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“It Is Now Impossible To Get H5N1 Out of the Ecosystem of North America”

1. I am of the firm belief that it is now impossible to get H5N1 out of the ecosystem of North America. Bluntly put, there is now simply too much virus present in wild birds and mammals to be able to contain it. There are also likely many more human cases than reported. — Conor […]

¶ Posted 18 March 2025 § News § Politics § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: health

Friday Fun Link – Isla Contoy

We’ll be visiting Isla Mujeres from March 2 to 9 and this will be the first time we haven’t stayed at an all-inclusive in all our various trips to Mexico/Cuba/Dominican Republic over the past 25 years. One thing we might do is take a boat trip to an ecologically protected, undeveloped island…

¶ Posted 21 February 2025 § Family § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: allinclusive, holiday

The 2024 Good Tech Awards

Always love year-end “best of” lists – this one about good tech advances that stand to benefit humanity.

¶ Posted 07 January 2025 § Internet § News § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education

Secular Sunday – When Am I Ever Going To Use High School Science?

¶ Posted 05 January 2025 § Humour § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: atheism, education

Secular Sunday – You’re Not Special But You Are Fucking Lucky

It’s been a tough year in a lot of ways – maybe the toughest of my life – but it’s ending on multiple up notes and either way, still better than none at all as my dad always says!

¶ Posted 22 December 2024 § SecularSunday § Wisdom § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, health, history, philosophy, xmas

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Two Year Check-Up (April 2015)

When Sasha was born, my coworkers at RPL threw a baby shower for Shea and I. I still remember a couple co-workers who both had older children – one in high school the other with two in their early 20s – giving me a line that I still think of to this day: “Little kids, […]