And not to say it wasn't also a good year, because that is life, right? Shitty things and good things and all the things in between, until it's our turn to fade out and everyone is remembering us. But let's hope that is many, many years away and we continue to grow as people with each moment we have. My "zoo year" has been incredible, I've been getting in better habits - getting up earlier, staying on top of my work, setting and hitting daily step targets, making lots of new friends from all walks of life, getting daily sunshine, getting my ass off the couch. Admittedly, that means I write and post less and I haven't been going to shows as much as I once did, which I expect to find better balance for both in 2024.
Of course there are always goals to set...like cleaning out our studio and apartment and 'cleaning out the old', or taking better advantage when Darren actually has time off, but let's just marvel that we made it out of 2023. And while we have the shit elections to deal with this year, let's do our best to make 2024 a good one.
I love you all. Stay safe out there.
- HOLIDAYS:
- San Diego Is 2023’s 2nd Best City for New Year’s – WalletHub (12.12.23)
- America's Top New Year's Resolutions for 2024 - Statista (12.22.23)
- COVID-19:
- Reviews uncover no consistent link between antiviral drugs like Paxlovid and COVID rebound - CIDRAP (12.21.23)
- SARS-CoV-2 Rebound With and Without Use of COVID-19 Oral Antivirals - CDC MMWR (12.22.23)
- COVID and flu surge could strain hospitals as JN.1 variant grows, CDC warns - CBS News (12.15.23)
- Respiratory virus activity is high and rising across the United States, CDC data shows - CNN Health (1.2.24)
- SAN DIEGO:
- October 2023 Survey of Downtown Unsheltered Population - Downtown Partnership/SDHC
- A Deeper Dive: Squashing the Beef with Gilly’s – Mostly. After we wrote about investors buying up some of the city’s best dive bars, some people had a bone to pick. Many shots were taken in an effort to squash the beef. - Voice of San Diego (12.11.23)
- County Awards $42 Million in Funds for Affordable Housing - County News Center (1.2.24)
- CALIFORNIA: -
- Why you might not find your favorite cold meds at the pharmacy - UCSF/Fiat Lux (12.14.23)
- One of the world’s worst pests attacks California - UCRiverside/Fiat Lux (12.7.23)
- POLITICS:
- 10 alarming things TFG has promised to do in a second term - Popular.info (12.12.23)
- says he will "abuse power" and be a "dictator" on "day one."
- says election fraud in 2020 gives him the power to "terminate" the Constitution
- says he will issue "full pardons" to January 6 insurrectionists
- says he will cut funding to schools that cover subjects he believes are "inappropriate"
- says he will legally erase trans people and ban them from military service
- says he will end birthright citizenship by executive order
- says he will impose a new 10% tax on all imported goods
- says he will investigate NBC and MSNBC for treason and potentially remove the company from public airwaves
- says he will demand anyone convicted of selling drugs get the death penalty
- says he will order the arrest of all urban homeless and relocate them to federally-run tent cities
- A poisonous campaign - Popular.info (1.2.24)
- EIA expects combined U.S. solar and wind electricity generation to surpass coal-fired generation in 2024 - US EIA (12.12.23)
- MUSIC:
- The 25 Best Albums of 2023 - Flood Magazine (12.12.23)
- OTHER READING:
- Organized journalistic crime - Popular.info (12.11.23)
- Students privacy rights vs. parental notifications — legally speaking, it's complicated - kpbs (12.14.23)
- 2023 Expected to Be Hottest Year on Record - Statista (1.2.24)
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC Data Tracker: New Weekly Updates on Fall and Winter Virus Season
- US Government:
- State Dept:
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