Well, gross, but yay for something that works.

And congrats to askye for getting her forms.

Also, may I remind you that today is Bastille Day? including a link to that scene in Casablanca, just for ambiance.

msbelle, can you link me to said grossness for purchase? One of the dogs knocked over and broke my Japanese mosquito pig so I am in the market.

My county board held a hearing about a possible mask ordinance last night. Half the tavern league turned up (unmasked, of course, including the owner of a bar who had to shut down due to a recent outbreak with his patrons). We're done as a species, folks. We're just done.

I got to talk to some young patrons about manga today so that cheered me up.

Last time I went to the grocery store (a few days ago), I'd say about half the people were wearing masks. That's way up.

Timelies all!

I'm currently going in to the lab 4 days out of 5. Our lab space is not the biggest, so trying to social distance is a challenge.We're all masked, so that's something, I guess...

I am, as they say, all alone by the telephone. I answer calls and tell people everyone else is working from home and direct them to the appropriate email address (I have them send to team addresses, in the hope that someone will actually answer). I don't wear a mask in the office except on the rare occasions someone else is in.

Everyone here is masked for the most part. The internet service guy came to the house today to give me a new modem. The 3 of us here and service dude chatted about 45 minutes while he did his thing. All of us were masked, and no surprise, we all could breathe just fine.

This is the fly trap: [link]

This is the mosquito one that is untested: [link]

I'm intrigued by the idea of a Japanese mosquito pig!

Based on what Shir said about Israel, and the NYT story today, I am less convinced that schools can be reopened safely. The Times story said middle-schoolers were the worst carriers/spreaders.

The map for Covid cases trending upward is also awful. We suck as a species, man.

After 7 months my brother and I have finally gotten it worked out to where I can access the money in the 529 College Savings Account he set up, in his name, for Mac.

So tonight I call to get the first withdrawal. I get through all the questions and am about to give the guy on the phone the $ amount and he says "so this can only go to a school, your brother's bank account, or in a check to your brother."

HEAD DESK. The whole point of me being given access was so I could get the money to myself, the person paying the bills.

Happy Bastille Day, everyone! Thanks for the birthday wishes. I'm having an ordinary day, with cake. A cake that looks like a sheet cake, you'd never believe it, I'm a genius.

My co-workers all sang Happy Birthday to me over Zoom. It was so nice. My boss signed off with "Keep being awesome!" I like working there. I feel appreciated.