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Year 2 - Day 147
Aug. 12th, 2021 05:19 pmAnother hot one. Was going to do laundry - but decided against it after the Mayor requested everyone use as little electricity as possible. Also, it's going to be hot in the laundry room. My linens can wait another week. I did clothes last week, so fine there.
It'll be cooler next week.
It's 108 today, heat index, actually 97. They have a heat advisory. So I'm robot vacuuming instead.
Just looked through church's upcoming order of service - and noticed they were doing Joni Mitchell's Both Sides Now again. I don't know what it is about my church and that song. They've played it to date over thirty times, in thirty different sermons. I used to love the song, it was a favorite - but it's kind of hit that point that Broken Hallelujah did a few years back - way over played. There's such as thing as "overplayed".
**
Trying to live in the present moment at the moment. Neither past nor future. Not yesterday or tomorrow, or five minutes before or five after.
So sleepy. Did some exercises, and had a CBD which made me sleepy.
People are going on about Keto again on Facebook. I can't do it. I've tried. It makes me ill. I've got to stay off a lot of the fats and chlosterols. Not much cheese, eggs, or dairy permitted. So I'm more on a paeolo style diet, with no carbs outside of oatmeal. Also, I can't do cauliflower - it does not agree with me.
***
Covid
In a weird way, NY lucked out - in getting slammed by the virus in March through May 2020 - because that meant New Yorkers took it seriously or most of us did, at any rate. Also our leaders took it seriously. As a result, New York handled the virus better than most states, and now has among the lowest infection rates across the country.
This is not the case with the less densely populated states.
( virus overwhelms hospitals from Texas through Florida )
I find it interesting that people put their right to not wear a mask and not get vaccinated above just about everything else. Shame we can't deport them to Mars. Then they can do whatever they want - up there.
To give an idea of how vast the different policies are - New York put in place a plan, Texas did not. We can thank our disgraced Governor for that - while he may be a bully and a sexual predator, he did handle the pandemic better than most. He listened to the health care experts and worked to put a plan in place. Then let us know the facts regarding said plan. Shame Texas and Florida can't impeach their Governors for incompetence and genocide. They may not be sexual predators (as far as we know), but they are committing murder on a daily basis by enabling the virus. The virus' best buddy is the GOP.
The CDC changed its guidance again - to mandating that everyone wear masks indoors and NYC has put in place a rule that everyone must be vaccinated or test negative to go to restaurants, plays, movies, entertainment, gyms, bars, etc. Also workplaces. I'm thinking schools may be next.
And the I was advised that Monday's email is the last one I will receive in this format. It's not clear if they will send them after that or not. Curious to see what the new governor does - I'm more affected than most by changes in Governor's since the Governor is the head of my agency, they appoint the leaders of it, several seats on the board, and impose the priorities. They also lead negotiations with the unions. Pre-Cuomo, the Governors were more hands-off.
PROGRAMMING NOTE: Monday, August 16, will be the final edition of this newsletter in its current format. I thank you deeply for being readers, for staying informed, and for your individual actions that helped the State as a whole respond to COVID and get millions of New Yorkers vaccinated. Thank you.
Here's what's happening per the email:
( Governor's email )
Well, we're doing better than just about everyone else in the US, although I think the northeastern cluster- those five to six states around NY and the Lakes region are doing okay, as is California in regards to the virus - mainly because we got hit the worst in 2020, and are doing the best job with the vaccines. The conservative South is basically killing itself.
Results from the Census are in now - and well, various states lost congressional seats, and some gained them. We're all worried about the GOP districts gaining. I don't know what to think about it.
The problem with the Census though or rather its accuracy - is it was done during 2020, I have a feeling there's going to be less people in 2022 than there were in 2020.
***
This Article from the NY Times really does a great job of explaining the difference the Delta has on vaccinated and unvaccinated populations.
( excerpt )
It basically explains why the Northeast has a much lower infection rate than say Texas, and also why our hospitals aren't overrun any longer, while Texas and Florida's are.
**
It's hot here, but not as bad as elsewhere. Everything is relative.
I've been watching The Morning Show on Apple TV, which appears to be loosely based on the events that occurred on The Today Show. It's not according to various articles. If anything it's just based on the cutthroat ratings war between GMA and Today Show back then, but even that's loose. I don't know - I'm enjoying it. Has a similar writing style to Aaron Sorkin - rapid fire dialogue, and long speeches. It's a touch preachy, but not to the point that I want to flip channels - so a touch less preachy than Sorkin's become in latter years.
It does however do a good job of examining the effects of the Me#Too Movement and the firing of someone based on sexual harassment allegations.
Watching it - gave me insight into Cuomo. Martin Short has a cameo as a disparaged Director of Films, and Steve Carrol plays the fired Mitch Kessler, who got fired from the show based on these allegations. His character is an amalgamation of various others.
