Dumb Donald Does Covid

News circulated late last night that Donald Trump contracted the Corona Virus along with his wife, Melania. To be a better person and not say out loud my true thoughts, I can only think of two words: karma and justice.

Downplaying the impact of the Corona virus for the better part of the year while secretly knowing its impact, karma has come for Donald Trump.

Maybe too there will be justice for those that have died from Donald Trump’s abominable mishandling of the response to it.

If you don’t know, the election is coming up. One way or another it would be good to know that Donald Trump won’t be in DC next year or the years after.

Where A Mask?

I’ve been looking for the perfect mask in the fight against the rona. I have yet to find anything that satisfies me.

First, it was bandanas. I have a few of them because I like having them around. I wore them at the start of the rona, because face masks were tough to purchase.

Next, I wore neck gaiters. These are my favorite to wear. I’ve got a heavy thick one for winter, and I bought some recently that are for the summer. But these type of facial coverings are getting a bad rap. Still, though, I like these because they can be worn around the neck normally and quickly pulled on. I usually use these on my walks outside.

Now, I’m on the regular cloth masks. I’ve bought a few more. It’s like getting to be an expensive accessory.

Covid-19 Days – 88

Maybe I’m really out of shape or maybe it was really hot, but I had some troubles on my walk this afternoon. It’s the thing that I made me sort of stop cycling: that little bit of fluttering of the pulse. I don’t know. Is it real or is it all in my mind? Am I good or will I drop dead all of a sudden? I guess I should just live my life in the best and happiest way possible, because I could be gone in an instant.

Link of the Day [3.12.20]

It’s nuts right now. The governor has taken steps to mitigate the spread of the corona virus, COVID-19. Schools closing. Events suspended or postponed. Even baseball is not going to happen at the end of the month. Here we go. Like a zombie apocalypse.

I was in CostCo this evening and the lines were crazy. I walked in and out! Luckily, I had shopped earlier this week, but I didn’t truly stock up. The Spam was gone — only two tins. I thought to myself, “Man, is it so bad that white people have resorted to buying Spam?”

Keep safe and practice good hygiene. Wash your hands. I would say don’t touch your face, but I know you can’t help it. I can’t help it. We are in this together and we’re going to need to cooperate to make it through safely.

#coronavirus

https://www.who.int

Soup is Good Food

The turn of the weather into fall this weekend has made me hungry for some soup. 

I’ve had a sour stomach for the past week. Any food I ate just does not agree with me at the moment.  Then after helping out my brother’s move, we had some pho.  Did that hit the spot!

Now’s the time to break out the soup pots and start cooking some soup.  I need to get going with that!

A bean soup that isn’t black bean.  Maybe an arroscaldo.  Some sotanghon would do as well.  A fish chowder.  Some simple roasted vegetable soup.  Barley?  Yes barley!  And more pho!

I’ll really have to start making a shopping list.  But here we go.

Eye Test

Went for the annual eye exam this morning in the early snow.

Now lately, I’ve been trying to learn Japanese via the duolingo app. I’m on my longest streak of 8 days.

Anyhow, while sitting in the chair and looking at the eye chart, when the letters went fuzzy they looked like hiragana. So much so that I was really tempted to pronounce them when the doctor asked what I saw.

Maybe. Just maybe. I’m starting to learn Japanese.

Link of the Day [10.7.16]

I had some dizziness on Tuesday. I felt like I was tipping over. And then I was anxious. It blew over and I was fine.

I had some dizziness on Wednesday. I had 3 events. I was weak at the end of the day. I thought I was fine. I thought I was going to die. I went to the emergency room to see if I was dying.

I spent the night in the ER. Then I was admitted for observations for another day. I was at the hospital for the next day.

Turns out I have Type I Arnold-Chiari malformation. Yeah sounds scary. Not sure if I should be fine. Who knows. YOLO.

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/chiari/detail_chiari.htm

50/50

While my reaction to 50/50 wasn’t about my father’s passing in the past, it was about my own future. It had me dwelling on my own health status. Even before, I was apprehensive about seeing this movie. I know I don’t like to think about my health because it scares me.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is confronted with his mortality in the form of cancer. It frightens everyone around him. His girlfriend can’t handle it and bails from the relationship. His best friend, Seth Rogen, can’t handle it, but sticks with him through thick and thin. He even gets him laid although the scene is as sexy as blue balls. All’s said and done it is his family who handles it well. His mother already dealing with dementia in his dad is solid as a rock. Eventually, he turns to her for the strength to battle and you know she is there.

The movie is standard Hollywood uplifting fight story. Lots of the story beats you’ll already know – the girlfriend and best buddy being just one of them. I wondered though if we were going to get the happy ending or the sad. I don’t want to spoil it, but you won’t be crying at the end.

Then there is the Anna Kendrick problem, or rather, patient-doctor problem. I don’t know, but rather feeling good about this couple, I was a little creeped out. They had to make her young to make it seem as it was above her station to know that perhaps having feelings for your patient is too much. It was perhaps misguided even though the story line of a blossoming relationship added a touch of warmth.

But the take away for me in this movie is that death is there. It will kill you without regard to how healthy you are. Young. Old. It don’t matter. We will all eventually pay the ferryman. And this was the most horrific aspect of the movie. Death is near. I can not get away.

3 of 5 stars.

Sick

Started as a tickle in my throat. Then sniffles. Then feeling of tiredness. Headache. Somewhat nauseous. Went home early from work. Should I go in tomorrow?