tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049802.post4677032107052572092..comments2024-03-22T10:52:36.273-07:00Comments on snarkolepsy: she said:http://www.blogger.com/profile/15003430767746896739noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049802.post-27776681517886330202020-01-31T14:17:04.077-08:002020-01-31T14:17:04.077-08:00Age and too much work around electronics and compu...Age and too much work around electronics and computer screens have led to my needing four different pairs of glasses.<br /><br />The glasses?<br /><br />1. A tri-focal pair which I hate, but have to have so I can pass vision tests at different ranges, usually when demanded for my driver's license renewal.<br /><br />2. A pair for driving and distance vision.<br /><br />3. A pair for reading and computer screens.<br /><br />4. A pair that's made artificially strong so I can look at electronics projects.<br /><br />I'm like the opposite of a cat -- I'm super near-sighted, whereas cats can't really see much that's close.<br /><br />The thing in Finland still has me freaked out.<br /><br />It's like death walking on your shadow and the reason it hasn't touched you once again is a matter of being somewhere else on that particular date ...<br /><br />But can you imagine having to hire crime scene cleaners to do a top-to-bottom deep cleaning for one of your rentals?<br /><br />Because I'm betting that's what's going to have to happen in Finland.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3047667/china-coronavirus-beijing-confirms-use-anti-hiv-drugs-some" rel="nofollow">So far the anti-HIV drugs are working</a>, and so there are treatments that may work if this stuff isn't too far along, but at a cost.<br /><br />I wasn't kidding about the diabetes and pancreatitis, BTW, and anyone who got prescribed one of these for norovirus probably has a few stories as well.Capital of Texas Refugeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049802.post-38567063128335988272020-01-31T10:31:33.821-08:002020-01-31T10:31:33.821-08:00Hahahah. I figured that was the case. I like how y...Hahahah. I figured that was the case. I like how you are using my phrases. I had an eye appointment yesterday because I needed just a touch of help reading. My long distance is better than 20/20, but I'm not on the lightest reading help now. I was pretty freaked about about the whole eye DR's at first. I was afraid I was getting eyebola. she said:https://www.blogger.com/profile/15003430767746896739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049802.post-79382447447091926782020-01-31T00:09:54.420-08:002020-01-31T00:09:54.420-08:00"I didn't make it through your first link...<i>"I didn't make it through your first link though."</i><br /><br />There's usually a "discussion" section toward the end that spares most readers from the dismal ponderousness of charts and method in these papers.<br /><br />The short version then?<br /><br />A common brand of men's shampoo containing zinc pyrithione might do more than help treat a case of dandruff, and it might be a "novel" form of hand wash that might deal with this other "novel" thing as well.<br /><br />Zinc supplements might also help with avoiding the common cold, so they're probably already part of your "Elbow-la" routine anyway, but they're worth mentioning.<br /><br />Does this sound like a crazy plan?<br /><br />It's a better plan than hoping your local hospital has enough anti-retroviral medicine and that you won't wind up with diabetes and pancreatitis after it.<br /><br />Also, do you think they really have doses for everyone?<br /><br />What's washing your hands with shampoo that reeks of Old Spice going to hurt? Or sucking on a few fruity lemon zinc cough drops every day for a while? Maybe you could opt for the unscented shampoo and the elderberry flavor of zinc cough drops?<br /><br />So there you go. :-)Capital of Texas Refugeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049802.post-28732949071853543652020-01-30T15:06:33.482-08:002020-01-30T15:06:33.482-08:00Remember when Dr Nancy Sniderman broke quarantine ...Remember when Dr Nancy Sniderman broke quarantine over Ebola? It was then I realized that quarantines don't work. Human nature is always the same.<br /><br />I didn't make it through your first link though.she said:https://www.blogger.com/profile/15003430767746896739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049802.post-36315867773762613772020-01-30T00:45:35.095-08:002020-01-30T00:45:35.095-08:00Now there's a case in rural Finland ...
Someo...<a href="https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000006387778.html" rel="nofollow">Now there's a case in rural Finland</a> ...<br /><br />Someone from Wuhan decided that it would be an excellent idea to travel to Ivalo, which is in Northern Finland, and when things got a little bit weird she decided she'd beat a trail to the nearest major hospital which is in Rovaniemi.<br /><br />Ivalo's so far north that you can rent an igloo nearby ... which is actually where she was, now that I'm looking closer at that map.<br /><br />Rovaniemi's where you can go see The Real Santa Claus.<br /><br />This is where I have gone in the past when I've wanted to disappear and make it really damned difficult for anyone to find me.<br /><br />That's a really nice hospital though ... which I have never seen, let alone the inside of it, because I Am Not That Kind Of Visitor.<br /><br />What's next, the Wuhan-Clan decides they're going to visit sunny Destin for an "early spring break"?<br /><br />Oh, wait, better yet, what about Sanibel Island?<br /><br />Or perhaps a full tour of San Francisco with stops in Palo Alto and Mountain View through a fuckload of Lyft and Uber rides?<br /><br /><i>*grumble*</i> WE SHOULD BUILD A BIOHAZARD WALL AND MAKE CHINA PAY FOR IT <i>*ahem*</i> :-)<br /><br />BTW, after you read my non-fun reading, you might get clued in on why that's interesting reading, but I'll offer a hint anyway ...<br /><br />Look through Mister S's bathroom stuff and see if you can locate a certain product that's head and shoulders above the rest, especially if it's the basic product.<br /><br />Then look at the active ingredient.Capital of Texas Refugeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049802.post-14923496807384358022020-01-29T20:09:10.884-08:002020-01-29T20:09:10.884-08:00Speaking of tech, I can promise that this will not...Speaking of tech, <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2973827/" rel="nofollow">I can promise that this will not be fun reading</a>, but that it will be very interesting reading by the time you get done with it.<br /><br /><i>"But this is for the old variant, and this is ten years old now!"</i><br /><br />The same principles apply.Capital of Texas Refugeenoreply@blogger.com