Done Since 2020-05-03

[mdlbear]

I don't seem to be tracking my mood very closely -- only when it's bad enough to be noticeable. I spent most of this past week depressed and hopeless, but I seem to remember more good spots toward the end of the week, which included the drive to Coupeville for Colleen's catheter change (with a scenic detour on the way back), and working on this week's s4s. I'm hoping that some of the links there will help my singing teacher (N') (and in fact started putting together an email before I realized that it would make a good s4s).

A couple of trips to the garage -- that's always depressing because so many things there are attached to memories and regrets. But I actually got a few things done there, including recycling some cardboard and figuring out how to install the 32" TV in the living room. (But not doing it.)

There are still far too many things that I've left undone. And I'm a single point of failure for the North End of the household. Molly is another -- it's a damned good thing that EVs require next to no maintenance.

The political situation in the US is beyond depressing. See notes.

Notes & links:

0503Su
  * up 5:00; S=6:28, W=194.6; shower
  % pain (L hip) didn't really start until 7ish when I started unloading the dishwasher
  / got up around 7, before my caffeine really hit.  Asked what's bothering me.  ???
  ! I appear to be severely depressed.  Hopeless.  Looking at what this country has
    become.  It's not going to get better.
  % O2=95-96, P=65 -- 95 is lower than it's been.  Needs to be watched
  % 8:04 ibuprofen (after loading dishes and washing pots)
  @ What the Coronavirus Crisis Reveals About American Medicine | The New Yorker
    Mostly, that it's badly broken in many places.  Maybe even most places.
  % feeling rather out-of-it, and vaguely wobbly.
  & improve count_words output = see MakeStuff@8aaaba138dcc5524d6e9dbd9d0aba3f45effb4eb
    separate months by blank line if verbose.  Don't show months in the future.
  * Whidbey Deliveries drivers take (personal)PayPal
  * 4:30 place order at China City - hot+sour soup, Mongolian beef, walnut shrimp, kung
    pao chicken. -> ... and they do their own delivery, so no worries about paying the
    delivery person when they arrive.

0504Mo Star Wars Day;  * litter boxen
  * up 7:30ish; S=8:25;
  % dreams - set vaguely at Carleton. reunion?  some kind of cruise or expedition that
    people (maybe including me) were getting ready for.  Some parts were outdoors, some in
    a dorm.  6' separatation rules were in effect.
  % 8:58am it's the R hip/?QL hurting this time, so took some ibuprofen
  @ An Amazon Vice President Quit Over Firings of Employees Who Protested - NYT
    ongoing by Tim Bray · Bye, Amazon scathing
    -> posted mdlbear | COVID-19: Episode 11: Amazon VP Quits Over Firing of Whistleblowers
  @ Coronavirus Conundrum: Covering Millions Without Jobs Or Health Insurance : NPR 
  @ Masks Become a Flash Point in the Virus Culture Wars - The New York Times
  @ Seattle residents will continue social distancing long after coronavirus stay-at-home
    order is lifted, survey shows | The Seattle Times 
  @ Millions of baby boomers are getting caught in the country’s
    broken retirement system | The Seattle Times
  : Amazon and Chewy cat litter shipments were waiting for me when I went out...
  & ...to the garage, where I accomplished very little
  @ This Time, Americans Are Doing Nothing - The Atlantic
    " To be absolutely crystal clear: I am not praising China’s efforts. I am simply
      calling attention to the fact that, in a world where people laugh at the American
      president, they might succeed. "
    " if Americans choose Trump again, that will send a clear message: We are no longer a
      serious nation. We are as ignorant as our thoughtless, narcissistic, ignorant
      president. Don’t be surprised if the rest of the world takes note of that, too. "
  : the medium-sized boxes of litter are exactly enough to fill our two litter boxen
  * change CPAP tubing (0503) Note:  some older log entries call it "hose"

0505Tu
  * up 7ish; S=7:20;
  @ Frontier’s Bankruptcy Reveals Why Big ISPs Choose to Deny Fiber to So Much of America
    | Electronic Frontier Foundation short-term profit vs. long-term investment
  @ Pros and Cons of 6 live streaming sites for musicians (2016 so a bit dated)
  @ Crosscurrents Blog online music - very high s/n ratio
    Live From the Mermaid's Tavern Part I: Digital Houseconcerts in the Age of COVID-19
    Live from the Mermaid's Tavern Part II: Set Up, Schedule, and Announce a Livestream
    Live from the Mermaid's Tavern Part III: Going Live on Facebook
    Q&A for Online Sessions I: Is It The App, Or My Internet?
    Q&A for Online Sessions II: Livestreaming Setup Checklist
    Q&A For Online Sessions III: Managing Performers, Singers, and Listeners
    Live From the Mermaid's Tavern Participant FAQ
    Live From the Mermaid's Tavern Houseconcert FAQ
    Live From the Mermaid's Tavern: Reflections on Our First Six Weeks
    " What we're all doing has a name: digital transformation. [...]
      Crisis builds community from within. Six weeks ago, my mom had just died, I was laid
      off, my knee replacement had just been postponed as an elective surgery, and the
      Mermaid's Tavern was a pile of old Macs and cables in my basement. I needed
      motivation to face a pandemic day to day. I found it in a community that urgently
      needed to sing together. Thank you all for making me believe I too could be
      essential.
        We WILL make harmony again in real time. Harmony is like bread: staple soul food,
      powered by a living community organism. There's nothing like it hot and fresh.
      Still, once you've sung with dear friends across five time zones, there's no
      going back.  Online community is here to stay. "
  @ Study reports mutant coronavirus. It may be more contagious - Los Angeles Times
  @ Blog — Love in the Time of COVID
    research, not anecdotes.  Very preliminary results, but interesting
  & out to garage; collected some recyclable cardboard (now in shed)
    only new find:  box of cassette tapes back left under the folding table
  @ on a hunch, did a search for COVID-19 aand FIP.  Got this:
    Connection between FIP and Covid19 promising FIP drug almost identical to
    remdesivir.  There's a black market for GS-441524 in China.
    Feline coronavirus treatment could stop spread of COVID-19 in humans, doctor says
    A drug nearly identical to Remdesivir has been used to help cats
    GS-441524 is also much cheaper to make than Remdesivir.
  @ Current knowledge about the antivirals remdesivir (GS-5734) and GS-441524 as
    therapeutic options for coronaviruses - ScienceDirect

