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Had a 1-hour Zoom call with my parents and brother early this afternoon. They seem to be ok; some of my other relatives have tested positive but I’m hoping their cases are mild (I think all involved had had the first two shots, but I’m not sure any of them had had booster shots). Dad continues to be barely-audible (Parkinson’s), and I guess that’s going to be his new normal for the rest of his life, but he looked fairly responsive to the conversation.
I’ve stepped up my mask game and switched to three-layer disposables, buying a package of ten in black this past week. Thanks to internal wires they seal better across the bridge of my nose than the cloth ones, and I can wear glasses without fogging. They don’t fit as closely to my jawline, but I can fold a dart in them and duct-tape it in place. They do get uncomfortably damp on the inside after about an hour’s wearing, but that’s probably a sign that they’re doing the job.
On a happier note, my Yuletide gift was a Kolchak the Night Stalker casefic and I enjoyed it very much:
The Cemetery Dwellers (12,307 words)
I’ve stepped up my mask game and switched to three-layer disposables, buying a package of ten in black this past week. Thanks to internal wires they seal better across the bridge of my nose than the cloth ones, and I can wear glasses without fogging. They don’t fit as closely to my jawline, but I can fold a dart in them and duct-tape it in place. They do get uncomfortably damp on the inside after about an hour’s wearing, but that’s probably a sign that they’re doing the job.
On a happier note, my Yuletide gift was a Kolchak the Night Stalker casefic and I enjoyed it very much:
The Cemetery Dwellers (12,307 words)
