Has it been here (at least in the Bay Area) a lot longer than we thought? I think it’s quite plausible that it was here in December, which in a sense is good news, because it probably means we already have a lot more herd immunity than we thought, and the fatality rate is much lower than earlier fears.
Category Archives: Health
Optimism
We are 100 times safer now than in early March. Hope this is right.
The Handshake
A eulogy.
I for one would not miss it. It has caused countless hours of lost productivity, and lives. We should have abandoned it decades ago.
On A Lighter Note
Roman authorities investigate Christ for violating stay-in-tomb order.
Boris
Good news, if true.
[Thursday-morning update]
He continues to improve, after his third night in the ICU, but still on oxygen.
[Bumped]
[Update early afternoon]
He’s out of the ICU.
[Easter morning update]
He’s been released from the hospital.
[Bumped]
Closing Nature
With all the March and April rain, I figured it would be a good year for poppies in the desert, but they closed the reserve on Wednesday. Anza Borrego is closed, too, except to residents of Borrego Springs.
We’d like to just go for a drive, to seen the green hills and flowers, but Patricia is afraid of getting pulled over. But I don’t think they’re doing that, and I don’t think they should even be discouraging driving. There is no risk of spread from it, other than the occasional need to get gas. It seems like they should be offering options for relief from cabin fever.
[Sunday-morning update]
We took a drive around Palos Verdes peninsula yesterday. Lovely drive as always, with mustard on the hillsides greening everything up.
Couldn’t pull over at view areas, trails closed, bike paths closed, beaches closed, Point Vicente (where we go to watch the whales migrating) closed. Drove past the hospital ship in San Pedro. The 710 and 405 were eerily empty, like it was 3 AM.
Nitric Oxide
It would be great if it’s effective against the virus. As a bonus (if you’re a guy), it would help with ED, too. Which is also, presumably, a bonus for your partner.
Apollo 13 And The Coronavirus
Marina Koren watched the movie (she was probably a little kid in Russia when it first came out) for the first time.
I keep hearing the phrase “the new normal.” I think I’ll write about why we haven’t had a normal for a couple centuries. With technological change, we’ve always had societal change.
Sleeping With A Man Out Of desperation
This woman calls herself a lesbian, but she’s obviously someone who was always bi.
Putting The Virus In Perspective
It could be much worse.
I tweeted a couple weeks ago that I wasn’t worried about the virus, because I’d already been killed by Trump’s election, the end of Net Neutrality, and the tax-rate cuts.
[Update early afternoon]
The Constitution dies of coronavirus.
It had a good run. The Bee has been on fire throughout this.