Good video from a medical expert about living with Long COVID. (Not me, but a family member has Long COVID)
I am grateful for the evening shutdown routine that I learned from David Sparks. It is so true for me that if I spend 5 minutes planning the next day before I leave the office, that next day goes so much better.
I am looking forward to my morning tea tomorrow.
Finished reading: The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson 📚
Finished reading: Fifty Degrees Below by Kim Stanley Robinson 📚
We have a heated mattress pad. 🐈
It’s worth it to go down to town in the spring, when it’s still winter at home
My brother and I just agreed to meet up for the 2024 solar eclipse, maybe in Quebec but maybe in the Ozarks. Something to look forward to!
Minor breakthrough in the Python class that I’ve been taking for the past few months. I discovered Pythonista for iPad. I’ve heard about it forever, but just realized that it might work well for class. The answer is YES it’s great for learning Python.
People With Severe COVID-19 Have More Long-Term Effects, Study Find
People With Severe COVID-19 Have More Long-Term Effects, Study Finds : Coronavirus Updates : NPR
Six months later, those who’d had COVID-19 were found to be at higher risk of new onset heart disease, diabetes, mental health disorders including anxiety and depression, substance use disorders, kidney disease and other problems.
We show that beyond the first 30 days of illness, people with COVID-19 exhibit higher risk of death and health resource utilization.
High-dimensional characterization of post-acute sequalae of COVID-19 | Nature
We know a lot about Covid-19. Experts have many more questions
STAT was curious which questions topped scientists’ lists. So, we asked a bunch. More than two dozen virologists, epidemiologists, immunologists, and evolutionary biologists shared with us their top question.
I’m enjoying Peter Frampton’s new album, “Peter Frampton Forgets the Words” so much.🎶 Just a bunch of guitar rock covers, but it sounds like he’s having a good time.
Met with a few friends and did a socially distanced Shape Note sing outdoors next to a beautiful lake on a nice New England spring day. I’ve missed these sings.
New Rhiannon Giddens album! Wow! 🎶 <music.apple.com/us/album/…>
Really interesting article from Microsoft about Work in 2021, with tons of data and good charts
I just missed two days of closing my Exercise ring on my Apple Watch, after not missing a single day this year. It’s because of the COVID vaccine #2. I was down for the count and couldn’t manage even a walk around the block. Did a workout today, yay!
We use an application called Yellowdig for online discussion forums in my class 🏫. I really like it. It has a bit of an algorithm so that the most “interesting” posts are automatically at the top. It manages automated grading quite well. And it looks good.
Oops, I let myself get behind on course grading. 🏫 Trying to get entirely caught up today. May or may not make it. Let’s see, there was a new client, a snowstorm with power outage, and a COVID vaccine that put me in bed for a day.
Finished reading: An Age of License by Lucy Knisley 📚
Finished reading: Displacement by Lucy Knisley 📚
Currently reading: 50 Degrees Below by Kim Stanley Robinson 📚
Second COVID shot has me in bed for the day — heart racing whenever I get up — but I’m confident it will be over by tomorrow. I feel lucky to have access to the vaccine.
April in New Hampshire
Finished reading: The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel 📚
I just taught a 3-hour face-to-face class (with good social distancing). The first one I’ve done since November. I am utterly exhausted. It’s interesting to note this reaction. These days, teaching on Zoom doesn’t wear me out. I’ll have to work on being w/humans again.