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    Corona Virus

    Flu or COVID-19 - Which is Worse?
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    I slipped up and have Covid

    we lost our Covid virginity with this variant. We're home with it now- it hasn't been awful, just very very boring. We're vaccinated (everytime) and took Paxlovid.
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    I slipped up and have Covid

    Same here. Husband and I currently recovering from our first cases. It's been mild. We're very vaccinated and took Paxlovid.
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    How can anyone still believe in covid?

    I was fascinated to find that pretty much all of us had been infected with polio as kids before the vaccine- most folks just had mild symptoms- as mild as an upset tummy for some- and a very small percentage got the more severe symptoms including paralysis. Interesting, eh?
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    Books! How do you read and what do you read?

    I'm a big fan of the Kindle and its adjustable FONT SIZE.
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    Books! How do you read and what do you read?

    I'm re-reading Moby Dick- first time in eons. I'm taking it really slow this time and savoring the language and Melville's crazy digressions from the story. It's epic. It's not like anything else and I absolutely love it. I'm living in Melville country these days and am planning many Melville...
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    whoa. That's intriguing.

    whoa. That's intriguing.
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    Help! I retired a year ago this month and the anxiety is worse than ever!

    Well, yes, that's a good point. I guess I reacted to the old canard that positive thinking can cure depression- and when I think depression I tend to think clinical depression which is very different than situational depression, which is part of the normal ups and downs of life. I've been...
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    The 3 Body Problem series on TV

    Read the first book. Not crazy about the show. It makes the book seem silly. Maybe the book was silly! I remember liking it a lot when I read it- but that was some time ago.
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    Single dose of LSD provides immediate and lasting relief from anxiety, study says

    Yeah. Agreed.
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    Help! I retired a year ago this month and the anxiety is worse than ever!

    Nope. Anxiety and depression come from our inherent "wiring", often, not due to negative thinking. This is a very stigmatizing POV.
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    Do you sometimes meet doctors who you feel are patronizing toward you?

    Sometimes? How about most times?
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    Covid is Back For a Third Time

    Feel better soon! Rest a lot!
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    Covid is Back For a Third Time

    The amount of scientific and medical illiteracy in the world astounds me. Viruses exist: https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN23335C/ Vaccines work : https://www.science.org/content/article/here-s-visual-proof-why-vaccines-do-more-good-harm Grow up.
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    What Are You Doing New Year's Eve (tomorrow night)?

    Did all my partying over the weekend at family member's house. Spent today hiking and will likely be in bed by 10:00. Happy New Year.
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