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Redundant systems and backups are vital for anything that matters.

Alas, Dr. Leana Wen indicates that gatherings with friends and extended family are driving the latest COVID-19 surge.

The Alexandria Health Department sounds similar notes of caution in their Halloween 2020 recommendations. My favorite line (regarding haunted forests, which they do not recommend): “If screaming will likely occur, greater distancing is advised.”

We’ve finally found some quaternary ammonium compounds! ALDI had their normal disinfectant wipes (one per customer). And we found a gallon jug of OdoBan concentrate in Home Depot.

And…looks like it’s time to order that bottomless portafilter we’ve been thinking about. Better flavor, more crema, not broken:

Mars was wildly bright–even here in the city–in the southeastern sky when I walked out my door this evening. (It’s at opposition.)

Matt Haig’s Midnight Library is changing lives. I love how he writes about music; more on that to come.

Anders Norén makes some lovely WordPress Themes. (As you see, I’m using one here called “Lovecraft.” Unmodified so far, except I swapped the header image for a celphone snapshot of Huntley Meadows Park, this mid-August, late in the day.)

I’m every time astonished at the amount of dust I have to empty from the Roomba tank. (A sort of selection bias, I guess…)

The sheet music for Golijov’s Tenebrae (“version II for string quartet” … and I do particularly like the Avalon recording) has arrived! I’m excited to start looking at the cello part.

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Notes and Findings: Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Notes and Findings: Tuesday, October 13, 2020