Day of rest

News blues…

Pandemic news is exhausting. A day of rest is in order – after a data-driven reality check. 

South Africa:
Confirmed Cases: 796 472
Confirmed Deaths: 21 289
Confirmed Recoveries: 716 444 

Source: Data courtesy of the Data Science for Social Impact Research Group at the University of Pretoria. Sourced from Department of Health Statements and NICD and Daily Maverick.

United States:

“I have federal agents that protect me. So they drive me to work, they stay here, they make sure that nobody tries to break in [to my home] and, as Steve Bannon would like, have someone behead me. I don’t socialise. It’s my wife and I and the federal agents." 
                                                        Dr Anthony Fauci 

                                                                                               
Source: Sources: State and county officials
Graphic: Jiachuan Wu / NBC News

Healthy planet, anyone?

Are Tides And Waves The Missing Piece Of The Green Energy Puzzle?  Solar and wind are energy powerhouses until the sky is dark or the air is still. An ancient source of energy — the tides — could soon offer a predictable alternative.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch…

While not recovered yet, I am recovering from 3 days of grim achiness. 

Another day of rest should perk me right up.