It was a frigid late Thursday and I just assumed it was my old lady low blood pressure so, suited up substantially in layers, crawled under the comforter, got very comfortable and drifted off. Hours later, unbeknownst to me, the boiler malfunctioned. When I woke, I was soaked in sweat and so were my bedclothes!
Huh?
Turned out a neighbor, having risen earlier, called our Super and he had manually turned it on.
Ha
4.3.2020
7:a.m.
Later, in a light rain I visited Gandhi at Union square
A being has built it's large nest high in the tree behind him. Probably a squirrel.
Fortunate choice.
News
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4.4.2020
7 a.m.
Manhattan View on another rainy lock-down day turned blue thanks to the 'dawn/dusk' setting. Now clanking 100 year old iron pipes and hissing heat rising are comforts I am grateful for despite the shameful footprint they plant on our poor little planet.
An hour plus on the phone with my friend JoAnn F. We are stir crazy, itchy to be out and about, yet also oddly content to be at home with time to get some of those neglected tasks done. She spent hours sorting books into keep/don't keep. I did some record keeping and finished sealing, addressing and stamping bill payments.
5:30 p.m.
A pause after mailing at the post office and picking up a few desired food item. Facing west at twenty first Street. Young folk playing tennis in the schoolyard at a good distance from each other of course.
Sun sinking, warm air, not wanting to go inside again.
Home
I'm missing friends
Barbara H. at the Muse
Shadow Jenny S.L. walking Bruno in Massachusetts
Shadow me shooting the picture
We are imprisoned in our various places.
Email
from Councilwoman Carlina Rivera
from Councilwoman Carlina Rivera
As of April 4th
113,704 COVID-19 cases have been identified statewide, with 63,306 cases in New York City.
15,905 people hospitalized statewide with 4,126 of these patients being treated in the ICU.
10,478 patients have been discharged.
3,565 people have died statewide, with 2,624 deaths in New York City.
Roughly 40% of those infected in New York City are between the ages of 18-44, 36% are between the ages of 45-64, and 23% are over 65.
Manhattan accounts for about 15% of the City's cases.
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A recent study released by the CDC indicates there likely been numerous asymptomatic or presymptomatic transmissions of the novel Coronavirus, which in part is why the CDC issued a similar voluntary advisory as well. People who do not show symptoms may still be spreading COVID-19, and many people who develop symptoms later on were spreading the disease before they knew they had it. This underscores the importance of practicing social distancing and staying home, but if and when you must leave home for any reason, you should now be wearing a face covering. This new guidance is not so much about protecting oneself, but about protecting all of us. A face covering can help prevent you from spreading Novel Coronavirus to other people through airborne droplets in your breath, so you should wear one whenever you step outside. A face covering can include anything that covers your nose and mouth, including dust masks, scarves and bandanas. Please refrain from purchasing or using surgical mask or other protective equipment that must be saved for workers in the healthcare system.
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Even if you have a face covering, please continue to stay home as much as possible and avoid close contact with other people.
113,704 COVID-19 cases have been identified statewide, with 63,306 cases in New York City.
15,905 people hospitalized statewide with 4,126 of these patients being treated in the ICU.
10,478 patients have been discharged.
3,565 people have died statewide, with 2,624 deaths in New York City.
Roughly 40% of those infected in New York City are between the ages of 18-44, 36% are between the ages of 45-64, and 23% are over 65.
Manhattan accounts for about 15% of the City's cases.
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A recent study released by the CDC indicates there likely been numerous asymptomatic or presymptomatic transmissions of the novel Coronavirus, which in part is why the CDC issued a similar voluntary advisory as well. People who do not show symptoms may still be spreading COVID-19, and many people who develop symptoms later on were spreading the disease before they knew they had it. This underscores the importance of practicing social distancing and staying home, but if and when you must leave home for any reason, you should now be wearing a face covering. This new guidance is not so much about protecting oneself, but about protecting all of us. A face covering can help prevent you from spreading Novel Coronavirus to other people through airborne droplets in your breath, so you should wear one whenever you step outside. A face covering can include anything that covers your nose and mouth, including dust masks, scarves and bandanas. Please refrain from purchasing or using surgical mask or other protective equipment that must be saved for workers in the healthcare system.
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Even if you have a face covering, please continue to stay home as much as possible and avoid close contact with other people.
(((sigh)))
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