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mdlbearIt's been a low-grade-stressful week due to COVID-19 (see previous post [1]) -- nobody is freaking out, but we've been quietly stocking up on staples and canned goods (among other things), and I reluctantly decided to cancel my trip [2, 3] to Consonance. If it was just me I'd probably risk it anyway, but I have Colleen and my two diabetic housemates to worry about.
RainbowCon 4 is still on, but we'll see how things look around the end of the month.
Other than that it's been rather quiet, except for Wednesday when the new bookshelves fell down.
If you're following climate change, there are some very good podcasts at GlobalOptimism.com.
[1] If you read my previous post, COVID-19, Episode 1, many of the links below will be duplicates, albeit organized differently. Episode 2 will come out later today or tomorrow.
[2] AP: Official: White House didn't want to tell seniors not to fly.
[3] 73 years old in Seattle....
0301Su * up 5:15ish; S=5:33; @ So Much Cooking [coronavirus2020, sff] So Much Cooking, by Naomi Kritzer, in Clarkesworld Quarantine Cooking: Finding Relief from Coronavirus Anxiety in the Kitchen, by Krish Raghav, in The New Yorker @ @siderea's coronavirus2020 series is a must-read @ Nonpharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) | CDC * import CPAP data @ Global Optimism | From pessimism to optimism - Global Optimism exists to precipitate a transformation from pessimism to optimism as a method of creating social and environmental change. * make reservations at Gordon's for dinner about 5:30 on Tuesday the 3rd * take out bathroom trash @ The Best 1 Year Emergency Food Supply for Families (4 people) plus links and lots of other good info The Prepared Pantry: 3 Month Food Supply | PreparednessMama Complete Guide to Mylar Bags for Food Storage Family Food Storage Plan For 3 Months | Emergency Preparedness -> make a 1-week menu and multiply @ Create a 72 Hour Emergency Kit; FREE DOWNLOADABLE CHECKLIST @ 2-Day Delivery | Costco free with $75 order @ ‘The only uncertainty is how long we’ll last’: a worst case scenario for the climate in 2050 | Environment | The Guardian ‘Air is cleaner than before the Industrial Revolution’: a best case scenario for the climate in 2050 | Environment | The Guardian % starting to get worried about COVID-19 and Consonance @ Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak * change CPAP filter, nosepiece; wash tank. Replace filter again on the 15th. * singing: Daddy's World, Millennium's Dawn, Wheelin' 0302Mo * up 4:45ish; S=5:38, W=198.2; / major cleanup ~5. C says she got up four times over the course of the night @ Who is vulnerable to coronavirus? So far children appear safe from COVID-19 @ siderea | Preparing for the Pandemic: Stage 1, Pt A: Timeline & Pt B: Food How Long Does Rice Last? Shelf Life, Storage, Expiration Date brown, 6-8 months How Long Do Beans Last? dried beans and lentils, indefinite; canned 1y * 8:30am PT / another major cleanup & change bedding @ Build A Kit | Ready.gov @ Coronavirus Incubation Period (COVID-19) - Worldometer * C labwork $ lifetime subscription to Savvy Retiree. * 5pm singing lesson Daddy's World, World Inside the Crystal (which she apparently hadn't heard). DW keep messing up the D-Cmaj7-E7 sequence. N suggested I sing it _much_ more slowly -- fingerpick. Could work. Ask housemates which they prefer. % 9ish very sleepy 0303Tu * Up 5:11; S=6:24; : something weird going on with git, maybe ssh. Cleared up mysteriously. @ The World Before Us - Alan Weisman (ysabetwordsmith) Kingauthor's Ebooks Collection appears to be some kind of pirate site, and it's broken. The /books subdirectory, however, works. Weird. PDF and mobi; no epub. * SL {lemoncello,marsala,madeira,sherry}, biokleen laundry soap, marmalade, oyster crackers, pilot bread, salami, pepperoni, earth balance, montreal steak seasoning, oat nut bread, cocoa powder for baking, tilapia, mango, sloppy joe sauce ground breakfast sausage, stir fry beef/pork, bamboo shoots, gin, chicken