Vus'musi, 18 year old bull, is back at San Diego Zoo Safari Park |
I guess I started this post sometime after the last data post which was November 15, but I'd rather just post it than scrap it. Plus there's been so much to rage about that I have to post and put it out in the world or I just internalize and stew on it and that does me no good at all.
What's especially top of mind is World Cup. It's easy enough for me to just skip watching and not actively pay attention in my own little personal boycott, but that does nothing to change the fact that FIFA is a fucked up organization and the tournament is happening under a fucked up regime and we knew it was bad when they got the deal in the first place and it still happened and it's mind-boggling. John Oliver did a great segment on it, ICYMI.
Besides all that, the past couple weeks have been fraught with horrifying gun incidents in the US, the ridiculousness of politics and Republicans refusing to concede elections they lost, and the media continuing to both-sides issues that have no justifiable other side. All of this while I was trying to enjoy my family during the holidays as best I could and my little zoo escapes when I desperately needed them. We did our big family gathering on Friday but I had to cut it short since I worked for Tijuana Panthers that night. On Saturday, we met my sister in Old Town who was towing all my nieces and nephews around but that was kinda chaotic, so I escaped for the final hour of zoo time.
I'm feeling all wintry and cozy, so I'm hoping that I can keep things mellow throughout the holidays. I'm going to work with Darren on Tuesday because he won a safari in a staff raffle so we get to see the cheetah run, which has been off view of the public since the beginning of the pandemic shutdowns. I bought myself a Chromebook for this very reason, so I can work while I sit around at the park for the day while he continues his tram training. Then I'll be at the Casbah for our annual staff holiday photo. I think we're going to see Lucius on Thursday, though I'm bummed to miss The Lemonheads on the same night. Besides that, we're rolling right into December and I keep finding things to add to my big giant holiday post which makes it a more daunting task than ever. I will try to get it done.
- COVID-19/Health:
- Keep The Flu or COVID-19 from Getting a Seat at the Table - County News Center (11.23.22)
- San Diegans Are Encouraged to Keep Vaccination Numbers Trending Up - County News Center (11.17.22)
- Flu rises to high levels across most of US - CIDRAP (11.18.22)
- What’s the difference between RSV, the flu and covid-19? Three respiratory viruses are straining families and hospital systems right now. Here’s advice from infectious-disease experts. - The Washington Post (11.18.22)
- CDPH Urges Californians to Take Preventative Measures to Stay Healthy this Winter - CDPH (11.9.22)
- Politics:
- San Diego Dumps Century-Old Law, Making Way for a Fee for Trash Collection.Voters have approved Measure B, killing what’s long been seen as a sacred cow of local politics and allowing the city to charge residents for trash collection, freeing up roughly $50 million a year to be spent elsewhere. - Voice of San Diego (11.18.22)
- Report of second major U.S. Supreme Court leak draws calls for probe - Reuters (11.21.22)
- News:
- Clear spike in anti-trans rhetoric sets stage for violence like Colorado Springs shooting, experts say. Club Q hosts the kind of all-ages drag shows that have been targeted by anti-LGBTQ protesters, spurred on by conservative media claiming kids are being “groomed” - Colorado Sun (11.20.22)
- Elizabeth Holmes Gets 11 Years in Prison. The former Theranos CEO’s fall is a cautionary tale for eccentric founders and the investors who blindly throw money at their inventions. - Wired (11.18.22)
- Pistachio Princess becomes 17th horse to die at Los Alamitos Race Course in 2022. Just last year, 13 horses died at Los Alamitos - CBS Sports (11.28.22)
- Workers Who Built Qatar’s World Cup Stadiums Were Abused and Underpaid, Report Says. As many as one in six migrant workers said they did not get paid what they were promised. - Vice (11.22.22)
- Workers Who Built Qatar’s World Cup Stadiums Were Abused and Underpaid, Report Says. As many as one in six migrant workers said they did not get paid what they were promised. - Vice (11.22.22)
- Here are things World Cup fans are restricted from doing in Qatar - NPR (11.19.22)
- How Many Lone Shooter Incidents Happen in the U.S.? - Statista (11.23.22)
- Other Reading:
- If you're planning on holiday shopping, particularly big ticket items or Black Friday shopping, my new favorite thing to watch on YouTube is The Deal Guy. He covers big box stores, warehouse stores, even Dollar Tree and Aldi. He's a total cheeseball full of dad-jokes and it's quite endearing. His videos of Costco pulled me in, but the other ones are pretty useful, too, before you run out and drop big bucks on big items, or just to learn seasonal options at stores.
- All corporations want for Christmas is a $131 billion tax cut - Popular.info (11.21.22)
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 11.28.22 6:20pm):
- 641,603,911 Known Cases/11,369,901 28-Day New Cases
- 6,631,777 Known Deaths/40,071 28-Day New Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- JHU
- 98,628,566 Cases/1,107,894 28 Day New Cases
- 1,079,477 Deaths/8,703 28-Day New Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- 305,082 New Cases/98,481,551 Known Cases
- 2,644 New Deaths/1,075,779 Known Deaths
- 3,201 New Admissions/13,390 Current Hospitalizations
- California COVID-19 Stats:
- R-effective: 1.14
- 4,264 Average Daily Cases/10,611,075 Total Cases (10.6 new cases/100k)
- 12 Average Daily Deaths/96,701 Total Deaths (0.03 new deaths/100k)
- 7.6% 7-day test positivity rate
- 2,676 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (+78 patients, +3.0% from prior day)
- COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA ( patients, % from prior day)
- 1,805 ICU beds available (196 from prior day)
- San Diego County
- State Data:
- R-effective: 1.05
- 366 Average Daily Cases/938,583 Total Cases
- 7.0% Daily Positivity
- 1 Average Daily Deaths/5,562 Total Deaths
- 205 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (-19 patients, -8.5% from prior day)
- 20 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (-6 patients, -23.1% from prior day)
- 242 ICU beds available (+9 from prior day)
- County COVID Data:
- 3,034 New Cases Since Last Report/938,321 Total Cases
- Case rate: 9.5 per 100,000 residents overall
- 5 New Deaths Since Last Report/5,562 Total Deaths
- 6.6% Daily Test Positivity/5.5% 7-day average after 7-day lag/5.3% Test Positivity (14-day average)
- 205 COVID-19 Hospitalizations. +103% over 30 days
- 20 ICU Patients. +11% over 30 days
- 42 Staffed ICU Beds Available
- 1 Community Outbreaks (7-day)
- County Influenza Data:
- 2,353 New Cases Since Last Report/10,231 Known Cases
- 3 New Deaths Since Last Report/5 Known Deaths/3 Outbreaks
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