0506We
  * up 7:30ish; W=199.6, S=8:19; 
  * load C's drugs
  * pay Surety
  @ Unemployment Numbers Will Be Terrible. Here's What You Need to Know. - NYT
  @ Are we headed for a recession or a depression? And what's the difference?
  @ The COVID-19 Crisis Has Already Left Too Many Children Hungry in America
  @ A Conversation: What Do Science and Data Say About the Near Term Future of Singing
    " (description) The National Association of Teachers of Singing, the American Choral
      Directors Association (ACDA), Chorus America, Barbershop Harmony Society, and
      Performing Arts Medical Association (PAMA) present an important webinar about the
      near term future of singing as we seek fact based solutions in protecting our
      singers, teachers, and conductors during this time. "
    Emergency NATS Chat Calming the
    Coronavirus Crisis and Taking Your Teaching Online #natschats - YouTube 
  @ National Association of Teachers of Singing - NATS COVID Resources Page
  * reorder C's and my meds
  % 7:30pm kind of hitting a wall of some sort.  Don't want to move.  Or think.  Or write.
  % 8:30pm slight headache/sleepy/out of it/something.  Damned if I know.  Probably not
    stressed; depressed.  Maybe a little dissociated?

0507Th
  & Awake 3ish; lay in bed until 3:40ish, with some cat-cuddle; read for about 2 hours
    % eyelids very gummed up,
  * up 7ish; S=7:00;
  @ Coronavirus Live Updates: C.D.C. Reopening Guidelines Rejected as White House Seeks
    Revisions - The New York Times
    Trump administration buries detailed CDC advice on reopening - AP
    A copy of the guidance obtained by The New York Times Scanned 2nd-gen copy
    CDC Business Plans Clean PDF possibly from a different leak.
    Infuriating.  FOI request?  Still a good idea. -> see Streisand Effect Streisand effect
  @ Trump’s touted virus drug costing millions, even as the mania wanes
    " Regulators and scientists have raised concerns about potentially serious side
      effects, while Gilead Sciences Inc.’s antiviral therapy remdesivir was cleared for
      U.S. use. " burying the lede
  * finally got the icemaker bin out and cleaned.  No doubt I need to do it more often.
  @ 'What are we doing this for?': Doctors are fed up with conspiracies ravaging ERs 
  * 2:45 C MAC clinic catheter change
  @ The Influenza Epidemic of 1918 - the National Archives (1918 flu pandemic: a letter from a relatable past.)
    Letter from nurse to her friend at the Haskell Indian Nations University, Kansas
    In this letter, a volunteer nurse assigned to various military bases, writes to friend
    about her experiences. Her initial reaction to death is a window into a personal
    experience, rather than an official report: "the first one [officer] that died sure
    unnerved me-I had to go to the nurses' quarters and cry it out."
  * order more -bedpads-_underpads_.  % kept slipping in and out of my mimd all day; finally ~7:30 I
    remembered while I was at a keyboard.  last ordered 2/13
  * clip Colleen's toenails - another thing it took a while to remember.

0508Fr
  * up 7:30ish; S=7:55;
  @ Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for Potential
    COVID-19 Treatment | FDA remdesivir.
    but The distribution of the antiviral drug remdesivir has become mired in
    controversy. distribution according to unknown political criteria:
    " Small community hospitals with few or no coronavirus patients have received the
      drug, while medical centers besieged with cases have been denied. "
    " hospital administrators have not been able to learn who created the list or what
      were the criteria for inclusion. "
  @ Give your video calls a makeover with this collection of over 100 Empty sets - BBC Archive { but... but... there's only one empty set, φ}
  * confirm or reschedule next week's appointment for C with Dr. Juaire.  Labs?
    -> called back.  Will be remote - they'll email with instructions.  No labs needed
  @ Reading Yeats in the Age of Trump | Boston Review prescient - written ?2017
  @ The New Passport-Poor
  * Some work in the garage -- btw. 1 and 1.5h.  Tossed some of the large flat cardboard
    boxes.  Uncovered and measured the 32"TV.  A bit under 4x3, and the plinth has a hole
    in the back to secure it with.  And there's a 5' 1x12 
  @ Could the porn industry offer a model for reopening amid Covid-19? - STAT
  @ Doctors lambaste process for distributing Covid-19 drug remdesivir - STAT 
  * moved snippets out of to.do and into Mathilda/local/snippets.sh  The .sh extension
    makes sense because most of the snippets are shell one-liners.

0509Sa  * litter boxen
  * up 6:45; S=7:27; 
  @ Changes to Daily Life From Coronavirus That May Last - AARP
  @ The Risks - Know Them - Avoid Them
  @ LifeGlider
    " The LifeGlider’s built-in seat is positioned to support the pelvis at the seat bones,
      and may be used to alleviate all, some, or no weight, as needed. When walking, the
      seat provides extra security and stability, enabling even those with limited leg
      strength to enjoy mobility and conduct daily activities "

Comments

[jesse_the_k]

The Lifeglider is a fascinating device!