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| New Male Tiger Dumai at San Diego Zoo Safari Park (Taken 3.10.23) |
It has been a mostly chill week for me and I'm loving this weather. I'm happy to report my dad is back home as of Sunday night, which I think most people in his circumstances would prefer, but it was also comforting to know he was under the care of medical professionals for a few nights and we were off the hook for driving to Chula Vista. Since he's been reclassified as hospice care, he will once again have more in-home assistance for my mom, and we'll go back to helping at night half the week. There's always an upside correlating with the downside and vice versa.
Besides my usual zoo trips, on Thursday we went to Nova's Academic League competition and on Friday I went to Safari Park with Darren which was so nice. He recommended I take the Spanish tram and it was interesting to hear how some of the animals names and information translates...not exactly the conversational Spanish we learn in school and in my normal life I don't have much occasion for using Spanish so I would definitely do that again. On Saturday night we went to the EXTC show which was pretty fun to see Darren living in his 20-something dreams and it was nice to see so many old friends at the show.
This week seems to already be spring break for a lot of people so the zoo has been packed which is why I kinda love when it rains...it definitely makes people change their plans, but when it is crowded, I can still duck away into an aviary or a quiet space when I need to. The next few weeks will probably be kinda crazy there, but I'll try and keep the habit - I feel healthier with it in my life than when I skip a day or two.
This week is going to be a little busier with some work nights at the Casbah and Music Box but hopefully I can offset with the longer zoo and Seaworld hours and lots and lots of sleep. May you all find time for the things you love, too. If you're in the market for a new pet, all adoptions are $17 in honor of St. Patrick's Day for the whole weekend.
Stay safe & healthy out there.
- COVID-19:
- Pandemic 3 years later: Has the COVID-19 virus won? - AP NEws (3.10.23)
- Omicron less likely than wild-type virus to result in long COVID, study suggests - CIDRAP (3.9.23)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Bivalent Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine as Booster Dose for Certain Children 6 Months through 4 Years of Age - FDA (3.14.23)
- Politics:
- 350.org Responds to Biden Approval of the Willow Project -350.com (3.13.23)
- Voting, race and religion: Is the U.S. Supreme Court a threat to democracy? - UC Berkeley (3.9.23)
- Who gets bailed out? Who gets left out? - Popular.info (3.15.23)
- GUNS:
- John Wick Director: No Movie Should Use Real Guns on Set - Paste (3.15.23)
- Remarks by President Biden on Efforts to Reduce Gun Violence - White House.gov (3.14.23)
- Executive Order on Reducing Gun Violence and Making Our Communities Safer - White House.gov (3.14.23)
- FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces New Actions to Reduce Gun Violence and Make Our Communities Safer - White House.gov (3.14.23)
- Gun violence is the top killer of US kids—the pandemic made it worse. Researchers call for firearm policy changes and efforts to address structural racism. - ARS Technica (3.9.23)
- News:
- Heavy Rain Causes Flooding, Road Closures Across San Diego County - Times of San Diego (3.15.23)
- E-Bike and Scooter Batteries Are a Fire Hazard - Statista (3.10.23)
- Be a Lucky Charm for a Shelter Pet - County News Center (3.14.23)
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC Data Tracker:
- 170,576 New Cases/103,672,529 Known Cases
- 1,862 New Deaths/1,119,762 Known Deaths
- 2,803 New Admissions/17,602 Current Hospitalizations
- California COVID-19 Stats:
- R-effective: 0.99
- 2,612 Average Daily Cases/11,146,227 Total Cases (6.5 new cases/100k)
- 17 Average Daily Deaths/100,640 Total Deaths (0.04 new deaths/100k)
- 5.9% 7-day test positivity rate
- 2,375 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (-80 patients, -3.3% from prior day)
- 279 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (+4 patients, +1.5% from prior day)
- 1,775 ICU beds available (-42 from prior day)
- San Diego County
- State Data:
- R-effective: 0.99
- 240 Average Daily Cases/986,445 Total Cases
- 0 Average Daily Deaths/5,799 Total Deaths
- 4.6% Daily Positivity
- 203 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (-24 patients, -10.6% from prior report)
- 20 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (+5 patients, +33.3% from prior report)
- 228 ICU beds available (0 from prior report)
- County COVID Data:
- 1,419 New Cases Since Last Report/986,318 Total Cases
- 13 New Deaths Since Last Report/5,799 Total Deaths
- 159 Previous Week Hospitalizations/39,428 Hospitalizations
- County Influenza Data:
- 45 New Cases Since Last Report/21,039 Known Cases
- 1 New Deaths Since Last Report/41 Known Deaths
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