I love summer, sourdough waffles with fresh strawberries and apricots 🍞
People who survived Covid-19 are 59% more likely to die within the following six months than people who were never infected
Long Covid May Help Us Understand Diseases Like Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Bloomberg
Currently reading: Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo 📚
Currently reading: The Arrest by Jonathan Lethem 📚
Finished reading: The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel 📚 So fun. I loved this book. Read it twice over and expect to re-read it many times.
Finished reading: What I Found in a Thousand Towns: A Traveling Musician’s Guide to Rebuilding America’s Communities-One Coffee Shop, Dog Run, and Open-Mike Night at a Time by Dar Williams 📚 Definitely an interesting and thought-provoking read. This book provides support and some guidance for anyone who has ever wanted to build more community in their town.
Finished reading: The City We Became by N.K. Jemison 📚 A very fun read, highly recommended, especially if you are fond of the city of New York. I’m looking forward to the next books in this trilogy.
Back home after 8 days away, 1200 miles, 24 hours of drive time. It was wonderful to visit a beloved aunt and my long-COVID brother. I have two podcast recommendations.
The first podcast 🎙️ recommendation: Lolita Podcast. I know I’ve been dissing Nabokov this past year. After listening to over 12 hours of this podcast, I’m ready to re-read Lolita from a new perspective.
The second podcast 🎙️recommendation: Over the Road — Radiotopia. Perfect for many hours of drive time, as we learn about the lives of long-haul truck drivers.
Teaberry ice cream A Pennsylvania specialty. Similar to wintergreen. I quite like it.
I’m about to leave home for a road trip. It’s the first time I’ll sleep somewhere else since February 2020. I’m surprisingly nervous! But I expect to get over it and have a good vacation.
Scientists begin to unravel the mysteries of the coronavirus and brains
A few things I liked at WWDC, but a few things I hate, like the new Safari design.
I made preserved lemons! We’re gonna try them in a quinoa veggie dish tonight.
Finished reading: Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor 📚 A fun and fast read with great characters.
Finished reading: Writers and Lovers by Lily King 📚 Oh, I really liked this book. At first, I was not grabbed by it. But as it went on, the more I loved it. The author does a masterful job of centering the book on women, rather than having everything be a reflection of men.
Currently reading: Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life by Louise Aronson 📚
Currently reading: The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin 📚
Currently reading: Writers & Lovers by Lily King 📚
Finished reading: Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon 📚 Horrible book. Sexist, racist, drug-addled ravings. Surely a book that has not stood the test of time. And why did so many male mid-century writers think that child rape was a good and sexy topic? My level of disgust is difficult to communicate.
Currently reading: Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor 📚
Sometimes in the morning I have to remind myself “Lisa, you are wasting the few good minutes that you get in a day.” So I’ll bid micro.blog goodbye until this afternoon and get going on the online class I’m teaching Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday this week.
My brother:
As I taught myself more about ME/CFS, I noticed that two phrases often appeared in close proximity to the term: “It is not fully understood” and “There are no approved treatments.”
A Science Insider Gets an Inside View of Nath’s Long COVID Study - Health Rising
By contrast, if the body is exposed to the coronavirus after vaccination, the immune system is now primed to generate “a very organized response to the virus,” making long COVID unlikely
Experts say most vaccinated against COVID-19 don’t need masks - Los Angeles Times