(Joel Pett via GoComics.com) BREAKING: A tech billionaire and SpaceX complete the first private spacewalk high above Earth, a high-risk endeavor reserved for professional astronauts — until now https://t.co/YgHeeNvygd — The Associated Press (@AP) September 12, 2024 On the one hand, very cool view! On the other… I got motion sick on the 60th floor …
On The Road – Elma – Iceland, long delayed, part two
Elma The Smithsonian provided two excellent lecturers for our trip. (Whenever I have traveled with my kids and grandkids, my daughter always bemoans my need to “learn something” from my travels.) Anyway, our teachers did not disappoint. I noticed a woman sitting in the theater on the first night at our Meet the Captain orientation. …
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COVID-19 Coronavirus (& H5N1) Updates: September 4, 2024
Excellent news — assuming it pans out… Newly discovered antibody protects against all COVID-19 variants @utaustin @CellRepMed https://t.co/3ni1mvR5tB — Medical Xpress (@medical_xpress) September 3, 2024 More details: New report of a nasal vaccine booster provides strong, durable #SARSCoV2 cross-variant protection—preventing infection— compared with shots in non-human primateshttps://t.co/nOV0afzw85@NatImmunol pic.twitter.com/BRJin06Y4y — Eric Topol (@EricTopol) September 3, 2024 …
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War for Ukraine Day 920: The Attacks on Kharkiv Continue While the Butcher’s Bill from Yesterday Is Being Tallied
(Image by NEIVANMADE) Two quick housekeeping notes. The first is that Rosie is still going great. Thank you all for the good thoughts, well wishes, prayers, and donations. Second, despite a fair amount of sleep, I’m still fried. So, just the basics again tonight. This is the tally of last night’s drone swarm attack: Today …
COVID-19 Coronavirus (& H5N1) Updates: August 27, 2024
Colorado offers a free month’s supply of protective equipment to any farm that requests it for bird flu. But so far, @raelnb reports, fewer than 13% of the state’s dairies have requested and gotten such PPE. https://t.co/yEKF4k4Diy — KFF Health News (@KFFHealthNews) August 27, 2024 *********** Breaking news from the ER: Everyone has COVID again …
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COVID-19 Coronavirus (& H5N1) Updates: August 6, 2024
If you plan to attend an agricultural fair, take actions to help prevent the spread of #H5N1 #birdflu between animals and people. Find out how you can reduce your risk: https://t.co/K4XI5Fi7df pic.twitter.com/kfYNywX1Pk — CDC Flu (@CDCFlu) August 5, 2024 The CDC is taking social-media heat for not including the word mask anywhere in their ‘helpful …
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War for Ukraine Day 889: Tallyho!
Quick housekeeping note: Rosie is doing excellently. Thank you all for the good thoughts, well wishes, prayers, and donations. Let’s start with the good news: The cat is out of the bag and it seems that they wanted us to know. F-16 over Lviv, Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/ps2srtaPxn — (((Tendar))) (@Tendar) July 31, 2024 The Associated Press …