Ramblings and Curated Info For "Interesting Times"
The big umbrella for Coronavirus related stuff
Doom and gloom are cheap ways to fill blog pages, I know. In between feeling doomful gloomful panic the last six months while the Saga Of The New Landlord played out, I tried to write a few upbeat posts, and failed. And now I’m going to write another gloomful doomful post, damnit. World Political Situation: … Read more
Since the start of the pandemic we’ve had a chance to prove what utter asshats we can be. We’ve also proved that NOT being an asshat is possible. Take it away, Ted! Toilet paper – it was the thing that proved human asshattery knows few limits, almost a year ago now. People proved the Politics … Read more
Wishing for all of us, a less ‘interesting’ year than the last one…
In Australia, we’re in the no-longer-so-unique situation of the whole damn country knowing that everything’s going to change due to COVID-19 and it’s progeny, we know that things DO DAMN WELL HAVE TO CHANGE if we want the planet to survive. And our government is still firmly stuck in the pre-Industrial Ages and stubbornly refusing … Read more
I’ve started a new thing, just an idea but I may keep it up. I read a LOT during the average month, and most of it doesn’t make it to this site as articles. But I save links that are too interesting to lose sight of but I’m not wanting to turn into articles. I’ll … Read more
It appears that COVID-19 is to have a younger sibling, this one originating in the cute little mink. Over 200 people in Denmark have fallen ill with a genotype of coronavirus that is associated with mink that are farmed there. That’s about half of Danes with coronavirus, and seems to indicate that we’ll have two … Read more
It’s been a long time for Melburnians – and First Dog nailed it. I think he could have done it all with just one panel of the strip. See The Strip On The Guardian This one panel captures the feeling perfectly I think
https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/news/staying-covid-safe-during-pollen-and-thunderstorm-asthma-season TL;DR – If you think your allergy reaction is different this year, get a COVID test.
So this happened, someone who’s chafing under the totalitarian yoke of having to wear a mask, not spread COVID-19 far and wide, and keep their fellow humans safe, mentioned that “COVID-19 – it’s just a flu” and I think she personally won’t be our cleaner any more. I’ll call her Karen, for no reason. . … Read more
Technological innovation is being deployed to health systems in all sorts of ways. I’ve now encountered a range of health apps, and heard of even more either available or in the last stages of development. My GPs and specialists consult with me over the telephone or via a video meeting, and they can now send … Read more