July 22, 2021 Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com Among the current flood of bad news is the word that a few fully vaccinated people are testing positive. According to this widely-cited study, their most common symptoms are headache, runny nose, sneezing, sore throat, and loss of the sense of smell. I got my second dose… Continue reading A pandemic diary: Back into your life it will creep
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A pandemic diary: Delta blues
July 9, 2021 It's official: #CovidIsNotOver, not with that hashtag and the picture above suddenly trending on Twitter. I knew the pandemic was still with us, but am feeling whipsawed by the confusing information and "guidance" coming from everywhere, and suspect I'm not the only one. Let's see if we have all this straight. The… Continue reading A pandemic diary: Delta blues
A pandemic diary: Die hard, live longer
June 24, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO9HO3_heuQ We just bought a fresh batch of N95s. We're not making travel plans. Takeout remains the order of the day (pun intended) and "eating in" means our own table. Actually, we often dine on the deck, looking out on a leafy street with bluebirds flying around and the temperature hovering in… Continue reading A pandemic diary: Die hard, live longer