This is when I remember a key lesson from long ago. Few of us are unique or alone in our reactions to events. Individual responses to this unnatural period of restriction, concern (if not fear), and uncertainty tend to follow a few patterns. One of them right now is having problems sleeping. More below. https://www.vox.com/22671566/sleep-deprived-insomnia-covid-pandemic-stress-anxiety … Continue reading Another side-effect of the pandemic — we can’t sleep
Month: September 2021
9 PC games you can play forever
I happily left the PC world for good more than a decade ago and haven't missed the many obscure error messages, the blue screen of death, or many other features of the Windows-based PC world. Since I use the more robust PC version of Quicken, I'm still stuck with using that program inside Windows inside … Continue reading 9 PC games you can play forever
Standard wind gusts are increasing and NYC just isn’t ready for that
I read a science fiction story decades ago which posited a climate crisis consisting solely of steadily increasing winds. Eventually people couldn't live above ground and fresh oxygen became difficult to capture as anything above ground level immediately snapped in the wind. We obviously aren't there yet but this story reminded me of the extreme … Continue reading Standard wind gusts are increasing and NYC just isn’t ready for that
Changing minds about vaccination — what works? why?
https://www.salon.com/2021/09/13/changing-your-mind-about-vaccines-people-can-do-it-for-a-number-of-reasons/ Changing your mind about vaccines: People can do it, for a number of reasons Among the shockingly large number of vaccine-averse Americans, many have come around By MATTHEW ROZSA Last week, President Joe Biden announced a series of new policies intended to pressure unvaccinated Americans into getting their COVID-19 shots. There was no pretense of … Continue reading Changing minds about vaccination — what works? why?
iPhone 13 orders outpacing iPhone 12
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/09/16/preorders-for-iphone-13-outpace-iphone-12-likely-due-to-huawei-struggles? Preorders for iPhone 13 outpace iPhone 12, likely due to Huawei struggles Mike Peterson | Sep 16, 2021 Customers in China have placed more than 2 million preorders for Apple's iPhone 13 lineup, surpassing the number of iPhone 12 preorders in 2020, likely because of the void left by high-end Huawei handsets. According to the South China Morning Post, … Continue reading iPhone 13 orders outpacing iPhone 12
Snopes says CNN correct — 1 in 500 U.S. residents has died of COVID
From the Washington Post, an additional set of facts: it took 19 months for the pandemic in the United States to reach this cruel milestone: covid-19 has killed approximately 1 in 500 Americans. Those deaths were unevenly distributed across the populace by age and race. One in 35 Americans older than 85 died of covid-19. And Native … Continue reading Snopes says CNN correct — 1 in 500 U.S. residents has died of COVID
How can scientists and the informed get thru to those who are clueless about the climate crisis?
https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/can-we-find-a-new-way-to-tell-the-story-of-climate-change? Can We Find a New Way to Tell the Story of Climate Change? An emerging genre of climate memoirs searches for narratives that will not only convince readers of the crisis at hand but galvanize them to do something about it. By David S. WallaceSeptember 15, 2021 Many of us readily accept the fact that … Continue reading How can scientists and the informed get thru to those who are clueless about the climate crisis?
NatureQuant — a new way of encouraging the use of nature as medicine
https://apple.news/A-xJJYMGkROOEYCx6N8GiPQ -- OUTDOOR MAGAZINE INNOVATION 2021, 1 BRAIN ON NATURE CONGRATS, YOU JUST EARNED THREE LEAVES! A new app called NatureQuant harnesses the latest nature-is-medicine research to track and rate your time outside. Next up: determining the right dose. THE CORPORATE ORIGIN STORY IS ALMOST PERFECT. ONCE UPON A TIME, A DATA GUY, A SOFTWARE … Continue reading NatureQuant — a new way of encouraging the use of nature as medicine
Two new food places on Manhattan’s UWS
ilovetheupperwestside.com/delice-macarons-opens-at-75th-and-amsterdam/? ilovetheupperwestside.com/el-gallo-taqueria-502-amsterdam-avenue/? New Taco Place Opening on 84th and Amsterdam Mike Mishkin September 12, 2021 Food & Drink El Gallo Taqueria will soon be bringing its tacos to the Upper West Side. The owners tell us they’ll be opening at 502 Amsterdam Avenue, between 84th and 85th Streets, by the end of September. This space was once … Continue reading Two new food places on Manhattan’s UWS
Another way of encouraging employees to vaccinate (from the MTA)
https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/9/12/22667777/no-covid-death-benefit-for-unvaccinated-mta-bus-subway-workers MTA Yanks $500K COVID Death Benefit From Unvaccinated Transit Workers BY JOSE MARTINEZ SEP 12, 2021, 8:57 PM EDT MTA employee gets a shot at a COVID-19 vaccination center at the Jamaica Long Island Rail Road Station in Queens, Mar. 25, 2021. Struggling to get its workforce vaccinated, the MTA has pulled a $500,000 death benefit … Continue reading Another way of encouraging employees to vaccinate (from the MTA)
Biden’s solar energy plan would remake the U.S. electricity system
https://theconversation.com/bidens-proposed-tenfold-increase-in-solar-power-would-remake-the-us-electricity-system-167605 Biden’s proposed tenfold increase in solar power would remake the US electricity system September 10, 2021 8.27am EDT Author Joshua D. RhodesResearch Associate, University of Texas at Austin Disclosure statement Joshua D. Rhodes is a consultant at IdeaSmiths LLC which does energy systems analysis and studies for utilities and environmental groups. At UT-Austin, he has … Continue reading Biden’s solar energy plan would remake the U.S. electricity system
2 UWS bagel joints among best in NYC
https://patch.com/new-york/upper-west-side-nyc/2-upper-west-side-bagel-joints-named-among-best-new-york-city 2 Upper West Side Bagel Joints Named Among Best In New York City Bagels are the holy grail of New York City cuisine and two Upper West Side joints just got named as the very best bagel makers in the city. Gus Saltonstall, Patch StaffPosted Wed, Sep 1, 2021 at 10:20 am (1)Two Upper West Side … Continue reading 2 UWS bagel joints among best in NYC
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