thighs, canned tuna, 1box catfood, bathroom cleaner, (bread, AP) flour, x oats, lysol wipes, wood ear, green onion, fish/seafood. x No 12x12 filters - must be something else $A: kibble, rice ? S and L borrowing Molly * 5:30 dinner at Gordon's on Blueberry Hill : Call from Mom shortly after arriving home 0304We & awake 5ish; cat cuddle * up 6:30ish; S=7:47, W=199; @ Cryptic transmission of novel coronavirus revealed by genomic epidemiology Some ways to implement non-pharmaceutical interventions include: Practicing social distancing, such as limiting attendance at events with large groups of people Working from home, if your job and employer allows it Staying home if you are feeling ill Take your temperature daily, if you develop a fever, self-isolate and call your doctor Implementing good hand washing practices - it is extremely important to wash hands regularly Covering coughs and sneezes in your elbow or tissue Avoiding touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands Disinfecting frequently touched surfaces, such as doorknobs Beginning some preparations in anticipation of social distancing or supply chain shortages, such as ensuring you have sufficient supplies of prescription medicines and ensuring you have about a 2 week supply of food and other necessary household goods. With these preparation in mind, it is important to not panic buy. Panic buying unnecessarily increases strain on supply chains and can make it difficult to ensure that everyone is able to get supplies that they need. Nextstrain / ncov animated genome tree @ Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - King County What happens if the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads here? A conversation with our health officer. – PUBLIC HEALTH INSIDER @ Time to use the p-word? Coronavirus enters dangerous new phase @ Microsoft, Google Offer Free Remote Work Tools Due to Coronavirus only businesses * gaffer's tape for the extension cord on the floor from the wall to L's chairside don't want to use duct tape. & chat with N: Consonance and even j's birthday party the previous week are iffy. Would be different if it was just me; the risk of bringing it home to C is too high -> decided to celebrate j's birthday by video : YIKES! The new shelves in the LR simply pulled away from the wall! Books all over the floor. Nearly came down on V. Not sure what I'm going to do now. * 2:30 C Dr. Rochier -> kidney function up slightly; re-start potassium : E has a real job -- FT at Safeway as a checker -- with benefits. : Island County has declared a state of emergency * started bottle of Broker's gin -- I'm pretty sure I had it once before. reminding myself not to have it again. Some of the G+T "teabags" may help. & emailed Alan T. saying that I probably won't be going to Consonance. ! sad RainbowCon is somewhat in doubt. * ordered 1ga ziplok bags (we're out), kibble (backup supply) * singing: Daddy's World -- slow 0305Th / vomiting. Woke me up to ask for a towel. * up 5:15ish; ; % left knee hurting when I cross my legs. Could be inconvenient. @ Local health officials announce new recommendations to reduce risk of spread of COVID-19 - King County Re: Kurt DelBene’s March 4 guidance to King County employees (microsoft) Advice is to WFH if possible, at least until 3/25 @ The Joy of Tech comic... Coffee shop culture! presence drones @ COVID-19 – CMO Update and Overview – 2nd Edition | PartnerRe * 8:30am PT / major cleanup * wake L around 10am -- she's going to the mainland shopping & picked up (some of the) books -- they're getting piled on the couch. L started it, last night. * bring in some banker's boxes. -> filled one with all but 3 of the Tolkien. * started setting up wordpress site for N @ Should I Kill Spiders in My Home? An Entomologist Explains Why Not To @ EPA’s Registered Antimicrobial Products for Use Against Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the Cause of COVID-19 ingredients and other label info. " Santa Clara County Public Health Department is recommending that persons at higher