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Many are aware that I am at increased risk of getting more sick from COVID than the general population. So now I am looking into the Pool Event on Sunday. The COVID rate is very low in Riverside County. About 3 cases per 100,000 people. So that is a comfort. Then again, guys will be attending from across the country where risk is higher. So just thinking out loud here, I am wondering if i would be the only one wearing a mask at the event. Am I overreacting?I am double vaxxed and double boosted. But, I don't want to chance illness...

Anthony Lo, from thisguysworld.com

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https://girlstyle.com/sg/article/107392/titus-low-onlyfans-arrest

A Singapore performer on Only Fans is running into trouble with the authorities. Titus Low, a soft-spoken bisexual man, is trying to hang in there anyway: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-04-04/singapore-titus-low

I look at the Legacy Gallery every day, but only click on a select few categories. I sometimes wonder why we need so many images, but if folks choose like I do, there is still something for everyone. The new Private Gallery does not interest me much.

I doubt that Mathew Broderick could even work up a credible fart on stage. He is just going through the motions, with no heart or skill in his work.

The NY Times reports that 30% of COVID deaths have been diabetics: After older people and nursing home residents, perhaps no group has been harder hit by the pandemic than people with diabetes. Recent studies suggest that 30 to 40 percent of all coronavirus deaths in the United States have occurred among people with diabetes, a sobering figure that has been subsumed by other grim data from a public health disaster that is on track to claim a million American lives sometime this month. People with diabetes are especially vulnerable to severe illness from Covid, partly because diabetes impairs the immune system but also because those with the disease often struggle with high blood pressure, obesity and other underlying medical conditions that can seriously worsen a coronavirus infection. “It’s hard to overstate just how devastating the pandemic has been for Americans with diabetes,” said Dr. Giuseppina Imperatore, who oversees diabetes prevention and treatment at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Diabetes patients hospitalized with Covid spend more time in the I.C.U., are more likely to be intubated and are less likely to survive, according to several studies, one of which found that 20 percent of hospitalized coronavirus patients with diabetes died within a month of admission. Though researchers are still trying to understand the dynamics between the two diseases, most agree on one thing: Uncontrolled diabetes impairs the immune system and decreases a patient’s ability to withstand a coronavirus infection. Diabetes is a pernicious disease that is at once ubiquitous and invisible, partly because most people with the condition do not appear outwardly ill. It affects 34 million Americans, or 13 percent of all adults, but draws less funding and public attention than other major killers like cancer, Alzheimer’s and heart disease. Even as the pandemic’s hold on political leaders and the public begins to fade, researchers, clinicians and other experts in the field are hoping the disproportionate suffering and death among people with diabetes will bring renewed attention to the disease, which annually claims 100,000 lives and soaks up one in four health care dollars spent. The article goes on to say that a COVID infection increases the chances of a person developing Type 2 diabetes! "One study published last month found that patients who recovered from Covid were 40 percent more likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes within 12 months compared with the uninfected, though researchers have yet to determine a connection between the two conditions." https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/03/health/diabetes-covid-deaths.html

The LA Times has this quote that I liked: "David Dennis Jr., a senior writer at Andscape, added: “I don’t think the Academy would ever recover if Will Smith is the first person stripped or severely punished by the board.” He also joked: “If Chris Rock had known he would have rich white people rally around him like this he would have asked a Black person to slap him years ago.” https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-03-30/will-smith-slap-chris-rock-academy-reaction

Into The Woods remains the show that annoyed me the most. I couldn't stand it, but I do hope it is a good experience for you!

Wasn't it just yesterday when you said you don't read COVID news anymore? Posted yesterday at 04:26 AM "I haven’t looked at COVID statistics in a month and no longer read any Covid-related articles."

Picture yourself sitting on a jury deciding this case where Chris Rock refuses to testify.

@Whitmanhas done a great job, along with others. Maybe is taking a break. And, after all, there are still a few million pix left!

The TV news tonight showed a picture of the Canyon Club Hotel as part of a story about Legionella in local pools. I found this article on the topic... https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/health/2022/03/25/palm-springs-hotel-pools-closed-test-for-legionella-bacteria/7159967001/ Good thing it will be cleared up by April...

That's Sebastian Yatra. Here is another pic of him, not at the Oscars:

And wasn't this guy fun to watch?

There is another thread about the WIll Smith slapping incident, but I just want to talk about cute guys at the Oscars. Did Timothy Chalamet pull it off? He sure pulled his shirt off! Not a nipple in sight! So I like these shots better:

@Unicorn Try to enjoy your vacation. Don't get some tropical disease!

I cannot fathom why @Unicornis so committed to keeping his views here a priority. He's on vacation in Belize! He may be right, and I hope that he is, but do I want to bet my health on it? No, I don't.

My condolences to the Google butts!

I like the way he concludes his profile: "If you want me? It as simple as dropping your cocks, grabbing your socks, & texting me"

I have never once heard of Ash Barty. Did she use to go by Ash Wednesday?

Coincident with the rise of the BA.2 variant, government funding for COVID is running out. It seems as if nothing has been learned about preparedness in the last two years. latimes.com: The percentage of Omicron subvariant BA.2 cases is rising in Los Angeles County, a trend seen elsewhere nationwide as officials sound the alarm about Congress’ failure to provide critical funding for vaccinations, tests and anti-COVID drugs. Officials in L.A. County and nationally have warned about the risk to public health if new pandemic federal funding fails to be approved. There is no money left to reimburse doctors for COVID care for uninsured Americans, and funds will soon run out to provide vaccinations, Xavier Becerra, the U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services, said this week. According to data released Thursday, 14.7% of coronavirus samples analyzed for L.A. County between Feb. 27 to March 5 were the highly contagious BA.2 subvariant. That’s more than double the previous week’s figure of 6.4%. L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer continued to urge residents to adhere to the strong recommendation issued by her department and state health officials to continue masking in indoor public settings. “Along with the increasing circulation of the more-infectious BA.2 subvariant, everyone, especially those who are at elevated risk or live with someone at elevated risk, should wear a high-quality mask and get vaccinated and boosted,” Ferrer said in a statement Thursday. More recent national estimates have suggested BA.2 will quickly become dominant soon. BA.2 comprised an estimated 35% of analyzed samples between March 13 and March 19; the previous week, it made up 22%, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the Southwestern U.S. — which includes California, Arizona, Nevada and Hawaii — BA.2 made up an estimated 41% of coronavirus samples. The previous week, it was 28%. And for the first time, BA.2 is the now estimated to be the dominant subvariant in the Northeast, making up more than half the analyzed coronavirus cases in New York, New Jersey and New England. BA.2 is believed to be 30% to 60% more contagious than the earlier Omicron subvariant. BA.2, however, doesn’t appear to result in more severe illness, and it’s likely that people recently infected with the earlier Omicron subvariant will have a decent degree of at least short-term immunity to BA.2. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-03-25/percentage-of-omicron-subvariant-ba-2-rising-in-l-a-county