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Nipho & Sundzu Investigate The Arrival of Musi (3.3.24)

I had kind of a rough day. We had our apartment management coming over to check the roofing work, but knowing I had to be up early for them meant I got no sleep last night because I get crazy anxiety when someone tells me I have to be up by any particular time, even for the dumbest things. It's a problem I've had since 3rd or 4th grade and I should probably see someone about it. But in the meantime, he came by, and I did work for a few hours and then went back to bed. I wasn't feeling any better after a nap, but made myself go to the zoo for an hour to get some sun and air and steps, but instead of feeling refreshed, I felt like I was going to collapse. This is TMI, but I get very uncomfortable periods, and today I was convinced that maybe I actually have endometriosis. I was in so much pain that I thought I was going to have to pull over on my drive home. Once I finally made it home and slammed some Advil and laid down for awhile, it seemed to get under control. Still, I'm gonna have to make an appointment because I can't be going through this nonsense with every month getting worse and worse. On top of all that, it was election day and what a lackluster election it was. Of course I voted, but there's usually something you can be excited about on the ballot. There was none of that this primary.
I intended to do listings today, but I'm just going to try to get on a normal sleep cycle and deal in the morning.     

• SAN DIEGO: 
• MISSION TRAILS NEW DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME AND GATE CLOSURES: Beginning March 10, selected gates will stay open until 7PM. These include the Jackson Drive Lot, Gate 1 (Father Junipero Serra Trail), Gate 10 (Bushy Hill Parking Lot) and East Fortuna gates. The Visitor Center lot will still close at 5PM. - Mission Trails Regional Park 
• Follow the Wildflower Bloom at Anza-Borrego
• ZOO GOSS: This week has been a little hectic and I haven't spent as much time at the zoo as I'd like, but there is some news buzzing this week. Vis'Musi, the 17-year old bull who was born at Safari Park, once he was too old for his herd, he was in Fresno, but then brought back to potentially mate with non-related females. No word on whether he got the job done, but his time at Safari has ended and he's joining the males at the Zoo. He arrived on Saturday and the boys have been meeting him through the bars of the Elephant Care Center. They've opened the door wide enough that they can nuzzle but wide enough to join the boys in the yard just yet. I thought I knew his lineage, but looking at the Elephant Database, I see his mom is Ndula with an unknown father. She was pregnant when she was brought to the Safari Park when several elephants were going to be culled from Kruger. 
  The other big news is that Denny has sufficiently destroyed so much of the wood at the gorilla habitat, that it has been under renovations this week, so they've been off habitat since Monday, which means the public didn't get to witness any birthday celebration for Ekuba, who turned 18 today. Hopefully they make up for that when it gets back to normal. 
  There are also a ton of rumors about the hippos, that they should be moving to their renovated habitat by St. Patrick's Day weekend, but I heard that from one of the regulars and I don't know who told them, so I guess we'll know when we know. I'll be keeping an eye out. UPDATE!!! Hippos have moved to their old/new home. Rumor is Saturday will be the big reveal. 
• JUSTICE FOR NEX:
• How the media failed Nex Benedict - popular.info (3.4.23)
• Music:
• 2024 San Diego Music Awards Nominees - San Diego Music Awards
• Politics:
• ‘Dangerous’ and ‘Harmful’: Mayor’s Office Responds to Our Story of Distrust Among Flood Survivors - Voice of San Diego (2.21.24)
• News:
• FDA, Industry Actions End Sales of PFAS Used in US Food Packaging - FDA.gov (2.28.24)
• Other Reading:
• Why San Diego is Experiencing a Surge in Orca Activity. Researchers suggest an El Niño year and diet may be some of the contributing factors leading to more pod sightings. - San Diego Magazine (2.20.24)
• San Diego Ranks in 2024’s Top 15 Happiest Cities in America – WalletHub Study (2.27.24)
• COVID-19:
• FAQs: COVID-19 Isolation for Asymptomatic People 
• CDC’s Respiratory Virus Guidance
• CDC advisory panel says people 65 and older should get a Covid spring booster shot - Stat News (2.28.24)
• The CDC has finally loosened Covid isolation guidelines. Here’s why that’s a good thing. Isolation policies haven’t stopped Covid’s worst outcomes. Other, better policies might. - Vox (3.1.24)
• US COVID-19 Stats 
• CDC Data Tracker: New Weekly Updates on Fall and Winter Virus Season