Andrew Bechtold was 0-for-5. He is batting .205.
Evan Sisk retired all four batters he faced, striking out one. His ERA is 11.37.
do any of youse own a teardrop camper? The good Dr. and I are looking into the idea.
A friend of mine got one from a mfg down in Florida. They stopped by our place on their way to North Dakota with it last summer and it looked really nice.
I can get more details for you if you want.
Yeah, shoot me an email if you think of it.
We have some good friends who got a Vistabule several years ago and they love it. You can set up the interior as either a bed or a couch, and they appreciate the see-through design because of the visibility it provides when towing. They are on the spendy side for teardrops, but it is real good quality.
I was on their site day dreaming. 22k is out of reach.
Same. I seem to recall they got theirs for around 16K, but it's been at least five or six years since they got it. And used ones are hard to come by.
speaking of champs, looks like congratulations to spooky?
Solid work, that. Now you can make a tradition, really dial in some PJ nuance and polish the bit. Halloween: done.
So, I got a text from my 87-year old, vaxxed and boosted dad today. He has tested positive, having gone in after several days of "severe diarrhea". That is not something you want to hear about an 87-year old. My mom (no symptoms as yet) goes in today for testing.
meanwhile, a-holes like Rogers and Cousins and many other jerks are prancing around, unvaxxed. Yes, I am pissed.
The VA was great at getting my dad vaxxed early last year, however they haven't been with regard to Booster. My mom is getting worried as he is definitely immnu-compromised and would be nice for him to have that in time for Thanksgiving.
My dad seems mostly bummed that he has to cancel a planned deer hunting weekend with my brother and his boys.
But diarrhea is not good at any age, let alone his.
Your parents are in our prayers.
Positive thoughts for your Pop, bS. Diarrhea is very limiting and painful.
I also was planning to deer hunt this weekend with my brothers in Itasca State Park - was going to fly in on Tuesday, then pushed that to today. My edema is back as of a week ago, and I can't see sitting on a plane for 3 hours, then driving 4 hrs north, then sitting in a tree when I can't even put my running shoes on. Instead I've booked additional tickets for the F-Train (furosemide) and plan to pee all weekend.
So instead the Hno's and sis are going to come over to Scandia and hang with me for the weekend/do firepit, maybe Rahmen night. They might do some bow-hunting.
Thanks. Update today, the blowback seems to have subsided. He's just very, very tired. But my mom sounds good.
Glad to hear the news. Chicken soup perhaps?
Aye. That was the plan.
The VA did a great job with initial vaccinations last year. I called last week and was told by my VA primary care team that the VA is only providing boosters to immunocompromised vets right now. I’m puzzled by this, as I know people in my community who are simply scheduling boosters through Walgreens or some other private company. My recourse was to schedule a booster through my employer, but I realize I’m fortunate to have that additional opportunity.
I got the booster a week ago and was very tired for several days - not sure if that was Pfizer or me sitting outside by the fire-pit in shorts, Trying to milk the fire pit as long as I can (true confession, I have been using briquets and lighter fluid when the Lord can't create an updraft). Once it's going, it's heaven.
Got boosted yesterday. Directly around the injection spot is slightly tender, but that's been all.
Yeah, I got mine last week. Arm hurt less than even a flu shot. Not bad.
Doc, that frustration is righteous. These fools are deliberately thumbing their noses at society and displaying contempt for the well-being of children, the elderly, and those with significant health risks.
Not to mention the gigantic middle finger they’re giving to ancestors who had no medical intervention to stop polio, smallpox, and all the other vaccine-halted pestilences that killed or disabled millions over most of history.
My sympathies as having Covid is certainly not fun, and I can't imagine the anxiety you and your family are experiencing.
While I understand some anger at those living their lives unvaxxed, do you have any anger at the companies that made these vaccines and promised a level of effectiveness that now turns out to not live up to expectations?
What was your expectation? I've heard anywhere from 65%-95%. I don't think the vaccines have underperformed at all. They require a very high percentage of people to take them and we've failed to reach that threshold.
These vaccines have saved countless lives across every swath of society that has elected to get them. Given the technological challenge involved in developing them to fight a novel virus, scaling the necessary production, and safely bringing them to public distribution as quickly as they did, I think these companies have earned some serious kudos. My frustration with them is with decisions around sharing the technology that enables their re-creation in other parts of the world.
Anyone who thinks these vaccines represent anything less than a home run in context to the historical development of prior inoculations against polio, smallpox, typhoid, and so on needs to re-examine their expectations. Viruses mutate, particularly viruses that are encountering a population with mixed immunity — and those who outright reject immunity.
Should I be angry that Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin didn’t build a log cabin on the Moon for the astronauts who followed them?
If expectations were that the vaccine would prevent the virus from killing me, or make hospitalization very unlikely, then yes, they lived up to those expectations quite well.
These vaccines have been highly, highly efficacious. The cost/benefit is ridiculously positive. I have no problem with them making money in return for saving so many lives and avoiding so many cases of severe illness.
There are other players (some Russian and Chinese vaccine makers, for example) that deserve your criticism. They actually have lied about their products, endangering lives.
