bookmark_borderThe COVID-19 Diary: Friday 07 October

My favorite local pizza place is Riverside Pizza. Not only is their food good, but they’re the only place I’ve found that have anchovies and green olives as topping choices. I almost never get anchovies but I almost always get green olives.

Maybe I should try an anchovy and green olive pizza.

Stay healthy and safe.







Today’s Mass Shootings

Portland police dispatched to 6 ‘significant calls’ in under 24 hours

Fort Worth police investigate quadruple homicide on south side; four people shot inside car


Song of the Day

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bookmark_borderThe COVID-19 Diary: Sunday 02 October

Here’s something you don’t see every day.

Modern pentathlon’s attempt to keep its Olympic place after the horse-punching scandal has sparked a generational civil war

Re-enactment of the incident:

Stay healthy and safe.






Today’s Mass Shootings

Four injured in East Nashville shooting

5 injured in 3 separate Seattle shootings early Sunday morning


Song of the Day

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bookmark_borderThe COVID-19 Diary: Saturday 01 October

Somebody asked me recently when I was going to stop calling this the COVID-19 Diary. It’s a good question, and one I’ve considered. COVID is still with us, although it’s not the existential threat it once (or ever?) was. I could stop using the phrase in my posts, but changing the site name and URL is a bit more complicated.

It also raises the question “Do I want to keep doing this?” The answer is “Yes, by all means.” People seem to enjoy it and I enjoy doing it. It’s a small but important part of my daily routine.

That said, the answer to the original question is “At some point when I have the time to think more about how I want to change it and what I want to start calling it.” In the past I’ve considered starting a site called Bandy After Hours, or BAH!, but that seems a bit corny. I can do better.

Meantime, it remains what it is, at least until I get my next booster vaccination.

Stay healthy and safe.







Today’s Mass Shooting

Quadruple shooting in Frankford leaves 1 person in critical condition: Philadelphia police


Songs of the Day

You decide.

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bookmark_borderThe COVID-19 Diary: Wednesday 28 September

I think everyone I know that was in Ian’s path came through relatively unscathed. Now we just have to worry about it coming back around.

Stay healthy and safe.







Today’s Mass Shootings

Two shooters, getaway driver carried out Oakland school rampage, police say

DA: Multiple people shot in Perry County

Police: Large fight led to shooting that injured 5 at northeast Columbus gentlemen’s club

‘When will it stop?’ Six injured in gunfire, including Fells Point double shooting, overnight Wednesday.


Song of the Day

The entire Song of the Day playlist is available on YouTube.