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Just a dream

April 18, 2020 by sergneri Leave a Comment

At about 04:30 AM this morning, I woke while dreaming that I was watching Joe Biden’s inauguration speech on TV. Biden was speaking of the need for a green new-deal and infrastructure initiative to put America back to where it should be and increase employment. It was the most pleasant dream I’ve had in many … [Read more…]

Posted in: Climate Change, Ethical and green living, Faits Divers, Flying, Future of Work, Pandemic, Politics, Sea Stories, Thinking about, This Day in History Tagged: 2020 Election, Biden, green infrastructure, green new-deal, inauguration

National Naivete on COVID optimism

April 11, 2020 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Published in the Hill, Saturday April 11, 2020 While the number of cases in hard-hit areas like New York, New Orleans and Detroit may slump, the virus will find new fuel in other areas. On Thursday, at least a dozen states reported their highest one-day case counts. They included both states like Massachusetts, Minnesota and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Ethical and green living, Faits Divers, Pandemic, Politics, Science Tagged: Coronavirus, COVID-19, masks, physical distancing, social distancing, the virus

State Vaccine Agent

March 1, 2015 by sergneri

SMALL POX.— The undersigned has just receiv- ed a fresh supply of VACCINE MATTER, and is pre- pared to vaccinate all persons who may call on him. J. P. SHARKEY, State Vaccine Agent, J near 2d street. Sacramento Daily Union,  6 June 1855

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, History, Pandemic, Science Tagged: 1855, Sacramento Daily Union, SMALL POX, vaccinate, vaccine
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