They're OK but like sugar, the guests are so refined.
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So I tell my sister one of my best friends has a malignant tumor on his liver and she says: f****** covid vaccine.
I told her it's really, really hard to deal with that level of stupidity, as she puffs on a cigarette, but I somehow reined it in and was able to continue a conversation and have visit with her.
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Well, although I'll write about my 2024 vaccine experience, this is more about the various types of vaccines available.
Last year, I had the Moderna and, as I mentioned previously, it did not go well. I was very sick for four days, moderately sick for a few weeks, and felt crumby for months.
But this year I went with the Novavax. My reasoning was based on what I had hear from a few people in the medical profession, as well as my own research. What I found was that there are vaccines known as mRNA (Moderna and Pfizer), and a non-mNRA vaccination (Novavax). An mRNA vaccination basically teaches our cells how to make a protein that triggers an immune response. A non-mRNA (the more traditional type of vaccination) puts a weakened or inactive germ into our bodies.
What I heard from the doctors was that they believed that alternating between the mRNA and non-mRNA each year very possible produces a more broad spectrum of immune response. I was also told that most of the vaccinations this year cause fewer or reduced side affects.
I had all but decided to pass on a vaccination this year, but after learning what I did, I gave the Novavax a go. It's been 26 hours since the injection and thus far I'm doing OK, mostly just a bit fatigued and mildly "puny" (my wife's word, lol), which is much better than I'd expected. In other words, "so far, so good." Glad to have it over with!
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Well, although I'll write about my 2024 vaccine experience, this is more about the various types of vaccines available.
Last year, I had the Moderna and, as I mentioned previously, it did not go well. I was very sick for four days, moderately sick for a few weeks, and felt crumby for months.
But this year I went with the Novavax. My reasoning was based on what I had hear from a few people in the medical profession, as well as my own research. What I found was that there are vaccines known as mRNA (Moderna and Pfizer), and a non-mNRA vaccination (Novavax). An mRNA vaccination basically teaches our cells how to make a protein that triggers an immune response. A non-mRNA (the more traditional type of vaccination) puts a weakened or inactive germ into our bodies.
What I heard from the doctors was that they believed that alternating between the mRNA and non-mRNA each year very possible produces a more broad spectrum of immune response. I was also told that most of the vaccinations this year cause fewer or reduced side affects.
I had all but decided to pass on a vaccination this year, but after learning what I did, I gave the Novavax a go. It's been 26 hours since the injection and thus far I'm doing OK, mostly just a bit fatigued and mildly "puny" (my wife's word, lol), which is much better than I'd expected. In other words, "so far, so good." Glad to have it over with!
Good news and good info Brian. Thanks. Hope you continue to feel okay.
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Well, although I'll write about my 2024 vaccine experience, this is more about the various types of vaccines available.
Last year, I had the Moderna and, as I mentioned previously, it did not go well. I was very sick for four days, moderately sick for a few weeks, and felt crumby for months.
But this year I went with the Novavax. My reasoning was based on what I had hear from a few people in the medical profession, as well as my own research. What I found was that there are vaccines known as mRNA (Moderna and Pfizer), and a non-mNRA vaccination (Novavax). An mRNA vaccination basically teaches our cells how to make a protein that triggers an immune response. A non-mRNA (the more traditional type of vaccination) puts a weakened or inactive germ into our bodies.
What I heard from the doctors was that they believed that alternating between the mRNA and non-mRNA each year very possible produces a more broad spectrum of immune response. I was also told that most of the vaccinations this year cause fewer or reduced side affects.
I had all but decided to pass on a vaccination this year, but after learning what I did, I gave the Novavax a go. It's been 26 hours since the injection and thus far I'm doing OK, mostly just a bit fatigued and mildly "puny" (my wife's word, lol), which is much better than I'd expected. In other words, "so far, so good." Glad to have it over with!
Good news and good info Brian. Thanks. Hope you continue to feel okay.
Thanks, man! Doing OK today, hooray!
