Thursday, November 4, 2021
Friday, October 22, 2021
I'm getting a booster. But I feel kind of guilty about it.
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With boosters widely approved now, I'm planning getting a booster sometime in the next few days: Today is six months since my last shot, and I've got the comorbidities. But I don't feel great about it.
NYT: "As the United States prepares to offer Covid booster shots to tens of millions of people, representatives of the World Health Organization continue to sound the alarm over the disparity in vaccine access globally, with the world’s poorest countries struggling to get even a first dose into their citizens’ arms."
How can I justify benefiting from the disparity?
My local hospital has been slammed the last few months. Some -- not even close to a majority, but some -- of those patients were already vaccinated. I have friends on staff there. Yes, I'm eager to not get sick (and whispers about a possible new Delta sub-variant in the UK terrify me) but anything I can do to stay out of bed seems like a duty to my community. But it still doesn't feel optimal.
Thursday, October 14, 2021
Sometimes I think....
...about how Morgan Freeman was a working actor, but didn't really become a star until he was around 50.
That gives me hope.
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
A thing I didn't know: Soil
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Stubborn desperation
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