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We Got Our Vaccinations
I saw the headlines about how some people are skipping the Covid-19 and flu shots this year. But we decided to get them anyway. Sena got both but they were pretty close together and one bandaid covered them.
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Back to the Roller Window Shades?
I just heard about the new regulation banning cords on window shades. I didn’t know that window cords were so dangerous. We recently moved into our new house and need window coverings. We’ve had corded window coverings (mostly blinds) for years wherever we moved. I guess we’ll have to consider other options. This reminds me…
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Can Artificial Intelligence Learn from My Book?
Recently the publisher of a book co-edited by me and my former psychiatry chair Dr. Robert G. Robinson asked me to sign off on a proposal to involve Artificial Intelligence (AI) in using the work. The book, “Psychosomatic Medicine: An Introduction to Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry,” is 14 years old now, but is still a practical tool…
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Bathroom Fan Timers are Now Required by Code!
OK, so maybe you already knew that bathroom exhaust fan timers for reducing moisture are required by code. But we didn’t, which is why we were both a little spooked when the hallway bathroom fan came on all by itself on our first evening in our new house. It has done that a few times,…
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Casey’s Pizza Deja Vu
We had a deja vu thing with our final move out of the hotel and into our new house. Just before we first moved into the hotel two months ago, it was really late at night and we stopped at Casey’s to get a pizza. We were exhausted. Today, we finally moved out of the…
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Today We Get Internet?!
Today we did get internet and TV access! Boy, that surprised us!
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Moving Out of the Hotel!
And today we sort of move out of the hotel! Our movers get our stuff out of storage and over to the new house. We’ll hang out for another couple of nights in the hotel.
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Heading for New Home
In a few days we’ll be moving from the hotel to our new home. It’ll be another big move and we probably won’t have internet right away. So I’ll be probably be off my regular posting routine for a while. Once more to the boxes.
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Excessive Heat Watch!
There will be an excessive heat watch today. Stay cool!
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FDA Approves Updated Covid-19 Vaccines to Better Protect Against Currently Circulating Variants
On August 22, 2024, the FDA authorized new Covid-19 vaccines (2024-2025) “to include a monovalent (single) component that corresponds to the Omicron variant KP.2 strain of SARS-CoV-2. The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines have been updated with this formula to more closely target currently circulating variants and provide better protection against serious consequences of COVID-19, including hospitalization…
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