Has anyone checked out covid cases in Montgomery County, dc and new York city? This wave is crashing down as quick as it rose!

Preliminary study from Israel suggests vaccines may help in preventing long Covid: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.01.05.22268800v1

(^^written back in 2020, I believe)

Poem? Absolutely.


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this abundant love


“Stay well”
we say
“Stay safe.”
we say it
to our friends
our neighbors
the checker at the store
the woman at the drive through window.
we long for the time when love was a hug
a kiss
a gift placed in a hand.
Now
love is a wave from afar
driving by a house to hold up a sign for the birthday girl
groceries left at a stranger’s doorstep
hunting through the basement for a mask unused that might mean the life of a hero.
we pour our love into a song sung
a story read
a picture drawn.
it’s there
in the teacher searching desk drawers in an empty classroom for hand sanitizer to give away
tiny children dancing the prayers taught by their ancestors
a loaf of bread passed from a full cart to an empty hand
a wedding rescheduled
an extra-large tip
a thousand fostered kittens.
the earth breathes
we take a breath together
for all the squeezing of the lungs our hearts are squeezed
and though we’ve never met before
it is the true deep wish of our breaking hearts
as we part with
“Stay well.”


Anne Lenaburg Hamilton

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have an uplifting/unifying poem to share before the weekend?

Wondering as well

Omigod Omicron
Can't wait till you are gone

Met a beautiful girl
A friend introduced her
We spent the evening in a whirl
But she didn't have a booster
So, though it makes me feel like a churl
I wish I had never seduced her.

Now I wish I had been chaste
And 7 beers I did not quaff
Since I have lost my sense of taste
And suffer from a persistent cough.

This is awesome thanks

I think the way DC is handling testing and schools is great news -- good data collection and getting kids tested and in schools (snowdays not included.)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/01/06/dc-schools-covid-test-return/

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have an uplifting/unifying poem to share before the weekend?

Wondering as well

Omigod Omicron
Can't wait till you are gone

Met a beautiful girl
A friend introduced her
We spent the evening in a whirl
But she didn't have a booster
So, though it makes me feel like a churl
I wish I had never seduced her.

Now I wish I had been chaste
And 7 beers I did not quaff
Since I have lost my sense of taste
And suffer from a persistent cough.

Anonymous wrote:It looks like DC has hit its peak. We are down 6% now. I bet a week from now the numbers are going to look a lot more promising!

This would be great. I keep looking for data that will help us know when we might be on the downhill trajectory.

Baltimore company unveils technology to instantly detect COVID-19

https://wtop.com/coronavirus/2022/01/baltimore-company-unveils-technology-to-instantly-detect-covid-19/

It looks like DC has hit its peak. We are down 6% now. I bet a week from now the numbers are going to look a lot more promising!

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have an uplifting/unifying poem to share before the weekend?

Wondering as well

Anonymous wrote:Anecdotal, I know- but I have about 10 friends/ acquaintances with covid right now, and everyone describes it as less debilitating (health wise) than many other colds their families have had in the before times. These are vaccinated/ boosted adults and their young kids. It gives me hope for when we eventually likely get it, that it might be so mild!!

I know AT LEAST 3 people who currently have confirmed covid cases and have reported the same. (I know others who have suspected covid, not confirmed, and say this as well)
Yes I know it's anecdotal but it's good to hear

Anecdotal, I know- but I have about 10 friends/ acquaintances with covid right now, and everyone describes it as less debilitating (health wise) than many other colds their families have had in the before times. These are vaccinated/ boosted adults and their young kids. It gives me hope for when we eventually likely get it, that it might be so mild!!

Thank you to everyone who keeps this thread going and keeps it positive!