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IMPACT - Bangkok

...another rainy day rose...

One of my roses -- "Mr. Lincoln" -- wrapped in this morning's raindrops...

United States - 86,912 Dead from COVID-19 (official count as of 14 May). RIP. Data Sources: WHO, CDC, ECDC, NHC, DXY, JHU, RCP | Population: World Bank | Seasonal Flu 1: CDC/WHO 2017 Estimates https://www.realclearpolitics.com/coronavirus/

Hope it's benign and you're on your way. If it is skin cancer be sure to consult a dermatologist experienced with ski cancer (especially if it is melanoma). It's not as simple as just cutting it out. There are specific measurements that determine the next course of action (if needed).

I have another take on it all. It's good to be rich.

Cha-ching, baby...cleaning up American style..! 🥂 Coronavirus: US billionaires add $282bn to their wealth in just 23 days as millions lose jobs Since January 1, 2020, 34 of the wealthiest 170 U.S. billionaires have seen their total net worth increase by tens of millions of dollars according to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index. These include eight billionaires who, as of April 10, have seen wealth gains of over $1 billion. https://inequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Billionaire-Bonanza-2020-April-21.pdf

speaking of old rods...check this out.

UK = Ibiza US = Disney World China = Thailand ...

hahaha...

...taking a break on top of a telephone pole.

Red-tailed Hawk in my neighborhood today

The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje

Maybe you're onto something... I saw this noted in an online flyer from my local ganja shop... Cannabis May Show Promise in Treating COVID-19. https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/05/13/cannabis-may-show-promise-in-treating-covid-19-her.aspx "The extracts of our most successful and novel high CBD C. sativa lines, pending further investigation, may become a useful and safe addition to the treatment of COVID-19 as an adjunct therapy. They can be used to develop easy-to-use preventative treatments in the form of mouthwash and throat gargle products for both clinical and at-home use." There you go...smoke 'em if you got 'em...as my Granddaddy use to say.

Sumo wrestler Shobushi, 28, is sport's first coronavirus death Shobushi, whose real name was Kiyotaka Suetake, died from multiple organ failure after a bout of pneumonia, the Japan's Sumo Association (JSA) announced. The wrestler first developed a fever on April 4 but struggled to get treatment at hospital because of a deluge of similar complaints from other potential patients. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/13/sport/shobushi-sumo-wrestler-death-coronavirus-spt-intl/index.html

Not a problem...unless you get COVID-19. Scientific studies about ganja use are few & far between...nobody cares about dopers. Reading the news, it seems infections in Thailand are relatively low? No worries, then, right?

Time to put the fags away..? Here's what science is saying. Smoking Nearly Doubles the Rate of COVID-19 Progression "...In a meta-analysis of studies that included 11,590 COVID patients, researchers found that among people with the virus, the risk of disease progression in those who currently smoke or previously smoked was nearly double that of non-smokers. They also found that when the disease worsens, current or former smokers had more acute or critical conditions or death. Overall, smoking was associated with almost a doubling of the risk of disease progressing... ...They suggested that both smoking cessation and e-cigarette cessation, given the pulmonary effects of e-cigarette, be added to the list of practices to blunt the COVID-19 pandemic. " https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/05/417411/smoking-nearly-doubles-rate-covid-19-progression _____ The report was published May 12, 2020, in Nicotine & Tobacco Research. https://academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ntr/ntaa082/5835834

Likely well connected rich kids in a mafia run town... Tea money, a scolding and a party next week somewhere more discrete. I mean, it is Thailand after all, isn't it?

Maybe he/they were having unprotected sex with multiple partners? Hey...aren't you the expert..? 🤠 ? ? ? Itaewon is an international district frequented by many nationalities. There were also infections linked to Gangnam clubs. Most club goers in Seoul take taxis. Even before COVID-19 many people there wore masks in public (at least). Seoul clubs are open all night long, well into the morning. Therefore, people are in close proximity for extended periods of time. After this story broke last week there was an outcry that "tracing" would "out" people in LGBTQ community...homosexuality is legal in SK. >>> Photo I snapped outside of a Gangnam nightclub back in June 2019 at 7am ...

I've been in touch with a friend in Seoul, South Korea almost everyday since before the COVID-19 pandemic began. In the last couple of weeks he's been telling me that life was slowly getting back to normal, sending me photos of people on the street, and otherwise in positive spirits. Then this just happened...(showing how contagious the virus is and how social distancing is difficult in many venues): "The weekend before last, a 29-year-old South Korean man visited five nightclubs in Seoul, where he partied with around 7,200 other people. Five days later — on the same day South Korea relaxed social distancing measures — he tested positive for Covid-19, becoming the country’s first local infection in four days. According to South Korean health officials, nearly 80 new Covid-19 cases have been linked to the man’s outing in the Itaewon neighborhood. And on Monday, officials announced 35 new confirmed infections — the highest total in about a month — of which 29 may have originated from those five nightclubs..." Full story: https://www.vox.com/2020/5/11/21254451/south-korea-nightclub-outbreak-coronavirus-infections-reopening-dangers

I just received this note (below) from a friend who had it for over a month. I ordered an O2 monitor for her. She lives in one of the US' early hot spots. ________________________________________ Hi 'Laz', the monitor arrived. I need to pick up some batteries for it. I’d like to try it out and see what happens as I start to up my excersize level. I see dr Paris next Monday and hope to hear what he says about my chances of contracting it again now that I’m hopefully building antibodies. We’ll see I have to wait to get tested. Any way I can send it back to you but I would like to monitor myself as we reopen. Thank you so much🙏💖. I hope you guys are doing great! I’m on my way to the clinic fir blood tests to see why 1/2 of my hair fell out while I was sick!

yes...exactly. however, here's a group playing Beer Pong...