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Year #2 - Day 87
Jun. 11th, 2021 06:28 pmWell, it was cooler today, if overcast. I went grocery shopping after work - and after I talked to mother. Also talked to sci-fi fan co-worker about crazy union - he wanted to talk to a rational person about it.
Crazy union is being difficult.
( nothing new - if you read yesterday's post )
***
The mask situation in my neighborhood is the same. Most wear them, some don't - although more and more people aren't outside. Also at the grocery store today - they told me there was no more line down the aisle, and we could just line up behind the registers or find an open one. There was still a mask mandate in place. The restrictions are slowly beginning to lift.
First day on diet, not so bad. ( health )
***
News...
* Las Vegas, Nevada just outlawed non-functional turf or ornamental grass.
( detials )
[Source NY Times Evening Briefing.]
If you want grass? Avoid Nevada.
Also...
New maps produced by The Times show the most severe drought conditions in the American West in at least 20 years. And the hottest months of summer are still to come.
The outlook for the 2021 fire season is “as bad as it can be,” one expert said. The situation is especially dire in the Southwest and California, where a drier-than-usual winter and warm spring temperatures have made for a dangerous situation. The state is unlikely to get significant rainfall again until October.
In other climate news, the Biden administration plans to restore environmental protections to Alaska’s Tongass National Forest that were stripped away under President Donald Trump. The administration also plans to sell leases to develop offshore wind farms between Long Island and New Jersey that would generate enough electricity to power more than 2.6 million homes.
Oh well, at least they are doing something now. By the way - my apartment is powered by Wind Power, I have 100% Clean Energy. It's not more expensive.
* ( Anti-Trust Legistlation and Voting Rights )
* ( sports )
* While people are - once again gallivanting about, and celebrating the "end of the pandemic", others are dying still. A long-time social media friend posted on FB that it gave her pause - when the CEO of her company stated they'd spend a three day weekend hanging with co-workers in a nearby hotel. (She's doing the meetings by ZOOM.) And people are still wearing masks. Other's responded that in their area - they were the only ones wearing masks in the store.
NYC believe it or not - is more cautious than it may appear via the media.
We are wearing masks indoors, on public transportation, hospitals, prisons, offices, etc. Even outdoors.
Per the COVID Dashboard of Doom...there are currently:
( by the numbers )
But the cases are falling in the US, and there's hope.
Meanwhile there's a porch pirate stealing packages from the buildings in my area, including mine. He probably took the binoculars that I ordered for my birthday.
After months of this and in a fit of desperation - the Super posted the below bit on the front doors. A notice to the UPS, Amazon, and FedEX folks, and tenants to not just let anyone in, and to ring for the super. Also, pictures of the porch pirate take by security cameras in various buildings including ours.
( Porch Pirate )
Bro told mother - he's going to reach out to me to come up and see him, when he gets back. I'm thinking of going up to see him in July. Take a four day weekend.
On my walk to the grocery store today - discovered someone had planted their little yard with wildflowers..
Crazy union is being difficult.
( nothing new - if you read yesterday's post )
***
The mask situation in my neighborhood is the same. Most wear them, some don't - although more and more people aren't outside. Also at the grocery store today - they told me there was no more line down the aisle, and we could just line up behind the registers or find an open one. There was still a mask mandate in place. The restrictions are slowly beginning to lift.
First day on diet, not so bad. ( health )
***
News...
* Las Vegas, Nevada just outlawed non-functional turf or ornamental grass.
( detials )
[Source NY Times Evening Briefing.]
If you want grass? Avoid Nevada.
Also...
New maps produced by The Times show the most severe drought conditions in the American West in at least 20 years. And the hottest months of summer are still to come.
The outlook for the 2021 fire season is “as bad as it can be,” one expert said. The situation is especially dire in the Southwest and California, where a drier-than-usual winter and warm spring temperatures have made for a dangerous situation. The state is unlikely to get significant rainfall again until October.
In other climate news, the Biden administration plans to restore environmental protections to Alaska’s Tongass National Forest that were stripped away under President Donald Trump. The administration also plans to sell leases to develop offshore wind farms between Long Island and New Jersey that would generate enough electricity to power more than 2.6 million homes.
Oh well, at least they are doing something now. By the way - my apartment is powered by Wind Power, I have 100% Clean Energy. It's not more expensive.
* ( Anti-Trust Legistlation and Voting Rights )
* ( sports )
* While people are - once again gallivanting about, and celebrating the "end of the pandemic", others are dying still. A long-time social media friend posted on FB that it gave her pause - when the CEO of her company stated they'd spend a three day weekend hanging with co-workers in a nearby hotel. (She's doing the meetings by ZOOM.) And people are still wearing masks. Other's responded that in their area - they were the only ones wearing masks in the store.
NYC believe it or not - is more cautious than it may appear via the media.
We are wearing masks indoors, on public transportation, hospitals, prisons, offices, etc. Even outdoors.
Per the COVID Dashboard of Doom...there are currently:
( by the numbers )
But the cases are falling in the US, and there's hope.
Meanwhile there's a porch pirate stealing packages from the buildings in my area, including mine. He probably took the binoculars that I ordered for my birthday.
After months of this and in a fit of desperation - the Super posted the below bit on the front doors. A notice to the UPS, Amazon, and FedEX folks, and tenants to not just let anyone in, and to ring for the super. Also, pictures of the porch pirate take by security cameras in various buildings including ours.
( Porch Pirate )
Bro told mother - he's going to reach out to me to come up and see him, when he gets back. I'm thinking of going up to see him in July. Take a four day weekend.
On my walk to the grocery store today - discovered someone had planted their little yard with wildflowers..