**
Time to make dinner and lunch, and pick up the poor tired robot vaccume.
I'm posting pictures of lovely spots, I was once upon a time at the moment. Since it's too hot to walk.
It'll be cooler next week.
It's 108 today, heat index, actually 97. They have a heat advisory. So I'm robot vacuuming instead.
Just looked through church's upcoming order of service - and noticed they were doing Joni Mitchell's Both Sides Now again. I don't know what it is about my church and that song. They've played it to date over thirty times, in thirty different sermons. I used to love the song, it was a favorite - but it's kind of hit that point that Broken Hallelujah did a few years back - way over played. There's such as thing as "overplayed".
**
Trying to live in the present moment at the moment. Neither past nor future. Not yesterday or tomorrow, or five minutes before or five after.
So sleepy. Did some exercises, and had a CBD which made me sleepy.
People are going on about Keto again on Facebook. I can't do it. I've tried. It makes me ill. I've got to stay off a lot of the fats and chlosterols. Not much cheese, eggs, or dairy permitted. So I'm more on a paeolo style diet, with no carbs outside of oatmeal. Also, I can't do cauliflower - it does not agree with me.
***
Covid
In a weird way, NY lucked out - in getting slammed by the virus in March through May 2020 - because that meant New Yorkers took it seriously or most of us did, at any rate. Also our leaders took it seriously. As a result, New York handled the virus better than most states, and now has among the lowest infection rates across the country.
This is not the case with the less densely populated states.
( virus overwhelms hospitals from Texas through Florida )
I find it interesting that people put their right to not wear a mask and not get vaccinated above just about everything else. Shame we can't deport them to Mars. Then they can do whatever they want - up there.
To give an idea of how vast the different policies are - New York put in place a plan, Texas did not. We can thank our disgraced Governor for that - while he may be a bully and a sexual predator, he did handle the pandemic better than most. He listened to the health care experts and worked to put a plan in place. Then let us know the facts regarding said plan. Shame Texas and Florida can't impeach their Governors for incompetence and genocide. They may not be sexual predators (as far as we know), but they are committing murder on a daily basis by enabling the virus. The virus' best buddy is the GOP.
The CDC changed its guidance again - to mandating that everyone wear masks indoors and NYC has put in place a rule that everyone must be vaccinated or test negative to go to restaurants, plays, movies, entertainment, gyms, bars, etc. Also workplaces. I'm thinking schools may be next.
And the I was advised that Monday's email is the last one I will receive in this format. It's not clear if they will send them after that or not. Curious to see what the new governor does - I'm more affected than most by changes in Governor's since the Governor is the head of my agency, they appoint the leaders of it, several seats on the board, and impose the priorities. They also lead negotiations with the unions. Pre-Cuomo, the Governors were more hands-off.
PROGRAMMING NOTE: Monday, August 16, will be the final edition of this newsletter in its current format. I thank you deeply for being readers, for staying informed, and for your individual actions that helped the State as a whole respond to COVID and get millions of New Yorkers vaccinated. Thank you.
Here's what's happening per the email:
( Governor's email )
Well, we're doing better than just about everyone else in the US, although I think the northeastern cluster- those five to six states around NY and the Lakes region are doing okay, as is California in regards to the virus - mainly because we got hit the worst in 2020, and are doing the best job with the vaccines. The conservative South is basically killing itself.
Results from the Census are in now - and well, various states lost congressional seats, and some gained them. We're all worried about the GOP districts gaining. I don't know what to think about it.
The problem with the Census though or rather its accuracy - is it was done during 2020, I have a feeling there's going to be less people in 2022 than there were in 2020.
***
This Article from the NY Times really does a great job of explaining the difference the Delta has on vaccinated and unvaccinated populations.
( excerpt )
It basically explains why the Northeast has a much lower infection rate than say Texas, and also why our hospitals aren't overrun any longer, while Texas and Florida's are.
**
It's hot here, but not as bad as elsewhere. Everything is relative.
I've been watching The Morning Show on Apple TV, which appears to be loosely based on the events that occurred on The Today Show. It's not according to various articles. If anything it's just based on the cutthroat ratings war between GMA and Today Show back then, but even that's loose. I don't know - I'm enjoying it. Has a similar writing style to Aaron Sorkin - rapid fire dialogue, and long speeches. It's a touch preachy, but not to the point that I want to flip channels - so a touch less preachy than Sorkin's become in latter years.
It does however do a good job of examining the effects of the Me#Too Movement and the firing of someone based on sexual harassment allegations.
Watching it - gave me insight into Cuomo. Martin Short has a cameo as a disparaged Director of Films, and Steve Carrol plays the fired Mitch Kessler, who got fired from the show based on these allegations. His character is an amalgamation of various others.
**
Time to make dinner and lunch, and pick up the poor tired robot vaccume.
I'm posting pictures of lovely spots, I was once upon a time at the moment. Since it's too hot to walk.