Does wearing a mask, especially a homemade mask like so many of us are wearing now, cause more harm than good? One of the posts circulating on Facebook right now trumpets the dangers of anoxia (absence of oxygen) or asphyxiation (being deprived of oxygen) from rebreathing the carbon dioxide that we exhale into the mask as we breathe. The claim is that as the concentration … [Read more...] about Masks and More
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Voting by Mail
For my Pennsylvania friends — will you vote by mail in Pennsylvania's primary election on June 2nd? Pennsylvania's primary election was originally scheduled for today, April 28, 2020, but the Pennsylvania State Senate has postponed it until June 2, 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. I signed up yesterday to have a ballot mailed to me — go to https://votespa.com if you … [Read more...] about Voting by Mail
YouTube in a Pandemic Time
What are you watching? With so many of us at least temporarily unemployed and sheltering at home, we suddenly have time on our hands to do things we could never find the time to do while we were working. For some, that's cleaning and organizing. For others, it's gardening and landscaping around their home. For me, it's working on my websites, podcasts, and writing. But for … [Read more...] about YouTube in a Pandemic Time