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What Does It Mean to be Fully Vaccinated?
See the gallery below about what it mean to be fully vaccinated and what changes afterward.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Jab Today
Today I got my first COVID-19 vaccine shot and I’m scheduled for the second one. This was through the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics (UIHC). It was a slick operation and a lot of people like me (in the 1b class) were getting vaccinated. There were very kind and efficient persons guiding me everywhere…
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First UIHC COVID-19 Vaccinations!
The first supply of the COVID-19 Vaccination vials arrived at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) this week. We couldn’t have wished for a better Christmas gift. As a recent UIHC physician retiree, I know first hand how hard everyone works there. They live the motto: We Stand Together. UIHC is making history—and…
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Kindness Alert!
This is just a brief announcement—a Kindness Alert. This past Saturday, we got our first load of snow of the season dumped on us, which meant we had to go out and shovel. Our driveway is pretty big. We don’t have a snowblower. This means we were out there about an hour and a half…
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Announcement: Updated About Page
Hey, I just updated my About Page. And I noticed that the retirement date I had on it was a year off. It said my full retirement date would be the last day of June in 2019 instead of 2020. OOPS! I wonder how many readers noticed it.
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Wind and Wings
A couple of days ago we were at the Terry Trueblood Recreation Area and it was pretty windy. The birds were challenged just hanging on in the trees. Eastern Kingbirds didn’t hardly ruffle a feather. The Tree Swallows seemed to be pretty good acrobats high up in the trees. The Cowbirds, not so much.
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Kudos to the Goodenough Psychiatrist for Blog Post “The Perfect Balance”
I almost never write more than one post a day, but I’m pretty impressed with the blog post “The Perfect Balance” by The Goodenough Psychiatrist. It was very thought-provoking and the Stuart Ablon Ted Talk on Collaborative Problem Solving was refreshing. A little over 3 ½ minutes into the video, Ablon says something interesting about…
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Face Shield Assembly—If You Dare
At the hospital where I work, face shields are preferred over medical grade masks, mainly because they keep you from touching your face. We now wear face masks and shields, according to CDC guidelines. We got a couple of face shields through Amazon. It’s a kit you have to put together. I wish I had…
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The Masked Walkers on the Terry Trueblood Trail
Today we took another walk on the Terry Trueblood Trail. This time there was a different feel. We wore face masks and there were new signs directing one-way traffic in order to facilitate social distancing. We noticed a few people wearing masks, but not many more than the last time we were out there. Sena…
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National Neuroscience Curriculum Initiative “Quarantine Curriculum” Starts Tomorrow
I was just notified about the National Neuroscience Curriculum Initiative (NNCI) “Quarantine Curriculum” this afternoon–the program starts tomorrow. It’s a 14-day program. It’s free and all you need to do is register (also free) to log in so they can track usage. The Zoom web-based conferencing app will be used to facilitate the program. It’s…
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