Ah yes, a friend has never completely regained her smell. It's only partial and quite funny (she works in a nursery and can't smell shit) but still worrying as a symptom of some kind of neurological damage/disruption.
Yes, it reminds me of articles I read (quite early on) about Covid damage being found in all organs. I suspect there's a lot yet to manifest itself.
Not that it wasn't already a bit scary... a good friend (mid-50s, active and outdoorsy, non-smoker) recently had a defib and pacemaker fitted, because of heart issues caused by a fairly mild case of Covid. Not that it wasn't already a bit scary... a good friend (mid-50s, active and outdoorsy, non-smoker) recently had a defib and pacemaker fitted, because of heart issues caused by a fairly mild case of Covid.
Well, this is all rather worrying. (TBH, I always found it a bit weird at the time, how loss of smell/taste was presented in the media as a "mild" symptom. It's literally something neurological going awry. If you heard voices, you'd shit yourself.)Well, this is all rather worrying. (TBH, I always found it a bit weird at the time, how loss of smell/taste was presented in the media as a "mild" symptom. It's literally something neurological going awry. If you heard voices, you'd shit yourself.)
COVID-19 patients who experienced loss of smell showed long-term brain changes, including structural thinning, decreased white matter integrity, and altered decision-making behavior, suggesting potential neurological consequences even after recovery.
Just your annual reminder to raise a glass to Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov who on this date in 1983 saved your life when he decided to wait for evidence in stead of passing on the message that could have caused armageddon. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_So...
How passionate? One side's fans are waving a flag with the insult, "Your mother makes pesto with walnuts."
Related to this, I've long thought that the beginning of the end for Twitter was not Musk, but the proliferation of "follow back" groups. I get the urge for a like-minded community, but it works best when driven by curiosity, not a sense of in-group obligation.Related to this, I've long thought that the beginning of the end for Twitter was not Musk, but the proliferation of "follow back" groups. I get the urge for a like-minded community, but it works best when driven by curiosity, not a sense of in-group obligation.
Never quite get used to watching snooker on Eurosport. Mostly quite minor tournaments, the echoey ambience of provincial leisure centres punctuated only by ball strikes and sporadic applause. But best of all, we can just sit quietly and wait and see where the cue ball's going.Never quite get used to watching snooker on Eurosport. Mostly quite minor tournaments, the echoey ambience of provincial leisure centres punctuated only by ball strikes and sporadic applause. But best of all, we can just sit quietly and wait and see where the cue ball's going.
As a regular London user (I only live 3 miles outside the boundary) but not a commuter, I've been surprised to learn that the Evening Standard still existed. Maybe they're just better at clearing the discarded ones from train/tube seats now.
Decent obituary of telly nature presenter Tony Soper www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Television presenter and writer who came up with the idea of a BBC natural history unit and led cruises to polar regions