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ConnieDee's avatar

Charlie has a gift for summarizing what many or most of us are thinking and feeling: helps us remember we're in this together no matter how cut off some of us are from just plain old conversation. I went through the exact same sequence about lambda (not on twitter) but am keeping an eye out just in case. At the same time, current news is helping me remember to be in solidarity with parents, teachers and kids (saw two kids today outdoors at our Japanese Garden dutifully and probably unnecessarily masked: that's their lives now and for the next few+ months.)

My impression is that there are too many headlines aimed at castigating the unvaccinated regions of the country. I guess that my schadenfreude and the futile thoughts that "maybe my conservative friends will see this and change their minds about everything" are a good personal target for transforming into kinder and more serene thinking patterns.

As for delta, as someone who really wants to avoid even a breakthrough case (2-3 weeks stuck at home maybe?) I'm back to where I was last year as the first cases started rising in my area: what's actually being measured, and is there some kind of unknown multiplier.

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Jane's avatar

Unless you have unvaccinated children and school is about to start. Then maybe keep scrolling and cancel that vacation?

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