I found it ironic that when I was on the Metro with a bunch of people - mostly young - with their "pro-life" shirts, signs, etc., none of them were wearing masks.

Ughh. I just had to narc on a colleague who sits across the aisle from me. He's not wearing a mask, and has been coughing all day.

I already was at a high level of annoyance with her, then she started on the mask wearing and how she really never wore one anywhere before going to work at this medical office and she never got sick.

I found it ironic that when I was on the Metro with a bunch of people - mostly young - with their "pro-life" shirts, signs, etc., none of them were wearing masks.

UGGGHHHH x3

Timelies all!

I agree with the ughs on the unmasked people.

Here's hoping Tim's second bout is mild and short-lived, Steph.

That row house is really cute, David. Good luck with the offer!

David & jz - all the house-ma! That place is adorable.

Something nice: Our local hospital gave the library enough single use masks that every library employee could have our own box. What an unexpected thing.

And a patron gave me a gift card to Dunkin Donuts just because she feels library staff don’t get enough appreciation.

sumi, those are definitely nice things!

Yes, those are nice things sumi!

I am so sorry about Tim's Covid, steph. My boss has RA and is on methotrexate and has had COVID once, but she only comes in sporadically. However, her husband is a warehouse manager for Wegman's, so he has a lot of exposure. She is nervous, but was in today and brought me an N-95 mask to wear on the bus. She slipped it under my door because I was working from home today due to a weird meeting/travel schedule ( I had a meeting ending at 5, and one starting at 6, and it takes me 1.5 hours to get home if the bus schedule meshes- which it wouldn't in this case--- I would also have a wait time so if I leave at 5:00, I actually get home at 7:00)

House, David and JZ, House!

I am skipping and skimming to share (because no one else will understand) that I just listened to a Slate podcast where Ben McKenzie (yes Ryan from the OC) is an expert and skeptic on crypto currency and he is really smart and passionate about it! I always liked him, but I didn't expect this sort of deep financial and marketing analysis. He has apparently partnered with a writer and they are doing deep dives into potential problems.

I saw that but assumed it was just someone with the same name, Ben McKenzie not being a super unusual name. How weird!

meara, I did too until I listened! And he had good things to say, especially about the danger of celebrity endorsements of crypto currency or NFTs and how they could lead fans to lose money (and how he thinks that is not right!). He seems like a smart and aware guy.

All good thoughts to covid-afflicted relatives and friends. Enormous amounts of house-ma to the Zmayhems! That's a really, really nice house and yard!