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damont(Originally posted to my GoFundMe earlier today, so I didn't bother to change the timestamp. This is basically copied verbatim (modulo formatting), including the fundraising stuff at the end; I *was* posting to GoFundMe after all. Feel free to ignore those bits if you want. Link to the fundraiser will be provided in the comments and upon request.)
Okay, got some more Links From All Over that I want to post here in "SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 related PSA / traditional weblogging meets the usual begging post" for the first time in almost a month. Subtopics are all over the map, so hang one it' might be a bit of a bumpy ride.
Just in case you didn't already know how mean and nasty this virus is, here's yet more cvidence...
How the Coronavirus Attacks the Brain
Is anyone really surprised at this next one?
Covid-19 risk linked to restaurant dining: CDC study
From the Unexpected Knock-on Effects Dept.:
Why COVID-19 made weather forecasts less reliable
And lastly, from the WEAR YOUR %$#@! MASK DAMMIT! Dept.:
Connecticut to issue $100 fine for not wearing a mask
Why Masks Work BETTER Than You'd Think
The above YouTube video links to the following, which is a great interactive page where you can fiddle with mask effectiveness and how many people wear them and other factors to see how that affects the spread of the disease.
The Multiplicative Power of Masks
After all that it's time for the usual begging part of this post. As anyone who's been reading these posts can guess, before and in addition to the usual plea for help for ourselves, I'm going to ask those of you who are able to SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES. Some businesses were essential and never closed during the lockdowns. Others, after having opened back up, are now trying to stay open to what extent they can as we struggle through various phases of "reopening" including going back to more restrictions as needed. So please do what you can to help keep your local economy a little bit more afloat. Locally owned businesses are, and will continue to be, struggling to survive and get back on their feet, so please patronize them as much as you can. BUY LOCAL. Please however, do so in a safe manner. Keep on wearing masks and other protective equipment when going shopping in person, continue social distancing. Act intelligently, because I know you can.
And now, for ourselves. Rent on the storage units is coming due in the next week and a half, the medical bills aren't going away, and neither are any of the others. And thus, because after so long we STILL can't afford shame, here's my shameless and desperate plea for help. Please PLEASE spread the word as much as you feel able; share this fundraiser on lots of social media, by email, even by writing the link on pieces of paper and passing them around. Encourage folks you know to donate and to spread the word themselves. I've long since estimated that I'll need about 1,000 different contributors to make the goal, so getting the word out is important. And IF YOU ARE ABLE TO, please donate! We know that some of you have done so in the spring, and some in the first half of the summer (for which A GREAT BIG THANK YOU) and lots of you just can't. For the rest of you, even a spare 5 or 10 clams, if that's all you can afford, is appreciated. Every little bit helps. (Remember, NO FEELING GUILTY if you don't have the means to contribute, or enough spoons to spread the word as far as you'd like. And no LIVE clams please, as the shipping is incredibly tricky and not at all cheap.) And as I also keep saying: unlikely as it may be in these times of pandemic-fueled recession, if you have any job leads for either of us, PLEASE contact us! Relocation is TOTALLY an option.
Again, if anyone here actually is in a position to help out, right now would be a truly awesome time to do so. If you can't, you can't; I understand that better than most... thanks in advance for whatever you are able to do. And remember to take care of yourselves, folks. Whatever the local restrictions may be now where you are, please practice the UTMOST caution: stay home as much as you can, go out to do what you must, and as I've been saying, keep tabs on the infection rate for your vicinity, not just your state/province/country. STAY SAFE. Wash your hands, keep hydrated, boost your immune system by whatever means works for you. Practice social distancing as much you realistically can. WEAR MASKS THAT COVER THE NOSE AND MOUTH. Keep in touch with your friends and loved ones from a safe distance. Tell them you care and that you're thinking of them. And as always, thank you for your continued support.
Okay, got some more Links From All Over that I want to post here in "SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 related PSA / traditional weblogging meets the usual begging post" for the first time in almost a month. Subtopics are all over the map, so hang one it' might be a bit of a bumpy ride.
Just in case you didn't already know how mean and nasty this virus is, here's yet more cvidence...
How the Coronavirus Attacks the Brain
Is anyone really surprised at this next one?
Covid-19 risk linked to restaurant dining: CDC study
From the Unexpected Knock-on Effects Dept.:
Why COVID-19 made weather forecasts less reliable
And lastly, from the WEAR YOUR %$#@! MASK DAMMIT! Dept.:
Connecticut to issue $100 fine for not wearing a mask
Why Masks Work BETTER Than You'd Think
The above YouTube video links to the following, which is a great interactive page where you can fiddle with mask effectiveness and how many people wear them and other factors to see how that affects the spread of the disease.
The Multiplicative Power of Masks
After all that it's time for the usual begging part of this post. As anyone who's been reading these posts can guess, before and in addition to the usual plea for help for ourselves, I'm going to ask those of you who are able to SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES. Some businesses were essential and never closed during the lockdowns. Others, after having opened back up, are now trying to stay open to what extent they can as we struggle through various phases of "reopening" including going back to more restrictions as needed. So please do what you can to help keep your local economy a little bit more afloat. Locally owned businesses are, and will continue to be, struggling to survive and get back on their feet, so please patronize them as much as you can. BUY LOCAL. Please however, do so in a safe manner. Keep on wearing masks and other protective equipment when going shopping in person, continue social distancing. Act intelligently, because I know you can.
And now, for ourselves. Rent on the storage units is coming due in the next week and a half, the medical bills aren't going away, and neither are any of the others. And thus, because after so long we STILL can't afford shame, here's my shameless and desperate plea for help. Please PLEASE spread the word as much as you feel able; share this fundraiser on lots of social media, by email, even by writing the link on pieces of paper and passing them around. Encourage folks you know to donate and to spread the word themselves. I've long since estimated that I'll need about 1,000 different contributors to make the goal, so getting the word out is important. And IF YOU ARE ABLE TO, please donate! We know that some of you have done so in the spring, and some in the first half of the summer (for which A GREAT BIG THANK YOU) and lots of you just can't. For the rest of you, even a spare 5 or 10 clams, if that's all you can afford, is appreciated. Every little bit helps. (Remember, NO FEELING GUILTY if you don't have the means to contribute, or enough spoons to spread the word as far as you'd like. And no LIVE clams please, as the shipping is incredibly tricky and not at all cheap.) And as I also keep saying: unlikely as it may be in these times of pandemic-fueled recession, if you have any job leads for either of us, PLEASE contact us! Relocation is TOTALLY an option.
Again, if anyone here actually is in a position to help out, right now would be a truly awesome time to do so. If you can't, you can't; I understand that better than most... thanks in advance for whatever you are able to do. And remember to take care of yourselves, folks. Whatever the local restrictions may be now where you are, please practice the UTMOST caution: stay home as much as you can, go out to do what you must, and as I've been saying, keep tabs on the infection rate for your vicinity, not just your state/province/country. STAY SAFE. Wash your hands, keep hydrated, boost your immune system by whatever means works for you. Practice social distancing as much you realistically can. WEAR MASKS THAT COVER THE NOSE AND MOUTH. Keep in touch with your friends and loved ones from a safe distance. Tell them you care and that you're thinking of them. And as always, thank you for your continued support.