My anger is righteously directed most toward certain "leaders" in our own country who have cynically misrepresented the truth about this disease, the vaccines, and the efficacy of certain "treatments" for their own political purposes.
"leaders" in our own country who have cynically misrepresented the truth about this disease, the vaccines, and the efficacy of certain "treatments" for their own political purposes.
“Leaders” whom themselves were first in line to get vaccinated.
Do you have any anger that these first-of-their kind vaccines have merely saved hundreds of thousands, if not millions of lives but are not both perfect and eternal?
Nope.
Exactly, nibs.
The science of immunity is not simple. Hence, the science of vaccine-acquired immunity is not simple.
The common cold, and other viruses that don’t typically get past our upper respiratory tract, reinfect us not necessarily because they mutate rapidly, but because our body doesn't usually produce many antibodies against these pathogens in the first place, said Mark Slifka, an immunologist at the Oregon National Primate Research Center. "Our bodies are not worried about the upper respiratory tract," he said. That's what we're seeing with mild cases of COVID-19. The virus sticks to the upper respiratory tract, where the body does not treat it like a threat. In a 2020 preprint study (meaning it hasn't been peer reviewed yet) published in the database MedRxiv, 10 out of 175 patients who had mild symptoms recovered from COVID-19 without developing detectable antibodies.
For diseases that don't fall into either of these categories — meaning they don’t mutate rapidly and they generally prompt a strong immune response — immunity tends to last much longer. A 2007 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that it would take more than 200 years for even half of your antibodies to disappear after a measles or a mumps infection. The same study found similar results for Epstein-Barr virus, which causes mono. Still, antibody responses don't always last a lifetime. That same study found that it takes around 50 years to lose half of our chickenpox antibodies, and 11 years to lose half of our tetanus antibodies. That means that without a booster shot, you could theoretically become infected with one of these diseases as an adult.
We should ALL be worried about the implications of that 2020 preprint study, because if it is right, there could be millions of Americans (and a billion or more around the world) who have had mild or asymptomatic cases and have NOT developed a robust immune response sufficient to fight off a subsequent infection. I don't think we know yet what the odds of reinfection are (in part because the data on immune response to asymptomatic infections is still pretty thin). Other findings have suggested that disease-acquired immunity may be more robust than vaccine-acquired immunity, but if that work is focused on very asymptomatic case survivors, it may tell a very biased story.
Gray ink one point higher than Joe, otherwise Joe has solid advantage in HOF catcher comparisons.
Count. The. Ringz.
Gray ink.
Huge loss for the Giants and baseball, but good for him. Playing catcher is a constant threat to long-term health, particularly brain health.
Sounds like I'm heading to Stockholm, WI on Saturday to check out a wedding venue that Elder Daughter found. I'm going to consider it a slightly meandering beer run.
You should do it on a Sunday for maximum nostalgia.
AFL report:
Scottsdale 10, Salt River 9.
Andrew Bechtold was 0-for-5. He is batting .205.
Evan Sisk retired all four batters he faced, striking out one. His ERA is 11.37.
do any of youse own a teardrop camper? The good Dr. and I are looking into the idea.
A friend of mine got one from a mfg down in Florida. They stopped by our place on their way to North Dakota with it last summer and it looked really nice.
I can get more details for you if you want.
Yeah, shoot me an email if you think of it.
We have some good friends who got a Vistabule several years ago and they love it. You can set up the interior as either a bed or a couch, and they appreciate the see-through design because of the visibility it provides when towing. They are on the spendy side for teardrops, but it is real good quality.
I was on their site day dreaming. 22k is out of reach.
Same. I seem to recall they got theirs for around 16K, but it's been at least five or six years since they got it. And used ones are hard to come by.
speaking of champs, looks like congratulations to spooky?
Yep. Perfect NL bracket.
Not being a football fan has allowed me to derive some entertainment from this Aaron Rodgers business.
huh. surprised he beat cousins to it.
This is why we can't have nice things.
In case anyone needs to know, places are taking appointments for 5-11 year olds now...
Honest Abe is going to the MoA on Friday
I know contracts in college football are largely meaningless but this seems like a good deal (opinion might change when financials come out)
Not sure how long Wild Kratts will last w/ nephews, but my fleck costume will be around for a while!
https://photos.app.goo.gl/R4vnU3GfEazEbaxu5
Solid work, that. Now you can make a tradition, really dial in some PJ nuance and polish the bit. Halloween: done.
So, I got a text from my 87-year old, vaxxed and boosted dad today. He has tested positive, having gone in after several days of "severe diarrhea". That is not something you want to hear about an 87-year old. My mom (no symptoms as yet) goes in today for testing.
meanwhile, a-holes like Rogers and Cousins and many other jerks are prancing around, unvaxxed. Yes, I am pissed.
The VA was great at getting my dad vaxxed early last year, however they haven't been with regard to Booster. My mom is getting worried as he is definitely immnu-compromised and would be nice for him to have that in time for Thanksgiving.
My dad seems mostly bummed that he has to cancel a planned deer hunting weekend with my brother and his boys.
