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Covid Is Not “Over” (And It Never Will Be) But…

…there are signs that, for myself personally, it’s in a different phase compared to the heights of masking/social distancing/rapid testing that have been much of my (and society’s) approach for the past three years. * I mostly mask when in crowds and/or as a sign of respect and understanding if I’m interacting with someone who’s […]

¶ Posted 14 March 2023 § Family § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: allinclusive, Covid, economics, education, health, science

Music Monday – “It’s knowing that this can’t go on forever/Likely one of us will have to spend some days alone/Maybe we’ll get forty years together/But one day I’ll be gone/Or one day you’ll be gone”

I’ve told the story on this blog a few times before how Shea and I technically got married three times (with the related joke that most men can’t keep track of one anniversary and I have to remember three. Or, flipping that, I have three chances to remember it!) To recap… Our Three Weddings * Feb […]

¶ Posted 06 February 2023 § Humour § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Shea § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: allinclusive

Secular Sunday – 10 Things This Atheist Worships

If not a deity, what else do I have incredible reverence for? My Family All Aspects of Science All Aspects of Technology The Human Brain Books of All Kinds Incredible Athletes/Athletic Performances Amazing Musicianship Humanity In All Its Crazy Glory Nature In All Its Infinite Variety But more specially, The Beach And more specifically than […]

¶ Posted 05 February 2023 § Family § PopCulture § SecularSunday § Sports § Technology § Travel § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: allinclusive, atheism, education, science, travel, weather

Friday Fun Link – All The Beatles’ Songs From Least to Most Played on Spotify

¶ Posted 03 February 2023 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § PopCulture § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: beatles, music

Covid News and Research Round-Up

Random thoughts: * Covid isn’t over even if people are acting as if it is. * I don’t think its fear-mongering/living in fear to pay attention to what is being reported by scientists, medical professionals and others. * I have a pet peeve with people who say “My Covid was mild” which I hear as […]

¶ Posted 24 January 2023 § News § Politics § Sad § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Covid, education, health, science

RIP Uncle Stan Nagatani (1940-2022) (and a list of strangely positive things to come out of Covid)

Believe it or not, there have been a few good things to come out of Covid. Here’s a few… * greater acceptance of work-from-home in many sectors * I’d say that it’s caused many people to reassess their work-life balance * many people are also saving money by going out less for restaurants, entertainment, shopping. […]