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Keep scratching your head, my man. Maybe the static electricity will trigger a neuron. It's not about liking Biden. It's about loathing and contempt for Trump. -
Exactly. This is not complicated.Comment
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In accordance with the strictures of the 4d news cycle, what was a major story on Monday and Tuesday - "surging" new COVID cases - has become back page news, well not quite back page but it's losing it's punch.
There's a new boogey man out there today even though the fear-monkey narrative about it has been around for a month or longer. Long-COVID. This is where every niggling symptom that is reported to the medical community is now being associated with Long COVID - what happens to you after you catch SARS2 and develop even mild cases of it. I'm not ready to complete ignore it because there is something to it but, of course the press blows any scary part of it way out of proportion to the facts.
It appears to be present in 10-30% (WTF, a pretty big range!) of those who tested positive in the past 16 months for SARS2 infection. The problem is that there is a bewildering number of symptoms being grouped under this diagnosis. One of the things that always bothered me practicing medicine was the community of medical professional's need to categorize and name everything. There are a lot of things in medicine that are unknowable but that doesn't stop MDs and researchers from making lists.
Long COVID is a perfect example. Oh, I have a headache or an itchy or numb area here or there. It must be from catching COVID, right?. The worst one, IMO, is psychosis. OK, sure, that could be a symptom of long COVID but is there any good research to associate causality with that infection? Nope but, yeah, I'm having a bout of it today and can't come to work. I can get paid medical leave for that? Good, I'll be back in 6w......... heads off to Cancun. Fuck that shit.
Anyway, like most COVID news these days coming from TV or your news feeds, be careful with it. Go down the rabbit hole and work to understand what's being reported compared to what's really happening.Mission to CFB's National Championship accomplished. But the shine on the NC Trophy is embarrassingly wearing off. It's M B-Ball ..... or hockey or volley ball or name your college sport favorite time ...... until next year.Comment
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"The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, .. I'd worn them for weeks, and they needed the air"Comment
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Add kitchen appliances to that list of things that have gone up. I tried to buy a new kitchen stove this week, and the prices average $100 higher than pre-pandemic prices. Part of the problem is that stores have no inventory. Whatever they have in stock is priced at top dollar. There are no bargains to be had."The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, .. I'd worn them for weeks, and they needed the air"Comment
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So glad we got a bunch of durables for the house prior to the pandemic and subsequent nonsense. Didn't plan it that way, just go lucky.Last edited by Mike; July 23, 2021, 12:04 PM.Comment
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Well, look, don't worry. Chairman Joe says the way to beat inflation is to pump $5T into the economy. So, it's just a matter of time before everyone is making way more and paying way less. Chairman Joe has spoken.Dan Patrick: What was your reaction to [Urban Meyer being hired]?
Brady Hoke: You know.....not....good.Comment
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It won't be long and everything will be free! CAN'T. WAIT.Comment
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By far the best “durable” has been stocks. Record highs again today despite last week’s crappy week.Originally posted by Mike View PostComment
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Average National Price of gas for roughly the same week of July each year
7/19/2021: $3.25
7/20/2020: $2.27
7/22/2019: $2.83
7/19/2018: $2.94
So if you measure it year-over-year, gas is up 43%
How far is it up from the 2018 price? 10.5%
Hotel rates are up nearly 17% since last year? Sounds like a lot until you discover that hotel rates in most areas are still lower than in 2019
In the end the stuff that needs to really be watched is food, clothing, appliances. Those numbers aren't as eye-popping as anything related to travel but it's more real imo. Supply issues will continue to plague us because most of our shit is made in East Asia and while things are reopening here, it ain't all hunky-dory over there.Comment
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You'll be pleased to know that Twitter had a fantastic quarter, its fastest revenue growth since 2014.Originally posted by Hannibal View Post
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You can’t post shit like this. It wrecks the narrative. Of course it will do nothing to curb the right wing fear monkeys from posting stupid assed memes. But you know, wingnuts will be wingnuts.Originally posted by Dr. Strangelove View PostAverage National Price of gas for roughly the same week of July each year
7/19/2021: $3.25
7/20/2020: $2.27
7/22/2019: $2.83
7/19/2018: $2.94
So if you measure it year-over-year, gas is up 43%
How far is it up from the 2018 price? 10.5%
Hotel rates are up nearly 17% since last year? Sounds like a lot until you discover that hotel rates in most areas are still lower than in 2019
In the end the stuff that needs to really be watched is food, clothing, appliances. Those numbers aren't as eye-popping as anything related to travel but it's more real imo. Supply issues will continue to plague us because most of our shit is made in East Asia and while things are reopening here, it ain't all hunky-dory over there.I feel like I am watching the destruction of our democracy while my neighbors and friends cheer it onComment
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Vikings OL coach fired after refusing to get the vaccine, believed to be the first coach axed as a result of the NFL's new policy
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