To nobody’s surprise, I am still allergic to oak-leaf mold, especially damp oak-leaf mold, but at least there’s several bags waiting on the curb for tomorrow’s first-of-the-season monthly pickup. (Yeah, yeah — if I wanted compost, I could pick some up for free when the city’s finished cooking it. And oak leaves make lousy compost, because tannins.) Soon’s I finish this, I’m treating my leaky sinuses to a nice nap…
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BREAKING NEWS: I have been feeling unwell the last two days – tired, headache, foggy brain. I have been concerned about COVID infection, but it was hard to imagine how: we have been so careful.
I just discovered 5 minutes ago that I HAVE BEEN MAKING DECAF COFFEE FOR 2 DAYS.
— Claire Potter (@TenuredRadical) April 11, 2020
ETA: Best entry since the Great Orme goats in the Sara Teasdale prize competition!
A road in the Far East of Russia, a driver who kept good distance and one of the world’s most endangered big cats, an Amur tiger pic.twitter.com/Me6SHn0IlP
— The Siberian Times (@siberian_times) April 15, 2020
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