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
This is dumb reductio ad absurdum logic. Why would anyone do that when they could just take basic health precautions and live their lives? Especially since we are talking about precautions that people were taking at the outset of a pandemic involving a novel virus at a time when there was no vaccine yet and no therapeutics.
There are a lot of people out there who are alive today because of precautions taken by other people that indirectly protected them, and the former group will never be able to recognize it because they have subjugated their common sense and basic scientific understanding to their cultural or political allegiances.
This is dumb reductio ad absurdum logic. Why would anyone do that when they could just take basic health precautions and live their lives? Especially since we are talking about precautions that people were taking at the outset of a pandemic involving a novel virus at a time when there was no vaccine yet and no therapeutics.
There are a lot of people out there who are alive today because of precautions taken by other people that indirectly protected them, and the former group will never be able to recognize it because they have subjugated their common sense and basic scientific understanding to their cultural or political allegiances.
This reminds me of something very encouraging I heard when I got my vaccination on Friday.
I should preface this by saying that even though I live in what is typically thought of as ultra-liberal California, the fact is both my county (El Dorado) and town Placerville) are strongly conservative, and there was a lot of anti-vax sentiment in our area at the beginning of the pandemic.
Fast forward to last Friday: I'm talking to the lady who is about to give me the vaccination. We're talking about how things have improved and she says, "Yes, when all this began, we weren't giving as many injections because a lot of people didn't believe in the vaccines. But now, and especially this year, we are very busy. The number of vaccines being given has increased quite a bit."
So there it is. If the anti-vax sentiment is lessening in an area like the one I live in, then I'm guessing the same is true all over. I was very much encouraged by that nice lady's words!
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
This is dumb reductio ad absurdum logic. Why would anyone do that when they could just take basic health precautions and live their lives? Especially since we are talking about precautions that people were taking at the outset of a pandemic involving a novel virus at a time when there was no vaccine yet and no therapeutics.
There are a lot of people out there who are alive today because of precautions taken by other people that indirectly protected them, and the former group will never be able to recognize it because they have subjugated their common sense and basic scientific understanding to their cultural or political allegiances.
I was fine with social distancing and masking for the COVID19 virus as it was unknown. The article/post was referring to how masking/social distancing got rid of a strain of the flu. My point with my comment was that, sure, we could get rid of a strain of the flu by shutting down society. We could hang out in our basement/house. That's a choice. But I don't think humans are here to sit behind a computer screen and only go out to get food and exercise. So, I am going to travel. I'm going to go to concerts. I'm going to go to the office and have meetings with coworkers in person. I'm sure it sounds selfish. Billions and billions of people have been on this earth and died. Another 8 billion will too. But I'm not going to sit at home, get takeout from a restaurant, never see live music again, etc.... in order to delay the inevitable.
This is dumb reductio ad absurdum logic. Why would anyone do that when they could just take basic health precautions and live their lives? Especially since we are talking about precautions that people were taking at the outset of a pandemic involving a novel virus at a time when there was no vaccine yet and no therapeutics.
There are a lot of people out there who are alive today because of precautions taken by other people that indirectly protected them, and the former group will never be able to recognize it because they have subjugated their common sense and basic scientific understanding to their cultural or political allegiances.
I was fine with social distancing and masking for the COVID19 virus as it was unknown. The article/post was referring to how masking/social distancing got rid of a strain of the flu. My point with my comment was that, sure, we could get rid of a strain of the flu by shutting down society. We could hang out in our basement/house. That's a choice. But I don't think humans are here to sit behind a computer screen and only go out to get food and exercise. So, I am going to travel. I'm going to go to concerts. I'm going to go to the office and have meetings with coworkers in person. I'm sure it sounds selfish. Billions and billions of people have been on this earth and died. Another 8 billion will too. But I'm not going to sit at home, get takeout from a restaurant, never see live music again, etc.... in order to delay the inevitable.
