Question of the Day

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I like to take the garbage out at night. Sometimes I wonder how I would feel taking out the garbage if I lived in Alaska or Florida. Would I be attacked by a Grizzly bear? An alligator? This week a child in Moraga was bitten by a coyote but thankfully was able to escape with the help of their parent. A few years ago I encountered a pack of coyotes nearby that was somewhat disconcerting even if I’m not a child. When I run on empty trails I worry about mountain lions.

Do you worry about wild animal attacks or are there more important things to worry about?

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This week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended double masking to prevent infection from the more spreadable variants that are doubling about every 10 days.

From the CDC website:

CDC conducted experiments to assess two ways of improving the fit of medical procedure masks: fitting a cloth mask over a medical procedure mask, and knotting the ear loops of a medical procedure mask and then tucking in and flattening the extra material close to the face. Each modification substantially improved source control and reduced wearer exposure.

Are you going to follow their suggestions to protect yourself before you get vaccinated or are you going to risk it with only one mask? I’ve been happy with my double layer mask fit with disposable filter sandwiched in-between but maybe I should add another mask? I feel like it’s not necessary but if I do catch it I don’t know if I’ll forgive myself.

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With a new year, comes new, new year’s resolutions. Although I didn’t plan on working out more as a new year’s resolution, I am enjoying plenty of working out using Apple Fitness+. What are your new year’s resolutions?

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After many months of East Bay schools keeping children home to deal with remote learning, they’ve decided that now, with about 200,000 new daily cases and more people who’ve died in a day than who perished on 911, would be a good time to convince parents to send their children back to school once back in the Red Tier. That’s funny, because when I think of RED, I don’t think safety. Red means stop, red means danger.

And once children are back in school, they’ll get to enjoy school life wearing masks all the time, physically separated from their classmates, eating cold lunches in the chilly outdoors with no bus ride home. Sounds like a real blast to me.

Do you plan on sending your children back to school in January when we’re back in the “safe” red tier?

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This week according to Contra Costa Health Services, the, “adjusted average daily number of new COVID-19 cases in Contra Costa has doubled in recent weeks, rising from 4.3 per 100,000 population on Oct. 16 to 9.2 on Nov. 16.” Contra Costa is now back in the red tier which has led to limits on indoor activities such as movie theaters, museums and other activities.

Given the degrading circumstances, are you planning on celebrating Thanksgiving with non-household family and/or friends next week?

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The presidential election wrapped up on Tuesday but unbelievably they’re still counting ballots due to Covid-19 with all those mail-in ballots. I’m checking news sites way too often and watching the news as well. How are often are you checking the electoral map updates?

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Considering that the United States does not offer a ranked voting system in presidential elections, should people be voting for third party presidential candidates that have no chance to be elected? Considering how close the previous election turned out, with celebrities like Susan Sarandon voting for Jill Stein in 2016, and Kanye West on this year’s ballot, is a vote for a third party candidate the same as not voting at all?

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