents at a pharmacy?
DeleteWow! Cutaneous leishmaniasis has established itself in the US! [Click] [So far just in Republican states.]
ReplyDeleteFirst cruise ship set to sail from a U.S. port since the pandemic [and several more scheduled] [Click] I expect that more likely sooner rather than later one (or more) of those ships will turn into a floating plague pit. I expect that the crew still mingles in their quarters, and the ventilation systems couldn't have been altered significantly.
ReplyDeleteThis just in from Deaniac Jessica Falker in Vermont:
ReplyDeleteSenator Mike Gravel has passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, at his home in Seaside, California. He was 91.
Here is his Wikipedia entry. [Click]
DeleteJosh Marshall: Biden’s Snowflake Therapy [Click]
ReplyDeleteWhy most people who now die with Covid in England have been vaccinated. [Click] Mr. Mask is your friend. . .
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