The farm I'm getting bi-weekly deliveries of fruits and vegetables from went with "there's a debate whether COVID exists or not - whose to say??!" line in its newsletter. After corresponding with them it looks like I'll have to cancel my subscription. Which is a shame, they have great products and most importantly, they employ teenagers that for a bunch of reasons don't find their place in high schools and I love supporting them in that. Very disappointed.

ION: can someone please post about the new doodle for the Buffistas zoom in the FB group? I don't have an account and want everyone to know it exists. Exists like COVID, you know, but not in a deadly or dangerous way.

I understand the pain, Shir. I stopped going to my very favorite farmer's market after they had a massive fund raising event for Trump in 2016. I did actually start going there again last week. I didn't see any activity from them in the 2020 election, so maybe they came to their senses? I've missed their wonderful produce!

DH is at the doctor getting his bite rechecked, but it is healing well so I expect her to be pleased. A bit of sales~ma would be good. He is showing her our medical software while he is there since they discussed it last time. We could use another practice a lot because we have lost a few as they get bought out by bigger groups.

My sister's cat once bit me, deeply enough that it got infected, and I ended up in the ER where I was pumped full of antibiotics and given a prescription for more. That was, perhaps, my least favorite cat.

In other animal news, seems we now have zombie minks. They're not actually roaming the countryside looking for brains, but the ARE rising from their grave. Somehow, this isn't really that surprising, considering that (1) it's 2020 and (2) we should have been expecting zombies.

The farm I'm getting bi-weekly deliveries of fruits and vegetables from went with "there's a debate whether COVID exists or not - whose to say??!" line in its newsletter. After corresponding with them it looks like I'll have to cancel my subscription. Which is a shame, they have great products and most importantly, they employ teenagers that for a bunch of reasons don't find their place in high schools and I love supporting them in that. Very disappointed.

Yikes.

I hope Rory is doing better by now!

Oh dear, one of my office managers is in the hospital with Covid. She at least is well enough to text me! She said her whole family of 5 has it. She has various medical issues so I am concerned for her. And everyone dealing with this awfulness. The vaccine can't happen fast enough. This is a medical person who was smart enough to be cautious, but who knows, maybe one of the kids brought it home.

I think San Francisco is headed for another Shelter-in-Place order. Though I don't know how that will affect me that much unless they close the bookstores and Amoeba again. I'm not seeing any evidence of outbreaks being driven by retail stores and they're barely hanging on as it is, and need xmas shopping.

One of my favorite places on Haight Street, Love It To Death (Lots of gothic curiosities) closed. I talked to the owner as she was putting things out on a For Free table. (I nabbed a vintage microscope.) I've seen LOTS of hair salons and nail salons go under. Music venues too. You really notice it here because these are all locally owned places. These aren't chains.

Yeah, when I got my haircut, my stylist took my info, because she's not convinced the salon will make it. And also not sure she still wants to work with the owner, who she doesn't trust with COVID, so yikes.

I hope Rory is better!

There are some real questions about how much vaccine will actually be available - the numbers seem to indicate that there might not be enough to vaccinate front line health care workers in these first rounds, so most of us regular folks are really looking at 2022 before we get it.

Laura, tons of ~ma to your office manager and her family.

The RI hospitals are reaching capacity, and they're having a soft lockdown for the next two weeks. I'm really worried about friends and relatives there.

Hec, I'm also worried about small businesses. I have been ordering only from local restaurants, but I haven't really been comfortable shopping in person. We have done some curbside pick up.

I ordered a hamburger for lunch because I felt if I didn't have one it might not be safe for other people to be around me. Also, I ordered ltc donuts because TCG doesn't have time to get her special treats after school and I haven't ordered her anything since I've been in pain.