2021.9.8: news.apt`wildlife/
5 large moths replaced 5 preying mantises:
. with the heavy amount of rain this year,
the night light is attracting a lot of small moths.
. 5 preying mantises were seen yesterday
apparently attracted by the moths;
and tonight (Sept 8) they were replaced by
5 huge moths, and only one mantis remains.
2021.8.4, 9.15: health/immunity/covid-19/
T cells can reveal a covid infection even if antibodies waned
9.15: summary:
. if you had a mild case of covid,
or it has been a while since you've been infected,
your antibody levels may be too low to measure,
but your T cells can still be measured
to determine if you've been exposed to covid virus.
. the CDC says you should get the vaccine
even if you have been infected,
so what's the use in knowing your status?
. you may be less likely to get sick again
if the vaccine doesn't cover some variants,
but the infection does cover the variants.
. you may want reassurance after vaccination
that even if the vaccine doesn't work on your variant,
you might still be protected by your infection.
. if you believe that, the CDC reminds you,
there are significant risks to getting infected;
not just death but also strange chronic illness;
so it's safer to get vaccinated than infected.
. even for children who are prone to having
bad reactions to the vaccine,
there are even more reactions to the virus.
. without any early treatment options available
(whether by politics or science)
there will be many more deaths from virus
than there will be deaths from vaccine.
2021.9.15: health/immunity/covid-19/diet/
slow-carb fish eaters less prone to severe covid:
Jordi Merino, PhD:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210908180530.htm
"Our models estimate that nearly a
third of COVID-19 cases would have
been prevented if one of two exposures
-- [uhealthy] diet or deprivation --
were not present."
2021.9.10: summary:
. this adapter makes it easier to
get a pump on the tire's valve,
if you have big tires
and pressing the pump onto the valve
tends to push the valve into the tire.
. if locking the pump onto the valve
takes a lot of power, this adapter
gives you more room away from the spokes.