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Superdad Darren (Taken 3.5.22)

I have been building this post for a week, but it was just a dumb week. On Monday, I worked at Broncho and subsequently lost my camera battery charger, which basically cost half of what I made that night to replace. Darren had a few days off so time management is a little trickier when he's around. We went to the Zoo together on Tuesday, and of course that night I happened to eat shit when I fell in the Cool Critters house at the Zoo, so I was in agony that night. I did spend some time this week organizing my photography on my laptop, which was at least 6 months of photos just in one folder that I had to clean up. I worked for Cass McCombs on Wednesday but maybe ate something bad and was super nauseous the whole time I was there. A friend ended up covering for me, but I basically had to forego the pay for the 3 hours I was there since he was the one who had to deal with the end of show wrap up. All that and then there was recently some internet "upgrades" in my neighborhood that have left my wi-fi slow and busted all week and I just didn't feel hypermotivated to post. Thus the listings being so late last week, and this post barely coming out now.

The week did get better; I got my zoo time in, Darren's Golden State Warriors won the NBA championship, I worked for Modern English on Saturday night with no problems in what was a pretty easy shift. It was nice seeing so many friends who told me they love my Zoo pics or still read this site every post, so thank you to you all for keeping me motivated when it feels like I'm just barking into the ether. On Sunday, Nova came to the Zoo with me for a couple hours and afterward we spent Father's Day with my family once Darren got home from work. Today, being the superdad he is, he took Nova and a friend to work and paid for them to do the ZIpline and I'm sure is spoiling them with extra treats around the park. I'm just trying to wrap up this post so I can go to the Zoo before I work for Orgone tonight at the Casbah. I am definitely appreciating that today is a holiday because work is a little calmer than most Mondays, and I'm going to go take advantage of that.

Stay safe out there.

COVID-19:

CDC recommends Pfizer, Moderna Covid vaccines for children under 5 - STAT News (6.18.22)
Biden administration lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel - kpbs /AP News (6.10.22)

CDC Rescinds Order Requiring Negative Pre-Departure COVID-19 Test Prior to Flight to the US - CDC (6.10.22)

Newest Omicron Covid-19 lineages gaining ground in United States - STAT News (6.14.22)
How months-long COVID infections could seed dangerous new variants - nature (6.15.22)
WHO Weekly Epidemiological Update - 15 June

Globally, the number of new weekly cases has continued to decline since a peak in January 2022. During the week of 6 until 12 June 2022, over 3.2 million cases were reported, similar to the number reported during the previous week.
After five weeks of decline, the number of new weekly deaths has risen again, with over 8700 fatalities reported, a 4% increase as compared to the previous week.
As of 12 June 2022, over 533 million confirmed cases and over 6.3 million deaths have been reported globally

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Down to 6 Months of Age - FDA (6.17.22)
Statements on current and updated COVID-19 vaccines - WHO (6.17.22)

CDC MMWR:

COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Among Medicare Beneficiaries With and Without Disabilities — United States, January 1, 2020–November 20, 2021
Trends in Acute Hepatitis of Unspecified Etiology and Adenovirus Stool Testing Results in Children — United States, 2017–2022
Notes from the Field: COVID-19–Associated Mortality Risk Among Long-Term Care Facility Residents and Community-Dwelling Adults Aged ≥65 Years — Illinois, December 2020 and January 2022
Notes from the Field: Diagnosis and Investigation of Pneumonic Plague During a Respiratory Disease Pandemic — Wyoming, 2021

Politics:

New Sidewalk Vending Rules and Maps Go Into Effect on June 22!! This means ALL vendors are banned from Balboa Park. Finally.
Mayor Gloria Signs ‘Ready to Rebuild’ Budget. Infrastructure, Public Safety Investments Center of Unanimously Approved FY23 Budget - Office of Mayor Todd Gloria (6.17.22)

City Council approves Mayor Gloria's $5 billion 'Ready to Rebuild' budget - kpbs/City News Service (6.14.22)

Drunk Giuliani - Popular.Info (6.14.22)
California State Park and Recreation Commission Takes First Step to Rename Negro Bar. Renaming to Black Miners Bar is one of the many issues State Parks is addressing as part of its Reexamining Our Past Initiative - California Parks (6.17.22)
Office of Governor Newsom

News:

Two Probable Cases of Monkeypox Identified in San Diego County - County News Center (6.15.22)

Other Reading:

Do Animals Dream? What nonhuman animals experience while sleeping can be called dreaming, philosopher David Peña-Guzmán writes in a new book. This impacts how we should think about their interior lives.- Motherboard by Vice, (6.9.22)
California’s ‘red flag’ law utilized for 58 threatened mass shootings - UC Davis (6.9.22)
The Sriracha Shortage Is The Next Harbinger of Climate Change - Paste (6.9.22)
California Is 2022’s Most Fun State in America – WalletHub Study (6.13.22)

1st – Restaurants per Capita
1st – Movie Theaters per Capita
15th – Golf Courses & Country Clubs per Capita
1st – Amusement Parks per Capita
1st – Performing-Arts Theaters per Capita
1st – Fitness Centers per Capita
11th – Casinos per Capita

U.S. Gas Prices Continue Their Historic Surge - Statista (6.17.22)
‘Just stop buying lattes’: The origins of a millennial housing myth - The Hustle (6.18.22)