risk of severe illness should stay home and away from crowded social gatherings of people as much as possible such as parades, conferences, sporting events, and concerts where large numbers of people are within arm’s length of one another. " @ Why Some COVID-19 Cases Are Worse than Others | The Scientist Magazine® : L intends to stay at Winco past midnight, when they get re-stocked. Slightly worried / major cleanup 0306Fr & Awake 2am; C up; L got back a few minutes ago. Molly is charging. Back to bed 4am * up 7am; S=5:45; exercises...drugs, nose...LR ~7:50...coffee 8am. So there's that. % I now have an actual toothache. So that will have to be dealt with. and it's Friday. @ A Flashy New AI Tool Could Be a Producer’s Dream and a Copyright Nightmare (ysabetwordsmith) Releasing Spleeter: Deezer Research source separation engine -> Spleeter @ Pandemic Preparedness - Google Docs (siderea) " acquire a pulse oximeter. This measures your blood oxygen content. Since COVID-19 is a disease with significant respiratory involvement, and that's the pathway by which it usually kills, you'll want to go to the hospital if you’re having trouble breathing, and your blood oxygen levels are consistently below ~90-94% " @ How to respond to COVID-19 | Bill Gates @ Preventing 2019-nCoV from Spreading to Others | CDC Interim Guidance: Home Care for 2019-nCoV | CDC (via Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators: COVID-19 | CDC) # ^^^ last link posted today @ I Lived Through SARS and Reported on Ebola. These Are the Questions We Should Be Asking About Coronavirus. — ProPublica @ Reporting, epidemic growth, and reproduction numbers for the 2019-nCoV epidemic: understanding control - interactive graph @ You Might Be Buying a Hand Sanitizer That Won’t Work for Coronavirus — ProPublica Guide to Local Production: WHO-Recommended Handrub Formulations @ Preparing At Home For A Potential Coronavirus Outbreak In The U.S. : NPR @ Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) interactive map (https://plague.com/ alternate url) blog : The yellow (citrus) "teabag" works pretty well in Broker's gin - smoother. @ California Requires Free COVID-19 Testing - The Santa Barbara Independent KUOW - Washington state to cover COVID-19 tests for the uninsured * RiteAid - with S, pickup for L and Colleen, pantsu @ How Many Americans Have Been Tested for Coronavirus? - The Atlantic @ Washington State could see explosion in coronavirus cases, study says @ Harnessing #MeToo momentum to drive climate action * got SSL/TLS cert for newtricks. Apparently these days they make the URL substitution for you instead of making you do the search-and-replace. Wish I'd known that. -> scheduled a full backup, which was a mistake. Who knows when it will finish. 0307Sa & awake 2:50ish; S=3.9; back to bed 4ish / C in LR reading; says her nose was stuffed up; took benedryl not long ago * up 6ish; S=5:18; PT exercises. The whole morning ritual takes about an hour @ Saturday March 7, 2020 | FBorFW Strip Fix homework...taxes @ Easy And Healthy Snack Ideas To Try most photos on instagram % had Desti in my lap for over an hour * pick up C's prescription. * SL: orange worms, coffee, + ice cream, pretzels, cottage cheese (one of the 2 containers is nearly out). x lysol wipes, oats (which may not have been on the current list anyway -- it was on gdocs already) % Interestingly, standing in line didn't seem to hurt as much as usual. Or I'm not remembering all that well. Definitely a little ES or QL pain on the left -> heat @ CIDRAP U of Mn Center for Infections Disease Research and Policy @ Ted Kaehler on LinkedIn " Is the COVID-19 virus spreading exponentially? Here are four helpful tables to help you gauge what is happening. " from 2/25 @ WHO Situation reports % 9:30-10pm sleepy
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Date: 2020-03-08 07:02 pm (UTC)I still can't believe that they canceled SXSW, which must have been heartbreaking for many many people as well as a huge economic hit to Austin. But I think it was the right decision.