WHO Recommends Gay And Bisexual Men Limit Sexual Partners, Anonymous Sex, To Reduce Monkeypox Spread The World Health Organization on Wednesday recommended that gay and bisexual men cut back on the number of sexual partners to reduce the spread of monkeypox, after the WHO’s monkeypox expert, Rosamund Lewis, noted that men who have sex with men are … Read more
Mask photo Big Dig today Oh so close. I remember the television show 77 Sunset Strip. I was only a kid but I remember Edd “Kookie” Byrnes was a big thing. Morning sky photo Not sure what kind of a nest this is. MV Edenborg Its the reflections that get me every time. A pair … Read more
Nursing students staff Toronto ER in ‘tight situation’ over the weekend An Ontario nurses union says it fears health-care staffing shortages may worsen in the Toronto area after a hospital network in the city had to use nursing students and medical residents to backstop an emergency department over the weekend. The University Health Network said … Read more
Biden Team’s Take on ‘Technical Recession’: It’s Not Real President says ‘we’re not going to be in a recession’ Report could show US had two straight quarterly GDP declines President Joe Biden’s administration is downplaying data due this week that could show the US economy contracted for a second straight quarter — a development that … Read more
Big Dig today Sky photo today People drive down to the Pool 6 site to drink. Does anyone care? Trash with a view Time to start setting up the stage, only to take it back down, just to set it back up, just to take it down…. Sleeping with one eye open Not my shoes. … Read more
Big Dig today The things you see laying around the city. Morning sky photo Another section of Pool 6 fence has tipped over. Wind or vandalism? Yellow Warbler One of my crow friends The MV Federal Ems has made it to the Keefer Terminal dock after being at anchor for quite a while. A new … Read more
Big Dig today Someone blew a tire Looks like an ad for Labatt Blue, Drink responsibly. Sure thing. This drinker just tossed the empty can on the ground. Not getting a high “responsibility” vibe here. The fact that this can could have been tossed out of the window of a moving car, well, makes me … Read more
Corruption concerns involving Ukraine are revived as the war with Russia drags on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s dismissal of senior officials is casting an inconvenient light on an issue that the Biden administration has largely ignored since the outbreak of war with Russia: Ukraine’s history of rampant corruption and shaky governance. As it presses ahead … Read more
Big Dig today Sky photo today MV Viking Octantis is in port today Not as big a crowd as there was the first time the ship came into port. I guess it is old news now. ‘Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results.’. Standing up the fence after … Read more
New Study Adds To Growing Body Of Evidence Suggesting Mask Mandates Are Ineffective A new study published this month revealed that COVID-19 mask mandates in schools have little to no effect. “Our findings contribute to a growing body of literature which suggests school-based mask mandates have limited to no impact on the case rates of COVID-19 among K-12 … Read more