Closing a chapter of my Corona Diaries, for now
Corona Diaries 13—Virology 101
I’m a science and technology writer and my job often entails taking complex scientific data and translating it for a general audience. So as a public service allow me: You big Orange Ultramaroon and Pompeous Pompadour, nature made this bug. Period. A Rush rant isn’t evidence. Evidence is evidence. There are plenty of issues to […]
Corona Diaries 10—How Do You Sign ‘Don’t Drink Bleach’?
4/27 It’s Monday and I bid you welcome to the mouth of madness. I didn’t say that last Friday. Or I did. I’m not taking any questions. I didn’t say what I said. I didn’t say what I said I said. I certainly didn’t say what YOU said I said. The media misreported what I […]
Corona Diaries 9—Who is that masked man?
4/26 He’s somebody who gives a $hit. To clarify. Every time I go out in public, I’m wearing the mask. I’m not wearing it to protect myself. It doesn’t work that way. I’m wearing it to protect you and demonstrate that I am a good citizen. We should ALL be wearing them. Hell, I have […]
Corona Diaries 8—When a false negative isn’t all that positive
4/16 From an email I wrote to my block’s listservDear Neighbors: You can just bowl me down with a feather. My COVID-19 test came back today as negative and Kara and I were both amazed. Perhaps I imagined the 18 days of fever, chest tightness and stomach distress. There’s also the 30% false negative rate […]
