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Category: Brief Messages or Announcements
Progress on the Single Leg Sit to Stand Exercise
Well, it has been since late July since I first tried the single leg sit to stand exercise. Recall the videos of that effort? I couldn’t really do much except collapse in the chair.
I’m doing better lately but it’s hard to figure why. I haven’t really been practicing that much. You’ll notice that I’m using a throw to give myself a little extra height to make it less arduous.
Should Everyone Download and Install the Windows Preview Updates?
The short answer to the question above is “No, especially if you’re not tech savvy.”
I’m not tech savvy by any means and I quit downloading Windows preview updates long ago when I read web articles saying they could be buggy and lead to a lot of frustrating computer problems.
The latest Windows preview update has caused computer woes again for many people, enough to make it the subject of news reports.
You’ll find some experts saying you can hide the preview updates by pressing some buttons. And the Artificial Intelligence (AI) response to a web search about the issue suggests you should download and install any and all updates without discriminating whether or not they are previews.
In my opinion, I think the safest response to the Windows update preview download announcement is to ignore it and wait for the actual finished update, which usually shows up during the second week of the month.
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.
Today We Get Internet?!
Today we did get internet and TV access! Boy, that surprised us!
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.
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.
Excessive Heat Watch!
There will be an excessive heat watch today. Stay cool!
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 and death. Today’s actions relate to updated mRNA COVID-19 vaccines manufactured by ModernaTX Inc. and Pfizer Inc.”
Verbal De-escalation: University of Colorado School of Medicine Video Series cont. Chapter 5
Simpson, Scott & Sakai, Joseph & Rylander, Melanie. (2019). A Free Online Video Series Teaching Verbal De-escalation for Agitated Patients. Academic Psychiatry. 44. 10.1007/s40596-019-01155-2.
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