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Monthly Archives: April 2020

Love & Death in the Time of Coronavirus

A few weeks ago, my good friend Alex died. It was not due to coronavirus, rather, some other illness took his life in what was a complete shock to everyone who knew him, from friends to colleagues to acquaintances. At the same time, the all-encompassing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic kept encroaching slowly upon everyday […]

Posted bygjbApril 1, 2020April 1, 2020Posted inBrief MusingsLeave a comment on Love & Death in the Time of Coronavirus

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  • RT @MattSchrader_DC: Brutally funny joke going around Chinese social media right now, though I'd translate it https://t.co/ZydCDggimu about 23 hours ago from Twitter for Android ReplyRetweetFavorite
  • RT @V5M1000: @FatEmperor Good job, Ivor! Seen this peer reviewed publication yet? https://t.co/X4XGKK1jPq 11:15:10 PM January 16, 2021 from Twitter Web App ReplyRetweetFavorite
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  • RT @trbrtc: Rosanne Boyland, the 34-year-old Trump supporter who died during the attack on the Capitol, appears to have been killed in a cr… 09:19:33 AM January 16, 2021 from Twitter for Android ReplyRetweetFavorite
  • RT @nytimes: Breaking News: The faster-spreading variant of the coronavirus is projected to become the dominant source of infection in the… 06:09:13 PM January 15, 2021 from Twitter for Android ReplyRetweetFavorite
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  • 8 Things I Didn’t Learn in 2020 https://t.co/j7V29d6W4c 04:38:57 PM January 15, 2021 from Twitter Web App ReplyRetweetFavorite
  • At the apotheosis of joy or suffering, who can say that your heart does not break in the exact same way? 04:37:44 PM January 15, 2021 from Twitter Web App ReplyRetweetFavorite
  • A truly great read: https://t.co/BJG6KWdgqG 04:29:26 PM January 15, 2021 from Twitter Web App ReplyRetweetFavorite
  • You know, pretty cool to see that during a pandemic that is destroying budgets and lives, leaders at all levels mad… https://t.co/rLfUSOahY9 04:16:45 PM January 15, 2021 from Twitter for Android ReplyRetweetFavorite
  • RT @wrathofgnon: Undisturbed rain forest is naturally fire resistant, but fragmented and disturbed it becomes very vulnerable. In Indonesia… 07:32:11 AM January 15, 2021 from Twitter Web App ReplyRetweetFavorite
  • It's pretty simple tbh. https://t.co/8PPfwCNDjz 07:29:42 AM January 15, 2021 from Twitter Web App ReplyRetweetFavorite
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  • RT @Rainmaker1973: You might not know that cellophane, the clear plastic used to wrap food, is 100% biodegradable and produced from wood pu… 07:18:07 AM January 15, 2021 from Twitter Web App ReplyRetweetFavorite
  • RT @jackmjenkins: This story is absolutely horrific. And these two passage in particular are just…terrifying. https://t.co/AksUOceS68 http… 04:42:31 AM January 15, 2021 from Twitter for Android ReplyRetweetFavorite
  • RT @NAChristakis: This argument — that SARS-CoV-2 will ultimately resemble other circulating, mild corona viruses (like OC43), and first in… 03:01:41 AM January 15, 2021 from Twitter for Android ReplyRetweetFavorite
  • RT @swehbe: Came across this while taking the @farnamstreet course Decision by Design run by @ShaneAParrish I've probably shared it 50 ti… 02:59:57 AM January 15, 2021 from Twitter for Android ReplyRetweetFavorite
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