You do you. These days I’d estimate 5-10% of people in crowds wear masks in those scenarios. My sister is one of them - she wears a mask in public and her annual winter sickness is no more. A friend is an asthmatic musician with severe allergies who is beyond grateful for masks, since he can make it through a show without a puffer or allergic reaction to something in the air. These are not “basement dwellers”, they’re real people whose lives are better because of this.
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Well, although I'll write about my 2024 vaccine experience, this is more about the various types of vaccines available.
Last year, I had the Moderna and, as I mentioned previously, it did not go well. I was very sick for four days, moderately sick for a few weeks, and felt crumby for months.
But this year I went with the Novavax. My reasoning was based on what I had hear from a few people in the medical profession, as well as my own research. What I found was that there are vaccines known as mRNA (Moderna and Pfizer), and a non-mNRA vaccination (Novavax). An mRNA vaccination basically teaches our cells how to make a protein that triggers an immune response. A non-mRNA (the more traditional type of vaccination) puts a weakened or inactive germ into our bodies.
What I heard from the doctors was that they believed that alternating between the mRNA and non-mRNA each year very possible produces a more broad spectrum of immune response. I was also told that most of the vaccinations this year cause fewer or reduced side affects.
I had all but decided to pass on a vaccination this year, but after learning what I did, I gave the Novavax a go. It's been 26 hours since the injection and thus far I'm doing OK, mostly just a bit fatigued and mildly "puny" (my wife's word, lol), which is much better than I'd expected. In other words, "so far, so good." Glad to have it over with!
Glad to hear this go-round has treated you much better, Brian.
This is dumb reductio ad absurdum logic. Why would anyone do that when they could just take basic health precautions and live their lives? Especially since we are talking about precautions that people were taking at the outset of a pandemic involving a novel virus at a time when there was no vaccine yet and no therapeutics.
There are a lot of people out there who are alive today because of precautions taken by other people that indirectly protected them, and the former group will never be able to recognize it because they have subjugated their common sense and basic scientific understanding to their cultural or political allegiances.
I was fine with social distancing and masking for the COVID19 virus as it was unknown. The article/post was referring to how masking/social distancing got rid of a strain of the flu. My point with my comment was that, sure, we could get rid of a strain of the flu by shutting down society. We could hang out in our basement/house. That's a choice. But I don't think humans are here to sit behind a computer screen and only go out to get food and exercise. So, I am going to travel. I'm going to go to concerts. I'm going to go to the office and have meetings with coworkers in person. I'm sure it sounds selfish. Billions and billions of people have been on this earth and died. Another 8 billion will too. But I'm not going to sit at home, get takeout from a restaurant, never see live music again, etc.... in order to delay the inevitable.
You do you. These days I’d estimate 5-10% of people in crowds wear masks in those scenarios. My sister is one of them - she wears a mask in public and her annual winter sickness is no more. A friend is an asthmatic musician with severe allergies who is beyond grateful for masks, since he can make it through a show without a puffer or allergic reaction to something in the air. These are not “basement dwellers”, they’re real people whose lives are better because of this.
Yep. That's good. Vast majority of population get the flu and it is mild to 3-4 days of not feeling well. I'm not going to wear a mask to avoid not feeling well for a few days. Now, if the flu hit me hard, or I had other medical issues, then I may take a different approach. But don't expect the vast majority of society to wear masks for the flu.
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I told her it's really, really hard to deal with that level of stupidity, as she puffs on a cigarette, but I somehow reined it in and was able to continue a conversation and have visit with her.
Insert the pulling out my hair emoji.
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
would make my job easier for sure
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Thanks, man! Doing OK today, hooray!
There are a lot of people out there who are alive today because of precautions taken by other people that indirectly protected them, and the former group will never be able to recognize it because they have subjugated their common sense and basic scientific understanding to their cultural or political allegiances.
EV
Toronto Film Festival 9/11/2007, '08 - Toronto 1 & 2, '09 - Albany 1, '11 - Chicago 1