Category: Coping with COVID
Save 39% on a five-pack of COVID tests during Amazon Prime Day
SF Gate With COVID-19 still going around and new variants — like the current FLiRT variants — popping up regularly, having a stash of tests at home is still worthwhile. That way, when and if you do get sick, you can test right away, without waiting for a delivery or asking a friend or family member to […]
Oct 8, 2024
CNN In what’s become a bona fide fall ritual, public voting in the annual Fat Bear contest was delayed after a deadly bear-on-bear attack at Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve on Monday. continue reading
Oct 2, 2024
Wayne Bishop, owner of Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm in Wheatland, likes that the National Pumpkin Weigh-Off event, which will be held for the second year on Saturday at his farm, benefits the community. “It brings attention to Yuba County and Wheatland, and then the best thing about it is that we’re getting kids interested in agriculture […]
Sep 25, 2024
Thanks to Reddit, a New Diagnosis Is Bubbling Up Across the Nation
“Pain like a heart attack that goes away with a fart.” KFF In a video posted to Reddit this summer, Lucie Rosenthal’s face starts focused and uncertain, looking intently into the camera, before it happens. She releases a succinct, croak-like belch. Then, it’s wide-eyed surprise, followed by rollicking laughter. “I got it!” the Denver resident says […]
Sep 18, 2024
The only appropriate definition of Demure in the brief history of demure memes. This is Jane Bennet, the beloved sister of Elizabeth Bennet. If you have never met the Bennets, watch the original 1995 BBC series Pride & Prejudice.
Aug 28, 2024
‘Raygun’ Won The Meme Olympics With Her Breakdancing Moves
Forbes The 2024 Paris Olympics was the debut of breakdancing on the Olympic stage, but Australian competitor, Rachael “Raygun” Gunn, became an internet celebrity after inspiring many memes mocking her performance. While many of the athletes this year have gone viral for their cool charisma or spectacular achievements, Gunn fell under the social media spotlight because of […]
Aug 21, 2024
5 Diseases Folks Made Up to Scare You Off New Tech
Cracked Railway spine can warp your mind! And sewing machines can warp your soul! They said video games would kill us with hypertension. They said social media would kill us with depression. They said self-driving cars would kill us with combustion. Based on what we’ve seen, they were right on all counts. But we shouldn’t […]
Aug 14, 2024
Hurricanes used to only be named after women.
History Facts Before the 20th century, there was no uniform method for naming hurricanes in the U.S., though some other parts of the world saw creative naming conventions. Residents of the West Indies, for example, named hurricanes after patron saints. And 19th-century British meteorologist Clement Wragge used characters from Greek and Roman mythology, as well […]
Aug 14, 2024
