bookmark_borderThe COVID-19 Diary: Wednesday 24 August

Christine Baranski scares me.

Stay healthy and safe.







Today’s Mass Shootings

More patrols after 4 hurt in Chicago shooting near Irving Park high school

NE DC triple shooting linked to shooting that killed 2 on North Capitol Street, police say

82-year-old woman killed, three others injured in Milwaukee shooting. Residence police believe is related to the incident started on fire.

4 remain in critical condition in Park Heights mass shooting

Song of the Day

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bookmark_borderThe COVID-19 Diary: Saturday 20 August

On Thursday I got a refund from Amazon for a PS5 that was apparently lost in transit. Today I went to the local Amazon Hub Counter to pick up a different order. It turns out they had the PS5 as well. This evening I called Amazon to let them know and have them reverse the refund. I figured this would send them into a tailspin and I was right. I spoke to four different people over the course of about 30 minutes.

I’ll give them credit, though. Everyone was professional and polite. I thought they might tell me that I had to return the item because they had already issued the refund, but they didn’t. Good for them.

Also, apparently Amazon has a Retro-charge Team. Who knew?

Stay healthy and safe.







Today’s Mass Shootings

3 of 4 injured in downtown Asheville shooting out of the hospital

14-year-old killed in one of two Wilmington shootings on Saturday night

Mass shooting in Washington Park leaves 5 wounded

Three hospitalized, one dead in Bloomsburg


Song of the Day

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bookmark_borderThe COVID-19 Diary: Friday 19 August

I may have found a way around my USPS address change problem. Last week when I was in NC I put my mail on hold to see what would happen. Sure enough, when I checked my mailbox today I had mail; some of it from late June with yellow “Unable to forward” labels. I’m putting my mail on hold from Monday – Saturday until further notice.

Stay healthy and safe.






Why is this ad in my Twitter feed and why is this product classified as a beauty favorite?

Today’s Mass Shootings

1 dead, 4 wounded in Homan Square shooting

4 people shot in front yard of home in Back of the Yards


Song of the Day

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bookmark_borderThe COVID-19 Diary: Thursday 18 August

You may have read that Sony’s PlayStation 5 video game console is almost impossible to find. Amazon started offering them by invitation only; you request an invitation and if you’re selected you can buy one. I requested an invitation, received one, and placed an order. I received a delivery confirmation shortly thereafter with a planned delivery date. That date came and went. Tracking showed that it was out for delivery on 15 August. That was the last update. Yesterday I contacted Amazon customer support and was told that the package was lost. It wasn’t eligible to be replaced so they gave me a refund. My guess is that it wasn’t shipped in an Amazon box or someone figured out the contents if it was, because my suspicion is that it fell off the back of the truck. I’m not upset about it. It’s not something I need, and it’s amusing, in its own way.

Stay healthy and safe.







Today’s Mass Shooting

‘I heard something loud’ | Witness details scene of double shooting near Wards Corner in Norfolk


Song of the Day

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bookmark_borderThe COVID-19 Diary: Wednesday 17 August

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…as long as that document does not offend our own ideas of decency. That should be the only censorship.


Today’s Mass Shootings

4 teen boys shot on South Side porch

4 teens shot during North Philadelphia birthday party


Song of the Day

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bookmark_borderThe COVID-19 Diary: Tuesday 16 August

What to watch:

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Today’s Mass Shootings

Police: 5 shot near West Philadelphia rec center; 96 shots fired

Teens arrested in mass shooting in Memphis: 6 shot, including 2 juveniles


Song of the Day

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