Archive for April 2020
Masks – for you, and you, and you…what took so long?
The CDC now recommends that due to new research which has shown that the Coronavirus bacteria can spread from asymptomatic people, the wearing of a cloth-based mask in public places be considered. This is not meant to be the type of mask worn in hospitals and healthcare settings, such as the N45 mask. Protective masks…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update – Today, April 3, 2020
(New feature: scroll to bottom for some inspiration on this day in our world…this world that we share…) NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL White House team is expected to urge Americans who live in areas of high virus transmission to wear cloth masks or face coverings to help reduce the spread of infection Funeral directors are overwhelmed,…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Friday 4/3/20
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Stubborn indeed. Low pressure casually slides further to the south over the western Atlantic waters off the southern New England coast and continues to plague us with light rain, drizzle and mist, and, “Oh by the way” howling northerly winds clamoring through wind chimes and newly budded trees. Another tight temperature…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: Signs, signs, everywhere a sign – Mari Nardolillo Dias
By Dr. Mari Dias (This is a repeat of a story from Mother’s Day time in 2019… my mom’s favorite story – Happy Mother’s Day, Dottie Nardolillo!) It was Mother’s Day. Nancy, her husband Anthony, and their two teenage sons prepared to attend a Mother’s Day brunch at a local restaurant. Always a close family,…
Read MoreIt’ll take every weapon we have…
A story of technology, advocacy, a sentence or two by a President, and moving mountains as another company answers the call. “Why can’t these masks be reused? Can’t we sterilize them?” – A few sentences spoken privately – and then publicly – by the President of the United States. And almost overnight, a small Ohio…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update – Today. April 2, 2020
NATIONAL – INTERNATIONAL Howard Stern Announces SiriusXM Offering Free Access to Streaming Service Through May 15 Vietnam is on lockdown now Adam Schlesinger, Fountains of Wayne and ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ musician, dies of coronavirus at 52 NYC shut down playgrounds today Governor of Florida finally issues stay at home order 10 people in New Jersey charged…
Read MoreDouble Lemon Pound Cake
by Anthony Salemme, contributing chef 1 ½ cup flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup Cabot butter (softened ) 1 cup sugar 4 eggs (at room temperature) ¾ cup Greek yogurt 1 Tablespoon lemon extract 2 teaspoons vanilla extract ¼ cup lemon juice Zest of 1 lemon 1 jar Lemon Curd (Yes,…
Read MoreI close my eyes, and wait for tomorrow…
Late afternoon, 2020. Cool spring day, birds sing, people walk by my window; couples, a few groups of three, a straggler now and then, some with dogs, some walking alone. There’s something in the air, something dreadful, unseen but oppressive. I can feel it, even from the safety of my home, where I have been,…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Thursday 4/2/20
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Our stubborn low pressure center pinwheels and backtracks over the nearby western Atlantic and throws cloud cover and eventually light rain over us by early afternoon that will last for the rest of the day and night and also into Friday. Lovely. Morning lows around 40 and afternoon highs around 50…
Read MoreWhat we do & how we do it. Looking at every little thing to get our lives back
By Jeff Gross, contributing writer The Government acknowledged that COVID-19 lives on plastic/metal for up to 48 hours. All winter long this writer wears gloves to protect his hands from the cold and fuel contamination on his hands while getting gasoline. In February at the first hint of COVID-19, that practice continued even more actively.…
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