Progress is slow but steady. We'll get there.
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Speaking of which, scientists have identified a common protein used by all common cold viruses. Figure out a way to neutralize that one specific protein, and the cold just...goes away.
An actual cure for the common cold.
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I agree, SpaceX's Starship booster looks like something out of a forties' scifi serial. Please note that this is not a bad thing.
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Trump pulls troops out of Syria and I think that's a good thing, too. America needs to stop acting like the world's policeman. If those assholes want to fight, let them fight.
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I am tired, though.
The pain in my lower abdomen has receded to discomfort, mostly low-level which I can ignore. I do still get a couple of twinges from time to time. Still, it's vastly better than it was even yesterday evening, and I have a feeling that sometime over the next couple of days there'll be a blowdown that ends this nonsense, at least for the time being.
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I did manage to get all my scheduled weekend chores done. Changed the oil in Mrs. Fungus' car, drained the pool, got the dishes washed. I call that a "win" considering how much pain I was in on Friday.