But diarrhea is not good at any age, let alone his.
Your parents are in our prayers.
Positive thoughts for your Pop, bS. Diarrhea is very limiting and painful.
I also was planning to deer hunt this weekend with my brothers in Itasca State Park - was going to fly in on Tuesday, then pushed that to today. My edema is back as of a week ago, and I can't see sitting on a plane for 3 hours, then driving 4 hrs north, then sitting in a tree when I can't even put my running shoes on. Instead I've booked additional tickets for the F-Train (furosemide) and plan to pee all weekend.
So instead the Hno's and sis are going to come over to Scandia and hang with me for the weekend/do firepit, maybe Rahmen night. They might do some bow-hunting.
Thanks. Update today, the blowback seems to have subsided. He's just very, very tired. But my mom sounds good.
Glad to hear the news. Chicken soup perhaps?
Aye. That was the plan.
The VA did a great job with initial vaccinations last year. I called last week and was told by my VA primary care team that the VA is only providing boosters to immunocompromised vets right now. I’m puzzled by this, as I know people in my community who are simply scheduling boosters through Walgreens or some other private company. My recourse was to schedule a booster through my employer, but I realize I’m fortunate to have that additional opportunity.
I got the booster a week ago and was very tired for several days - not sure if that was Pfizer or me sitting outside by the fire-pit in shorts, Trying to milk the fire pit as long as I can (true confession, I have been using briquets and lighter fluid when the Lord can't create an updraft). Once it's going, it's heaven.
Got boosted yesterday. Directly around the injection spot is slightly tender, but that's been all.
Yeah, I got mine last week. Arm hurt less than even a flu shot. Not bad.
Doc, that frustration is righteous. These fools are deliberately thumbing their noses at society and displaying contempt for the well-being of children, the elderly, and those with significant health risks.
Not to mention the gigantic middle finger they’re giving to ancestors who had no medical intervention to stop polio, smallpox, and all the other vaccine-halted pestilences that killed or disabled millions over most of history.
My sympathies as having Covid is certainly not fun, and I can't imagine the anxiety you and your family are experiencing.
While I understand some anger at those living their lives unvaxxed, do you have any anger at the companies that made these vaccines and promised a level of effectiveness that now turns out to not live up to expectations?
What was your expectation? I've heard anywhere from 65%-95%. I don't think the vaccines have underperformed at all. They require a very high percentage of people to take them and we've failed to reach that threshold.
These vaccines have saved countless lives across every swath of society that has elected to get them. Given the technological challenge involved in developing them to fight a novel virus, scaling the necessary production, and safely bringing them to public distribution as quickly as they did, I think these companies have earned some serious kudos. My frustration with them is with decisions around sharing the technology that enables their re-creation in other parts of the world.
Anyone who thinks these vaccines represent anything less than a home run in context to the historical development of prior inoculations against polio, smallpox, typhoid, and so on needs to re-examine their expectations. Viruses mutate, particularly viruses that are encountering a population with mixed immunity — and those who outright reject immunity.
Should I be angry that Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin didn’t build a log cabin on the Moon for the astronauts who followed them?
If expectations were that the vaccine would prevent the virus from killing me, or make hospitalization very unlikely, then yes, they lived up to those expectations quite well.
These vaccines have been highly, highly efficacious. The cost/benefit is ridiculously positive. I have no problem with them making money in return for saving so many lives and avoiding so many cases of severe illness.
There are other players (some Russian and Chinese vaccine makers, for example) that deserve your criticism. They actually have lied about their products, endangering lives.
My anger is righteously directed most toward certain "leaders" in our own country who have cynically misrepresented the truth about this disease, the vaccines, and the efficacy of certain "treatments" for their own political purposes.
"leaders" in our own country who have cynically misrepresented the truth about this disease, the vaccines, and the efficacy of certain "treatments" for their own political purposes.
“Leaders” whom themselves were first in line to get vaccinated.
Nope.
Exactly, nibs.
The science of immunity is not simple. Hence, the science of vaccine-acquired immunity is not simple.
why do we develop lifelong immunity to some diseases and not others?
We should ALL be worried about the implications of that 2020 preprint study, because if it is right, there could be millions of Americans (and a billion or more around the world) who have had mild or asymptomatic cases and have NOT developed a robust immune response sufficient to fight off a subsequent infection. I don't think we know yet what the odds of reinfection are (in part because the data on immune response to asymptomatic infections is still pretty thin). Other findings have suggested that disease-acquired immunity may be more robust than vaccine-acquired immunity, but if that work is focused on very asymptomatic case survivors, it may tell a very biased story.
Buster Posey to retire
A damn fine player hanging up the cleats.
Gray ink one point higher than Joe, otherwise Joe has solid advantage in HOF catcher comparisons.
Count. The. Ringz.
Gray ink.
Huge loss for the Giants and baseball, but good for him. Playing catcher is a constant threat to long-term health, particularly brain health.
Sounds like I'm heading to Stockholm, WI on Saturday to check out a wedding venue that Elder Daughter found. I'm going to consider it a slightly meandering beer run.
You should do it on a Sunday for maximum nostalgia.